I’ll be at the 2014 New England Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators regional conference in Springfield, MA this Friday May 2 through Sunday May 4.

In addition to a host of panels I plan on attending, I should be at Friday evening’s Meet and Greet, the Volunteer Pizza Party on Saturday, and the Self-Portrait Party for Illustrators Saturday evening (no, I’m not an illustrator, but this sounded too fun to miss).

If you happen to run into me, be sure to say hello!…

April is School Library Month, when, every year, the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) celebrates school librarians and their programs. This year's theme is Lives change @ your library®, and as part of this celebration, I was honored to be asked to contribute to their Gallery of Authors.

I'm featured in their Tip of the Day calendar (April 29), along with a host of very talented authors.You can sign up for all their tips, or follow them on Facebook or Twitter.

Thank you to all the school librarians who do so much for kids everywhere. And thank you to the AASL for asking me to participate.…

I will be attending this year's American Library Association Midwinter Meeting being held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia over the long weekend of January 24 through 28.

You will be able to catch me on Sunday January 27 at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America booth (#409) in the Exhibit Hall, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

If you happen to be around, please drop by and say hello!…