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...
by Rebecca | Mar 19, 2019 | Aladdin, historical fiction, middle grade, news, paperback, releases, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
Bea and Pidge are hitting the road again–this time, in a fancy new trade paperback. Maybe it’s because I often read on the go, as a traveler and a commuter (so lighter books = more I can tuck in my tote), but paperback is my favorite format as a reader....
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 15, 2018 | books, eau de print, lets get physical, news, talking about writing, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
I had a chance to chat with Jeanne Kolker at the Wisconsin State Journal last week about The Last Grand Adventure and Amelia Earhart. It’s always a treat to see my book in my hometown paper! You can read the full article (and find out more Madison...
