Chat with DAVID KLASS Wednesday, 3/28, 9PM EST
Please join us for an ALAN Online BookChat with David Klass, author of FIRESTORM, YOU DON’T KNOW ME, and others Date: 3/28/07 Time: 9:00 PM Eastern URL: http://alan-ya.org/bookchat/flashchat.php Here’s more about FIRESTORM: “His mother is not his mother. His father is not his father. But if Jack hadn’t broken the high school rushing record that night, he never would have known...
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Tonight, I finished reading the letters of legendary editor Ursula Nordstrom. Probably, I’m the last to read this book, because I’ve heard how amazing it is for years. It amazed me anyway. As a reader, as a scholar, as a reviewer, and as a writer, I learned so much about the evolution of children’s publishing in the US and the way that an editor can shape the...
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I spent much of the day revising the first fitfy of my barnstorming novel. When I was finished, sixteen pages of fat had been trimmed. I love revision. It’s the easiest way I know to lose weight. Share
Read MoreDiscuss FIRESTORM by David Klass.
Please join us for an ALAN Online BookChat to discuss FIRESTORM by David Klass. Date: 3/21/07Time: 9:00 PM EasternURL: http://alan-ya.org/bookchat/flashchat.php Here’s more about FIRESTORM: “His mother is not his mother. His father is not his father. But if Jack hadn’t broken the high school rushing record that night, he never would have known and nothing would have changed....
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As my friends know, I’ve spent much of the past two years–but especially the past six months–lamenting the sudden shift of focus in marketing children’s literature. Gone are the days when a children’s book was given time to find its audience, a time frame that can be several years since most children’s books are *still* sold through schools and...
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