August–#MSBookFest And #MGGetsReal! 30 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock Whew! August was a busy month. I attended the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson. Here I am on a panel... Read More
#MGGetsReal–A Conversation With Joyce Moyer Hostetter 29 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock I first read Joyce Moyer Hostetter’s book, BLUE in 2006. I was especially drawn to BLUE because of its setting–rural... Read More
#MGGetsReal–A Conversation With Kerry O’Malley Cerra 23 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock Hi Kerry, Thanks for answering my questions about middle grade novels in general, and your own book, JUST A DROP... Read More
#MGGetsReal–A Chat With Author Kathleen Burkinshaw 15 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock Hi Kathleen! Thanks for stopping by to chat about the books that influenced you as a child and books that... Read More
#MGGetsReal A Chat With Shannon Wiersbitzky 09 Aug 2016Shannon Hitchcock Hi Shannon! Thanks for chatting with me about Middle Grade books in general and your novels in particular. Thank... Read More
What Is #MGGetsReal? 31 Jul 2016Shannon Hitchcock Marketing can be a drag for writers, it can feel so self-promotional. And it requires a lot of time.... Read More
ALA 2016–RUBY LEE & ME 27 Jun 2016Shannon Hitchcock Lots of cool things have been happening to me! I attended the American Libraries Association Conference for the first time... Read More
Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger Now A Movie 18 Jun 2016Shannon Hitchcock I read and reviewed the book Greenhorn a couple of years ago so I was intrigued to see how the... Read More
TeacherTube: Student Book Trailer of RUBY LEE & ME 21 May 2016Shannon Hitchcock Savannah Thompson in Mrs. Rodgers’s class made a book trailer for RUBY LEE & ME. It’s available for viewing on... Read More