For the eighth time in my life, I’m trying to finish Milton’s Paradise Lost. (So far, I’ve reread Book I, the bit about the fallen angels landing in hell. It’s fun to read aloud when you get to lines like, “Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen!”—which does not work on sleeping teenagers, BTW). I… Continue reading Satan Makes Lemonade
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Wednesday Word: Crepuscular
I can't stop saying "crepuscular," ever since I read this beautiful little book, Nocturne, by Traer Scott. In this book of stunning animal portraits and accompanying factual blurbs, the author features a few critters that are neither diurnal (active in the daytime) nor nocturnal (active in the nighttime) but crepuscular (active at dusk and dawn). What a… Continue reading Wednesday Word: Crepuscular
Friday Faves (Book Recommendations)
I know it's not Friday. My New Year's Resolution this year is to be nicer to myself and others, so it's awesome that I'm writing my Friday blog post when it's barely Saturday. Here are a few of my favourites among the books I've read of late: Adult Fiction: The Wherewithal by Philip Shultz Just… Continue reading Friday Faves (Book Recommendations)
Cool Reads for Cool Kids
My latest middle grade novel, 28 Tricks for a Fearless Grade 6, is featured in this month's issue of Middle Shelf Magazine, in their "Cool Reads for Cool Kids" section (under the "Humor" category, natch - you'll find my excerpt on page 22.) Check it out at this link to the current issue. (I don't… Continue reading Cool Reads for Cool Kids
Friday Faves
I got an email from Goodreads informing me that I'd started reading The Complete Short Stories of Truman Capote 127 days ago and suggesting that I might want to update my progress. Oh yeah, Truman Capote's stories. Never finished them. Didn't grab me. But I did finish some other books in the last 127 days. So… Continue reading Friday Faves
