Behind The Scenes

Apr 1, 2019

From the Publisher: Bologna Children's Book Fair

Happy Monday, everyone. By the time you read this, I will be in the beautiful city of Bologna (home of the oldest European University, fo...

Kirsten Marion

Sep 5, 2017

We're Baaaack...

So, did you have a great summer? Did you lose that 20 lbs you were hoping to lose? Did you sleep in late every day, read more books, lear...

Kirsten Marion

Jun 19, 2017

See You in September

I know. We didn't give any warning for this. We're sorry, but we're closing to unsolicited submissions until September. What a jerk move!...

What Happens When... we like a submission

Ellie Sipila

May 17, 2017

What Happens When... we like a submission

I know; it's been a while! What with the release of MOM by Collin Piprell at the beginning of April, the signing of ARK by Jesse Miller, ...

Ellie Sipila

Apr 9, 2017

KINDLE version of MOM

ATTENTION ONE AND ALL: It has been brought to my attention that there are some issues with the AMAZON KINDLE version of MOM by Collin Pip...

Kirsten Marion

Mar 23, 2017

A Book by Its Cover

Have you ever bought a book you didn't mean to buy because you liked its cover? Likewise, have you ever put a book down because, even tho...

Ellie Sipila

Feb 10, 2017

What Happens When... The Query Edition

[WARNING: We are very likely to go off on a few tangents here because...well, it's Ellie writing. If you have small kids in the tub or a ...

Kirsten Marion

Jan 23, 2017

Welcome to our Underground Lair...

For this, our first official blog post, we thought we might take you on a tour of the facilities. Would you like to see what the headquar...

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