by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2018 | adventures, audrey and alice, book people, eventful, festivals, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, olykoeks, Summer of Lost and Found, The Last Grand Adventure
Last Saturday, I spent the day in charming Warwick, NY, at the Warwick Children’s Book Festival. I got to meet with eager readers, signed lots of books and shared 1960’s candy (just like Bea and Pidge would’ve eaten on their cross-country trip), and...
by Rebecca | Sep 1, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, eventful, gratitude, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, IRL, lets take this show on the road, party time, please excuse the jet lag, research, sensory overload, setting, Simon & Schuster, summertime, The Last Grand Adventure, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, wrap ups
On July 21, I was thrilled to be a part of the Amelia Earhart Festival–the annual celebration of her birthday in her birthplace of Atchison, Kansas. Readers of The Last Grand Adventure will know what a significant place Atchison was in Amelia’s (and her...
by Rebecca | Jun 18, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, book people, eventful, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, i heart the beach, IRL, lets take this show on the road, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, The Last Grand Adventure, Uncategorized
If you’ve ever read this blog or met me in person, you know two things to be true: 1) I love independent bookstores 2) I love the beach So combining the two is my dream, right? Last week it came true: I drove down the East Coast to lovely Bethany Beach for a...
by Rebecca | May 14, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, audrey and alice, authors, book people, books, conferences, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure, Uncategorized, White House, wrap ups
A picture is worth a thousand words–but unfortunately, I was having so much fun sharing The Last Grand Adventure with readers that I barely took any (other than of books) during my events! If you missed the AASL webinar I did with school librarian extraordinaire...
by Rebecca | Apr 11, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, authors, book people, eventful, feel the love, heaven aka bookstores, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, party time, releases, school visits, Simon & Schuster, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, wrap ups
Time flies when you’re having fun, and when you’re launching a new book. I can’t believe The Last Grand Adventure has already been out for three weeks! It’s been a lot of fun traveling around and talking about Bea and Pidge and Amelia’s...
by Rebecca | Mar 22, 2018 | adventures, Adventures in Bloggysitting, Aladdin, blog touring, book people, books, characters, guest posts, interviews, middle grade, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
I’ve been busy talking up Bea and Pidge’s grand adventure with fellow book lovers and Amelia enthusiasts online. Here are a few interviews to check out if you’d like to know more about the story and why I wrote it: Episode 34 of the “Chasing...
