by Rebecca | Oct 2, 2019 | books, conferences, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, In Case of Emergency, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, nErDcampLI, news, releases, schedules, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
I’m excited to hit the road and visit a bunch of schools and bookstores–with some fabulous author friends–to share The Disaster Days. Here’s what’s scheduled for public events so far: For more information and updates, check out my Events...
by Rebecca | Oct 1, 2019 | books, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, releases, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Sourcebooks, survival stories, talking about writing, The Disaster Days, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
One day in July 2015, I pulled out my Tupperware and started eating a wilted salad at my day-job desk while browsing for a lunchtime read. An article in The New Yorker was getting all kinds of online buzz—it was about earthquakes; in Seattle? Interesting. I clicked to...
by Rebecca | Sep 2, 2019 | everyone's a critic, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, reviews, Sourcebooks, The Disaster Days
I’m excited to share two more trade reviews for The Disaster Days: “Fans of survival thrillers in the vein of Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet will enjoy this tense, honest tale of bravery. . . . [A]n excellent (and refreshingly not didactic) teaching tool on...
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 | Jun 17, 2019 | everyone's a critic, hello, In Case of Emergency, news, opinioninny, preorders, reviews, The Disaster Days
The first trade review for The Disaster Days is in, and Kirkus loved it! You can read the full review here, and if your curiosity is piqued, you can preorder a copy now from the following retailers: Target Amazon Barnes & Noble Indiebound Indigo...
by Rebecca | Apr 24, 2019 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, books, covers, happy happy joy joy, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
A few weeks ago*, the awesome website YAYOMG! helped me share the cover for The Disaster Days–and an exclusive sneak peek into the book. Be sure to check out all of YAYOMG!’s great book coverage–tons of interviews, posts, cover reveals, roundups, and...
