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Have you ever wondered what inspired a favorite author to write their books? Join @MaryLanniReads each week as she sits down with the creative minds behind books for kids, tweens, and teens.
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Interview Tuesdays: Beth Anderson with @MaryLanniReads (opens the original)
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Beth Anderson has always been fascinated with words and language—from sound and meaning, to figurative language and point of view, to cultural and scientific aspects of language. After earning a B.A. in linguistics and a M.Ed. in reading, she taught English language learners for more than 20 years. That classroom community taught her valuable lessons as she advocated for students and encouraged them to share their voices. Surrounded by young people from all over the world, with literature as her
Interview Tuesdays: Romina Garber with @MaryLanniReads (opens the original)
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Romina Garber is a New York Times and international bestselling author whose books include The Last Vampire, Castle of the Cursed, Lobizona, Cazadora, & the ZODIAC quartet. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Miami, Florida, Romina landed her first writing gig as a teen—College She Wrote, a weekly Sunday column for the Miami Herald that was later picked up for national syndication—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. She is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core.Romina
Interview Tuesdays: Charlotte Lillie Balogh with @MaryLanniReads (opens the original)
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Charlotte Lillie Balogh is an author, a screenwriter, and a comic book writer born and raised outside Boston. She self-published her first book at sixteen years old and later graduated as a Remembrance Scholar from Syracuse University. CLB is a lifelong superhero fanatic, and she launched into the television and film industry by working at DC Entertainment on projects including Wonder Woman 1984 and the CW’s Stargirl. When she’s not writing, CLB mentors young women through RowLA and WriteGirl, h
Interview Tuesdays: Lina Haldar with @MaryLanniReads (opens the original)
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Lina Chopra Haldar is a math educator, a woman of color in STEM, and a children’s book author. She began her career in New York City, where she completed a B.S. in Operations Research and an M.A. in Mathematics Education at Columbia University. As she soaked up the vibrant culture and stories of New York City, she worked as an investment banker and then as a high school math teacher. Lina’s passion for math education grew as she spent time in the classroom and worked with a diverse student popul
Interview Tuesdays: Heather Brockman Lee with @MaryLanniReads (opens the original)
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Heather Brockman Lee is an illustrator specializing in children's illustration and images for licensing.Her publishing clients include Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Beaming Books, and The Innovation Press.She is a winner of the Grand Prize Portfolio Showcase, 2021 SCBWI Big Five-Oh! as well as the 2020 Letters and Lines at the Rocky Mountain chapter of SCBWI. She is an adjunct professor of Illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and a mentor with
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