October 20, 2009 – 11:20 am
October 29, 2009 is the day! The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate is officially on sale wherever books are sold. This week at Team Spradlin we’re celebrating the completion of a new deal with Tick Tock Books of the United Kingdom who will be publishing The Youngest Templar trilogy in England. Reviewers continue to rave [...]
October 16, 2009 – 8:00 am
This week’s FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is celebrated author Joan Holub. Joan is the author of so many books it makes me tired just looking at all of them. Seriously, go to her website www.joanholub.com and look at all of her books. I’ll wait….. see? Doesn’t it make you sleepy just thinking of how hard [...]
October 13, 2009 – 8:00 am
We’re one week closer to the publication for The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate. The book is already on sale in Germany and Finland and has garnered some great early review attention. TeensReadToo.com had this to say: Author Michael P. Spradlin takes his readers into a century long ago but makes it seem alive and [...]
October 9, 2009 – 8:00 am
This week our FIVE ON FRIDAY guest Is Michael Rex, author and illustrator of best-selling Goodnight Goon. Michael is the author/illustrator of over twenty books and can be visited at his website. – - – - When did you know that you first wanted to be a writer/illustrator? Like many illustrators, I’ve been drawing as [...]
October 6, 2009 – 8:00 am
Welcome to a new feature at www.michaelspradlin.com called Templar Tuesday. Each week, I’ll be sharing some aspect of the history of the Knights Templar, the Crusades as well as information on the upcoming publication of the second book in The Youngest Templar Trilogy, The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate on sale October 29th, 2009. The [...]
October 2, 2009 – 8:00 am
This week our FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is Tanita S. Davis author of the novels Ala Carte and Mare’s War. Visit Tanita at her website. – - – - – - – When did you know that you first wanted to be a writer/illustrator? I first knew that I wanted to be a writer when [...]
September 25, 2009 – 8:00 am
FIVE ON FRIDAY welcomes Cynthia Chapman Willis author of the novels Dog Gone and the soon to be released Buck Fever. Visit Cynthia at her website. – - – - – When did you know that you first wanted to be a writer/illustrator? I can remember entertaining the idea of becoming a writer from about [...]
September 18, 2009 – 8:00 am
Our guest on FIVE ON FRIDAY this week is Juanita Havill author of numerous award-winning books including, Grow: A Novel in Verse, the very popular “Jamaica” series including Jamaica’s Find which is a Reading Rainbow selection, and her most recent book, Just Like A Baby. Please welcome Juanita to FIVE ON FRIDAY. – - – [...]
September 11, 2009 – 8:00 am
This week’s FIVE ON FRIDAY guest is author/illustrator Jason Deeble. Jason is the author and illustrator of SIR RYAN’S QUEST, a book that Kirkus Reviews called “the spark for an imagination bonfire.” Visit Jason’s website and spend some time enjoying his delightful imagination. Welcome to FIVE ON FRIDAY Jason! – - When did you know that [...]
September 4, 2009 – 8:00 am
This week’s guest at FIVE ON FRIDAY is Larry Brimner. Larry is the author of over (gasp) 150 books! I know this because I counted them. If you don’t believe me, check out his website at www.brimner.com and see for yourself. Please join me in welcoming Larry to the FIVE ON FRIDAY community. – - [...]