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The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Nugent
How dashing is this painting? In the story, Mona needed a friend who was dashing, chivalrous, and […]
The Frame-Up Gets Some Wonderful Reviews!
I’m happy to report that The Frame-up is getting some great reviews! Booklist gave the book a […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Hotel Bedroom
It is a haunting portrait. Lucian Freud’s Hotel Bedroom, painted in 1954, is one of the most popular […]
I’m Presenting at the NCTE Annual Convention!
I, along with Teacher and MG Book Ambassador Extraordinaire Corrina Allen, have been accepted as presenters at this fall’s […]
Talking about The Terror at The Beaverbrook Art Gallery
One of my favourite paintings in The Frame-Up is The Terror. Recently, I was invited to talk about it […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: The Party-Goers
And a good time was had by all… Philippe Mercier (French, 1689-1760) Bacchanalian piece: Sir Thomas Samwell and […]
Pre-Order The Frame-Up!
It’s Time to Pre-Order The Frame-Up! Two months from today The Frame-Up hits bookstores! But I’d love […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Madame Juliette & A GIVEAWAY!!!
Spring has sprung and it only seems appropriate to talk about the most spring-like painting in the book, Madame […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Andre Reidmor and Lady Macbeth
The famous acting coach Constantin Stanislavski once said “There are no small parts, only small actors.” I think […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Helena Rubinstein
There are women and then there are WOMEN. Helena Rubinstein was a WOMAN. According to Wikipedia: Helena Rubinstein (born […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: W. Somerset Maugham
One of my favourite characters in The Frame-Up is Somerset Maugham Why? Well first of all, Maugham is […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: Merrymaking
One of the most popular paintings at the Beaverbrook Art Galley is Merrymaking. This locale, home […]
The Frame-Up Characters and Locales: San Vigilio, Lake Garda
I’m not going to lie: this is one of my favourite paintings in the world! John Singer […]
The Frame-Up Characters & Locales: The Terror
At least half of the characters in The Frame-Up are actual paintings. Most of these paintings have been part […]
Giveaway Winner + The Frame-Up Cover and What Prompted Me to Write The Book
Happy Friday and big congratulation to @goldenteach, who won the books! Don’t worry – more giveaways to come, […]
The Frame-Up Cover Reveal!
The Cover for The Frame-Up is Now Available! Hop on over to Middle Grade Minded Blog, to read […]
Goals
Do you make goals for yourself? I used to make excessive and elaborate goals for myself at the […]
A New Year
A Clean Slate. A Blank Page. Does such a thing exist? I think of that a lot […]
The Joy of Wordless Picture Books
I don’t know about you, but the holiday season always seems like the perfect time of year to add […]