The Bookshelf – Page 8

Interview with John Claude Bemis, for MMGM, plus GIVEAWAY!

4AprilSuzanne13 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I’m so thrilled to have John on the blog today, answering a few of my questions, and talking about his latest book. Â I did a spotlight on Out of Abaton last week and today presents another chance to enter to win–or, if you entered last week, double your chances to win–a hard back copy of

Out of Abaton: the Wooden Prince

28MarchSuzanne17 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Hello my beloved MMGMers and blog followers! Â This week’s spotlight is on Out of Abaton: the Wooden Prince. Â GIVEAWAY details at the botom, after my rambling update, and Apricot-kitty’s two bits. My swamp trip this past weekend was just as glorious and restorative as I’d hoped! Â We had a lovely time, filled with wonder and

A Swampy Update and GIVEAWAY sneak peek

21MarchSuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers

I still plan to hop around and see everyone’s MMGM blogs today–I owe you guys, from last week–but will be spending half my week at the Dismal Swamp, so I’m feeling a bit below water and will have to get my own post up next week. However–a heads up! Â Over the next couple Mondays I’ll

Monkey Island, by Paula Fox, for MMGM

14MarchSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Yesterday I took a pic of the blossoms in downtown Raleigh, near the science museum. You can feel how fresh and gorgeous and pink they are, right? Â On a day like this, in spring, it can feel almost wrong to spotlight a book that’s sad and cold as Paula Fox’s Monkey Island. This poor little

Happy Leap Day! Plus, a shout-out for Nanny X Returns, for MMGM

29FebruarySuzanne11 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Newsy Bits About Writing and Writers, The Bookshelf, Writing

It’s that magical day that we all get to time travel forward an extra day! Â None of this mundane aging stuff for us today. Â Thanks to a bit of creative calendaring, Â on February 29th we leap through the day, glide through time, and zing through space on a giant floating ball that suddenly feels younger.

A Little Shopping, by Cynthia Rylant, for MMGM, and GIVEAWAY winner announced!

22FebruarySuzanne17 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

In yet another shout-out to the younger MG crowd, I’m spotlighting A Little Shopping, by Cynthia Rylant, which is the second book in her Cobble Street Cousins series. These little books, for just-reading-independently kids, are the often overlooked bridge by which young readers cross over into the larger story land of Mossflower, The Penderwick sisters,

Interview with Joan Holub, and a Happy President’s Day GIVEAWAY of This Little President!

15FebruarySuzanne20 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I am thrilled to welcome to the blog today Joan Holub, who has written and published enough books to build herself a small house! Â No pics of that (though if you ever go there, Joan, do pass a pic along!) but we can read about her journey, and gain some insights into how she’s done

Blue Birds, by Caroline Starr Rose, for MMGM + announcing next week’s giveaway!

8FebruarySuzanne9 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Before I dive into the spotlight, I want to invite you all to come, and spread the word, about the giveaway I’ll be hosting next week! Â It will includeÂ an interview with the illustrious Joan Holub–150 books pubbed, and counting!–about her life as a middle grade author and illustrator. Â And, we’ll have a FREE giveaway of

Spotlight on Gilded, by Christina Farley, for MMGM

1FebruarySuzanne8 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Have I mentioned how much I love you guys? Â Maybe I’m still feeling the euphoria of my winter break, but I was thinking this week how great it is to be a part of a community of readers, writers, and reviewers like this one. Â This is going to sound odd, but I love that I

I Text Dead People, for MMGM!

25JanuarySuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Welcome back! Â Happy 2016! Â Are you all having a great beginning to the new year? Â Hopefully you’ve managed to get yours up to speed a bit quicker than mine…considering that this break was not supposed to last til the end of January! Â However, I have been getting in lots of great writing time–priorities, yes?–and am

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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