Frequently Asked Questions:
How do you pronounce your name? Koh-ree-nah Loo-kehn
(See also: Author Name Pronunciation: https://www.teachingbooks.net/pronounce )
For book illustration inquiries contact:
Steven Malk of Writers House: smalk@writershouse.com
See also: Writers House Art
For other questions, including school visits:
corinna@corinnaluyken (dot) com
Mail:
Corinna Luyken c/o Writers House
7660 Fay Avenue #338H
La Jolla, CA 92037
Do you have a Newsletter?
Yes! You can subscribe to my Substack newsletter (Arguing with Flowers) here.
What materials do you use?
I love to experiment with new materials, but my favorites are: ink, watercolor, acryla gouache, and the tools (cut paper, scissors, relief ink) of a printmaking technique called monprinting. I also love pencil, colored pencil.
Can you tell us a bit about the process of making your books?
Substack on the making of The Arguers: https://cluyken.substack.com/p/the-arguers
Meet-the-Author of:
The Book of Mistakes: https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlveh4s
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse: https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlj3tbj
My Heart: https://www.teachingbooks.net/qla8n5f
Can you tell us a bit about your process and inspiration?
Also see Essays for more insight into the making of The Arguers, the tree in me, my heart, The Book of Mistakes, & Nothing In Common
Current Books:
THE ARGUERS, Rocky Pond Books (Penguin)
IN THE DARK written by Kate Hoefler, Knopf (Random House)
ABC and YOU and me, Rocky Pond Books (Penguin)
PATCHWORK, written by Matt de la Pena, GP Putnam and Sons (Penguin)
SOMETHING GOOD, written by Marcy Campbell, Little Brown
THE TREE IN ME, Dial Books For Young Readers (Penguin)
NOTHING IN COMMON, written by Kate Hoefler, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS, written by Carolyn Crimi, Candlewick Press
MY HEART, DIAL Books For Young Readers (Penguin)
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have A Horse, written by Marcy Campbell, Dial (Penguin)
THE BOOK OF MISTAKES, DIAL Books For Young Readers (Penguin)
What’s Next?
HELLO, OCEAN! Spring 2025 Rocky Pond Books (Penguin)
Copyright:
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