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Winner Announcement 10/27/22

Congratulations to Jany Campana, winner of a brand new picture book from author Sarah Aronson, BRAND-NEW BUBBE, illustrated by Ariel Landy. Jany, please email me at ljrwritenow at gmail dot com so that I can connect you with your fabulous prize! If you haven’t read my interview with Jennifer Chambliss Bertman from Tuesday celebrating SISTERHOODContinue reading “Winner Announcement 10/27/22”

Welcome Author Kellye Crocker – Giveaway Alert

Today I welcome debut middle grade author Kellye Crocker who I met at our SCBWI conference three years ago. As I shared yesterday, this past weekend was our first return to a big in-person conference. Our region has so many wonderful authors and illustrators that back in the winter all of our independent bookstores cameContinue reading “Welcome Author Kellye Crocker – Giveaway Alert”

Back in Person Conference

A note: this was a masked conference and our photo was in an empty hallway where we briefly removed our masks. Our first in-person writing conference this weekend was inspiring and in every way I’d hoped for. Reconnecting with friends and meeting new ones … learning from others … sharing what I have to offerContinue reading “Back in Person Conference”

Winner Announcement 9/8/22

Congratulations to Jolene Gutiérrez winner of the triple middle grade giveaway from Fleur Bradley, Alda P. Dobbs and Jessica Speer! You’ll be getting DAYBREAK ON RAVEN ISLAND, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, and MIDDLE SCHOOL- SAFETY GOOGLES ADVISED. Don’t miss the quadruple Picture Book Giveaway that I shared this with with amazing authors JulieContinue reading “Winner Announcement 9/8/22”

Winner Announcement – 8-11-22

Congratulations to Lauren Strelsin, winner of AUTUMN LEAVES FALL and FOREST FRIENDS SLEEP from author Amber Hendricks, and illustrated by Gavin Scott. These beautiful board books are part of the LITTLE NATURE EXPLORERS series from Amicus Ink. Please email me Ljrwritenow at Gmail with your mailing address. Don’t miss the current international giveaway from RenéeContinue reading “Winner Announcement – 8-11-22”

Winner Announcement 7/28/22

Congratulations to Amanda Davis, winner of AMERICAN DESI, from Jyoti Rajan Gopal and illustrated by Supriya Kelkar. Amanda, email me ljrwritenow at G mail so that I can connect you to your prize. Don’t miss my interview from July 19 with Amber Hendricks and come back in August for interviews with Renée LaTulippe and PJContinue reading “Winner Announcement 7/28/22”

A Tribute to Librarians & Libraries

Today I’m sharing a beautifully written post about the power of librarians and libraries. I hope you are all as inspired as I am reading this essay. Hanh Bui guest post on Betsy Bird’s Fuse8 blog Libraries and Librarians Enrich Lives Far Beyond Books! Recently I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some new authors andContinue reading “A Tribute to Librarians & Libraries”