Foreword magazine just announced that Kate Buckley’s new novel Choices is finalist in young adult fiction category for the Book of the Year Award. Kate is a 2010 Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient in the Young Adult Books, Fiction category. The Book of the Year Awards program is an annual contest designed to “discover distinctive books from independent publshers across … Read More
Book Expo America – Honorees Mark Your Calendars & Make Your Plans
BookExpo America, commonly called by its initials B-E-A, is the publishing industry’s premier event. Publishers, authors, illustrators, publishing rights specialists… anyone who has anything to do with the book industry is there to present their wares, talk about trends, and celebrate books. For the Mom’s Choice Awards, BEA is an opportunity to showcasent our honorees and engage librarians, booksellers, publishers, … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on children’s author Julie Fox and her book Ugly as a Toad
Given her love of writing and her passion as a teacher, it is only natural that one day Julie Fox would craft a children’s book. Little did she know, though, that her first effort would be an award-winning picture book. She is also the mom of two boys. Julie holds a Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education and Special Education … Read More