One of the fun things about being in the NYC book business is getting to work with creative people directly. Here is a cover design that I designed with Zetta Elliott. It is for her young adult novel, A WISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. You can see this and other work by Zetta here.
Last night I attended the I AM A MAN exhibit at MoCADA – The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art. Charly “Carlos” Palmer, a very talented painter residing in Atlanta, GA., was showing alongside Hank Willis Thomas, Russell Frederick, Rah Crawford, Radcliff Bailey, Leroy Henderson, Fahamu Pecou, Jefferson Pinder, Terrence Jennings and Juan Sanchez. I … Read more
It’s two in the morning. I just finished the sketch dummy for my next book, WHITE WATER. To be published by Candlewick 2009. Yawn! YAY! While visiting Atlanta for my best friend’s wedding I was able to hop on over and get a few pics of Opelika, Alabama, where the story takes place. I never … Read more
a starred review! My editor sent me a glowing review last week from KIRKUS only to find out a bit later that it was actually a starred review! We all did a little dance. Yay. This is what KIRKUS said: Elliott, Zetta (Starred) BIRD Illus. by Shadra Strickland Nicknamed Bird at birth, Mehkai idolizes his … Read more
It’s almost time! I received my first copy of BIRD in the mail last week. I can hardly believe it’s a real book. The cover and book design was beautifully done by Susan and David Neuhaus at Neustudio. To join in our excitement and book happenings you can join Bird’s facebook page, and of course, … Read more
I like my job at Bloomsbury. Even amidst crazy deadlines and hefty workloads, I enjoy going to an office three days a week to help keep the machine running. Every now and then a random treat pops up on my desk from a mysterious stranger — even more incentive! Last Thursday that treat was, YES … Read more
I’m back from my whirlwind ALA visit. I arrived in Anaheim on Monday evening. Firstly, there was a great view of Disneyland from my hotel window. I caught a quick glimpse of the fireworks show on my way back from dinner. On Sunday morning I moseyed on over to the convention center and roamed the … Read more
This weekend I will be attending the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. I will be promoting my upcoming book, Bird, published by Lee and Low Books October 2008. See you in Cali!