Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Authors Against Banned Books panel on censorship

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As part of the EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week series of virtual programs , fellow authors Shana Youngdahl, Michael Leali, and had a br...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Batman is first superhero to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Batman is about to become the first superhero—but not the first fictional character —to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [and th...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Letting Bill Finger's paperweight out of my sight

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Bill Finger's paperweight is going, in a way,  back where it came from . For an upcoming exhibit on Jewish comics creators, the Capital ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

High school grad reflects on 5th grade author visit

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A Maryland elementary school at which I spoke in 2016 would like to bring me back.  For the grant application, librarian Stacey Hazuda deftl...
Monday, May 13, 2024

Acknowledged in magazine about Batman's history

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In 2019, Batman's 80th anniversary year, a magazine on all things Batman included Batman & Bill on a timeline of milestones . This ...
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Friday, March 15, 2024

My proposal for the back cover of "Thirty Minutes Over Oregon"

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By my request, the back covers of both Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman and Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman ha...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Northside ISD was WRONG to cancel author Marc Tyler Nobleman

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Welcome school principals, school librarians, and PTA members! If you are here because you searched “marc nobleman author visit” or “marc no...
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Monday, February 19, 2024

Best of the blog 2023

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This blog launched on  2/19/08 . Every February 19, I share posts of the previous 12 months that I feel have the best chance of interesting ...
Monday, January 15, 2024

Interview: Truett Pratt (co-singer of “Happy Days” theme)

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Fifty years ago today, the classic sitcom  Happy Days premiered.  To celebrate, rock out to an interview with Truett Pratt, half of Pratt &...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Unused Ty Templeton gunshot art for "Bill the Boy Wonder"

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The first round of sketches Ty Templeton submitted for Bill the Boy Wonder were so good that I requested few changes.  The biggest one, as ...
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Monday, December 4, 2023

George Takei of "Star Trek" weighed in on Georgia schools censoring "gay"

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I'm beaming this up a bit late, but it's lost none of its potency. In August, elementary schools in Georgia gave me a choice: leave ...
Sunday, November 5, 2023

Wadi Shab—an Oman hike that turns into a swim

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...
Saturday, November 4, 2023

American International School of Muscat, Oman

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...
Friday, November 3, 2023

Wadi Rum, a breathtaking desert valley (and popular film location) in Jordan

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Part of a series :  Middle East, October 2023 : Jordan—American Community School, Amman Jordan—Jerash (Greco-Roman ruins) Jordan—Dead Sea Jo...