Politics in Practice
January 13, 2022 by Betsy Bird
Today I talk with Lauren Wolk about her sequel to her Newbery Honor winning title WOLF HOLLOW. Find out how MY OWN LIGHTNING came to be and check out its shiny new cover!
January 31, 2020 by Betsy Bird
Hand this to the kid that yearns for that freedom. For wide-open spaces and mysterious figures hiding in the shadows and snot nosed brothers and lots and lots of puppies. Hand it to someone who needs their own mountain. Even if it’s just a literary one.
June 22, 2017 by Betsy Bird
Beyond the Bright Sea By Lauren Wolk Dutton (an imprint of Penguin Young Readers) $16.99 ISBN: 978-11-101-99485-6 Ages 10-14 On shelves now. No author gets a free pass. Your last book have been a spot-on bit of brilliance, lighting up the literary landscape like a thousand Roman candles. Pfui. A writer is only as good […]
January 5, 2017 by Betsy Bird
When I look at the wide swath of books published each and every year it’s a marvel to me that any new children’s book authors are able to claw their way out of the pack to distinguish themselves at all. Consider adult author Lauren Wolk. In 2016 her debut children’s book Wolf Hollow became one […]
May 6, 2016 by Betsy Bird
Wolf Hollow By Lauren Wolk Dutton Children’s Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1101994825 Ages 10 and up On shelves now. I am not what you might call a very brave reader. This is probably why I primarily consume children’s literature. I might puff myself up with a defense that lists the […]
100 Scope Notes
by Travis Jonker
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