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Books for the Holidays: What are YOU reading?

December 17, 2015 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

NUC_Christmas_Tree_S_CalhounWhen the Swanky Seventeens posed the question: What’s your favorite holiday reading tradition?, I knew I had to add my two cents. (How could I not?)

We celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas in my interfaith family, and finding a good holiday read-aloud for my daughter was tricky. [Read more…] about Books for the Holidays: What are YOU reading?

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KAT 2.0: First drafts and second chances

December 11, 2015 By Melissa Roske 1 Comment

IMG_1753In 2011, frustrated that my chick-lit novel had failed to capture the interest of an agent (or my own mother, which says a lot), I decided to shelve it and try another genre. I’ve always had an obsessive love affair with Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 classic, Harriet the Spy, so middle grade was the natural choice. I got started right away, and by the end of the year I had a messy first draft. [Read more…] about KAT 2.0: First drafts and second chances

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10 Life Lessons from Harriet the Spy

December 2, 2015 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

harrietIn 2009, while browsing through my local Borders (which is now a Home Depot, much to my dismay), I came across a book called Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume. A collection of essays by esteemed women writers, the book offered wise and witty observations on everything from first periods to unrequited crushes. Naturally, I couldn’t plunk down my MasterCard fast enough. [Read more…] about 10 Life Lessons from Harriet the Spy

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