Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The mystery of an actor in both "Superman" [1978] and "Batman" [1989]

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Superman. Batman. Mystery Man. In Superman: The Movie [1978], a thief uses suction cups to climb a high-rise in search of another score, bu...
Monday, December 15, 2025

"Legendary" school visits - IASL newsletter

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In 2024, I recorded a talk on censorship for an  International Association of School Librarianship conference.  The December 2025 newsletter...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

All non-Christian authors are evil

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In September 2023, on day 9 of 10 of a trip to speak at 10 schools in San Antonio, TX, a parent complained that in my assemblies for grades ...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

The Scooby-Doo haunted mansion is real [and really haunted]

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Despite having been a Scooby-Doo fan since I could not yet spell "Scooby" or even "Doo," it was only this year when I l...
Monday, October 20, 2025

Posing with pop culture interview subjects

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I've had the thrill of finding and then the privilege of interviewing so many entertainers who meant something to me as a kid...people w...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Ten years since Bill Finger added to Batman credit line

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TEN YEARS. Ten years ago today, Batman co-creator Bill Finger’s life changed—41 years after he died.  DC Comics added his name to the Batman...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

“School Library Journal” article: complex subjects in children’s nonfiction

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Betsy Bird writing for School Library Journal  asked me and fellow authors including Candace Fleming, Chris Barton, Deborah Heiligman, and C...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

'Justice League of America" [first series]: cover trends

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Certain concepts recurred on the covers of the original Justice League of America series. Here are a few: beaten heroes on the ground: hero...