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The adventures of Johnny Graphic are set in motion on October 1, 1935, when Burilgi the ghost warrior murders Mongke Eng in Silver City–halfway across the continent from Johnny’s hometown of Zenith. What, I wondered, was happening on October 1, … Continue reading →

A few blog posts ago I wrote about how grown-ups (such as myself) can find a lot to enjoy in books that have been written for middle-grade and young adult readers. Here’s a terrific article on just that subject. Apparently … Continue reading →

Johnny Graphic and the Etheric Bomb is now among the featured titles on Kindle for Kids, one of the web’s leading sites for young e-book readers. There are lots of other great books to learn about on Kindle for Kids, … Continue reading →

From now until the 28th of September, Goodreads members can register to win a free paperback copy of Johnny Graphic and the Etheric Bomb. I’m giving away 10 copies and will be mailing them out right after Goodreads selects the … Continue reading →

Not too long ago a friend wondered if Johnny Graphic was inspired, in any way, by the great Belgian cartoon hero Tintin. After all, she said, Tintin was a teenaged newspaper journalist who flew all over the world having adventures … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ll ‘fess up. I’m an adult. And I read books intended for adults–sometimes grim, serious books. But when I really want to have fun reading, I usually grab a book by someone who writes for kids. I’m a big … Continue reading →

In the 1930s–even in an alternative universe such as the one Johnny Graphic lives in–there wasn’t as much for a kid to read as there is today. Every library, of course, stocked its shelves with classic literature that appealed to … Continue reading →

As much as I enjoy reading books on my Nook, I spend more time reading old-fashioned paperbacks and hardcovers. Clearly, a lot of kids and grown-ups still read that way, with physical books currently outselling e-books by far. For me … Continue reading →

I’ve been working with that kid photographer Johnny Graphic for over six years, on and off. But now it’s finally time for him and his sister Melanie and friend Nina Bain and all the other characters–the living and ghosts–to go … Continue reading →

Johnny Graphic sure knows how to travel. In his first big adventure, the 12-year-old news photographer journeys halfway around the world in search of clues to a murderous ghost conspiracy. Johnny starts by heading west to La Concha (Los Angeles … Continue reading →