The Edge of the Forest - June Issue is Up

Once again, Kelly has outdone herself with this issue of The Edge of the Forest. Be sure to head on over and check out all the great content.

And that content is (lifted directly from Kelly over at Big A little a)
Okay, now here's the scoop on the June issue:

• An interview with singer-songwriter—and author of Middle Grade fiction—Dar Williams, by YA author Carrie Jones.
• Poet J. Patrick Lewis graces The Edge of the Forest with a bittersweet original poem.
• Sarah Stevenson (a.fortis) and TadMack (Tanita S. Davis) talk vampires in Fiction with Fangs.
• Not one, but two Summer Reading features: Julie M. Prince takes reading to the pool and Sarah Mulhern suggests summertime reading for kids of all ages.
• Gail Gauthier is this month's Blogging Writer.
• We have three great columns this month: Candice Ransom considers The Long Summer for A Backward Glance, teacher Stacy Dillon gives us her students' picks for Kid Picks, and Little Willow tells us What's in Teens' Backpacks this summer.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

The Edge of the Forest will return the first week of August with our July-August issue and a technical redesign.

May Edition of The Edge of the Forest

The May Edge of the Forest is up.

Here's what's in store this month (taken directly from Kelly):

• An interview with Elizabeth C. Bunce, by Julie M. Prince
• Little Willow takes us to the Prom
• An interview with Brandon Mull, by Rebecca Laney
• Linda Urban is this month's Blogging Writer, interviewed by Julie M. Prince
• We have two great columns this month: Candice Ransom considers Magic Elizabeth for A Backward Glance and Sarah Mulhern tells us what her students are reading in our Backpacks column.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

The Edge of the Forest will be back in early June.

February Edition of The Edge of the Forest is Up

And you thought February was over! Ha! We still have the February Edition of the Edge of the Forest to enjoy. And Kelly got it finished and posted while it was still February (in her time zone at least).

And directly from her post here is what to expect this month:

• An interview with Eric Rohmann, by Julie M. Prince
• A hearty defense of YA Literature, by Little Willow
• Graphic Novels: A Gateway to a New World, by Kelly Fineman
• A profile of illustrator Sylvia Long, by Kris Bordessa
• A fantastic new column called A Backward Glance, by writer Candice Ransom
• P.J. Hoover is this month's Blogging Writer, interviewed by me.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

So - what are you waiting for - before you know it the the March edition will be up (third week of March) so go read the February edition while you can.

The New Edition of The Edge of the Forest is up

The January edition of The Edge of the Forest is now available. The Edge of the Forest is now entering it's third year of publication. Kelly has created a tremendous product with it. Congratulations to her.

There are a lot of great features in this issue including:

• An interview with Holly Thompson.
• A look at The Class of 2K8, by P.J. Hoover.
• Booking your New Year's Resolutions with Little Willow.
• Kim Winters talks with writer, teacher, and mentor, Jane Resh Thomas, in our A Day in the Life column.
• Candice Ransom is this month's Blogging Writer.
• Reviews in all categories—from Picture book to Young Adult.

And I even wrote for it this month; interviewing some of my daughter's class mates (and my daughter) for this month's Kid Picks.

So head on over and enjoy.

The Edge of the Forest

The new edition of The Edge of the Forest is up and looks great. Kelly does wonderful work on this magazine. This is my first issue as features editor, and I'm delighted to be a part of this project. So - head on over and see what it's all about. There are author interviews, book reviews and even gift suggestions by the editorial board. Enjoy

A New Gig

If you've read the "about me" section on the sidebar you know I used to be an editor. And once an editor, always an editor.

I now have something new to edit. Kelly Herold has asked me to be the Features Editor for The Edge of the Forest, an online magazine about children's literature. And I've accepted. I'm looking forward to this new and exciting opportunity.

If you aren't already familiar with The Edge of the Forest, please go check it out. It's a wonderful resource for all levels of children's literature, written by some of the best minds in the kidslitosphere.