by Rebecca | Jan 30, 2014 | audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, books, debutanting, feel the love, happy happy joy joy, mildly maudlin, Sourcebooks, Uncategorized, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
Last night, I got home to a big box on my doorstep. Sent from Sourcebooks c/o RR Donnelly, so I had an inkling what was inside. (Photo taken after I’d gone inside and grabbed a camera, and almost locked myself out in my excitement.) (Please ignore the other...
by Rebecca | Oct 7, 2013 | ARCs, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, covers, debutanting, gratitude, gushing, happy happy joy joy, news, Sourcebooks, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
That’s right, When Audrey Met Alice has a cover! You can head over to Mundie Kids and check it out. We’re also sharing the ARC cover and details about the process behind creating the perfect cover for Audrey and Alice’s story. Here’s the...
by Rebecca | Aug 29, 2013 | Bookanistas, books, chose kindness, middle grade, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, What I'm Reading Right Now
It’s time for another Bookanista recommendation: R. J. Palacio’s Wonder.Here’s the summary from Goodreads: August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to...
by Rebecca | Oct 16, 2012 | confessions, deepthoughts, goals, gratitude, mildly maudlin, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, talking about writing, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
Many moons ago, someone gave me a bottle of decent champagne. I think it might have been leftover from a holiday party. I didn’t have an occasion to open it at the time, and I’m not generally fabulous enough to pop a bottle of bubbly for no reason. It was...
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 | Oct 9, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, I'm bringing Balki back, middle grade, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, writing
From Publisher’s Marketplace today: Click to read, or see below: Rebecca Behrens’s debut WHEN AUDREY MET ALICE, featuring the thirteen-year-old First Daughter who finds Alice Roosevelt’s secret diary hidden beneath the floorboards of the White...