Heineken has licensed Holding Out for a Hero for their newest ad campaign, and it’s a wow!

NICKEL BAY NICK has been nominated as Book of the Year by the Georgia Children’s Book Awards (Gr. 4-8)! The voting window is Jan. 20-Mar 4, 20016.

The immersive production of CARRIE, the Killer Musical, playing at Los Angeles Theatre received a rare rave from the Los Angeles Times critic!

Kenny Loggins tears it up with “Footloose” (and gets Keith Urban to sing along) on American Idol!

The 2014 Cybils Awards have been announced, and NICKEL BAY NICK has been named the winner in the Middle Grade fiction category!

The Ministry of Education in the country of Malaysia has closed a deal to purchase 250,000 copies of CAPTAIN NOBODY!

Jessie Pitts delivers a soulful “Holding Out for a Hero” (J. Steinman-D.Pitchford) on The Voice Live Playoffs! The Voice 2014 Live Playoffs – Jessie Pitts: “Holding Out for a Hero” – YouTube

NICKEL BAY NICK has been announced as a nominee for the 2014-15 Great Stone Face Book Awards (New Hampshire.)

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday apparently really loves NICKEL BAY NICK!

Two teachers in Union Grove, WI, shot a welcome-back-to-school video to “Footloose” that went VIRAL and got them an appearance on The Today Show!