Author venue. Getting ready to attend the Region One (Education Service Center) ESC, event in South Padre Island, Texas. I am looking forward to seeing some of my writer friends and illustrators there. The setting is fabulous and there will be hundreds of librarians and teachers browsing the many booths looking for books.

Tree leaves are starting to fall like snowflakes, piling up in my back and front yards. A reminder that fall is here and the crisp weather upon us. I’ve seen pumpkin patches all over my city. I already bought a big pumpkin to place by my front door. Love this time of year!

Pumpkin Land!

A list of Latino middle-grade books was recently published online to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September). Take a look at the Jump Into a Book blog to view the list.

Story Shares is sponsoring a “Story of the Year Contest” on their blog. The contest runs from August 23, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Stories should be for readers in middle grade, high school, or older. Click on the link above to find out how to submit and to view their guidelines. Good luck!

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. – Alex Haley