Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
John Kremer featured my guest post on his book marketing blog today. He features many authors at this site, all with valuable lessons about writing and promotion. Contact Mr. Kremer about signing up for his blog. John Kremer JohnKremer@BookMarket.com. Read my post below. ** Guest post by Kayleen Reusser In 1989 a 10-minute incident with a... Continue Reading →
Today I have the honor of being featured on John Kremer’s blog. Mr. Kremer is the guru of book marketing. I’ve read his blog on this subject for years and have implemented many of his ideas to market my nine non-fiction children’s books. My particular post is titled: Book Marketing Makeover: How One Author Got... Continue Reading →
Start the New Year with a cultural experience! This simple, delicious recipe is from my children’s cookbook, Recipe and Craft Guide to Indonesia (Mitchell Lane Publishing). Satay Ajam can be served with rice and peanut sauce, another recipe found in the book. The book, written for students in grades 4-8 (many adults have purchased it!),... Continue Reading →
Are you an American movie history buff? Does East of Eden, Giant, and Rebel Without a Cause starring 1950s Hollywood icon James Dean rank among your favorite films? The book Images of America: Fairmount contains never-before- published photos of Dean, whose hometown was Fairmount, Indiana. The book was written by Cathy Duling Shouse... Continue Reading →
This week Dr. Deborah Godwin-Starks interviewed me for her radio show “Let’s Talk” on WQSW-LP 100.5 FM, The Voice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We’ve done previous interviews on my books, beginning with my Chicken Soup books a few years ago. Now that I have nine non-fiction children’s books we focus on the writing of them.... Continue Reading →
Last night my daughter Mandy & I presented a talk/demo about Indonesia to patrons of the Wells County Public Library. We showed Indonesian items Mandy has brought home and talked about the importance of crafts in that culture. I then showed some of the crafts middle school students made with me for my book, Recipe... Continue Reading →
I love to receive notes from students who have read my books. Here is one from a girl in 4th grade about my Selena Gomez book (Robbie Reader- Grades 2-4, Mitchell Lane) and her photo holding the book: Hi! My name is Ally. I just got done reading about Selena Gomez in the book... Continue Reading →
Today I’m featuring one of the crafts from my book, Recipe and Craft Guide to Indonesia. My friend Braden helped me make the Bali Gamelan Music drum. It was a fun craft to make because all of the materials we needed were at our fingertips – oatmeal box, construction paper, yarn, brads, and a... Continue Reading →
On June 2, 2011, I made a presentation to a homeschooling group at Allen County Public Library downtown Fort Wayne. It was great fun talking with the group about creating their own cookbook. I used my book, Recipe and Craft Guide to Indonesia (Mitchell Lane), as a guide. The book contains 10 recipes and 10... Continue Reading →
The third grade class taught by Nancy Vacanti listened as I talked with them about writing children’s books. The second grade class taught by Tom Meyers asked questions about my children’s books. The Bistro lunch included approximately 100 parents and educators. This has been a fantastic week! On Wed. I was the keynote speaker at... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 