by Rebecca | Mar 31, 2016 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, blog touring, contests and giveaways, guest posts, middle grade, MMGM, news, social media for the shy, Summer of Lost and Found, talking about writing, this is how we read it, treat this post as evidence of procrastination
March is Reading Month, and I am really excited to share in The Hiding Spot’s Growing a Reader series to celebrate it. I wrote about three of my formative reading experiences–which made me the reader and writer that I am today. You check out my post here,...
by Rebecca | Mar 29, 2016 | Aladdin, authors, blurbalicious, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, historical fiction, middle grade, news, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, warm fuzzy, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
I’m excited to share two wonderful blurbs for Summer of Lost and Found, from two writers whose work I adore. Jodi Lynn Anderson has written two of my all-time favorite books, Tiger Lily and My Diary from the Edge of the World. Lately whenever I meet up with...
by Rebecca | Feb 23, 2016 | ALA, ARCs, books, conferences, feel the love, middle grade, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, this is how we read it, Uncategorized
I spent January and February speeding through the stack of MG/YA ARCs I picked up at ALA Midwinter. And if these ten books are any indication, 2016 is going to be an amazing year for kid lit. Here’s what I read, and in one(ish) sentence, I’ll tell you why...
by Rebecca | Nov 12, 2015 | AASL, audrey and alice, conferences, eventful, historical fiction, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, Sourcebooks, Summer of Lost and Found
Last weekend I made the trip to Columbus, Ohio (a lovely city!) for the AASL National Conference. My husband and I drove from NYC, and even though we aren’t really car people anymore, it was fun to wind through the Pennsylvania mountains and catch some late fall...
by Rebecca | Oct 31, 2015 | AASL, Aladdin, conferences, DRCs, eventful, I talk about food too much, IRL, it has come to this a post about soup, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, pumpkin addict, rare Saturday post alert, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
Happy Halloween! Fall has been flying by. I’ve been busy with revising a new project (which feels like it might finally be coming together), working on a short story, and copy edits. Apologies to my production editor, but I did end up making quite a few tweaks...
by Rebecca | May 29, 2015 | audrey and alice, authors, books, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, onefour kidlit, reader in chief, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, White House
On Wednesday morning I hopped on a bus and headed south so Audrey and Alice could meet some D.C. readers. Once I got into town, I decided to stretch my legs by taking a walk to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. What Would Alice Do with three free hours in the capital city?...