I think one important key to successful implementation is keeping the teachers notified of the upcoming author talks. A week before one is coming up, I try to send an email to all teachers to remind them and send links to the read aloud or pre/post activities included on our school portal (set up by Book Break). There is always room for improvement and I think having instructional coaches in the loop to link the stories/author focus to reading and writing units would be helpful.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.
