Author Archives: madelynruth@yahoo.com

Eye-popping cover!

Posted on July 29, 2019 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

SO excited to show you the new cover for Cyclops of Central Park, coming out in February from GP Putnam’s Sons. The illustrator is Victoria Tentler-Krylov and I love her work and this cover more than I can say. (Are … Continue reading →

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The Statue

Posted on March 19, 2019 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

My mother always called it “the credenza,” a fancy name for a small cabinet holding a few liquor bottles (for my parents’ few parties) and blackberry Manischewitz (for shabbat). On top sat whatever family photos were in rotation and a … Continue reading →

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Mistakes, Middle School and Poetry

Posted on April 20, 2018 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Those of us who grew up on Sesame Street spent a lot of time listening to Big Bird wax poetic about making mistakes. Everyone makes them, he said, why can’t you? But while Big Bird was chill with the idea, it took … Continue reading →

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Mary Hill: How She Died, How I Lived

Posted on April 19, 2018 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Mary Crockett is my sometimes writing partner and my always friend. I could not be happier to talk with her about her new YA novel How She Died, How I Lived, which is coming out in November from Little, Brown. It’s … Continue reading →

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Upcoming

Posted on April 6, 2018 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

This winter’s gone by in a haze and I can’t exactly tell you where I’ve been. But I can tell you where I’ll be for the next few weeks. I’ll be in Richmond on April 21st as part of the … Continue reading →

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