I have spent the last 16 weeks hunched up in front of my laptop, copious coffee to hand, admittedly not enough water, writing my latest book. The title? ...

Outer space and the future are the two most overused settings in science fiction—and that’s because they’re such a gosh darn fun playground. There’s ...

December 3 event at the Stanford Innovation Center Review: Dec 3, 2025 10:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Many assume that young ...

Shannon guest blogs for 12×12: A New Year’s Revelation https://12x12challenge.com/12-x-12-january-2020-featured-author-shannon-stocker/ 

In the fifth episode of Critical Conversations in Children's Literature Dr. Lashon Daley continues the conversation of collaboration in the industry of ...

 Esteemed Reader, I fear 2023 likely marks the end of Middle Grade Ninja.  Never say never, but I think it's time for me to move on. And this is, in part, ...

  What a surprise when my stepson offered to house us for five days in his ski lodge to enjoy the Fall scenery. Such a ...

I had such a wonderful time visiting an Urban Farming Summer Program in Columbus, Ohio! The kids wrote me letters and made beautiful cards. They are all ...

We’re rolling out the red carpet for the animation awards shows guru himself, Nick Spake, author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award ...

Freda Lewkowicz’s new picture book, DANCING ON MEMORIES (Apples & Honey Press, 2025) illustrated by Sally Anne Garland, follows young Sarah, who ...