Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having...

Many moons ago, my friend and forever co-conspirator, Jeannie Timken and I created a "20 Day Twitter Challenge" for educators in our...

At a time when we're all bombarded by negative news, the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club remains a source of joy for me. If you've...

I've shared before that back in January, Heather Turner and I began moderating educator chats for Teacher Librarians (and those who love...

During this episode, you'll hear Erin recount a story about meeting one of her heroes. It's not spoiling anything to reveal that she was...

I've shared before that back in January, Heather Turner and I began moderating educator chats for Teacher Librarians (and those who love...

It's that time again. For the moment, anyway, my curated starred review spreadsheet is up to date, y'all. As a reminder, I curate and...

One of my earliest memories revolves around a read aloud of The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway. For those...

I've always been a little bemused by the saying, "don't judge a book by its cover." Of course, I get the metaphor and, I know it's never...

Back in January, Heather Turner and I began moderating educator chats for Teacher Librarians (and those who love them!) over on Bluesky....

Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having...

It's hard to believe that it's been four years since Darren Hudgins and I published our (second!) book Developing Digital Detectives . ...

It's that time again. For the moment, anyway, my curated starred review spreadsheet is up to date, y'all. As a reminder, I curate and...

This is the story of how Adam Gidwitz and I became best friends. But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Let me begin, instead, by...

Even though she'd already written several books prior, I first became aware of Padma Venkatraman when The Bridge Home came out in 2020....

Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having...

"Memories are like heartbeats, they keep things alive, make us who we are." ― Olivetti by Allie Millington Although I typically use...

I had the great joy of presenting alongside Dashka Slater at last year's NCTE conference in Boston . The session, which was organized by...

I've been teaching, remotely, in the MLIS program at Rutgers since 2019. I love to share that, because the program is entirely online,...

When Elly Swartz was a guest on The Reader's Heart , we talked about the theme of forgiveness as being a common thread in all of her...