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Happy Birthday, Dear Lea!!!!
I am blessed to have the greatest writing buddy on the face of the planet!
We get together at least one day every month to touch base and work together on writerly projects.
We bounce ideas off of each other and discuss how we plan to advance our writing careers.
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YA book picks for the past decade
From Joan Kaywell, of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (aka: ALAN):
"Hi Fellow YA Lovers,
Every decade, Dr. Ted Hipple would ask YA enthusiasts, what their favorite YA books were for the last decade. He would compile the list and publish the results in THE ALAN REVIEW. Given that he was my mentor, I figured I'd follow the tradition ( Read more... ) -
In Which Son gets to use the "A" Word!
As soon as Son saw Artsy Fartsy, he had to crack it open. It was completely irresistable.
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A very purpley interview with author Jean Reidy
I was lucky enough to snag an interview with one of the hottest new picture book authors!
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Happy Birthday, SCONES AND SENSIBILITY!!
It's out in the world now!
As of yesterday, the hottest new tween book is on shelves and ready to be snatched up!
If you have a tween on your shopping list, no need to look any further!
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I've been, like, quoted and stuff!
Please allow me a "geek" moment.
Like many people, I check out my Google Alerts now and then. Ya know, to be sure none of the other "Julie Prince"s out there are starring in porno flicks or anything I should know about before I learn it the hard way.
Anyhoo, I found a professor's 'Intro to Literature' assignment that quoted yours truly:
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