Thursday, April 18, 2013
Elizabeth Verdick’s latest effort, "Peep Leap," was inspired by a field trip she and her son attended with Woodbury Elementary.
Woodbury resident Elizabeth Verdick has been writing children’s book since the day her daughter (now 16) was born. Since then, she’s published more than 40 books, many of which have been translated into foreign languages and are sold internationally. Her latest one is a picture book called Peep Leap, a story that was inspired by a field trip she and her son attended with Woodbury Elementary. At the time, her son was a kindergartner. The students went to Minneapolis to visit the Bell Museum of Natural History. There, Verdick saw a display of a wood duck family—the mother ducks nest in tall trees near ponds or lakes. When the ducklings hatch, they must make the leap to the ground below, which occurs on their second day of life. “Imagining …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
“Spilled Blood” is one of five finalists for Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers’ 2013 Thriller Awards.
For the second time in three years, a book from Woodbury author Brian Freeman is up for an award from the International Thriller Writers. Freeman’s seventh novel, Spilled Blood, has been named one of five finalists for Best Hardcover Novel in the International Thriller Writers’ 2013 Thriller Awards. “Very cool,” Freeman told Patch. In 2011, his book The Burying Place was also named a finalist for the award. Related: Woodbury Author Up For International Book Award In an April 2012 interview with Patch, Freeman called Spilled Blood “possibly my favorite book.” In a departure from his earlier works, it does not feature the character Jonathan Stride. The novel is set in rural southwestern Minnesota, where two towns are feuding over a chemical…
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A Q&A with the author, Allan Evans.
Woodbury author Allan Evans’ novel, Killing Time on the Highway, involves a shootout on the highway, eight dead people and the mystery behind $300 million in cash. Much of the action takes place in Woodbury and the east metro. Evans, 53, grew up in Bloomington and also works as the marketing manager at FirstTech. He has been a marketing communications writer for a decade, including a stint as a communications writer for Medtronic, writing everything from magazine ads to ghostwriting articles for cardiac surgeons. Patch asked Evans about the book: Woodbury Patch: Why did you decide to use Woodbury and the east metro as the setting for Killing Time on the Highway? Allan Evans: It's a case of write what you know, and I know—and love—our …
Kris Janisch
9:14 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
Thanks Allan. more ›