Lydia Lukidis's Blog, page 16
April 22, 2020
Author Debra Kempf Shumaker on the Art of Perseverance
Hello world! Welcome to my Blissfully Bookish book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome author Debra Kempf Shumaker. I’ve known her for some time, and was always amazing at her patience and level of perseverance. In November 2019, she posted about her upcoming book deal (FREAKY FUNKY FISH, published by Running Kids Press […]
April 9, 2020
Megan and Jorge Lacera Create Bilingual Zombies, plus Giveaway!
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome the awesome and talented husband-wife team, Megan and Jorge Lacera. Their picture book Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies! published by Lee and Low Books has gone through numerous printings. One of the reasons I admire them is for their ability […]
March 26, 2020
Author Tara Lazar: How to Work on your Craft
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome an award winning author who’s one of my mentors (and who’s hilariously funny): Tara Lazar. We recently had an interesting conversation via Twitter and I wanted to share some of it here because it was it was fascinating. And oh, did […]
March 20, 2020
Author Nancy Churnin’s Nonfiction Mentor texts
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome the multi-talented author Nancy Churnin. She tells us about her latest book, Beautiful Shades of Brown, the Art of Laura Wheeler Warin, published by Creston Books. Can you describe the journey to publication for this book? I began working […]
Author Nancy Churnin’s Nonfiction Mentor Texts plus Giveaway!
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome author Nancy Churnin. She has written countless nonfiction books that serve as mentor texts for many of us. Join us as she discusses her new book, Beautiful Shades of Brown, the Art of Laura Wheeler Waring published by Creston Books. But first, […]
March 11, 2020
Author Laurie Wallmark on Female STEM Pioneers
Hello world! Welcome to my Blissfully Bookish book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome author Laurie Wallmark. I really enjoy her nonfcition books that tend to focus on women and STEM, topics that are dear to my heart. Here she is discussing her new book, Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Mathematician illustrated by […]
February 12, 2020
Author Kirsten Larson: From NASA to STEM Kidlit
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome author (and my friend) Kirsten W. Larson. Trust me, this woman is going to make her mark in the world of kidlit. Jois us as she discusses her new book, WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: EMMA LILIAN TODD INVENTS AN AIRPLANE published by […]
January 30, 2020
Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Yay! It’s the 7th edition of Multicultural Children’s Book Day! A quick word about this wonderful initiate: “Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these of books into classrooms and libraries. Children’s reading and play advocates Valarie Budayr from Jump Into a […]
January 22, 2020
Author Annette Whipple on Creating Compelling Nonfiction
Hello world! Welcome to my book blog. For this Q & A, please welcome author Annette Whipple as she discusses her new book, The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion: A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide. It’s nonfiction, which I love! Can you describe the journey to publication for this book? Oh, it’s been a long journey! The Laura Ingalls Wilder […]
January 15, 2020
A Nonfiction (and free) Festival!
Attention all nonfiction writers! Whether you’re a newbie or experienced in the world of nonfiction, this new festival is a must-attend. You can participate from the comfort of your home. Plus, it’s absolutely free! What is it? Here’s a snippet from the NF Fest website, https://www.nffest.com/ About NF Fest NF Fest, organized by the Nonfiction […]
