YOU GUYS. Is that a thing of beauty, or what? With cover and illustrations by the outstandingly amazing Jaime Zollars, The Thief Knot is coming your way November 5, 2019! That’s right, THIS NOVEMBER! Here’s a very brief summary, because… Continue Reading
Well, it’s almost midnight on the last day of #kidlitwomen’s month of posts, and if you’ve been following this event, then throughout March you’ve been reading the words a host of women who are much wiser than I, tackling… Continue Reading
It’s midnight and I’m on vacation, so keeping this brief in hopes that I’ll be able to report back more positively later in the week. A couple weeks ago I gave an interview to a reporter at the New York… Continue Reading
Warning: this is a long post. There have been a number of articles on sensitivity readers in the last few weeks. Slate ran this one; Huffington Post this one over here; here’s the Washington Post. There are others. Google a… Continue Reading
A couple months ago when I thought maybe, maybe if I tried really hard, I’d manage a couple blog posts a week leading up to launch time, I asked some friends what would make good topics, because I am notoriously… Continue Reading
Well, we’re in the home stretch: just 24 days (as of July 30) until the launch of The Left-Handed Fate! And I hope like anything that you’re counting down the days, too. So, hey! Let’s talk about pre-orders. Some of you… Continue Reading
As of today, 35 DAYS TO THE LAUNCH OF THE LEFT-HANDED FATE! And, predictably, I still keep forgetting to post here. On the other hand, I do have at least one good reason: I’m working like crazy to get The… Continue Reading
What: Middle School is Hell with Mariko Tamaki, Rebecca Stead, and Me; moderated by Nancy Paulsen Where: McNally Jackson Books (52 Prince Street, between Mulberry and Lafayette Streets) When: Wednesday, October 21 at 7pm Yes, folks, I get to talk… Continue Reading
This year the Caldecott committee chose six honor books (and Milford Command Central favorite The Adventures of Beekle, the Unimaginary Friend for the medal HECK YEAH BEEKLE!!). This year’s awards were Interesting, with a capital I, for many reasons. One… Continue Reading
Please note that some events listed below are private events for schools and are not open to the public. If you’d like to schedule a magical Visit From Kate for your school or library, email me at kate (at) clockworkfoundry… Continue Reading