What a treat we have today! Not one, not two, but THREE creatives are here to chat all about their recent collaboration. Authors Lynne...

Today The Backstory welcomes Heather C. Morris to chat about her wonderful upcoming picture book, TRUNK GOES THUNK! A WOODLAND TALE OF...

Today I get the pleasure of welcoming my local friend and author, Pam Vaughan. Pam is here with her humorous debut picture book, MISSY...

Kalee Gwarjanski joins The Backstory today to share all about her debut picture book, MISS MACDONALD HAS A FARM with illustrations by...

Hurray for more agency siblings on The Backstory. Today, Melody Sumaoang Plan stops by with her Kirkus starred, INSIDE THE COMPOST BIN...

I am thrilled to welcome Srividhya Venkat to The Backstory today. Srividhya and I first talked back in August of 2023 about her book,...

Today #TheBackstory welcomes Jennifer Raudenbush to share all about her beautiful debut picture book, IN THE PALM OF MY HAND with...

Today is the day my friends! I hope those pencils are sharpened and your computers are charged because our summer writing challenge has...

It is my pleasure to welcome another of my Kidlit Clubhouse friends over to #TheBackstory. Today's guest is the incredibly talented,...

Welcome friends! Summer has arrived! Cue the lazy days, long nights, sunshine, pool dips, sunscreen, vacations and now... A BRAND NEW...

I am delighted to welcome my friend, critique partner, and fellow Kidlit Clubhouse pal, Maria Marianayagam to the blog today. Maria is...

I am so happy to welcome the dynamic duo of Heather Lang and Jamie Harper to The Backstory today with the second book in their Animal...

The Backstory welcomes Kam Asanyi to the blog today with their picture book, MARLEY'S PRIDE with illustrations by DeAnn Wiley. I am thrilled to know Kam as a critique partner and cannot wait for you to learn more about this exceptional story. AH: Welcome to The Backstory and thank you for joining us and sharing the inspiration behind MARLEY’S PRIDE. First off, please tell us a little bit about your story. KA: MARLEY’S PRIDE is about a young nonbinary child who yearns to atte

AH: When I began to dip my toes into the kidlit community I had no idea who I would meet or where those relationships would go. I could...

Erin Dealey joins The Backstory with her latest, JUST FLOWERS (Sleeping Bear Press, 2024) with illustrations by Kate Cosgrove. Keep...

Our next Kidlit Clubhouse member to join The Backstory is David McMullin. David is here today to chat all about his debut picture book,...

Make way for our next Kidlit Clubhouse member! Today The Backstory welcomes Jamie Ofelia and her picture book, MIGUEL MUST FIGHT! with...

I am ecstatic to welcome another Kidlit Clubhouse member to The Backstory. Audrey Perrott is here to dish on her two upcoming books, MOO...

I am thrilled to welcome my Kidlit Clubhouse companion, Chloe Ward to The Backstory today. Chloe is joining us with her debut picture...

It is my honor to welcome my agency sibling, Leah Moser, to The Backstory today with her debut, I AM A THUNDERCLOUD (Running Press Kids,...