Five Questions for Sidney Matthews
Do you ever get to the end of a book and wish you could ask the characters some questions? Today I have that unique opportunity, as SAW Publishing presents a…
Read moreTop Ten Children’s Classics
When I was a high school student, my siblings and I had a private newspaper. The editors of this paper had a limited readership, but great confidence. And in one…
Read moreDear Reader: The Girl You’re Going to Be
Dear Reader, One of the striking things about growing up is that the author begins addressing the preface to you. When you were very small, books didn’t have prefaces at…
Read moreSingle Line Story Tag
Well, guess what? It’s time for another story tag! Today’s tag is all about brevity—in fact, it’s a challenge to put an entire story into a single line! I was…
Read moreRocket Science for Babies—Book Review
This book was totally another impulse-borrow. Rocket Science for Babies. It was part of a series. My public library had Organic Chemistry for Babies, too. I just had to see…
Read moreMozart: The Boy Who Changed the World with His Music—Book Review
I love obscure books. I love reading obscure books. I love reviewing obscure books. The only thing I don’t love about obscure books is trying to source them, after somebody…
Read moreLily and the Paper Man—Book Review
I really didn’t need another public library book. I already had a review title halfway read, a church library book halfway read, a Victorian novel halfway read, and a musical…
Read moreBuilding a Good and Great Grade: SAW Publishing’s Review System
And now it’s time for SAW Publishing to review SAW Publishing’s Review System! Conflict of interest? Totally. Still somewhat valuable? We can at least hope so. In fact, it has…
Read morePerry Kirkpatrick’s Black Friday Sale
Good morning, everybody! Today marks a record milestone in the history of SAW Publishing. I am—willfully and intentionally—posting on a Friday. I’m not totally sure whether I’ve ever posted on…
Read moreFinding Blessing—Coming Soon
Yes, it’s getting to be that time of year again . . . Not only are we preparing to release another book, it just happens—pause, while the sleighbells ring—it just…
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