by Rebecca | Nov 29, 2018 | authors, book people, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, In Case of Emergency, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, nErDcampLI, revising, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, wrap ups, writing
Time flies when you’re having fun . . . or you’re revising. I was doing both this fall. In November I turned in the final manuscript for my next MG novel, which will be out in October 2019. The new title (and cover, and a bunch of other info) I’ll...
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 4, 2018 | book people, deepthoughts, fiction lessons, historical fiction, interviews, middle grade, news, podcasts, research, setting, talking about writing, The Last Grand Adventure, verisimilitude, writing
I love talking about writing about as much as I love writing (so, a lot). And I had a great time talking about historical fiction and the writing life with one of my “Write Nite” pals (and directly-across-the-street neighbor) Gabriela Pereira. We get into:...
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 22, 2018 | adventures, Adventures in Bloggysitting, Aladdin, blog touring, book people, books, characters, guest posts, interviews, middle grade, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
I’ve been busy talking up Bea and Pidge’s grand adventure with fellow book lovers and Amelia enthusiasts online. Here are a few interviews to check out if you’d like to know more about the story and why I wrote it: Episode 34 of the “Chasing...
