Upcoming events:
- October 14-17: Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival (CA)
- Oct 27: Jackson County Library (MN) talk, 5:30 pm
Events & Links
Helpful links:
Recent and recent-ish podcast interviews:
- A 2025 interview with Stephanie Affinito on Kidlit Love, about Scattergood
- A 2023 interview with Kate Narita of Chalk + Ink, in which we discuss Gossamer Summer as well as teaching creative writing and other topics
- A 2017 interview with Minnesota Public Radio’s Euan Kerr (and a short reading from the opening of A Crack in the Sea), featured on All Things Considered
Print interviews:
- An interview with Caroline Starr Rose about A Crack in the Sea, with a discussion of classroom connections
- A discussion of A Tear in the Ocean with fellow author Sheila O’Connor
Here’s a couple of cool essays:
- For educators: “New Voices: Walking into the Wardrobe and Through the Sliding Glass Door: Writing Persona Poems with A Crack in the Sea.” By Elizabeth M Frye, Brooke L Hardin, Heather Bouwman, and Adrienne E Stumb. Voices from the Middle Vol.26(2): 46-52.
- And here’s a short essay I wrote about historical fiction, on the Teen Librarian Toolbox (TLT) blog page. 2025.