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Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! It's 6:30 a.m., and I have kicked off the Eating as a Competitive Sport festitivies by downing a bowl of Cheerios followed by pie. (I had to "even up" the edges. What? Hey, don't look at me that way...) I'm just back from...

This weekend, we had my son's birthday party. Eight screaming, jumping 9-year-olds running through our house with fake weapons and Guitar Hero guitars. It was LORD OF THE FLIES. With cake. No one is allowed to ask me for anything for at least a week. He wanted an...

I should be packing/folding laundry/sleeping, but instead I've been sucked into a new documentary on The Who on Vh1. The Who. My favorite band of all time. I can't stop watching. Tommy and Quadrophenia are two LPs I nearly wore the grooves out on. And speaking of all...

I'm back from Charlotte and the Novello Festival, which was a really, really good time. I got to hang out with some fabulous authors/illustrator--Nikki Grimes, Jeff Smith, Colleen Panatore, Eric Kimmel, Tony Abbott, Pat Mora, James Ransome, and Wendelin Van...

I had a great time in Iowa last week, and now I'm off to Charlotte, NC, in the morning for the Novello Festival. I'll be doing some school visits and then on Saturday, October 20th, I'll be on a panel and doing a book signing at the Charlotte Public Library. Charlotte...

I made a mistake about the time for the Iowa City Public Library today. I'm there at 4:00 pm, not 3:15. 3:15 is the time I'm leaving the hotel. Yeah, it helps if you read ALL the way through the information. This, by the way, is why I can never put together anything...

I made a huge mistake last night. I went to bed before the end of the Cowboys-Bills game, thinking that my 'Boys were stinking it up (Tony Romo? Five interceptions? What up?) So I wake up this morning and read Sports Illustrated online, and holy moly, I missed one...

Thanks a million for all your great responses to my questions about school visits. You gave me a lot to think about/work with in terms of what to cover--and what to leave at home. (Throwing yourself against a wall while yelling, "I'm a barnacle!" ???? Well, scratch...

Yesterday was Barry's bday. We stayed up waaaay late. Too late. I don't do late. Woke up this morning and whimpered. Ate cake for breakfast and found the will to live in each bite. Now, I want to barf. So envious of people who can stay up late and then sleep in. Me? I...

The Brooklyn Book Festival was a good time on Sunday, and it was so great to see some of you there. Truly, it can be nerve-wracking to stand up in front of people and read, and being able to know you've got some peeps in the audience is such a calming thing. So thanks...

Hey campers, I'm so sorry about the website having a temporary meltdown. How very Hollywood of it. But it should be fixed now. Theo, my god of technology tells me it is all good now, and I believe him. (I just looked it up and everything seemed cool. I murmured to it,...

I’m heading out for a much-needed family vacation tomorrow. (It’s been nearly three years since we had one—yikes.) We’re going down to Washington D.C. for a week of fun. Can’t wait to see the Spy Museum and Emma Peel’s leather pants along with all things James Bond...