I found a stray guitar in the Hollins studio while there this summer. It was missing a string, so I took it to the head of the music...

Grace Lin was recently on PBS where she talked about What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist. It's wor...

Our guest room has been renamed. It is now "Jane's Room"! She was our very first guest here in Edinburgh, and we were thrilled...

From publishing talk: Develop your craft with these 10 essential books for writers From PBS.org: What to do when you realize classic books...

DANGEROUS TRAINERS (and other school readers) by Susan Gates       In 1996 I wrote a little story called “Dangerous Trainers”. The story ...

I was looking through my MFA notes recently. It's surprising how often I do that, actually. They have become valuable tools to me. I was...

     One of my students at Hollins (Rebecca) was just nuts for anything mouse or squirrel or rabbit. So, this coloring page is based on t...

My favorite part of Fringe is now in full gear - the Edinburgh International Book Festival (@edbookfest)! Charlotte Square turns into the m...

Friday was the opening of the MA Show - hosted by the wonderful gang of students I was lucky enough to work alongside over two (of their thr...

The New York Times has been creating Illustrator Interviews conducted while the illustrator creates for the camera. Click the image to watch...

It took 1.5 weeks to get over my jet-lag and general exhaustion after two years of intense MFA followed by six more intense weeks of teachin...