by Rebecca | Jun 21, 2022 | audience, audiobooks, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, books, debutanting, gratitude, hello, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, releases, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
Exciting news: The Disaster Days is now available across platforms as an audiobook, from Tantor Audio! I love how actress and voiceover artist Jennifer Sun Bell has told Hannah’s story–and I hope listeners will, too. This is the very first audio edition...
by Rebecca | Jul 31, 2021 | Alone in the Woods, awards and honors, AWESOMENESS, books, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, libraries, middle grade, news, rare Saturday post alert, Sourcebooks, survival stories
I’m excited to share that the Children’s Book Award Committee of the Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Section selected ten outstanding children’s and young adult books for 2021, and Alone in the Woods was one! You can read more about the awards and...
by Rebecca | Jun 1, 2021 | Alone in the Woods, awards and honors, book publishing, books, i heart the beach, In Case of Emergency, libraries, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, paperback, releases, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, The Disaster Days
The Disaster Days releases in trade paperback today! Now all five of my books are available in that format–my personal favorite to read, because it’s perfect to stash in a beach/pool bag, a backpack, or hold onto while you’re standing on the subway....
by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, books, interviews, middle grade, news, releases, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it
I really love the book blog Pop! Goes the Reader. It’s beautifully designed and illustrated, and Jen’s coverage of MG/YA books is so inclusive, thoughtful, and creative. So I was thrilled to partner with her to discuss Alone in the Woods. Check out our...
by Rebecca | Sep 20, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, gratitude, middle grade, news, reviews, Sourcebooks, survival stories, talking about writing, this is how we read it
I was thrilled to read Booklist’s review of Alone in the Woods–especially because they highlighted the “moments of peril and bodily danger,” but felt that “but the most tender wounds here are the emotional ones nursed by the two...
by Rebecca | Aug 27, 2020 | adventures, Alone in the Woods, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, feel the love, middle grade, news, readers/reception, reviews, SLJ, Sourcebooks, survival stories
Trade reviews for Alone in the Woods have started rolling in, and I’m excited to share what these critics from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal have to say about the girls’ Northwoods adventure: Brisk, compelling, relatable, and dangerous–those...
