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Nov 30, 2020

Lesson Plans with Escargot

It all started when I heard about a teacher who was using Escargot as a mentor text to teach persuasive writing. Escargot, of course, tri...

Nov 26, 2020

Signed Books For Everyone!

Exciting news for anyone shopping for the holidays! I’ve arranged with my neighborhood bookstore, A Great Good Place For Books, to offer ...

Nov 13, 2020

The Book That Failed ... And Then Succeeded

The Book of Fatal Errors almost never saw the light of day. In fact I made a number of fatal errors when writing it, including writing in...

Oct 6, 2020

In Which I Talk About Writing, Books, Criminal Justice (and lots of other stuff)

I had the wonderful good fortune to be interviewed by Sean P. Connors for his podcast, The Storyteller's Thread, and he asked me some exc...

Aug 17, 2020

Hug & Kiss Your Very Own Escargot

For years, people have written to me asking if there will be an Escargot plush toy. Some people have even made their own, an activity I h...

Jul 6, 2020

Story Times for One and All!

A few days ago, a friend sent me a video of this adorable baby reading my book BABY SHOES. Watch her as she reads the book to herself, no...

Jul 6, 2020

Q&A With Dashka Slater About The Book of Fatal Errors

After Amazon named The Book of Fatal Errors one of its best books of the month for July, they sent me some interview questions for their ...

May 19, 2020

Sydney Hanson & I Meet At Last

I know, it's weird, but authors and illustrators often don't know each other. And so even though Sydney Hanson and I have collaborated on...

May 7, 2020

A Book for Escargot Is An Indie Bestseller!

It's been a tough time for authors, booksellers and readers. Events are canceled, stores and libraries are closed, and all of us have spe...

Apr 1, 2020

Voila! Escargot Deux!

I'll admit, I took it pretty hard when I first learned that the book tour for A Book for Escargot would be canceled. I'd been looking forw...

Feb 26, 2020

Inside the Writing & Reporting of a Times Magazine Story

Neiman Storyboard just posted an interview with me about the writing and reporting of my recent Times Magazine piece about parole. It's f...

Jan 18, 2020

Hey, Look at Me on the Cover of the New York Times Magazine

I'm very pleased to have started out the year on the cover of the New York Times Magazine with this piece about people serving life sente...

Jan 18, 2020

Richard and Sasha Are Not Alone

Periodically I get emails from folks who have read The 57 Bus and want to send money or other support to Richard or Sasha. I am always to...

Aug 29, 2019

Something Amazing Just Happened

Nearly two years after publication, The 57 Bus has reached #4 on the New York Times Bestseller List. I am so grateful to the teachers, li...

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