Saracen Heart

A couple weeks ago, I chaperoned a 7th grade field trip to the Renaissance Festival. Falconry and fun, fun, fun. The boys grabbed a bite...

Elizabeth George Speare I'm in the Your Best Book writing workshop this week, where  Tracey Adams of Adams Literary  is discussing ...

Frankfurt Book Fair, 2008 What to blog? It's Friday afternoon (as I'm writing this) and I have NO IDEA! Duh! Read the news. S...

Coney Island Cyclone I'm fresh off the roller coaster that was the SCBWI Carolinas conference. I have a few things to say. 1) Go...

Simurgh The new Muhteşem Yüzyıl season is up and running, and Hurrem Sultan... Well, I can't wait to see how she gets out of this m...

AC III Sometimes things take a turn you don't expect. I did not expect AC III's cover to look anything like this. The storyl...

Chobani You might ask: Why is there a post about Greek yogurt on this site? Answer: Because it's really Turkish. Lots of Turkis...