by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2018 | adventures, agents, Aladdin, books, eventful, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, middle grade, New Leaf, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
The Last Grand Adventure is on shelves today–hip hip hooray! I have fond memories of the trips I took as a kid and teen, so it surprised me when, a few years ago, I unearthed my childhood travel journal and found it full of worries. From ghosts in New Orleans to...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2018 | adventures, agents, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, books, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, New Leaf, news, PW, Sourcebooks, survival stories, writing
So you might have seen some news in Publishers Weekly: This is why I’ve been neglecting my blog so far in 2018–I wrote another MG novel! In Case of Emergency will be in bookstores in Fall 2019. This book is a little different than the three...
by Rebecca | Apr 8, 2016 | audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, gratitude, New Leaf, news, option, Sourcebooks
I got to share some exciting news yesterday–that When Audrey Met Alice has been optioned for film! I’m still learning the way the film industry works, but basically an option agreement is a contract that allows film producers to obtain the rights to a...
by Rebecca | Jan 14, 2016 | agents, ALA, Aladdin, authors, book people, conferences, eventful, I talk about food too much, lets take this show on the road, libraries, New Leaf, PIE, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found
Last weekend, I hopped on Amtrak and headed up to Boston for the ALA Midwinter conference. (The ride is actually pretty scenic, as the train hugs the coastline through Connecticut and Rhode Island, so you can see the ocean, ferries and fishing boats, and charming...
by Rebecca | Feb 17, 2015 | Aladdin, AWESOMENESS, books, happy happy joy joy, New Leaf, news, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, Uncategorized
So you might have seen this in Publishers Marketplace (click to make big!): That’s right! The Summer of Lost and Found has a new home. And it will still be in bookstores in the first half of 2016 (right now, it looks like a May publication date). I am so excited to...
by Rebecca | Jun 12, 2014 | agents, AWESOMENESS, books, Egmont, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, historical fiction, i heart the beach, middle grade, New Leaf, news, PW, Summer of Lost and Found, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, WIP, writing
So you might have seen this in Publishers Weekly this afternoon (click to make big!): That’s right! I* sold my second book! The Summer of Lost and Found will be in bookstores in 2016. It’s full of everything I loved to read about as a middle-grader:...
