Lisa Bullard, Author at Mackin Community

Posted September 14, 2026

Kate O’Shaughnessy: A Beat-up Book Is a Sign of True Love

In a family full of amazing magical talents—such as the ability to create fortune-telling pickles! —what does it mean when you’re the kid who isn’t very special? That’s one of the questions Kate [...]

By Lisa Bullard

In Author Interviews

Posted August 24, 2026

Katherine Rundell: Fantasy Is a Joyful Way to Think About the World

The Neverfear (Knopf Books for Young Readers, September 1, 2026), returns readers to “the last surviving magical place.” This is the extraordinary realm Katherine Rundell introduced in [...]

By Lisa Bullard

In Author Interviews

Posted May 14, 2026

Varsha Bajaj: Introducing Readers to New Worlds

Books hold many powers, as author Varsha Bajaj can attest. She credits books for helping her make the cultural transition to the United States after growing up in Mumbai, India. In turn, several [...]

By Lisa Bullard

In Author Interviews

Posted April 28, 2026

Jason Reynolds: What Is the Glue in Our Lives?

There are a lot of ways to describe Jason Reynolds’ books: Groundbreaking. Relatable. Gripping. Or as School Library Journal said recently in their starred review of Soundtrack: A [...]

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By Lisa Bullard
In Author Interviews
Posted March 20, 2026
Alicia D. Williams: Tales Live Inside Us to Be Retold
Alicia D. Williams traces her love of storytelling back to her childhood when she listened to tales told by family elders and read books she borrowed from a bookmobile. Now the award-winning [...]

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By Lisa Bullard
In Author Interviews
Posted February 19, 2026
Holly Goldberg Sloan: Reading Can Change Lives
“I like to write characters who manage to find silver linings,” says Holly Goldberg Sloan. Her newest middle grade novel, Finding Lost (Rocky Pond Books, 2025), features another of these [...]

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By Lisa Bullard
In Author Interviews
Posted November 24, 2025
Jeff Kinney: Everyone Has a Story to Tell
If a new Wimpy Kid book isn’t enough reason for a celebration, then how about the release of the twentieth title in this phenomenally popular series? Partypooper (Amulet Books, 2025) [...]

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By Lisa Bullard
In Author Interviews
Posted October 20, 2025
Katherine Paterson: I Write to Find Answers
Katherine Paterson has been named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in acknowledgment of her two Newbery Medals, her two National Book Awards, and the profound impact her books have had [...]

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