LA Times Festival of Books, Part 3: In Which I Meet Some Awesome Authors (And Vlog About Them Too!)

This is my third post about attending the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I previously posted a vlog with Trish and Amy and also a photo post about meeting some wonderful book bloggers.  Today’s post is all about the authors!  I LOVE authors!  I can not believe how many wonderful authors I was able [...]

Interview with Katherine Center by Nicki Richesin, Editor of Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond

Today it is my pleasure to share a special Mother’s Day interview with Katherine Center conducted by Nicki Richesin. Katherine has an essay titled “Things To Remember Not To Forget”  in a new mother-daughter anthology Because I Love Her: 34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond, edited by Nicki Richesin.  A book that [...]

Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller

Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller is one of the most fascinating memoirs that I have ever read.  I was thoroughly engrossed with Dirie’s story and felt as though I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.  It’s stories like these that make me not understand why [...]

Interview with Erica S. Perl, Author of Chicken Butt!

Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl is a fun, new book that plays off of the saying, “You know what?  What?  Chicken butt!”  Will your kids like it?  Mine did!  Check out my three year old laughing his way through the book.  Erica has graciously answered some questions for the Maw Books readers (check out [...]

Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl, Illustrated by Henry Cole

If you’ve got young kids in your house, Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl and illustrated by Henry Cole will be a hit!
“Because you know what?
What? 
Chicken Butt!”
In this new fun picture book, kids will giggle and laugh over the rhythmic text and comical illustrations.  But don’t take me word for it.  My three-year-old gives [...]