Bartography Express for March 2015, featuring The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
This month, at least one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter — maybe more! — will win a copy of my new brand-new book. To celebrate next week’s publication of The Amazing Age of John Roy...
View ArticleBartography Express for April 2015, featuring Anne Bustard’s Anywhere but...
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of Anywhere but Paradise (Egmont USA) by Anne Bustard. If you’re not already receiving Bartography Express, click the...
View ArticleBartography Express for May 2015, featuring Elena Dunkle’s Elena Vanishing
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of Elena Vanishing (Chronicle Books) by Elena Dunkle and Clare B. Dunkle, and another subscriber will win its companion...
View ArticleGiveaway: a copy of John Roy Lynch signed by Don and me
Angie Manfredi, one of the most passionate librarians I know, is giving away a copy of The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch that’s been signed by both illustrator Don Tate and me. Here’s a bit of what...
View ArticleBartography Express for June 2015, featuring Jacqueline Kelly’s The Curious...
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate (Henry Holt and Co.) by Jacqueline Kelly. If you’re not already receiving...
View ArticleBartography Express for July 2015, featuring Lindsey Lane’s Evidence of...
This month, one subscriber to my Bartography Express newsletter will win a copy of Evidence of Things Not Seen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by Lindsey Lane. If you’re not already receiving Bartography...
View ArticleIn which I give away Don Tate’s Poet — and a little behind-the-scenes info
One week from tomorrow, you can buy this beauty — the first book that my friend Don Tate has both written and illustrated: In the meantime, you can get in the running for a copy of Poet: The Remarkable...
View ArticleQ&A with Jonah Winter, author of Lillian’s Right to Vote
In this year of momentous anniversaries, I feel a strong affinity for Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Schwartz & Wade), the new picture book written by...
View ArticleGoodreads giveaway for ‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to America
Signed copies are up for grabs this week at Goodreads. Enter the giveaway now!
View ArticleQ&A with R. Gregory Christie, author and illustrator of Mousetropolis
I’ve been an admirer of R. Gregory Christie for years, and that appreciation only grew when he provided the art for Don Tate’s debut as an author, It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw....
View ArticleGiving Back for the Holidays, Part 1: Women’s Storybook Project of Texas
When Jennifer and I celebrate our new holiday-themed books with an event at Austin’s BookPeople on December 5, we’re going to spotlight the store’s annual Giving Tree charity program. Guests buying any...
View ArticleGiving Back for the Holidays, Part 2: Saint Louise House
When Jennifer and I celebrate our new holiday-themed books with an event at Austin’s BookPeople on December 5, we’re going to spotlight the store’s annual Giving Tree charity program. Guests buying any...
View ArticleGiving Back for the Holidays, Part 3: BookSpring
When Jennifer and I celebrate our new holiday-themed books with an event at Austin’s BookPeople on December 5, we’re going to spotlight the store’s annual Giving Tree charity program. Guests buying any...
View ArticleJoin Jennifer and me in supporting the Giving Tree
On Saturday, December 5, Jennifer and I will celebrate the release of our new holiday-themed books — her Revenge of the Angels and my ‘The Nutcracker’ Comes to America — with an open-to-the-public...
View ArticleMarch 2016 Bartography Express: “Students have clapped after hearing the book...
To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — and to have a shot at the April giveaway of Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies, written by Carmen Oliver and illustrated by Jean Claude — you can...
View ArticleApril 2016 Bartography Express: Why bears (and librarians!) make the best...
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View ArticleMay 2016 Bartography Express: Talking with Don Tate & Troy Cummings, giving...
To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — and to have a shot at the June giveaway of Mike Jung’s Unidentified Suburban Object — you can sign up on my home page.
View ArticleJune 2016 Bartography Express: From telepathic fish to “Where do I come...
To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — and to have a shot at the July giveaway of Maria Gianferrari and Bagram Ibatoulline’s Coyote Moon — you can sign up on my home page.
View ArticleJuly 2016 Bartography Express: “Then my obsession with all-things-coyote...
To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — and to have a shot at the August giveaway of 88 Instruments, my new book with illustrator Louis Thomas — you can sign up on my home page.
View ArticleOctober 2016 Bartography Express: “They are amazed at what he accomplished.”
To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — and to have a shot at the November giveaway of Space Dictionary for Kids: The Everything Guide for Kids Who Love Space, written by Amy Anderson and...
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