Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

A Tribute to Richard Peck

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

BIKE ON BEAR a Summer Reading Sensation

BIKE ON BEAR by Cynthea Liu Illustrated by Kristyna Litten. New this month, BIKE ON BEAR ( Aladdin , June 2, 2015) by Cynth...

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Could PRETTY LITTLE WEREWOLF Represent for Diversity Groups?

Welcome, Katie Salidas . Thank you for agreeing to my FAST FIVE interview about your debut YA novel release PRETTY LITTLE WEREWOLF , an...

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

SWITCH by Ingrid Law, the Third Book in the SAVVY Collection

win this copy!!! Update: Here's what Booklist had to say “Law tenderly handles the challenges of having a grandparent with Al...

Sunday, March 1, 2015

The Mystery of Landing a Publishing Deal Revealed--Interview with Author Ana Crespo

Sleuthy Seven with Ana Crespo — seven answers on how to land a picture book deal (AND unveiling the mystery of the illustrator, illus...

Friday, February 6, 2015

Children's Book Writing Workshop with Andrea Brown Literary Agency

“BIG SUR IN THE ROCKIES” CHILDREN’S Book WRITING WORKSHOP May 22-24, 2015 Chautauqua Park in Boulder, CO Update: SOLD OUT ...

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About Me

Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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