Leda Schubert * Writer of Picture Books

Oct 19, 2011 4:21 AM EDT

I love this post, Leda! I just read Matt Phelan's graphic novel Around the World, which I think keeps a good balance of action and details. He mentions in his afterward his attempt to balance the outer journey with the inner one, which seems a noble goal. I also read Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul, though I loved the art more than the text. And, for adult stuff, am just cracking open Alice Hoffmann's The Dove Keepers and preparing to be amazed. Wish I could hear you in January!

- Jeannine Atkins

Oct 19, 2011 7:25 AM EDT

Thanks, Jeannine! I haven't read these books yet, but they are on my list. So much to read.

- Leda Schubert

Oct 20, 2011 6:07 AM EDT

Thanks for this interesting post, Leda. (Great photo of Sherlock, too.) I just read Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck and The Amazing Invention of Hugo Cabret. Both reflect tons of research & are great. I also read Phillip Roth's Nemesis recently. Another good one, though not as good as his best. He obviously did a lot of research on the polio epidemic. As for me, I've been researching American folk tales, the woman suffragement, and pizza. Happy National Wrting Day, (declared by an act of Congress)!

- Deborah Kops

Oct 20, 2011 7:07 AM EDT

Thanks, Deborah. Happy National Writing Day to you, too.

- Leda Schubert

Nov 02, 2011 4:06 PM EDT

Leda,
Just discovered your website and love it. Congrats on your books.

- Barb Barstow

Nov 02, 2011 5:11 PM EDT

Barb! Where are you? My last email to you bounced back-- write to me!

- Leda Schubert

Jul 21, 2011 4:16 PM EDT

I am just a lucky sojourner who shared the Saturday with (do come up with a pronouncable acronym) VCFA students from MFA Writing for Children. And I dream of living in Montpelier. It is altogether a wonderful place with charm and just the right number of cafes and bookshops. I hope one day to be amongst you as a peer.

- Stella Pappas

Aug 26, 2013 11:13 PM EDT

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- Anny | Global warming

Jul 25, 2010 6:28 AM EDT

Oh! And don't forget the NECI cookies! (But just TRY to forget that borscht.)
Seriously, the VCFA community is the best! And the residencies! Never have I been so hot/cold/sweaty/exhausted and loved every minute of it.

- Rebecca

Jul 25, 2010 9:22 AM EDT

So nice to read this blog about the great sense of community at Vermont College of Fine Arts upon returning from a one-day lakeside retreat with members of my writing group. Yes, it wonderful and for me, too, necessary, to be part of a community or two. It's especially nice when the retreat hostess loves setting off fireworks!(legal in N.H.)

- Deborah Kops

Jul 25, 2010 12:56 PM EDT

Miss you, Leda! Love the post, love the school, love the community.

- Janet Fox