by Rebecca | May 28, 2016 | authors, AWESOMENESS, book people, eventful, fiction lessons, IRL, Kidlitpalooza, lets take this show on the road, nErDcampLI, rare Saturday post alert, teachers are the best, wrap ups
On Saturday, May 21, I got to join a bunch of amazing kidlit authors on Long Island for the inaugural #Kidlitpalooza. And it was a blast. We started out by introducing our books to the fantastic group of kids, parents, and educators, then split off into two breakout...
by Rebecca | Jan 14, 2016 | agents, ALA, Aladdin, authors, book people, conferences, eventful, I talk about food too much, lets take this show on the road, libraries, New Leaf, PIE, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
Last weekend, I hopped on Amtrak and headed up to Boston for the ALA Midwinter conference. (The ride is actually pretty scenic, as the train hugs the coastline through Connecticut and Rhode Island, so you can see the ocean, ferries and fishing boats, and charming...
by Rebecca | Feb 15, 2015 | authors, blog touring, book people, Egmont, feel the love, Summer of Lost and Found, Uncategorized
Publishers Weekly had a great article about the next steps for some Egmont USA employees (congrats, Jordan, Alison, and Michelle!) along with information on Egmont’s Last List. The Last List is a publicity and marketing campaign for Egmont’s Spring 2015...
by Rebecca | Oct 21, 2014 | book people, eventful, feel the love, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, middle grade, onefour kidlit
Monday night, I was part of a fantastic MG panel at the Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY, with author friends (and fellow 2014 debuts) Tara Dairman, Lauren Magaziner, Laura Marx Fitzgerald, and Michelle Schusterman. The Voracious Reader is a dream...
by Rebecca | Aug 20, 2014 | audrey and alice, authors, AWESOMENESS, book people, Class of 2K14, eventful, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, I talk about food too much, IRL, libraries, middle grade, PIE, please excuse the jet lag, wrap ups
Last weekend, fellow debut author Tara Dairman (whose book ALL FOUR STARS is delightful and delicious, and one of my favorites of the year) and I traveled around Texas to visit a library, a B&N store, and an indie bookstore. It was incredibly fun, and here are...
by Rebecca | Jun 2, 2014 | authors, book people, eventful, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, middle grade, wrap ups
I had the best Saturday. Just look at this lineup, and you’ll understand why: Thirty-seven fabulous middle-grade authors took over the gorgeous Jefferson Market Library (which used to be a courthouse and the site of a lot of famous trials; check this out for the...
