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A disco ball spins rhinestones around a room at the back of the library. Meanwhile, over a rainbow array of art supplies, a couple dozen children are spinning with ideas.

Inspired by an Idaho second grader, more kids have embraced the creative confidence to write their own books. And libraries are taking them seriously.

We all take inspiration from different people, actions, inactions and observations. Sometimes it comes out of nowhere and sometimes it comes from surprising places. When it does, you...

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Dillon Helbig has taken self-publishing to another level. The 8-year-old garnered national attention for a handmade comic he left on library shelves.

Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of M...

Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of M...

Over Christmas break, 8-year-old Dillon Helbig of Boise, Idaho, wrote an 81-page illustrated book titled “The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis," ignoring reasons others cite for not writing books.

One young Idaho writer got a big break in the industry by being just a little sneaky.

One young Idaho writer got a big break in the industry by being just a little sneaky.