by Rebecca | Aug 25, 2015 | books, covers, gratitude, gushing, i heart the beach, pairs well with a hammock, pretty pretty, sensory overload, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
Last week, the fantastic Mr. Schu helped me share the cover of Summer of Lost and Found! Check out the post here: http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2015/08/cover-reveal-for-summer-of-lost-and.html And here’s the lovely cover! When I first saw the sketch from the...
by Rebecca | May 29, 2015 | audrey and alice, authors, books, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, onefour kidlit, reader in chief, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, White House
On Wednesday morning I hopped on a bus and headed south so Audrey and Alice could meet some D.C. readers. Once I got into town, I decided to stretch my legs by taking a walk to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. What Would Alice Do with three free hours in the capital city?...
by Rebecca | May 1, 2015 | audrey and alice, books, debutanting, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, heaven aka bookstores, olykoeks, paperback, Sourcebooks
I came home to a fun surprise on Tuesday: paperback author copies. The first thing I did with them? Build a White House. As of today, When Audrey Met Alice paperbacks are now in stores! I stopped by Barnes & Noble to sign a few. It’s fun to see both editions...
by Rebecca | Apr 1, 2015 | audrey and alice, books, contests and giveaways, gratitude, libraries, paperback, Sourcebooks, swag, teachers are the best, Uncategorized
I wouldn’t be the reader–or the writer–I am today without the influence of many wonderful educators. As Alice Roosevelt would put it, I was “let loose in libraries” from an early age. My childhood teachers and librarians in Madison,...
by Rebecca | Mar 11, 2015 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, books, contests and giveaways, grits that are true, historical fiction, paperback, twitterpated, Uncategorized, WIPspiration, women's history Wednesday
It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for more Women’s History! [One of my favorite things about writing historical fiction is getting to explore the lives of real, and sometimes famous, women—like Alice Roosevelt. When Audrey Met Alice allowed me to spend a...
by Rebecca | Feb 25, 2015 | audrey and alice, books, covers, news, paperback, pretty pretty, Sourcebooks, Uncategorized, White House
I’m excited to share that When Audrey Met Alice will soon be in paperback! Personally, I love paperback books–they’re so much easier to read on the go (which makes up a lot of my reading time lately) and they are priced right for class sets, book...