Cleveland, Mississippi. My hometown. The title of this movie recently changed and I love the new title: FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH.   They'...

This morning when I woke up, I realized it's my THIRD book's THIRD birthday. Happy birthday to you!   I spent a lot of time ...

My first book was published in early 2012.  (December, 2011, GLORY BE was already being shipped! Happy book birthday, Glory!) And I got a...

When my first book came out, I'm not sure I appreciated how important state recommended book lists can be to a book's future. But th...

(And the winner is...  Janice Raspen!  Congrats and let me know your mailing address.) My book is TWO years old! This week is the an...

I'm excited to be presenting at a gathering of teachers on the campus of Arkansas State University this week. I'll share MAKING FRIE...