by Rebecca | Apr 26, 2015 | audrey and alice, authors, battle of the books, contests and giveaways, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, news, paperback, swag, teachers are the best, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized
How is it almost May? Somehow this winter seemed both endless (thanks, snowstorms) and super short. Anyway, I’m enjoying the tulips popping up on NYC sidewalks and planning trips to WI this summer. What else is new? Bookplates! The lovely Kristin Rae (whose YA...
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 | Dec 29, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ALA, audrey and alice, authors, Class of 2K14, conferences, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, heaven aka bookstores, lets take this show on the road, school visits, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Summer of Lost and Found, Uncategorized, wrap ups
It’s hard to believe that the year is coming to a close. It really does feel like yesterday that I was welcoming 2014–and eagerly anticipating my February 4 book birthday. It has really been a delightful experience sharing Audrey’s and Alice’s...
by Rebecca | Oct 21, 2014 | book people, eventful, feel the love, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, middle grade, onefour kidlit
Monday night, I was part of a fantastic MG panel at the Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY, with author friends (and fellow 2014 debuts) Tara Dairman, Lauren Magaziner, Laura Marx Fitzgerald, and Michelle Schusterman. The Voracious Reader is a dream...
by Rebecca | Oct 15, 2014 | eventful, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, IRL, news, Scholastic, short stories, Uncategorized
I’m taking a break from writing next week for a fun panel at The Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY with author friends Michelle Schusterman, Laura Marx Fitzgerald, Lauren Magaziner, and Tara Dairman! There will be candy. And author dares! I’m also excited...
by Rebecca | Aug 20, 2014 | audrey and alice, authors, AWESOMENESS, book people, Class of 2K14, eventful, gratitude, heaven aka bookstores, I talk about food too much, IRL, libraries, middle grade, PIE, please excuse the jet lag, wrap ups
Last weekend, fellow debut author Tara Dairman (whose book ALL FOUR STARS is delightful and delicious, and one of my favorites of the year) and I traveled around Texas to visit a library, a B&N store, and an indie bookstore. It was incredibly fun, and here are...