Yesterday was an interesting (though mostly unphotographed) day. I had lunch with Karen Hoyle, whom I had as a professor many moons ago for a children's lit class. She's curator of the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota, and took a brief tour of the tunnels where there are rows and rows of tall shelves packed with boxes, kind of like that last scene in Raiders of the Lost… (Read More)
I had a very interesting day that I'm too tired to blog about, but wanted to get a few Mudville things posted before I forget (I'm sure I've forgotten others, or simply not found them).
First, a store owner at Learning Express in San Antonio was nice enough to send me this photo of their baseball display. Looks like an awesome store.
Thanks to everyone who commented and/or linked to my appeal to help send Books to Africa. As promised, I sent a book per comment, and rounded up a bit... hopefully some of the 100 books going to Africa will be the ones you all recommended on this list of lists (several were listed more than once). This is a good mix of my own personal favorites, books I've been… (Read More)
I'm hearkening back to a bygone era with this post. I had a books blog for a while, but eventually dropped it when I got a book deal. Nowadays book blogs are a dime a dozen, but back when I did it they were a dime each. It never occurred to me until pretty late in that game that I could (or should) get free books in the deal, or… (Read More)
I've heard that April is the cruelest month, but don't believe it. After all, April brings us the return of Major League Baseball, those Cadbury caramel eggs, and (by the end of the month, I hope) green grass and budding trees, plus it's national poetry month despite some poet maligning April. Lots to love about April.
April also brings back the metrop book tour, which so far has taken me to… (Read More)
The author and the rock star should be friends!
Oh, the author and the rock star should be friends!
One person likes to tell a tale; the other likes to dance and wail,
But that's no reason that they can't be friends!
It's been an exciting week for Mudville! First of all, the Mudville scent should soon hit the stores. The scent is created by the esteemed Jean-Baptiste Grenouille labs, probably the finest perfume and cologne company in the world, and evokes, in the words of its lead designer, "mud, sweaty boys, and baseball shoes." It is available exclusively at Daytons.
Second, the sequel to Mudville is officially slated for autumn release… (Read More)
I'm slightly over halfway to my goal of 150 comments to send 150 books to Africa. If you haven't left a comment yet, do so now! You can comment on that post or this one, just so long as you haven't commented already.
Just name a book you think every kid should read. I'm going to write up that list and make it available somewhere on the site somewhere when… (Read More)
