Stories about pirates fascinated people for hundreds of years. This is why so many books about pirates fill bookstore shelves that it’s hard to decide which one to read next. Many moons ago, I threw a Pirates vs. Ninjas party (shut up; I know.) I don’t know how many pirates showed up, but I can […]
Like every other good person ever, I’ve adored Peter Pan ever since I read Peter and Wendy. But when I stumbled across the live-action Peter Pan at the young, impressionable age of 13, I quickly discovered one very important fact: Peter Pan is hot. Weirdly hot for a permanent adolescent, in fact. What followed was […]
In my latest series, Out of Abaton, I have re-imagined Pinocchio in a dangerous Venetian Empire, where he’s a mechanical servant who is slowly coming to life. Along with the wanted criminal Geppetto and a blue-haired air elemental named Lazuli, Pinocchio is on the run from the Empire’s relentless airmen. While the first book The […]
School may be back in session, but that doesn’t mean your kids are ready to drop Reading for Fun 101. And September offers up plenty of material to keep them engaged in their off hours from hitting the school books, including a new graphic novel from Smile author Raina Telgemeier, the kick-off of a fun […]