It’s almost that time again for The Brown Bookshelf’s annual campaign, 28 Days Later.

During the month of February, The Brown Bookshelf showcases the best in picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels written and/or illustrated by African Americans.
Be sure to check out the daily spotlights starting on February 1st. It should be an [...]

This is Part 2 of 3 of my Critique Group series. In the first part, I talked about some characteristics (for me) that make a good critique group. I even had the pleasure of author Becky Levine stopping by. If you are starting a group or joining one, you should definitely pick up her book, [...]

A while ago I wrote a blog post about the book, Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell.
So it is ironic that now I’m writing a blog post about a book titled The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
I stumbled upon this book a few weeks ago, and was grateful to have [...]

So bear with me as I share my geek love of all things space. But seriously, here is something fascinating about some neighbors in our solar system.
I stumbled upon a Discovery News article, Diamond Oceans Possible on Uranus, Neptune (this got my attention, LOL).

“Oceans of liquid diamond, filled with solid diamond icebergs, could be [...]

Eariler this week, Bloomsbury USA ignited a furvor of controversy over the choice of a cover model for the YA fantasy, Magic Under Glass.
In my post, Two Steps Backward, I shared my thoughts of how kids and teens of color need to see themselves reflected on books covers and in novels.
The blogosphere took Bloomsbury to [...]