by Rebecca | Jun 17, 2019 | everyone's a critic, hello, In Case of Emergency, news, opinioninny, preorders, reviews, The Disaster Days
The first trade review for The Disaster Days is in, and Kirkus loved it! You can read the full review here, and if your curiosity is piqued, you can preorder a copy now from the following retailers: Target Amazon Barnes & Noble Indiebound Indigo...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2018 | Aladdin, books, conferences, eventful, everyone's a critic, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, i heart the beach, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, SLJ, The Last Grand Adventure
It’s been a busy couple of months–more on that soon! But I’m belatedly excited to share a few more snippets from trade reviews for The Last Grand Adventure: “Informed by history, Behrens’s narrative treasures family relationships and celebrates...
by Rebecca | Dec 10, 2017 | Aladdin, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, middle grade, news, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
Last week, The Last Grand Adventure got its first trade review! Which is always a nerve-racking moment for an author–after so many hours spent crafting a story, it’s time to see it through a reader’s fresh eyes. To my delight, Kirkus loved it,...
by Rebecca | Mar 19, 2016 | Aladdin, books, everyone's a critic, news, rare Saturday post alert, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
It often feels like forever until a book comes out (thanks to all those hours spent writing, revising, and revising, and revising). And then suddenly the book’s first trade review arrives and, whoa! You realize publication is only two months away. I’m...
by Rebecca | Dec 17, 2013 | audrey and alice, debutanting, everyone's a critic, happy happy joy joy
In the December 15th issue, Kirkus reviewed When Audrey Met Alice–and they liked it! “This charming debut brings Alice Roosevelt to life when 13-year-old ‘first daughter’ Audrey finds Alice’s century-old diary and turns to it for advice . . ....
by Rebecca | Jun 18, 2013 | confessions, deepthoughts, everyone's a critic, Goodreads, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, preaching to the choir, social media for the shy, this is how we read it
Confession: I’ve resisted joining Goodreads for the longest time. While I’ve long used–and appreciated!–the site to get information about books and read non-editorial reviews, I didn’t want an author account.* The main reason why? The...
