Arnold Lobel: An Appreciation
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Along Came Spider, Interviews & Appreciations | 1 Comment »"I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children." -- Arnold Lobel As an author, I'm often asked to list some of my favorite writers. Of course, it's impossible. There are too ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #3
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail | No Comments »Here's a good one that somehow found its way to my home after being addressed to my ex-agent from about eight years ago. My thanks to the people at Writer's House for re-directing this missive my way. After some deliberation, I ...
Jimmy Valvano: ESPY Awards Speech1993
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Greatest Hits, Six Innings | No Comments »In Six Innings (p.116), I made a special point to reference one of my favorite speeches ever, the great Jimmy Valvano -- basketball coach and cancer victim -- at the 1993 ESPY Awards. It's a little long, almost ten minutes, ...
New York Times Book Review!
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Six Innings | No Comments »Yesterday was a big day for me, because Six Innings was reviewed in the Sunday New York Times Book Review by Lisa Von Drasek. By the way, isn't that a great name? Lisa Von Drasek. I immediately think of vampires ...