by Rebecca | Nov 20, 2016 | conferences, deepthoughts, eventful, IRL, lets take this show on the road, nErDcampLI, PIE, teachers are the best, White House
November started off with an amazing day of literacy and learning: #nErDcampLI! This was my first EdCamp experience, and it was awesome. I got to listen to amazing educators and experts speak about topics in literacy and kidlit–like this fantastic session on the...
by Rebecca | Oct 22, 2016 | eventful, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, nErDcampLI, PIE, pretty pretty, rare Saturday post alert, school visits, sensory overload, short stories, Summer of Lost and Found, wrap ups
Last week I traveled back to Wisconsin for a couple of book events, and it was perfect timing for fall color: What’s missing? Photos from my talk at the Reedsburg Public Library and my school visit at EAGLE School. I was so excited to meet with readers and...
by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2016 | authors, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, rare Saturday post alert, schedules, school visits, setting, Summer of Lost and Found
Last Sunday, I had a great conversation with author-friends Melanie Conklin and Sarah Darer Littman at Bank Street Bookstore. We spoke about writing three very different books all set (or, in my book’s case–partly set) in the big city. It was a great...
by Rebecca | Sep 28, 2016 | Aladdin, book people, eventful, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, Summer of Lost and Found, wrap ups
Last Friday I battled NYC traffic to travel to New Jersery (seriously–it took over an hour to drive three blocks to get into the Holland Tunnel) for a wonderful weekend of authoring. Saturday was the annual Princeton Public Library Children’s Book...
by Rebecca | Sep 14, 2016 | authors, eventful, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, news, Summer of Lost and Found
I have a few fun events coming up: I’ll be at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival on September 24. Over sixty fantastic authors will be there–it should be a very delightful day. And the next day, Sunday, September 25, I’ll be doing a panel...
by Rebecca | Jul 29, 2016 | book people, eventful, feel the love, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, naming names, onefour kidlit, Summer of Lost and Found, wrap ups
Last Thursday, author-friends Tara Dairman (the All Four Stars series), Lauren Magaziner (The Only Thing Worse Than Witches and Pilfer Academy), Michelle Schusterman (the I Heart Band and Kat Sinclair series) and I had a great time meeting readers at The Voracious...
