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		<title>New Book Buzz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There&#8217;s something new afoot in Humphrey&#8217;s world! Mysteries According to Humphrey is now out in the U.K. (Red cover, left) Unfortunately, Humphrey fans in the United States will have to wait until July for this book, (Purple cover, right) but they&#8217;ll be rewarded with a BIG-BIG-BIG surprise later this year! Promise!
When Mrs. Brisbane goes missing, Humphrey [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll be back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do intend to keep blogging &#8230; but I am BUSY-BUSY-BUSY finishing up a Humphrey book and that&#8217;s taking up all my time. Check back soon for a revamped webpage and new blog posts!
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		<title>Humphrey All Around Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards + Nominations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humphrey&#8217;s popping up all over L.A. I just can&#8217;t keep him in his cage. It must be that lock-that-doesn&#8217;t-lock.
Last week, I was at St. Felicitas School in San Marino for a fun morning talking about Humphrey.
Humphrey showed up Sunday on the Kids&#8217; Page of the L.A. Times in a terrific  review by a fan &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s No Place Like Home pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/theres-no-place-like-home-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can always tell when I&#8217;ve been busy writing because I don&#8217;t blog much. For some reason, when I&#8217;m working on a book, I have to shut other things out.
But continuing with my recent book tour &#8230;. After leaving San Francisco, I headed to Minneapolis where I visited Creek Valley Elementary in Edina and Kenny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This and That</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the new Hungarian cover for Friendship According to Humphrey. Strange color palette, I know. But it&#8217;s not as frightening as the cover for book 1. However, little Spuri continues to please in Hungary.
I&#8217;ve been busy writing and find that when I&#8217;m deep in a story, I just want to do that and let the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Law According to Humphrey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Original cover               Current cover
It was January, 2003 and I was on (groan) jury duty. It was a messy, confusing (though absolutely fascinating) trial that was supposed to last 9 days and went on for over 3 weeks. Since Humphrey has a family audience, I&#8217;m not going into the details of the crimes.
We had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Humphrey Evolved &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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I had the voice for Humphrey, I knew the setting and characters &#8211; I was ready to roll &#8211; almost.
I had one big problem: I don&#8217;t have (and never have had) a hamster. Rather than getting a hamster and totally alienating my beloved dog, Desi, I did tons of research. I read books &#8211; one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Inside Story Behind Humphrey and How He Evolved &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I talked about the years spent taking notes on a story looking at a classroom through the eyes of a classroom pet. A lot of that happened in 1996. I didn&#8217;t actually write the book until 2002. One reason is that my primary career was writing children&#8217;s television, so children&#8217;s fiction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Inside Story Behind Humphrey and How He Evolved &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<comments>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/the-inside-story-behind-humphrey-and-how-he-evolved-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Today is the release date for the newest Humphrey book, School Days According to Humphrey. I barely mention a new book to family and friends any more &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t feel like big news to them. Just another Humphrey book. But reflecting on this seventh book, to me it almost feels like a miracle.
Everybody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humphrey&#8217;s on a roll!</title>
		<link>http://www.bettybirney.com/blog/humphreys-on-a-roll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had quite a lengthy hiatus from blogging but Humphrey does keep my wheel spinning busily! To catch up a bit, here&#8217;s the latest Humphrey news:
School Days According to Humphrey will be released in hardcover June 30. It&#8217;s already out in the U.K. as School According to Humphrey. For a preview of the first chapter [...]]]></description>
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