James Preller's Blog

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Today I handed in my first draft & story map for an upcoming Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, tentatively titled, The Slime Machine. I believe it’s scheduled for Fall, 2027. 

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I had the great pleasure of seeing “The Outsiders” on Broadway last night. I enjoyed it even more than I expected. The stagecraft, choreography, and youthful vitality were especially impressive. It hones close to the original book.

And, of course, I loved the novel by S.E. Hinton, both times I read it. That great theme of a young man s...

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I first met Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen at a publishing dinner hosted by Macmillan at an ALA conference in Chicago. This must have been about 10 years ago. Since that time, we’ve kept in touc...

Books take forever and the waiting is *not* the hardest part. – Just for fun, Audrey Vernick and I started writing together about 10 years ago — we bonded over our love of James Marshall’s “George and M...

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It’s July. I know, I know. But blink and, alas, school days come ’round again. Then Autumn comes and with it, book festivals! 

Because this is the time of year when we try — oh, we try — to encourage & foster a love of reading. A love for books, and writing, and critical thinking. And one great way to do that is by attending a chil...