Kathryn Erskine, Author

March-ing in with Reviews!

Kirkus (starred): As readers celebrate this milestone with Caitlin, they realize that they too have been developing empathy by walking a while in her shoes, experiencing the distinctive way that she sees and interacts with the world. Erskine draws directly and indirectly on To Kill a Mockingbird and riffs on its central theme: The destruction of an innocent is perhaps both the deepest kind of psychosocial wound a community can face and its greatest opportunity for psychological and spiritual growth.

Publishers Weekly (starred):

Erskine (Quaking)

works in powerful imagery throughout—

Devon’s unfinished Eagle Scout project

was a wooden chest, and for Caitlin, it’s

entwined with the irreparable bullet

wound in Devon’s chest. Although an author’s

note links the novel with the 2007

tragedy at Virginia Tech, this novel is not

about violence as much as about the ways

in which a wounded community heals.

Booklist: Allusions to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community’s healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn’s behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with autistic narrators.

3/8/10

Loree Griffin Burns interview on my blog: THE HIVE DETECTIVES - don’t miss it!

2/28/10

Holly Schindler interview on my blog!

QUAKING contest EXTENDED until 3/31/10 to go through the Virginia Festival of the Book (where I’ll be a panelist on 3/20/10).

2/18/10

QUAKING is out in paperback today! Want to win a FREE copy? Come to my blog!

2/10/10

Check out my interview on MOCKINGBIRD at Holly Schindler’s blog--thanks, Holly!

2/5/10

Nice review of MOCKINGBIRD from Booklist

“Allusions to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community’s healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn’s behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with autistic narrators.”

2/2/10 -- Groundhog Day!

Interview with Jen Wardrip of TeensReadToo -- check it out!

1/21/10

Interview with Hilary Hyland (THE WRECK OF THE ETHIE)--great dog story!!

1/18/10

Interview with Amy Brecount White (FORGET-HER-NOTS, Greenwillow 2010)!

1/15/10

Here’s an interview with yours truly and the Charlotte, NC library. Thanks, Angela!

1/8/10

VIDEO Interview of Crissa-Jean Chappell!

My interview on Madelyn Rosenberg’s cool BLOG -- Thanks, Madelyn!

12/24/09

Interview with Joan Kaywell on my blog!

12/17/09

Interview with Joyce Moyer Hostetter on my blog and my interview is on L. Diane Wolfe’s blog -- please visit!

12/8/09

James Thurber’s birthday - one of my fav authors when I was a kid.

12/1/09

Beckie Weinheimer (CONVERTING KATE) is interviewing me about MOCKINGBIRD on her blog this month.

If you’re in the area, please stop by Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville, VA on Wed., Dec. 9th, at 5 pm. I’d love to see you!

11/26/09

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Safe travels.

11/23/09

Interview with Jenn Elvgren on my blog!

Check out this great MOCKINGBIRD review on Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf!

MOCKINGBIRD REVIEW

Thanks, Tish!!

November is NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month - go ahead, write your novel!

11/11/09 Thanks to all our armed service personnel and veterans!

10/20/09

Today is the National Day on Writing!

http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting

10/19/09

Interview with Jacqueline Jules on my blog!

10/13/09

BOOK’EM - Waynesboro, VA, Sat. 10/17 - an opportunity to meet authors and hear them: my panel discussion is at 2 pm.

Hope to see you there!

10/12/09

Simon Rose interview on my blog! This guy is both a gifted author and promoter -- you can learn lots!

10/2/09

Thanks to Eliazar, Emma, Cara, Katie, Sara and Tate for reading advance review copies of MOCKINGBIRD & making (lovely) comments!

9/29/09

Sara Lewis Holmes interview on my blog!!

9/23/09

If you’re anywhere near Lynchburg, VA, please come to Givens Books at noon on Saturday (9/26)--I’ll see you there!

9/21/09

MOCKINGBIRD mentioned in School Library Journal article: http://tinyurl.com/lg538x

:o)

9/15/09

QUAKING out in paperback, February 2010!

9/14/09

Suzanne Crowley interview on my blog!

9/4/09

Morgan wins a copy of L. Diane Wolfe’s, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES WITH SPUNK!for commenting on the blog interview. Congratulations, Morgan!

8/31/09

QUAKING is in its third printing!

8/30/09

L. Diane Wolfe is interviewed on my blog!

8/25/09

QUAKING is on The Great Scavenger Hunt - take the quiz! Thanks, Kay Cassidy!

http://www.kaycassidy.com/wp-content/uploads/hunts/ErskineK_Q.pdf

8/24/09

NORTHERN SPIRIT RADIO interviewed me about my books. Thanks, Mark Helpsmeet!

http://www.northernspiritradio.org/index.asp?command=showinfo&showid=498892984736

July 2009

MOCKINGBIRD (Philomel, Spring 2010) has been selected as a Junior Library Guild book!

June 2009

My interview with Fairfax County Library: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/BookCast/ Thanks, Sam Clay!

May 2009

I’m blogging again! Check it out at:

http://kathyerskine.wordpress.com/

April 2009

See my April 5th interview on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=45035902458&topic=8465

March 2009

It’s official! NEXT BOOK: MOCKINGBIRD (Philomel, Spring 2010)