Yes, this is a blog post of random agent thoughts.
A few weeks after my father’s heart stopped beating for the last time, we discovered among his office files a three-ring binder labeled “497 Random Thoughts.” Over the course of …
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When a reader picks her next book, she unwittingly creates a bond with the author. And when a writer decides to create a book, he unwittingly forms a bond with the reader. This reader-writer bond is powerful–and meaningful to both …
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I hope you are all doing all right during these crazy times! Hang in there, friends.
My kids and I have been enjoying some of the great book resources available out there on the internet.
One of …
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By Janet Kobobel Grant
As has been my tradition over the last several years, I wanted to share with you my reading highlights from 2018. Generally, I have a number of titles that were a delight to consume, but this …
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I just finished reading Little House in the Big Woods out loud to my daughter. This has been a dream of mine since long before she was born. She loved the book and is amazed by chapter …
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Read to Write
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A friend visited last week. She’s a minimalist, which I appreciate but have yet to mimic. The one thing I collect–other than dust–that caught her eye was something that shows up in every room …
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Last night I was reading with my daughter and she picked the book When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. It’s a Caldecott Honor Book about a little girl, Sophie, whose sister takes her toy …
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I have been reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver series. I read The Giver when I was in junior high and really enjoyed it and only recently saw that it is part of a series. The Giver was …
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The holidays bring extra time off for many of us, and our office each year feels the effects of that: Come January, an avalanche of submissions hits our in-boxes with force.
Whether it’s the dreary weather, …
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My daughter and I are always reading together and this time of year she has two favorite Christmas books. Honestly, both are a little young for her now, but sometimes by the end of a very long …