Author Events & News
- The False Princess: Discussion Guide
“O’Neal deftly draws a protagonist to root for.” —Publishers Weekly
Read The False Princess and then click HERE to download the discussion guide!
- Kristin Clark Venuti Author Visits
Interested in booking a visit with Kristin Clark Venuti, author of Leaving the Bellweathers and The Butler Gets a Break? Click here to download her author appearance brochure!
- J&P Voelkel Featured on AOL Travel
The authors of Jaguar Stones: Middleworld discuss dream vacations with kids. Bugs, snakes, jungles…what’s not to love?!
- Sid Fleischman Award to Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have
We are delighted to announce that Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have by Allen Zadoff has been awarded the Sid Fleischman Humor Award, presented annually by the SCBWI to an outstanding book that uses humor to establish its voice.
- Wish You Were Dead Trailer Live
We have a treat for all you thriller fans out there. A brand new trailer for Wish You Were Dead, in stores now!
Click here to view the newest trailer for Wish You Were Dead, by Todd Strasser.
- Beware the Power of the Candle Man!
Is the power of the Candle Man out of control? That’s the question Scotland Yard is asking tonight, as top members of the underworld have disappeared after tangling with London’s mysterious crime fighter, Lord Wickland.
All citizens are advised to upload an image here and imaging a confrontation with the Candle Man.
Featured Author
Glenn Dakin
Author of Candle Man, Book One: The Society of Unrelenting VigilanceGlenn Dakin has written for many comics and children's TV shows, including the BBC's Shaun the Sheep, for which he won an International Emmy Award; Temptation; and the semi-autobiographical strip Abe. He lives in Cambridge, England.
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More Author Profiles
Julia Keller
Back HomeJulia Keller was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. She won a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for her work at the Chicago Tribune. Julia lives in a high-rise in Chicago and a stone cottage on a lake in rural Ohio.
Todd Strasser
Wish You Were DeadTodd Strasser, author of Give a Boy a Gun, Boot Camp, If I Grow Up, and the Help, I’m Trapped . . . series, has written wildly popular middle-grade and teen books of all genres. When he’s not speaking at schools and conferences, he makes his home in a suburb of New York City. Todd is active in a number of sports but enjoys surfing most of all.
Pam Bachorz
CandorPam Bachorz’s debut novel was inspired by the six years she lived in a certain “model” town in Florida—when she thought, What if . . . ? She now lives just outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband and son.
Kristin Clark Venuti
Leaving the BellweathersKristin Clark Venuti wrote on many things while growing up, including her father’s prized dictionary, her mother’s walls, and the family dog (with blueberry ink, of course). Now a children’s-theater producer, scene painter, and two-time black belt, she lives with her husband, children, and their ink-free dog in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Leaving the Bellweathers is her first novel.
