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 | Jun 18, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, book people, eventful, gushing, heaven aka bookstores, i heart the beach, IRL, lets take this show on the road, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, The Last Grand Adventure, Uncategorized
If you’ve ever read this blog or met me in person, you know two things to be true: 1) I love independent bookstores 2) I love the beach So combining the two is my dream, right? Last week it came true: I drove down the East Coast to lovely Bethany Beach for a...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2018 | Aladdin, books, conferences, eventful, everyone's a critic, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, i heart the beach, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, SLJ, The Last Grand Adventure
It’s been a busy couple of months–more on that soon! But I’m belatedly excited to share a few more snippets from trade reviews for The Last Grand Adventure: “Informed by history, Behrens’s narrative treasures family relationships and celebrates...
by Rebecca | Aug 23, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, deepthoughts, flexibility, i heart the beach, in defense of lazy, IRL, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, pairs well with a hammock, summertime
Usually, I’m an ant. I like having to-do lists and schedules, deadlines and goals, and I’m at my happiest when I’m working as much as playing, or maybe even a little more. But not in August. As the fable goes, there’s a time for work and a time...
by Rebecca | Jul 18, 2017 | heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, i heart the beach, IRL, middle grade, pairs well with a hammock, relax, sensory overload, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
It’s no secret that I love history and I love the beach (I mean, it’s right there in my bio, along with doughnuts and laughing). Last week my husband and I explored Bermuda, and I got to combine the two in one fun, relaxing, and inspiring vacation....
by Rebecca | Jun 6, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, i heart the beach, pairs well with a hammock, relax, summertime, this is how we read it
Summer is my favorite reading season.* Both in terms of the places you can read (beach, pool, park, hammock, tent, etc.) and the tradition of reading for pleasure. Deep in winter, I start a list of the books I’d like to read once it’s warm and sunny and...
