by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2019 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, blog touring, book people, everyone's a critic, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, readers/reception, reviews, Sourcebooks, survival stories, teachers are the best, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it, warm fuzzy, wrap ups
The Disaster Days has been making its way around the blogosphere and Bookstagram, and I’m so grateful to the reviewers, bloggers, and bookstagrammers who’ve taken the time to read and then write such thoughtful reviews! “Really, really enjoyed...
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 | Jan 24, 2016 | IRL, sensory overload, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, warm fuzzy
You may have heard that the East Coast was walloped with a snowstorm this weekend. As a Wisconsinite, the sound of snowplows scraping the pavement and snowblowers bustling down the blocks made me feel happily at home. I had a great time watching the snow from indoors,...
by Rebecca | Feb 4, 2014 | audrey and alice, debutanting, deepthoughts, feel the love, happy happy joy joy, party time, warm fuzzy, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
This is a really hard post to write and a really easy one, too. It’s hard because I’ve thought about this day for so long–in terms of when I started writing for publication, five years; and in terms of how long I’ve secretly dreamed of being an...
by Rebecca | Oct 10, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, book people, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, warm fuzzy, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
“Gratitude and Rust” by Shannon Kringen (CC) Thanks for all of the kind words yesterday! I’m overwhelmed in the best possible way with the support and enthusiasm of the writing community. 🙂 (Borrowing this meme today from Katy...
by Rebecca | Aug 8, 2011 | AWESOMENESS, books, caffeine the nectar of the gods, libraries, warm fuzzy
I’m in love with Little Free Libraries–a grassroots effort to promote literacy and community. I’m also proud that it’s from my home state (and that my hometown is the one place where you can pop in a shop and buy a prefab Little Free...
