My dear friend Vicky is celebrating the release of her new historical thriller, THE CLEANSING . I was an early reader for the manuscript whe...

     For many students, classes are now over and graduation ceremonies are nigh. It's time to CELEBRATE!       CLICK HERE for more co...

I was thrilled to host Charles Vess on campus recently for students to learn from this master illustrator! Charles is a world-renowned il...

You may recall that I took at trip to Washington, DC last fall as a dry run to see what it would take to invite my students on a field trip...

     Easter is just around the corner which makes me think of bunnies! Even better, bunny love!       CLICK HERE for more Easter-themed c...

SCBWI hosted a booth at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, and as their official Educational Parter, Hollins had a third of t...

After our Italian Miracle, we were thrilled to be heading to the annual SCBWI party hosted at the lovely bookstore, Libreria Treme! You migh...

We experienced a miracle while in Italy. Was the patron saint of lost things, St. Anthony really helping us out? You be the judge...      La...

Sadly, Jim left Monday to fly back to the states - through Istanbul, Turkey of all places! He took lots of photos. Meanwhile, I moved to yet...