Is Jousting The Next Extreme Sport? Read my article in the New York Times Magazine.

My profile of police misconduct attorney John Burris has won a 2010 Maggie Award from the Western Publishing Association.

The Wishing Box is now available as an E-Book! Click here for the Kindle or I-Pad version and here for the Nook.

Read a recent two-part interview about The Wishing Box and other writing projects at Writer Unboxed.

I’m Now Offering Virtual School Visits!
Classrooms with access to Skype can now arrange an online author chat. For more information, please contact Catherine Balkin at Balkin Buddies,
718-857-7605. Watch this clip to learn more

I Still Do In-Person Visits, too!

What does a children’s book writer think about all day? Check out my blog, Sea Serpents, Dancing Shoes, and Journeys to Pluto, to find out.

What do salad, toilet paper, and candles have in common? All of them are dangerous and bad. Find out why at my environmental blog, You’re Doing It All Wrong

Check out my essay on precocious readers and find out why you might want to rip those books right out of their avid little hands.

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