A must read interview about the year's weirdest novel for kids!

A fun interview I did on YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS. I always appreciate the chance to look deeper into the themes, inspirations, and process of writing my books because it gives me a chance to ask myself, "Yeah, where the heck DID that nonsense come from?" Thanks, Betsy!

Forget the maple, sumac is the stealth MVP of Vermont fall foliage.

We live in a golden age of discovering you're involved in a class action suit via your SPAM folder.

I haven't achieved true longevity in the children's book industry until I discover that one of the kids who read my first books is now a parent who hasn't read my latest books, but is asking local school boards to ban them anyway.

Ricky Gervais definitely would've made that movie circa 2008.

Authors - Why not write some nice books, about nice people, doing nice things for a change?

My desk at work had a direct view of the Empire State Building and occasionally I'd see a plane moving across the sky in line with it and even if it was miles away, it felt like it was happening again. I had nightmares for years of planes falling out of the sky.

THE SWANS. My new novel about true crime podcasts, off-kilter teen romances, and big, beautiful, angry birds. Preorder…now!

Here's an idea. Publishers collecting 50% of the Anthropic claim and raking in millions, how about applying that money to marketing authors' new books, or setting up new contracts? The "we don't have the budget for that" excuse will ring a little hollower this year.

One day, this publisher's name will be a distant memory that no longer brings me intense frustration. That day is not today. If you're an Albert Whitman author who has a book in the Anthropic case, you should go check your email in case they're trying to claim 100% of the $$ for your books too.

Time to learn to coach hockey.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 28,1959

I'm just taking care of business. Every day and every way.