Today's guest, Corey Finkle, may have been one of the first people in this amazingly generous kidlit community to extend kindness my way....

Hopefully, you have caught your breath from #50Precious Words, because Spring Fling 2021 is here! The rules are pretty simple. Find some...

My guest today, Christine Van Zandt, is here to discuss the ever-serious topic of...UNDERPANTS! Christine has tackled the evolution of...

It is my pleasure to welcome Joy Nelkin Wieder to The Backstory. Joy is the author/illustrator of several Jewish chapter books, as well...

Nanette Heffernan is with us today to share the seemingly serendipitous inspiration behind her book, Earth Hour-A lights-out event for...

Megan Hoyt is here today to share the inspiration behind her debut biography, Bartali's Bicycle out now from Quill Tree Books. Read on to...

It's a double feature week and kicking us off today is the incredible Deb Adamson. Deb is the author of the forthcoming I MISS YOUR SUNNY...

Welcome to The Backstory. Today the incredibly talented Skylaar Amann joins us to share the inspiration behind her book, Lloyd Finds His...

I am so excited to participate in Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words contest. I LOVE writing contests and all the limitations and word...

This week I am thrilled to introduce, Tracy C. Gold! Tracy is bringing us two backstories for the price of one today. First up is her...

I am delighted to welcome Norene Paulson to The Backstory today. Norene is the author of BENNY'S TRUE COLORS and the forthcoming, WHAT'S...

Our guest today, Lisa Katzenberger, is here to share the inspiration behind her latest story, IT WILL BE OK: A STORY OF EMPATHY,...

I am excited to welcome today's guest, Valerie Bolling to The Backstory. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Valerie a little bit...

Backstory readers, you are in for a treat! Jolene Gutiérrez is joining us to share the inspiration behind TWO of her latest books....

I am excited to introduce Carolyn Leiloglou as our guest today. Carolyn is here to share the inspiration behind her picture book,...

I am thrilled to introduce our guest for this week, Kate Narita! I am so fortunate to have met Kate many, many years ago as her...

It is my honor this week to welcome my agent sibling, Margo Sorenson. She is kind, knowledgeable, creative and I can't wait for her to...

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog series, The Backstory, where you'll discover the story behind the story from the author...

I am so excited to announce a new blog series, The Backstory. This is the place to take a sneak peek into what inspires authors and their...

Time again for another contest! This time, Susanna Hill's 10th Annual Holiday Contest! I wasn't sure I was going to make this one. I...