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My paperback advanced reader copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters arrived on election day last fall, and it killed me that I had to

My paperback advanced reader copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters arrived on election day last fall, and it killed me that I had to

If you’ve read an Advanced Reader Copy* of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, you know I start my book off with a single quote: “Monsters

Sunsets are romantic, right? You and your honey decide to hike into the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, pick a place above the pine forest lowlands

If you’re an audiobook fanatic, you might be interested to know that I received an excerpt of the very fantastic Stephanie Willing giving voice to
Shepherd’s been asking writers, including me, for their favorite books of 2023. I like to spread the love around, so my list included my favorite

It’s very late. You’re alone. You were sleeping until suddenly you weren’t. You have to pee, or you turned over wrong and pulled something in

Hearing my own voice is as uncomfortable as ever, but I had a great time on the Shining Moon podcast, talking young adult and middle

Start the week with my list of the best, in my humble opinion, YA Summerween books to launch you into the autumn spooky season! Shepherd

The name alone fills me with glee: Kushtaka, the trickster wereotters. That’s right: not werewolves—wereotters. Alaska is one of those places where anything seems possible.

Join the very fabulous Angela Yuriko Smith (publisher of Space & Time magazine, a three-time Bram Stoker Awards® Finalist and HWA Mentor of the Year