The Edge of the Forest Volume II - September Issue

The September issue of The Edge of the Forest is now up. There are many exciting features for you, as well as the usual interviews, reviews, and more.

Here is what's in store this month:

• An interview with Phil Bildner, by Camille Powell.
• An appreciation of Patrick McDowell's picture books, by Adrienne Furness.
• Kelly Herold discusses Anglo-American versions of Baba Yaga tales in Baba Yaga Heads West
• Liz Burns reviews Barry Lyga's Fanboy and Boy Toy.
• Kim Winters talks being on retreat in A Day in the Life
• Betsy Bird (A Fuse #8 Production) tells us What's in their Backpacks?
• Robin Brande is this month's Blogging Writer
• Sounds from the Forest talks with Mary Anne Hoberman and Deborah Freedman (Brought to you by Just One More Book!!)
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

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The Edge of the Forest Volume II - Summer issue

The summer issue of The Edge of the Forest is finally up. It has many exciting features for you, as well as interviews, reviews, and much, much more. In short, here's what's in store this month:

• An interview with Linda Buckley-Archer, by um, me.


• Pam Coughlan interviews herself about the 48 Hour Book Challenge.


• Allie (Little Willow) discusses Brotherhood 2.0 in Nerd Fighters, Unite! and profiles illustrator Peter Reynolds.


• Kim Winters talks to Brenda Ferber and her blogging children, Faith and Sammy, in our rare Blogging Writer 2 column, and talks to Sammy and Faith about books and reading and What's in their Backpacks?


• Kelly Fineman interviews Greg Fishbone in our Blogging Writer 1 feature.


• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult. This month there are tons of reviews.


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• We've added an interview archive for your convenience.
  

The Edge of the Forest will return September 10.

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Just before ye hasten away to read it, don't forget the very spoilerific discussion of Harry Potter 7 will start tomorrow over on the Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone - everyone's welcome to join in, so see you there...

Now ye may hasten away to The Edge of the Forest !

The Edge of the Forest Volume II - May issue

The May issue of The Edge of the Forest is up!

Here's what's in store this month:

• Kelly H interviews Kerry Madden and investigate JacketFlap.
• Allie (Little Willow) discusses The Bermudez Triangle: Too Cool for School? and profiles author Deb Caletti.
• Kim Winters talks to children's writers on retreat about what they are reading and why for the In the Backpack column, and gets personal about writing for children in A Day in the Life.
• Kelly Fineman interviews David Lubar in our Blogging Writer feature.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult. (There are loads of reviews this month.)
• We've added an interview archive for your convenience.
• Best of the Blogs cover the scandal of the month (in case you missed it, that's the "print reviews vs. blog reviews" debate)
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The Edge of the Forest will return June 10.

The Edge of the Forest Volume II - April issue

The Edge of the Forest (April) is finally up. Here's what's in store this month:

• Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!!, is back. This month Mark talks to Rachna Gilmore.
• An interview with writer Carrie Jones, by Kelly Fineman.
• I talk The Cybils with Anne Boles Levy and Little Willow.
• Gary Elliott discusses teaching English in an International School.
• Sheila Ruth considers the phenomenon that is The Warriors.
• Kim Winters talks to children's writers from all over the U.S. about what they are reading and why for the In the Backpack column
• Kim also interviews Lauren Myracle for A Day in the Life.
• Pam Coughlan interviews Grace Lin in our Blogging Writer feature.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

The Edge of the Forest will return May 10. If you're interested in writing a feature article or a review for the May, June, or July issues, please drop Kelly a line.

The Edge of the Forest Volume II - March issue

The March 2007 Issue of The Edge of the Forest is now up. Here's what's in store this month:

• Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!!, is back. This month Mark talks to Daniel Pinkwater.
• An interview with Newbery Honoree Kirby Larson (Hattie Big Sky), by Liz Burns.
• Kelly celebrates the launch of Readergirlz.
• Pam Coughlan explains, in true MoReader fashion, How to be a B-list Blogger.
• Adrienne Furness considers the spate of Sock Monkey books.
• Kim Winters talks to children's writer and bookseller (The Flying Pig Bookstore), Elizabeth Bluemle, for the In the Backpack column, and the marvelous (and marvelously- productive) Laura Ruby for A Day in the Life.
• Allie interviews a hilarious Jenny Han in our Blogging Writer feature.
• Reviews in all categories--from Picture book to Young Adult. (Don't miss Brian Farrey's Open Letter to Adam Selzer)

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The Edge of the Forest Volume II - February issue

The Edge of the Forest (aka TEotF) is celebrating its first anniversary with this new issue. Here's what in the Forest this month:

• Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!!, is back. This month Mark talks to author and illustrator Margaret Shannon.


• An interview with writer Joe Craig, by Camille Powell. Camille also introduces us to the Jimmy Coates series.


• Allie considers the work of Rachel Cohn in a special Profile.


• Adrienne Furness looks fondly upon Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.


• Kim Winters talks to children's writer and activist, Mindy Hardwick, for both the A Day in the Life and the In the Backpack columns.


• Pam Coughlan interviews the awesome Mo Willems in our Blogging Writer feature.


• And I introduce the US audience to Penelope Lively's Works for Children.


• And there are the usual book reviews in all categories - from Picture book to Young Adult.

The Edge of the Forest Volume II - January issue

The January issue of The Edge of the Forest is up now. Here are some of the items included in this month's issue:

• Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!!, is back. This month find out how Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon work together on the Blast to the Past series.
• An interview with writer Alan Gratz, by Eisha Prather and Julie Danielson.
• Pamela Coughlan considers YA Historical Fiction in Twentieth Century YA Style.
• Franki Sibberson discusses the leveled book phenomenon in Helping Children Choose Books Beyond Level.
• Allie considers what makes a good cover in Judging the Cover.
• Kim Winters talks to children's writer, René Colato Laínezn, for A Day in the Life.
• Allie interviews the fabulous Lisa Yee in our Blogging Writer feature.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

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The Edge of the Forest will return February 10 with our first anniversary issue.

The Edge of the Forest - December issue

The December edition of The Edge of the Forest is up!

Here's what's on offer this month:

• Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!!, is back. This month find out what the folks at The Cybils are up to (besides reading their socks off trying to make an impossibly long list into a reasonably shortlist (and falling ill !)).



• An interview with writer Karen English, by Cynthia J. Omololu.



• December is picture book month, with two features focused on books for the younger set. Anne Boles Levy considers picture book dialog in Strong Dialog Speaks Volumes and Julie Danielson reviews four recent rhyming titles in Poetic Picture Books.



• Allie compiles a list: The Best of 2006



• Kim Winters contributes two columns this month, speaking to Ruthann Heidgerken, Youth Services Librarian and writer for What's in their Backpacks? and children's writer, Debby Dahl Edwardson, for A Day in the Life.



• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult (including reviews of some newer and some older Fantasy books from me.



• Kid Picks is Teen Picks this month! Allie talks books with some pretty smart high school students (and their younger siblings).



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Beginning in 2007, it's planned that The Edge of the Forest will be published on the 10th of every month.

Thank you to everyone for reading each month, and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a pleasant and enjoyable Holiday season (whichever holiday you are celebrating this month) and to wish you a peaceful 2007 filled to the brim with books !

The Edge of the Forest - November issue

The November edition of The Edge of the Forest is now online. Here's a quick run down of what's over there this month:

• New this month is Sounds from the Forest, a podcast column produced by Andrea and Mark of Just One More Book!! You can find out what the folks at the Classof2k7 are doing.
  
• Little Willow brings us the Blogging Writer interview, speaking with Lisa Yee.
  
• There's an interview with Sebastian Meschenmoser, author of Learning to Fly, by Kelly Herold.
  
• Pam Coughlan continues her series on funny books for kids with Bring on the Funny III - this month she's recommended hilarious books for teenagers.
• Adrienne Furness recommends board books for the youngest readers in The Latest in Board Book Technology.
  
• Kim Winters contributes two columns this month, speaking to Illinois SCBWI members for What's in their Backpacks? and children's writer, Carolyn Crimi, for A Day in the Life.
  
• And I consider Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series

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In addition to this, there are reviews in all categories — from Picture book to Young Adult.

The Kid Picks this month is actually Teen Picks as Little Willow talks books with some high school students.

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The Edge of the Forest will return December 18 with our final issue for 2006.

The Edge of the Forest - October issue

Good news ! The October edition of The Edge of the Forest is up! There are many exciting features for you, as well as interviews, reviews, and much, much more.

Pam Coughlan continues her series on funny books for kids with Bring on the Funny II. This month she recommends hilarious books for children ages 8-12.

Allie gets personal with What the BSC Means to Me.

Adrienne Furness profiles writer/illustrator Judith Byron Schachner, author of the Skippyjon Jones series.

Kim Winters contributes two interviews this month, speaking to library associate, Barbara Crispin (Crofton Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, Crofton, Maryland) for What's in their Backpacks and children's writer, Patricia Malone, for A Day in the Life

There are reviews in all categories — from Picture book to Young Adult.

Kid Picks is back and Jen Robinson talks with a girl scout troop in Austin, Texas.

And I confess, I'm quite proud of my interview with author Charles Butler.

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The Edge of the Forest will return November 22. If you're interested in submitting an article or review, please check out the About Us page for details.

The Edge of the Forest - September edition

The new edition of The Edge of the Forest is now up, thanks to the incredible hard work of editor, Kelly of Big A, little a. There's a fantastic interview with Rick Riordan which Camille of Bookmoot got to do (and I'm not a bit jealous, honest !); Pam of Mother Reader shares her experiences of booktalking to teens; Allie of Bildungsroman/Slayground discusses The Eternal Little Boy - specifically Peter Pan prequels and sequels; Kim Winters of Kat's Eye interviews children's writer, Carmela Martino, for A Day in the Life, and much, much more (including lots of book reviews). Talking of Book Reviews, there's now a Review Archive and it's possible now to subscribe to receive notification of when a new issue of The Edge of the Forest is available. Make yourself a cup of your favourite beverage and head on over there for a lengthy reading session !