It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” fulfilling orders at the Bookmen distribution company in Minneapolis, she had ...

Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo is a two-time Newbery Medal winner who has authored over 25 novels, including Because of ...

When readers discuss the 25-year-old “Because of Winn-Dixie,” it’s like they’re talking about a book that came out yesterday. In a way, it’s as if it did, since most of them have read the book over ...

Minneapolis writer Kate DiCamillo will be at August screening of ‘Because of Winn-Dixie,’ based on her book She’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut novel at the Riverview Theater.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” ...