by Pam | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, Books, Boys' LIteracy, education, Literacy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips, Uncategorized
Guess what percentage of kidlit/YA authors are male? The answer is 14%. Why does that matter? Well, given how essential they are as role models in getting boys to read, it’s important that educators and parents know who they are, schools and libraries hire them...
by Pam | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reading for Change: Booklist-Recommended Antiracism Titles for All Ages 31 YA Books by Black Authors: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/ya-books-by-black-authors-that-you-cant-miss-this-year Diverse Meet Cutes:...
by Pam | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Book News, book trailer, Uncategorized
Ebook or print: Amazon.com, Amazon.ca WATCH THE Youtube book trailer ! New novel just released by award-winning author Pam Withers, and Arooj Hayat (with help from traceuse Alyssa Serpa — see her photo & the story of her collaboration below)… Not...
by Pam | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
From my home office in Vancouver, Canada (where I’m in self-isolation while writing a new young-adult adventure novel), I offer readers this read-aloud video from one of my favorite books, Camp Wild (Orca Book), as requested by a teacher in St Andrews School,...
by Pam | Feb 29, 2020 | Blog, book trailer, Uncategorized
I love it when teen readers make school projects out of my books! What a great way for them to connect with reading and books (right, teachers and librarians?). Here are three teen-created book trailers or presentations of my third, fourth and tenth novels, Adrenalin...
by Pam | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Friends, relatives, acquaintances, and fellow writers! If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting our beloved cabin on Mayne Island in B.C., Canada, or anticipate doing so some day, there’s something I’d like to ask of you. Please check out this...