Did you notice that it is already October? (Not actually a gravestone. Part of a fountain.) It is an exciting month, is October, so this post will have a lot of exclamation points. It’s a good thing I am fond of Portland International Airport (PDX), as I will be there more often than usual. As [...]
Appearances
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Hey, readers! I know that a significant subset of you are affiliated with libraries in various capacities, and I think that is excellent. On October 9th, I’ll be speaking at the Washington Library Media Association conference in Yakima, Washington. My talk is called “Balancing Act: Being an Author/Librarian And How You Can, Too!” (Yes, it [...]
Me and my summer cold are getting on a plane real soon now and heading to Chicago to attend the American Library Association conference. On the librarian side, I will attend many fascinating meetings and programs and peruse the exhibits with an eye to the book collection at our Juvenile Detention Hall, which I’m now [...]
Ah, Stumptown. As always, I am delighted that you are in my town. Here’s me and Steve on Sunday, thanks to Joshin Yamada, con photographer extraordinaire: Also visible, from left: Kip Manley, Taran Jack Manley’s leg (in stroller), Dylan Meconis, Alden McConnell’s head (slightly above table height), and Carla Speed McNeil. Most amusing moment of [...]
Hey, so today is Thursday and Stumptown is Saturday and Sunday, and, as I have mentioned, right after that I am getting in my car and embarking on the Oregon Book Awards tour to Corvallis and Newport. I hope my brakes hold out. They’ve been squeaky for weeks and I keep thinking I’ll make some [...]
I’ll be on the train, not in a Studebaker. But I am off, later today, to the Emerald City Comic Con, where Flytrap #4, “Performance Anxiety,” will debut. Hurray! Question to ponder: I was talking with a colleague who knows someone who’s required to do a job shadow as part of a high school graduation [...]
April — whether it will be the cruelest month is yet to be determined, but it’s definitely the most packed with travel & events so far in ’09! April 3-5th: I will ride the train up to Seattle for the Emerald City ComiCon and the debut of Flytrap #4, Performance Anxiety! April 18-19th: I will [...]
Hey, folks within a reasonable distance of Portland — Friday at 5 pm, you should come to the Barnes & Noble at Clackamas Town Center for the SCBWI Oregon Author/Illustrator Gala! The event description from the bookstore site: “Join us as we celebrate the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Ilustrators – Oregon! Meet Deborah [...]
Thanks, everyone, for all your lovely congratulatory messages! Here are a couple of photos from the reception after the Oregon Book Awards, at the Portland Art Museum. Linda Zuckerman and I have just been busted by a security guard for attempting to pose while, ahem, making contact with the statue behind us. Hence the slightly [...]
…and I would sure love to see you at 5 pm Sunday afternoon (the link is to the festival’s Sunday schedule and, warning, for some reason it has music) , when I’ll be reading as part of the Oregon Book Awards Young Adult Literature Showcase. I would invite you to the Oregon Book Awards ceremony [...]
