Posted July 12, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Christian Chronicle interviewed S. J. Dahlstrom, the author of "The Adventures of Wilder Good" series. In the article, Dahlstrom discusses how he got started writing the series, what motivates him and inspires his stories, and how his faith informs his writing. Read the entire interview at "Tales of an honest-to-God cowboy." [Details]
Posted July 03, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Green Colt, the fourth book in "The Adventures of Wilder Good" series, was named a finalist for the 2017 Will Rogers Medallion Awards. The Will Rogers Medallion Awards recognize excellence in Western literature and media. S. J. Dahlstrom won the gold medal at the 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Awards for... [Details]
Posted June 26, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Wall Street Journal included THE WINGED GIRL OF KNOSSOS by Erick Berry in its article "The Best New Children's Books." They praised the book, calling it an "[I]ngenious reimagining of the myths of Theseus and Icarus with a bold, clever girl in the starring role. Brimming with adventure and... [Details]
Posted May 22, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Spring 2017 issue of Rice University's magazine featured Memory's Encouragement by Tony Gorry: TONY GORRY, THE FRIEDKIN Professor Emeritus of Management at Rice, was one of MIT’s first computer science Ph.D.s, and he spent much of his career doing research on artificial intelligence. Now in his 70s and undergoing... [Details]
Posted April 24, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
S. J. Dahlstrom, author of "The Adventures of Wilder Good" series, was presented with the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Book at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on April 22, 2017. The Western Heritage Awards were established in 1961 to honor the legacy of men and women for their works in literature, music,... [Details]
Posted March 27, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
Author and librarian Betsy Bird writes about our forthcoming re-issue of THE WINGED GIRL OF KNOSSOS on her School Library Journal blog A Fuse #8 Production: Back In Print: A Newbery Honor Winner Returns From the Dead. [Details]
Posted March 22, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
S. J. Dahlstrom, seventh grade teacher and author of the Wilder Good series, writes about trying to get a struggling, disinterested student to read: "I began throwing books at him non-stop. I pointed him out to our plucky librarian and got her involved." Eventually, after discovering Doug TenNapel graphic novels, Dahlstrom writes, "He... [Details]
Posted March 06, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story on James Rahn, auhor of Rittenhouse Writers, and the success of his Rittenhouse Writers Group: Part writing teacher, part therapist, James Rahn has midwifed countless short stories and novels in the three decades since he founded the Rittenhouse Writers’ Group (RWG), a fiction workshop he offers... [Details]
Posted February 23, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Green Colt, the fourth book in the Wilder Good series, was just named the winner of the 2017 Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Book. The Western Heritage Awards are sponsored by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum to honor works in literature, music, film, and television that commemorate... [Details]
Posted February 06, 2017 by Mara Brandsdorfer
The Triple Crown Awards released their 2017-18 list of finalists. Wilder and Sunny, the third book in "The Adventures of Wilder Good" series, is a finalist for the Lamplighter Award for grades 6-8. The first Wilder Good book, The Elk Hunt, was also a finalist for 2015-16. Harding University’s Brackett Library and the National... [Details]