![KidsStage Wordstock Children's Stage](http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/KidsStage.jpg)
![KidsStage Wordstock Children's Stage](http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/KidsStage.jpg)
Nancy Tillman, Marla Frazee, Julie Paschkis, and Brie Spangler talk about illustrating children's books. Photo: Jonathan Liu
This weekend I had the great good fortune to attend Portland’s annual celebration of the written word. My wife is a rockstar for letting me get away all weekend. Wordstock, a 2-day book festival, was held this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. I had the chance to attend and speak to many different authors and artists. This year I focused largely on middle-grade and young-adult novels (here’s my sneak peek), but I do have a few kids’ books and some for adults up my sleeve as well. Expect to see several more interviews and full book reviews in the next couple of weeks.
[This article, by Jonathan, was <a href="
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/wordstock-roundup/”>originally published on Monday. Follow the link for the rest of the post, and please leave any comments you may have on the original.]