Czech it out (yuk, yuk): Author copies of the Czech translation of All Four Stars–Všechny čtyři hvězdicky–arrived on my doorstep this week! The book was published by Albatros in 2016, with a new cover by Eva Chupíková. The cover was a glorious surprise to me, because the last I heard, the publisher was planning to use… Read more »
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Event tomorrow in Bellevue, WA!
Hey, Seattle! Tomorrow (Thursday, 6/9) at 6 PM I’ll be at University Book Store in Bellevue, Washington, as part of the incredible Children’s and YA Author Extravaganza! I can’t wait to team up with these other fantastic authors of middle grade, YA, and picture books to talk about writing for young people (and sign books,… Read more »
My next (next) book!
For all those who have been asking what’s coming from me post-Gladys, I finally have an answer for you! In today’s Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf: Here’s a bit more of the story behind this book. In January of 2013, my mother was very ill–on a breathing machine in a hospital bed, fighting for her life…. Read more »
Winner, and tonight’s event!
Thanks so much to everyone who entered my giveaway for an ARC of Mike Jung’s Unidentified Suburban Object. The randomly selected winner is… **** Luke Reynolds **** Congrats, Luke, and happy reading! For the rest of you, you can find preorder links for Unidentified Suburban Object right here on Mike’s website! And if you’re in Denver, just a reminder that I’ll… Read more »
Win an ARC of UNIDENTIFIED SUBURBAN OBJECT by Mike Jung!
I was lucky enough to get my paws on an advance copy of my friend and agency-sibling Mike Jung‘s new middle-grade novel, Unidentified Suburban Object, a few months back. It comes out on April 26, but here’s your chance to read it early, because I am giving my ARC away this week! Details about entering are below. This delightful,… Read more »
This Friday at Second Star to the Right!
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 »
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 »
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 »