The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Do you know the Herdmans? Six unruly, unsupervised children who steal, smoke cigars, and set fire to small buildings? If you’ve read The Best Christmas ...
Author: Julia Tomiak
I believe in the power of words to improve our lives, and I help people find interesting words to read. Member of SCBWI.
Reading List for 2012
I confess that I have some type-A tendencies. For example, I generated a grocery list on my computer, and I keep printed copies of it in the kitchen. When I r...
The Pros and Cons of eReaders
The Pros and Cons of eReaders Two summers ago, while we were on vacation in the Adirondacks, my tech-savvy friend Don sat me down with his latest gadget: an eRe...
Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Any word nerd worthy of her name will want to give or receive books this holiday season. And I’m proud to say that my kids follow my example, as books, or requ...
Who Should Read The Hunger Games?
Everybody is talking about Suzanne Collins’ young adult novel, The Hunger Games, but I have to admit, when I first heard the premise of the book, I didn’t...
Confessions of a Twi-Mom
I admit it; I’m a Twi-Mom. I’ve devoured all the books of Stephenie Meyer’s Saga multiple times, often staying up later than advisable to do so. I follo...