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Happy Holidays from Blissfully Bookish!

Hello world!! Thank you for being a loyal reader of my blog, Blissfully Bookish. I’ll be hosting a special giveaway soon just for my blog followers, more details to come right after the holidays. In the meantime, YAY!!! My new STEM book DEEP, DEEP, DOWN: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench illustrated by […]

Author Melissa Stewart on the Importance of Structure

Hello world!! Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, I got to chat with one of my all-time favorite authors who’s not only accomplished, but is also generous with her knowledge. Please welcome the queen of nonfiction herself, Melissa Stewart! Here she is, discussing her new nonfiction picture book, Tree Hole […]

Author Candace Fleming on Falling down the Rabbit Hole- PLUS GIVEAWAY!

Hello world!! Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, I will confess that I’m having a full on fan girl moment. This award winning author is a master at writing nonfiction, but she writes equally stellar fiction. I still remember being blown away by her 12 x 12 webinar about writing […]

#FallWritingFrenzy 2022 Winners!

Greetings #FallWritingFrenzy peeps- We know you’re all excited to see the winners from the fourth annual Fall Writing Frenzy contest! There were almost 300 wonderful entries. You can access, read, and comment on many of them here, if you haven’t already: Fall Writing Frenzy Entry Form 2022 It wasn’t easy- but Kaitlyn (Fall Writing Frenzy […]

Author Sarah Albee on Drawing from Life Experience- PLUS GIVEAWAY!

Hello world!! Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome an author who wrote one of my favorite middle grade nonfiction books, Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines. Her name is Sarah Albee! Here she is discussing her new middle grade nonfiction book, Troublemakers in Trousers: Women and […]

Author Valerie Bolling on the Economy of Words- PLUS GIVEAWAY!

Hello world!! Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome an award winning author who creates emotionally resonant work with very few words, Valerie Bolling. Here she is discussing her new book, Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!, a picture book illustrated by Sabrena Khadija and published by Abrams. BUT […]

Author Patricia Newman on Empowering Young Readers- PLUS GIVEAWAY!

Hello world!! Welcome to my blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome an award winning author who really puts in the work, Patricia Newman. Here she is discussing her new book, A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn, a nonfiction picture book illustrated by Natasha Donovan and published by Millbrook Press. […]

Fall Writing Frenzy Entry Form 2022

Hello #FallWritingFrenzy Friends- Yahoo!! Our competition is finally here! Kaitlyn (creator of the Fall Writing Frenzy), Alyssa (author and guest judge of the 2022 Fall Writing Frenzy), and Lydia, (co-host of the Fall Writing Frenzy) are excited to read your entries. To enter: Reminder: please fill out the form between October 1 and October 3, […]

Carrie S. Fannin, A #FallWritingFrenzy Success Story!!

Hello world!! Welcome to my book blog, Blissfully Bookish. For this Q & A, please welcome the awesome author Carrie S. Fannin. I met her during the #FallWritingFrenzy competition I co-host with literary agent Kaitlyn Sanchez. And if you participated in the competition yourself, feel free to comment below and share with us. Here’s Carrie’s […]

The 2022 #FallWritingFrenzy Prize Donors!!

Hello kidlit people!! In case you haven’t seen, Kaitlyn and I are so excited to announce the prize donors for the 2022 #FallWritingFrenzy competition! Click here to see the rules and criteria: www.lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwr... And click here to see the 2022 prize donors: www.lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwr... Please share with your kidlit friends!! Sincerely, Lydia & Kailtyn