by Rebecca | Jul 8, 2014 | ALA, ARCs, audrey and alice, authors, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, Class of 2K14, conferences, debutanting, gratitude, gushing, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, please excuse the jet lag, Sourcebooks, Uncategorized, wrap ups
ALA Annual was amazing! It was fun, surreal, and humbling to be around so many wonderful readers, librarians, authors, and publishing professionals. Here are some of the highlights (at least the ones for which I have photo documentation): So I learned what “but...
by Rebecca | Apr 10, 2014 | ARCs, authors, Bookanistas, books, fiction lessons, onefour kidlit, this is how we read it
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: (my friend and fellow Bookanista) Jessica Love’s Push Girl. Here’s the jacket copy from the publisher: An inspiring, real, and fresh young adult novel about how life can change in an instant [cowritten by Jessica...
by Rebecca | Apr 2, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, books, eventful, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, talking about writing, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday
What I’m Reading I read a ton of books (or what amounts to a “ton” for me) in March: No Surrender Soldier, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Leading Man, The Secret Hum of a Daisy, The Ninja Librarians, and Push Girl. Now I’m back to Barbara...
by Rebecca | Jan 5, 2014 | ARCs, books, covers, this is how we read it, Uncategorized, wrap ups
What I read in 2013, more or less*: (How much do I wish I’d read two more books to get a nice, neat last row?) *Based on Goodreads–I didn’t join until summer, so I might’ve missed a few books.
by Rebecca | Dec 4, 2013 | ARCs, debutanting, deepthoughts, heaven aka bookstores, lifestyles of the rich and bookish, NaNo, PIE, reader in chief, Uncategorized, what's up wednesday, White House
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured, easy way for me to keep up with...
by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, audrey and alice, authors, books, contests and giveaways, debutanting, Goodreads, I talk about food too much, IRL, middle grade, Uncategorized, What I'm Reading Right Now, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you’d like to join in, you can find the link widget on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts. I love this idea because it gives a structured,...
