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Questions & Answers:

Appearances:

School Visits:

Chelsea Intermediate, Straughn Middle School (Andalusia, AL), Monroe County High School (Monroeville, AL), Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery,AL), Mountain Brook Elementary (Mountain Brook, AL), Brookwood Forest Elementary (Mountain Brook, AL), Cherokee Bend Elementary (Mountain Brook, AL), Judson College (Marion, AL), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), University of Alabama Gadsden Center, Homewood Middle School, Thompson Intermediate School, Bruno Academy (Birmingham, AL), University of Alabama – Birmingham (AL), Inverness Elementary (Birmingham, AL), Underwood Elementary (Florence, AL), Brooks Elementary (Killen, AL), Riverhill School (Florence, Alabama), Hibbett Middle School (Florence, AL), Barrett Elementary (Birmingham, AL), Wesley Lakes Elementary (McDonough, GA), University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL), Pizitz Middle School (Vestavia Hills, AL), Central School (Florence, AL), Wilcox Academy (Camden, AL), Camden School of Art and Technology (Camden, AL), W.J. Carroll Intermediate (Fairhope, AL), Fairview Elementary (Heiskell, TN), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), Trussville High School (Trussville, AL), Rolling Hills Elementary School (Huntsville, AL), Liberty Park Middle School (Vestavia Hills, AL), Central Elementary School (Blytheville, AR), Blytheville Middle School (Blytheville, AR), Collegeville Elementary School (Bryant, AR), Reeltown School (Notasulga, AL), Berry Middle School (Hoover, AL)

Skype Visits:

Terrill Middle School (Scotch Plains, NJ), Patton Middle School (Kennett Square, PA), Buckhorn High School (New Market, AL)

Library and Museum Visits:

Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library (Bismarck, ND), Lafayette County – Oxford Public Library (Oxford, MS), Hammonds House Museum (Atlanta, GA), South Fulton Arts Center (Atlanta, GA), Gadsden Public Library (Gadsden, AL), Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC, Emmet O'Neal (Mountain Brook, AL), New York Public Library - Mulberry Street Branch (NY), Flint Institute of Art (Flint, MI), North Shelby Public Library (Birmingham, AL), Hoover Public Library (Hoover, AL), Florence-Lauderdale Public Library (Florence, AL), Springville Road Public Library (Birmingham, AL), Leeds Public Library (Leeds, AL), Dauphin Island Parkway Public Library (Mobile, AL), Birmingham Public Library (Birmingham, AL), Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library (Benton, AR), Calera Public Library (Calera, AL)

Bookstore signings:

Yellow Book Road Bookstore (San Diego, CA), Beehive Books (Monroeville,AL), Brooke's Bookstop (McCalla, AL), Coldwater Books (Tuscumbia, AL), Davis-Kidd Bookseller (Memphis, TN), Books of Wonder (New York City), The Voracious Reader (Larchmont, NY), Flint Institute of Art Museum Store (Flint, MI), Milestone Books (Birmingham, AL), Books a Million (Florence, AL), The Bookstore (Huntsville, AL), Page & Palette (Fairhope, AL), Bienville Books (Mobile, AL), Lemuria Books (Jackson, MS), Sherlock’s Books (Lebanon, TN), Black Belt Treasures (Camden, AL), Davis-Kidd Bookseller (Nashville, TN), Square Books, Jr. (Oxford, MS), Carpe Librum Books (Knoxville, TN), That Bookstore (Blytheville, AR)

Book Festivals and Conferences:

Historical Novel Society (San Diego, CA), Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsville, AL),Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival (Hattiesburg, MS), Alabama Library Association (Orange Beach, AL), ACETA (Tuskegee, AL), Write in the Middle (Montevallo, AL), Auburn Writers Conference (Auburn, AL), SCBWI Southern Breeze WIK10 (Birmingham, AL), SCBWI Mid South (Nashville, TN). Alabama Reading Association (Birmingham, AL), Mississippi Library Association (Vicksburg, MS), Southern Christian Writers Conference (AL), Red Mountain Writing Project (AL), Southern-Breeze SCBWI Springmingle (Atlanta, GA), Virginia Festival of the Book (Charlottesville, VA), Alabama Book Festival (Montgomery, AL)

Print: Florence Times Daily, The Courier News, Author Makes Connection (PDF), Currents, Stitching Together A Story (PDF), Portico, Local Author Challenges Childern (PDF), UAB Magazine The Wilcox Progressive Era, Gadsden Times, Birmingham Parent Magazine, Shelby County Reporter, Birmingham Parent magazine, Portico magazine, 280 Living, Fairhope Courier, Courier Journal, Florence Times Daily, News Observer

Online Press: AL.COM, Cynsations, Books Are My Thing, Sacramento Book Review, Barb's Favorites, IMPCL Kids, Birmingham Magazine, Love Books A-Z, ALAN's Picks, Musings of a Book Addict, Book Lovers Inc. (Irene on Fate), Joelle Anthony, Writing Snacks, Through the Wardrobe, Lindsey Leavitt, Doraine Bennett (interview), Amy Brecount White, Other Shelf Tours, The Children's Book Reporter, Saundra Mitchell, April Nichole, Liyanaland!, Liyanaland! part 2, Elevensies, Shrinking Violets Promotions, Linda Gerber, Sarah C. Campbell (video), Mindi Scott, Elizabeth O. Dulemba, Denise Jaden, Quilter's Muse

Online interviews: DeepFriedKudzu, Juvenescence, Teaching Authors - interview

Radio:
Pat Sloan's Creative Talk Radio, 7-19-10

WBHM Tapestry - All Things Considered with Andrew Yeager