Reminding us not to make snap judgments based on appearances only, "don't judge a book by its cover" is a golden nugget of wisdom that...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

The first time I met Debbi Michiko Florence was during a broadcast of "Book Joy Live." For those who may have missed it, Book Joy Live...

Just for fun, I’ve started creating monthly reading challenges for readers of all ages. Here's the one for July! I realize that it's...

It's the end of the month, so that means (for the moment!) the starred review spreadsheet that Donalyn Miller and I curate is up to date!...

During this week's episode of The Reader's Heart. Katherine Marsh mentions this photo of herself as a kid. She describes the scene...

Y'all, I've updated my review of Medusa to share that Katherine Marsh will be joining me (and all of you!)  for the Bookelicious Middle...

I've loved every episode of The Reader's Heart, but those I get to record with my friends are among my favorites. It's such a joyful...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

This week's episode marks the first time that I recorded a conversation with TWO guests, which presented some unique challenges. While...

Connections is a recent addition to the New York Times Games Page. If you've never played before, the game is really pretty simple:...

Y'all, I've updated my review of this book to share that Lisa Fipps will be joining me (and all of you!) for the Bookelicious Middle...

I cried the day I met Ann Braden, y'all. After several online conversations, Ann and I finally met in person in the vendor hall of AASL...

Just for fun, I’ve started creating monthly reading challenges for readers of all ages. This month, I was challenged by my friend (and...

Confession time: the first few episodes of The Reader's Heart were recorded in Zoom. A newbie podcasters, I figured using Zoom would just...

I started creating an annual report for my administrators way back in 2011. I was inspired by the work of Joyce Valenza (and others)...

ABOUT OUR BOOK CLUB Y'all, it's no secret that I love the Bookelicious Middle Grade Book Club. If you've never participated, these...

Raise your hand if you remember Jen J's Starred Reviews Spreadsheet? I can almost hear the wistful sighs of those who used that resource...

The first book I ever read by Jasmine Warga was Other Words for Home. As with so many of the best book recommendations, John Schu was the...

Every Time You Hear That Song is not about Dolly Parton. And yet, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that its loose connection to the country...