Yesterday, we had a sold-out workshop for children at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Antiquities at Emory University. During the first part of the program, I gave an "Anubis Speaks" tour through the galleries, focusing on some of the not so well-known depictions of the god of embalming. The one up top, for example, shows an atypical … [Read more...] about Talking Anubis and Making Masks
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
In celebration of the ("BICEPS!"--sorry, it's become a bit of a tic) ridiculously wonderful cover of my upcoming Pompeii novel, Curses and Smoke (thanks AAL Books/Scholastic!), I decided devote this week's Friday Funnies to volcanoes. And, because at the heart of my novel is a love story, I played with movie titles.Got any suggestions for adding to this … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Cover Reveal for Pompeii Novel
So Scholastic included my upcoming young adult novel, CURSES AND SMOKE: A NOVEL OF POMPEII, in their online preview video. Which means I can share the glory that is the cover! Tadddaaaaa!Honestly, I am SO BLESSED to have such beautiful covers for my books. Thank you Scholastic, Cheryl Klein, and the Arthur A. Levine Books team!Curses and … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Pompeii Novel
