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My son Haley, eleven years old, offers his opinion on his most recent read, Terry Pratchet’s A Hat Full of Sky. A Hat Full of Sky Review by Haley Riordan…

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Oh, the joys of editing! One of my wife’s pet peeves is when people complain about errors in my books. Not as if Becky and I don’t complain about typos,…

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This was posted by the AP today — a controversial but fascinating study that suggests boys learn more from men, while girls learn more from women. Certainly this is open…

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I’ve gotten more emails about my previous post, Patrick’s Summer Reading Blues, than any post I’ve ever done. It seems I touched a nerve! The responses ranged from “You’re being…

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This was in the news this morning. While none of this information is new, it will be interesting to see if fresh warning labels change people’s perception of ADHD medication.…

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I want to send a shout-out to Elior, our demigod of the week from Israel. Elior emailed several months ago after he finished The Lightning Thief. He told me he…

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My younger son Patrick went back to school this week. He was not exactly thrilled, but he’s a good student and does well once he gets back into the classroom.…

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I’ve been reading a surprising amount of “grown-up” books lately. It’s kind of nice to go back and forth between YA and adult. Some of the most recent titles I’ve…

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I just got back from a nice event in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I flew into Boston, my first time in the city . . . well, unless you count driving…

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I just received this from Hyperion: A first look at The Titan’s Curse cover, as it would appear next to the other books in the series. I think it looks…

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