Shannon Hitchcock » The Ballad of Jessie Pearl

It all starts with the question: What’s your book about? I used to say THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL was about tuberculosis,...

My monthly critique group meeting was on Wednesday. Here we are at International Mall. Eileen and Joni have big news about their...

Quinn Norris chose THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL as the favorite book she read this past school year. She designed a JESSIE...

Recently, I had the chance to visit one of my oldest friends in Tucson, Arizona. Just look at that sky and the...

Recently I traveled to my hometown, East Bend, North Carolina, for a book signing at the East Bend Public Library. This is...

As part of a recent Highlights Foundation Workshop I attended, Alison Myers offered to do a “social media critique” for each participant....

Last week I attended Peter Jacobi’s, “Life in the Spotlight,” workshop through the Highlights Foundation. Alison Myers spoke with us about using...

My friend, Regine Gordon, hosted a reading and book signing in my honor yesterday. We were thrilled to welcome writers from all...

My scanner doesn’t do it justice, but this is a card from Nate, a fourth grader who just read The Ballad of...

The Ballad of Jessie Pearl is receiving a warm welcome in my hometown, East Bend, North Carolina! My book recently made the...