Tax Time
I woke this morning thinking it is time to do my taxes…. oh the horror! When I was in graduate school I learned one of the biggest tax tips of my life—SAVE EVERY receipt and DEDUCT EVERYTHING! If you make any money from your...
Read MoreAuthor: Lisa Jahn-Clough
Plagiarism Controversy
There’s an interesting article in the NYTimes about a 17 year-old, Helene Hegemann, who has published a novel, Axolotl Roadkill. The novel is about a 16 year-old’s experience in the drug and club world of Berlin. The book has...
Read MoreWHAT’S IN A NAME
For over a year now I’ve been planning to record my name on the teacher’s guide author name pronunciation website (no kidding!) My name has plagued me ever since my first book. You see I was born Lisa Clough and then...
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Dear J.D. Salinger
Dear J.D., Just a few weeks ago I pulled out my worn paperback copy of The Catcher in the Rye with...
Read MoreColor in Picutre Books
So Anne brought up the topic of color, i.e. race.A slightly different but related topic is that of color in picture books. There has been a trend since the 90’s to depict a character of every color and type in a group scene. A...
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