by Rebecca | Dec 31, 2019 | books, gratitude, I talk about food too much, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, nostalgia, releases, The Disaster Days, The Last Grand Adventure, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, why so many tags for such a short and insubstantial post?, WIP, wrap ups, writing
According to my Instagram, these nine photos sum up my 2019: I see a lot of books (launching The Disaster Days and receiving an honor for The Last Grand Adventure), writing (I took my 2020 release from blank page to revised, final manuscript in 11 months!), and one...
by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2019 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, blog touring, book people, everyone's a critic, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, readers/reception, reviews, Sourcebooks, survival stories, teachers are the best, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it, warm fuzzy, wrap ups
The Disaster Days has been making its way around the blogosphere and Bookstagram, and I’m so grateful to the reviewers, bloggers, and bookstagrammers who’ve taken the time to read and then write such thoughtful reviews! “Really, really enjoyed...
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 | Sep 1, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, eventful, gratitude, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, IRL, lets take this show on the road, party time, please excuse the jet lag, research, sensory overload, setting, Simon & Schuster, summertime, The Last Grand Adventure, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, wrap ups
On July 21, I was thrilled to be a part of the Amelia Earhart Festival–the annual celebration of her birthday in her birthplace of Atchison, Kansas. Readers of The Last Grand Adventure will know what a significant place Atchison was in Amelia’s (and her...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2018 | adventures, agents, Aladdin, books, eventful, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, middle grade, New Leaf, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
The Last Grand Adventure is on shelves today–hip hip hooray! I have fond memories of the trips I took as a kid and teen, so it surprised me when, a few years ago, I unearthed my childhood travel journal and found it full of worries. From ghosts in New Orleans to...
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...
