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HUGGING THE ROCK is officially out now!

Fuse #8 says, "Hell, it’s downright gutsy to go and create a mother character that seriously does not love her daughter."  Read the entire review . . .

In an interview with me over at Cynsations, Cynthia Leitich Smith says,
"This novel in poems is a rare and powerful father-daughter book. It's also a whole-heart book. You feel your whole heart break and re-knit as you read. It's that good. Ages 9-up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." Read the interview . . .

Jen Robinson, a wonderful advocate for children's literacy in the Silicon Valley, says, "This book packs a lot into relatively few words. Susan Taylor Brown offers insights into life with a mentally ill parent, how fathers parent differently from mothers, how personally kids take any parental rejection, how "sometimes dads are better moms than moms are", and how, ultimately, people adapt to changing circumstances. Hugging the Rock is beautifully written, and I give it my highest recommendation." Read the rest of the review . . .

Author and librarian  Rebecca Hogue Wojahn, says "A touching look at the resiliency of kids and families." Read the rest of the review . . .

READ AN EXCERPT FROM MY
UPCOMING BOOK HUGGING THE ROCK

June 2005
This website is new! The old one was getting scraggly so I went for the complete overhaul. I hope you enjoy it. (You could send me a note and let me know what you think. I love getting mail.)

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Writing classes are new too!

Are you a Brave Writer? Do you want to write but are fears holding you back? Would you like to tap into deeper emotions when you write? Brave Writing is a  4 week online course intended to help you achieve your writing dreams. Check out the workshops page for more information. Check out my feedback if you want to know what other people thought about some of my classes.


My blog is new. What is a blog? A blog is like a website but it is usually updated much more frequently (daily/weekly) than a website.

Some authors use them to keep fans informed of their travels and speaking events. Some are newsy and keep readers up to date on the latest news in a given topic. Some are ramblings on music or books or dogs or whatever. Mine is about the writing life in general and my writing life in particular. I remember when I was first starting out in writing I liked hearing about other writers that had the same thoughts and fears and habits as myself. I found it encouraging and hope I can do the same for others.


Coming soon! My next book will be Oliver's Must-Do List, a picture book published by Boyds Mills Press featuring the adorable illustrations of Mary Sullivan. It will be published this fall and be available just in time for Christmas. If you'd like to be added to my book annoucement mailing list, send me an email with your snail mail address.

In the spring of 2006 Carolrhodda/Lerner will publish my book Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom about the slave who steals a ship to sail to freedom and turns the ship over to the Union Army.