Father’s Day Women’s Fiction Excerpt
Father’s Day is a toughie for some people. Not everyone had a stellar childhood with a “father knows best” type. Last week, Howard Stern said he went shopping for a… Read more >
Author Archive: Selene Castrovilla
YA Scavenger Hunt
The YA Scavenger Hunt Starts Tomorrow!
Are you ready to hunt for your next great reads? The spring 2017 #YASH scavenger hunt starts tomorrow! Tune in to my blog at 3:00 PM Eastern time (NOON Pacific)… Read more >
The Amazing Olga Bloom
It’s my Aunt Olga’s birthday again. Just at the tip of spring. Aunt Olga was like that too. Spring-like, but shadowed by winter’s chill. Her childhood was so hard and… Read more >
Events in my Life, Personal and Public! #unfiltered
One day, we’ll laugh about the time I went for a NYS teacher certification exam on March 17, and the testing center just happened to be next to an Irish… Read more >
Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Goodbye Beautiful Writer
Amy Krouse Rosenthal passed away yesterday. She and I had much in common: writers, humanitarians, loving mothers… Read more >
Presidents’ Day Cover Reveal!
Happy Presidents’ Day! I thought this would be the perfect day to reveal the cover for my newest picture books, Revolutionary Rogues:John André and Benedict Arnold. This is a tale… Read more >
A Halloween Story for Elementary School Kids!
[Scroll down for a fun Halloween story!] I’ve been substitute teaching, and what an experience it is. Last week I spent one day helping in a class of autistic kids,… Read more >
Welcome to my stop in the YA Scavenger Hunt!
Welcome to the October 2016 YA Scavenger Hunt! I’m Selene Castrovilla, your host for this stop, and I’m a hunt virgin! About me: I love quotes and fill my house… Read more >
Book Birthday for Black Flowers, White Lies!
Happy book birthday to my fellow YA author and friend, Yvonne Ventresca! I met Yvonne when we were both contributors to the UncommonYA authors blog, and we met in… Read more >