Blog Posts for Susan VanHecke

A Little Pie, Anyone?

Susan VanHecke — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:13:35 -0800

Wanna see how artist extraordinaire Carol Baicker-McKee created those amazing 3D, multimedia illos in An Apple Pie For Dinner? Check out this cool mini-pie tutorial on her blog, Doodles and Noodles.I have new appreciation for the mindboggling amount of meticulous handcrafting that went into each and every page! Carol, you rock!

APPLE PIE On Ann Leal's Backstory

Susan VanHecke — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:29:21 -0800

Ann Haywood Leal, author of the must-read middle-grade novel Also Known As Harper, interviewed me for her terrific blog, The Backstory. You'll recall that not long ago she posted one of the best – certainly among the most personal – reviews I've seen of Dean Kohler's and my Vietnam YA Rock 'N' Roll Soldier. Now she's helping spread the word about illustrator Carol Baicker-McKee's and my ...

ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER Makes TV News

Susan VanHecke — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:53:59 -0800

Great TV news piece on Dean Kohler, co-author of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, and his Vietnam war zone band. Aired yesterday to promote our book signing last night at Barnes & Noble in Virginia Beach. Thanks to all who braved the gusts, gales, and downpours to join us – great turnout despite the worst storm since Hurricane Isabel rolling in! Hope everyone's staying safe and dry!

Veterans Day With ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER

Susan VanHecke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:36 -0800

A propos Veterans Day, there's a great piece on Dean Kohler's Vietnam warzone band and Rock 'N' Roll Soldier in the Virginian-Pilot, daily newspaper of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.Dean and I will be at Barnes & Noble Town Center in Virginia Beach tonight from 7-9 pm, signing books and doing a Q&A session. Nor'easter, shmor'easter – grab your umbrella and ...

Dean Kohler With Macrini Tuesday Morning

Susan VanHecke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:44:15 -0800

If you're in southeastern Virginia/northeastern North Carolina on Tuesday around 7:30 a.m., tune into Tony Macrini's morning drive-time show on Newsradio WNIS, 790 AM. Macrini will interview Dean Kohler, my co-author of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, about Dean's experiences putting together a touring rock band in the middle of the Vietnam warzone – improvising instruments and equipment, teaching ...

Win Joy Preble's DREAMING ANASTASIA!

Susan VanHecke — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:35:17 -0800

Contemporary teen rescues lost Russian princess, told from multiple points-of-view – it's the intriguing premise of Dreaming Anastasia, author Joy Preble's debut novel for young adults.But instead of the historical fiction you'd might expect, Preble grounds the action in present-day Chicago. Lucid dreams, a secret society, a mysterious stalker, and a bit of witchcraft all add up to a ...

Children's Lit Loves APPLE PIE!

Susan VanHecke — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:14:53 -0800

Another great review for An Apple Pie For Dinner – many thanks, Children's Literature!Granny Smith wants to bake an apple pie for dinner. She has everything she needs—except apples! So she picks some plums and heads out the door thinking she might find someone in need of plums with apples to trade. Instead, she finds a woman in need of plums with feathers to trade. Being good-hearted, ...

ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER Book Signing Event With Dean Ellis Kohler, November 11

Susan VanHecke — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:05:58 -0700

Will you be in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area on Vets Day, Nov. 11? Be sure to stop by the Barnes & Noble at Pembroke from 7-9 pm, where Dean Kohler will be signing copies of the Cybil award-nominated Rock 'N' Roll Soldier.Knowing Dean, he'll have some very cool, very rockin' show-and-tell, too!Barnes & Noble, 4485 Virginia Beach Blvd.,Virginia Beach.

Congrats To ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER Winner!

Susan VanHecke — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:17:22 -0700

Congratulations to Melodye of Orange County, California, who won a signed copy of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier, Dean Ellis Kohler's Vietnam War memoir with a musical twist!Thanks to all who stopped by AuthorsNow! to enter!

Last Day To Win Signed Copy of ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIER!

Susan VanHecke — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:14:20 -0700

You have until 11:59 PM CST to enter to win a copy of Rock 'N' Roll Soldier (newly Cybil-nominated!), signed by Dean Ellis Kohler and myself. Head to AuthorsNow!, leave a comment, and you're all set. Good luck!