Noblemania

I made my shortest trip yet to Cleveland—about five hours on Ohio soil—to deliver my first keynote address. It was for a lovely luncheon spo...

Interesting Nonfiction for Kids (I.N.K.) kindly posted a piece on my book Quick Nonfiction Writing Activities That Really Work! (I am compel...

This series could've been a lot longer. I could've shared a story from nearly every school I’ve been to (in some cases, after lookin...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Dork in High...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “The First Ti...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Underdogs Ov...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Texas Board...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “My First Alm...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “More Than Pr...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Why He Won”...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. “Eleven in Tw...

Every school I've had the privilege of speaking at has given me a great experience. Some have given me a great story, too. "Theme S...

One of the greatest privileges in writing for young people is interacting with young people. I began speaking at schools in 2001 through a N...

Picture books for older readers do exist: Well, some in publishing aren't questioning that picture books for older readers exist—rather ...

Joe Shuster, the artist who co-created Superman with writer Jerry Siegel, was in his seventh year when sister Jean joined him (and other bro...

( First read part 1 of 2 .) In her book about writing biographies, Meryle Secrest describes talking to a source about a subject’s possible c...

At one point, August was National Biography Month. I wrote it down a while ago, which means I got it from somewhere. However, Googling it (i...

In October 2008, I was one of 800 volunteers to participate in Read Aloud Day, a program in which those volunteers scatter to every public ...

Thanks to Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman , I've branched out beyond schools and libraries in booking speaking engagements. The ...

Last Son by Brad Ricca . Men of Tomorrow by Gerard Jones . Secret Identity by Craig Yoe . The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer (plus the tr...

That was the title under which I proposed a book on writing vivid nonfiction. The book, published by Scholastic with the longer, less chee...

Michael Spradlin, a fellow author with a diverse range of offerings, has a feature on his blog called "Five on Friday." It's n...

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman was named a Notable Children's Book 2009 (middle readers category) by the Association for Libr...

Google “boys of steel” (come on now, don’t let me be the only one) and you’ll find that the majority of results have to do with a book calle...

The last time I was in the Barnes & Noble in Union Square in New York City, I was pleasantly surprised to see Boys of Steel: The Creator...