by Pam | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
First Descent has just been designated a Junior Library Guild Selection for Fall 2011. Here’s their website: http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/ Stay tuned for another award announcement next week!
by Pam | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
My latest book, First Descent, has just been named a finalist for young adult fiction for The 2011 Book of the Year Awards by ForeWord Reviews: http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/The winners will be announced June 23 at the American Library Association...
by Pam | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Who’s the sharpest-eyed teacher in North America? Janet Masciotra of Springfield, Massachusetts, who found a couple of errors in my newest book, First Descent – errors that I and a team of editors and...
by Pam | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m off tomorrow for two weeks of travel, including Ottawa, Toronto, Minneapolis and Hudson, Wisconsin. I’m especially looking forward to meeting some of my readers at the Ontario Library Association conference in Toronto on Friday February 3rd, both at...
by Pam | Nov 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
When I was a shy, awkward teenager, I used to hide in the library of my small town (Sisseton, South Dakota, population around 3,000). (And no, the photo above isn’t actually me.) The librarian was one of those kindly women who knew not to hover over me or ask me...
by Pam | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had the privilege of visiting Portland, Oregon to present my new young adult novel, First Descent, to 200 booksellers, librarians, publishers and other book lovers. I was attending the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association’s Fall Tradeshow 2011, and I...
