Somodi calls his stories Kidult Fiction… tales created with both kids and adults in mind. Ideas often come to him as he’s falling asleep. “It’s my form of counting sheep,” he says. The ideas stay in his head until they’re fully formed, then find their way onto paper, often paving the way for sequels.
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Interview with Terri Libenson
Most adults still cringe when remembering their middle school years – that bridge between little kid and the know-it-all teen confidence. It is a time when everything is a BIG THING and drama rules the day. New York Times Bestselling Author Terri Libenson still lives inside those intimidating years, tackling the trials of navigating middle school with humor and heart in her popular Emmie & Friends series. Her work has been described as “clever, funny work by a great cartoonist.”
John Kachuba
If your reading preference bends to the paranormal and magic, you know award-winning author John Kachuba. You’ll want a copy of The Bottle Conjuror: Book 1 – Stefan – if you dare….
Desiring to become famous by performing a death-defying feat, a crippled conjuror falls prey to a scoundrel’s plot against the son of King George II.
David Rickert
Columbus, Ohio native David Rickert is an educator, author, and illustrator. Surrounded by stacks of comics growing up, he was determined to pursue a career drawing his own comic strip. Instead, he graduated with a teaching degree, which for his readers, is the best of both worlds!
Lindsay Ward
Some call it planting season. Some call it the return of sunshine and tulips. Some call it a fresh start. No matter how you frame it, spring is inspiring—and Lindsay Ward, author and illustrator of over thirty books for kids, brings that sense of possibility to everything she touches. Known for her whimsical characters, vivid scenes, and heartfelt storytelling, Ward continues to engage young readers with books that entertain, encourage, and enlighten.
Paul Many Helps Us Breath Easy
As Earth Day approaches, books like My Breathing Earth remind us that storytelling has the power to inspire change—especially in the hands of young readers ready to shape a brighter, greener future. Paul Many has been publishing award-winning children and young adult books for the last 20 years. His latest, My Breathing Earth, is a picture bookContinue reading “Paul Many Helps Us Breath Easy”
Robert Allen Stowe
Crime writer Robert Allen Stowe sets his second book, Fires of Rubicon, in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1970s. He draws inspiration from the many challenges and changes of that time in history along with his personal experience working in the steel mills during summer breaks from college.
Anastasia Hastings
Anastasia Hastings is a penname for Connie Laux who has, over a thirty-year career, published sixty-five novels in several different genres and under several names. She began her career writing historical romance, and has also written contemporary romance, YA, and a children’s book. A full-time writer, she writes every day – all day.
“My only trick is when I sit down to write, I set a clock for 45-minutes and in that time all I do is write. At the end, I get 15 minutes to do whatever I want,” Hasting said.
David Meyers & Elise Meyers Walker
Both prolific writers, David and Elisa are always working on a half dozen titles at any given time. They write and research every day. While looking for one thing, they may happen on something else. “It is not unusual for a plan to change. I don’t know what I think about a particular topic until I write a book about it,” David Meyers said. “Sometimes we discover the real story is a mystery to be solved.”
Bailee Abbott Likes Details
When the town council hires Chloe Abbington’s close friend, famous wall muralist Lana Easton, to paint a mural advertising the return of the floating amphitheater, not everyone in Whisper Cove is happy about the theater or Lana. It doesn’t help that a lot of money taken from the town’s budget is being used to pay the muralist for her services. The mood turns even more grim when Lana is found dead, and since Chloe was there alone to discover her body, which makes her the prime suspect. Before Chloe finds herself painted into a corner as the killer, she, and sister Izzie hurry to solve the case and find the real criminal.