“…the balance between what readers NEED and what readers WANT”

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By Chris Barton|2020-01-29T22:12:58-05:00January 2nd, 2020|All of a Sudden and Forever, Carol Hinz, Carolrhoda Books, Chris Barton, Dazzle Ships, Lerner, Millbrook, Oklahoma City bombing, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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My first-ever New York State school-visit trip

I did my first New York State school visits last […]

By Chris Barton|2019-03-15T11:18:11-05:00March 15th, 2019|88 Instruments, author visits, Chris Barton, school visits, Shark vs. Train, The Day-Glo Brothers, The Nutcracker Comes to America, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That|0 Comments

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August 2016 Bartography Express: The smashiest, the crashiest — and the animalsiest

To get Bartography Express in your inbox each month — […]

By Chris Barton|2016-08-31T09:27:34-05:00August 31st, 2016|88 Instruments, A Walk on the Wild Side, Bartography Express, Cathy Gendron, Chris Barton, Ernie, Jennifer Ziegler, Knopf, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Thomas, Modern First Library, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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In which I am interviewed by fourth graders from Graham Elementary

When I visited with the fourth graders at Graham Elementary […]

By Chris Barton|2017-03-22T13:18:58-05:00August 21st, 2016|88 Instruments, author visits, Can I See Your I.D.?, Chris Barton, Don Tate, In which I am interviewed, Mighty Truck, One Death Nine Stories, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Day-Glo Brothers, The Nutcracker Comes to America|1 Comment

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The Nutcracker Comes to America is a Texas Institute of Letters finalist

So many friends to root for!

That was my first reaction […]

By Chris Barton|2016-09-28T06:49:31-05:00March 20th, 2016|Cathy Gendron, Chris Barton, Millbrook, Texas Institute of Letters, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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Recognition, celebration, validation

Here’s to the end of 2015, everybody. I hope you’ve […]

By Chris Barton|2015-12-31T11:28:05-05:00December 31st, 2015|Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Jennifer Ziegler, Kate Hannigan, Michele Knott, Mighty Truck, podcasts, Revenge of the Angels, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Troy Cummings|2 Comments

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My Nutcrackerrific trip to Utah

The Salt Lake Tribune interviewed me a couple of […]

By Chris Barton|2015-12-23T10:45:21-05:00December 23rd, 2015|Ballet West, Salt Lake City, school visits, The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Utah|0 Comments

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Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair on Saturday, December 12

What’s not to love about getting signed copies of The […]

By Chris Barton|2015-12-06T21:36:32-05:00December 6th, 2015|Humanities Texas, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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Join Jennifer and me in supporting the Giving Tree

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By Chris Barton|2015-11-29T12:33:41-05:00November 29th, 2015|Bartography Express, BookPeople, BookSpring, Chris Barton, giveaway, Revenge of the Angels, Saint Louise House, The Nutcracker Comes to America, Women's Storybook Project of Texas|0 Comments

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Giving Back for the Holidays, Part 3: BookSpring

When Jennifer and I celebrate our new holiday-themed books with […]

By Chris Barton|2015-11-15T10:01:25-05:00November 20th, 2015|BookPeople, BookSpring, Chris Barton, giveaway, Jennifer Ziegler, Revenge of the Angels, The Nutcracker Comes to America|0 Comments

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