Greetings, friends! If you’re in the Denver area, I invite you to come out this Friday, April 1, to see me and Jeannie Mobley at Second Star to the Right Children’s Books on Tennyson street. We will be reading from our middle-grade books, answering questions, and doing a craft starting at 6:30 pm. Second Star has… Read more »
ALL FOUR STARS
A whole new format for Gladys in 2016!
As this year draws to a close, I’m thrilled to share one more very nice piece of news for the All Four Stars series… THERE WILL BE AUDIOBOOKS! My publisher, Penguin, has licensed audio rights to Ideal Audiobooks for All Four Stars, The Stars of Summer, and Stars So Sweet. I don’t have all of the details yet, but I… Read more »
ALL FOUR STARS is a finalist for One Book, One Denver!
I received some exciting news this morning: All Four Stars is a finalist for the Youth One Book, One Denver program–along with two other books I *love*, Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and The Secret of Ferrell Savage by J. Duddy Gill! Youth One Book, One Denver is a fantastic summer reading program that provides books to kids all… Read more »
Want personalized books for the holidays?
Is there someone in your life who would love a Gladys Gatsby book, personalized and signed by the author, for the holidays? If so, you’re in luck. I’m pleased to announce that I’m teaming up with my local independent bookstore, Boulder Book Store, to make it easy for you to get exactly that! Ordering is simple:… Read more »
We’ve got winners!
Thanks so much to everyone who helped celebrate the cover and title reveal for Stars So Sweet, the third volume in the All Four Stars series. Your enthusiastic comments, Tweets, Facebook posts, and e-mails really made this author’s week! (As did the package I received in the mail yesterday from my publisher, containing these beauties. Great timing,… Read more »
Cover reveal & giveaway: STARS SO SWEET!
NOTE: The ARC giveaway is now closed, and winners have been announced. Thank you for entering! Hey there! Guess what you’ll be able to find on… …next summer? Hint: This young restaurant critic is involved. And so is a visitor from a certain European city… Give up? Okay–reveal time! Stars So Sweet an All Four Stars book, coming… Read more »
New feature: Discussion Guide for ALL FOUR STARS!
It’s been “coming soon” for an embarrassingly long time, but book club/classroom discussion questions for All Four Stars are finally here! You can find them by clicking the Visits tab on this site. And if you’re reading All Four Stars or The Stars of Summer with your book club or class, don’t forget that I offer free 15-minute Virtual Q&A… Read more »
ALL FOUR STARS turns one! (and giveaway)
One year ago today–after nine years of writing, rewriting, submitting, hoping, and waiting–a little book called All Four Stars hit the shelves. A whole bunch of you showed up to celebrate with me at Books Of Wonder in New York, and I could hardly believe what an amazing welcome you gave Gladys into the world. Now… Read more »
Crystal Kite winner!
I can still hardly believe it as I type this, but All Four Stars has won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Southwest Region of the United States! This award means a lot to me because it’s voted on by members of SCBWI (The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)–my children’s-book-creating peers. I can’t say thank… Read more »
Blog tour wraps up, live tour kicks off!
Well, friends, The Stars of Summer blog tour draws to a close today, but what a fantastic final set of posts Gladys and I have had from bloggers over the last few days! We had this incredible in-depth review from Jen at Pop! Goes the Reader, this delicious Q&A with Stephanie at Kitchen Frolic, an interview… Read more »