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Pairing Nonfiction and Fiction

February 5, 2019January 24, 2019 by Vicki Palmquist

Nonfiction and fiction are like peanut butter and chocolate. Each excellent on its own, but when combined…so sublime. INVITE A DISCUSSION My nonfiction account Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (2016, grade 6 and up) describes the dramatic rise and fall of a 12th-century samurai. One of the joys of researching the life of this Japanese hero was learning about the underlying political, social and economic currents that resulted in the 700-year-long rule of the samurai.… more

Getting Inside the Head of the Long Dead

November 23, 2017October 3, 2017 by Vicki Palmquist

Don’t be alarmed by the ghoulishness of my title. Trying to resurrect the life of someone who turned to dust centuries ago is a challenge, especially if the person left behind no personal writings such as letters or diaries. But it can be done. In preparation for writing Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune, I read all the academic and primary sources I could find about late-twelfth-century Japan.… more

Skinny Dip with Pamela S. Turner

September 21, 2016August 17, 2016 by Vicki Palmquist

For this interview, we visit with Pamela S. Turner, children’s book author with two new books out in 2016, Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune and Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird: Which celebrity, living or not, do you wish would invite you to a coffee shop?
Sir Richard Francis Burton, the Victorian anthropologist, translator, linguist, and African explorer.… more

Skinny Dip with Vicki Palmquist

September 30, 2015September 16, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

What do you wish you could tell your 10-year-old self? A good many things, but most emphatically I would tell myself to not listen to the comments about being too smart or showing off by using big words or being too curious. I have always enjoyed learning about new things and sharing what I’ve learned. I love discussing ideas and unknown-to-me corners of the world and people who have accomplished great things and shown great imagination.… more

Pairing Nonfiction and Fiction

Getting Inside the Head of the Long Dead

Skinny Dip with Pamela S. Turner

Skinny Dip with Vicki Palmquist

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