by Linda Phillips | Mar 16, 2015 | Conferences, Mental health, Teens
If you are reading this on Monday, I will be in Raleigh at the North Carolina Reading Association Conference, co-presenting a breakout session with Madeleine Kuderick (Kiss of Broken Glass) on the topic “Young Adult Literature Saves Lives.” I’ll talk...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 9, 2015 | Writing
On Saturday, March 7 I had the privilege of sharing the spotlight with two power-house authors at the WNBA-Charlotte Authors’ Showcase. Tamara Jackson, a Certified Group Exercise Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) who has appeared on the...
by Linda Phillips | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Book festivals, Writing
Gretchen Griffith, Sandra Warren, Linda Phillips, Sarah Norkus This past weekend I had a great time hanging out with about 75 other authors at a huge book fair at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, called Book ‘Em North Carolina. We gathered at a reception...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the recommended books at the end of the Educator’s Guide that Eerdmans put together for Crazy is Deb Caletti’s Wild Roses. I’ve just gotten around to reading it, and I can appreciate why Eerdmans considers it a companion read to Crazy. Cassie is a 17-year-old...
by Linda Phillips | Feb 16, 2015 | Writing
Selfie by the pond (I would have asked the forest elves but they were busy!) So last week I went off into the woods for a self-styled writing retreat, where I had a lovely, private facility all to myself. Some might say, “weren’t you lonely, or afraid, bored, or...
