by Rebecca | Jul 29, 2019 | AWESOMENESS, book publishing, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, JLG, libraries, news, Sourcebooks, The Disaster Days
The Disaster Days is a Junior Library Guild selection for fall 2019! I’m thrilled that it will be on even more library shelves thanks to JLG’s fantastic subscription services and recommendations lists. ...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2018 | adventures, agents, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, books, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, New Leaf, news, PW, Sourcebooks, survival stories, writing
So you might have seen some news in Publishers Weekly: This is why I’ve been neglecting my blog so far in 2018–I wrote another MG novel! In Case of Emergency will be in bookstores in Fall 2019. This book is a little different than the three...
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 | Nov 3, 2015 | Aladdin, ARCs, book publishing, covers, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, i heart the beach, IRL, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
I came home to a great surprise on Monday night: a package from Alyson Heller, my editor at Aladdin/S&S. I started ripping it open before I even got up the stairs. Inside, I found: ARCs! And a jacket proof–the first peek I’ve gotten at all the true...
by Rebecca | Feb 4, 2015 | audrey and alice, book publishing, debutanting, deepthoughts, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, libraries, mildly maudlin, school visits, teachers are the best, Uncategorized
My mom sent me this photo over the weekend of When Audrey Met Alice still on a B&N shelf, and I realized that it was a year ago that I first saw my book in a store. Today’s the actual anniversary of my pub date, 2/4/2014. It’s been a whole year! And if...
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...
