... and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least ... lives. MD: How did you choose the setting of upstate New York? TC: I love upstate New York. I spent four years at Cornell University, in Ithaca, and while ...
Search again:... Launch We Need Diverse Middle Grade celebrates the new Heartdrum imprint launch this week, in anticipation of its January 2021 ... Leading the imprint are award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), and ... Approved MUF: Among the first titles Heartdrum releases will be your anthology ANCESTOR APPROVED – can you tell us a little ...
Search again:... (ABRAMS/Amulet 2020), by debut author Lorien Lawrence, releases this week, and alongside that spooky scary goodness, it's SO. MUCH. ... most difficult part of the writing experience for me. I knew I needed to show Quinn coming through the other side, so to speak. She ...
Search again:From the Mixed-Up Files is the group blog of middle-grade authors celebrating books for middle-grade readers. For anyone with a passion for children’s literature—teachers, librarians, parents, kids, writers, industry professionals— we offer regularly updated book lists organized by unique categories, author interviews, market news, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a children's book from writing to publishing to promoting.