Enchanted Glass

Every now and then a book I read makes me feel I’ve come home.

 

Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones delivered that spectacular feeling.

 

In pondering what combination of things makes it so, here’s what I came up with:

It’s a story of unique characters—oddballs, really—all of whom have a […]

Fantastical Fate

Have you ever dreamed of discovering your own fantastical fate? Of learning you are powerful beyond your wildest imaginings? I have. It’s one of the things that led me to write The Curse of the Neverland.

If you have, you’ll like today’s recommendation. It has themes and circumstances in common with my books and characters, […]

Magic, Music, War and Friendship

My subject line, Magic, Music, War and Friendship, is from the cover liner of The Wrinkled Crown, by Anne Nesbet.

I had to smile when I copied it—minus the music, it could well describe Piper Pan and Her Merry Band! In fact there are a number of similarities between this imaginative tale and my own: […]

The Breadth of Children’s Books

Authors like Lois Lowry make me wonder: exactly what makes a children’s book for children? Sometimes the breadth of children’s books seems to exceed what you find written in many books for adults.

I’m just back from a weeklong vacation; grounds for lots of reading-for-fun. On the plane, I read a book of Lois Lowry’s […]

Equal Access for Readers

I’m excited to say I finally managed to get a clip of me reading from my book uploaded to YouTube! It’s also posted on my Goodreads page. Have a look!

I had an enlightening exchange with Jessica Peterson White, proprietor of Content Books in Northfield, MN, that I’d like to share […]