by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2018 | adventures, audrey and alice, book people, eventful, festivals, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, olykoeks, Summer of Lost and Found, The Last Grand Adventure
Last Saturday, I spent the day in charming Warwick, NY, at the Warwick Children’s Book Festival. I got to meet with eager readers, signed lots of books and shared 1960’s candy (just like Bea and Pidge would’ve eaten on their cross-country trip), and...
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 | 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 | May 14, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, audrey and alice, authors, book people, books, conferences, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure, Uncategorized, White House, wrap ups
A picture is worth a thousand words–but unfortunately, I was having so much fun sharing The Last Grand Adventure with readers that I barely took any (other than of books) during my events! If you missed the AASL webinar I did with school librarian extraordinaire...
by Rebecca | Apr 11, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, authors, book people, eventful, feel the love, heaven aka bookstores, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, party time, releases, school visits, Simon & Schuster, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, wrap ups
Time flies when you’re having fun, and when you’re launching a new book. I can’t believe The Last Grand Adventure has already been out for three weeks! It’s been a lot of fun traveling around and talking about Bea and Pidge and Amelia’s...
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...
