NCTE Panel Presentations
Thank you, NCTE! I'm happy to announce that I'll be presenting at the annual convention for the National Council of Teachers of English...
Meet me at BookExpo!
I’m so excited to announce that I will be at BookExpo America (www.bookexpoamerica.com) this year to promote The Magic of Melwick...
Amazon Pre-order Glitch
Hi friends, Apparently Amazon experienced a widespread “metadata glitch” in late March which impacted several hardcover titles....
Blurbs!
I'm so grateful to everyone who "blurbed" my book. I will be sharing their kind and generous words over the next few months. Thank you so...
How to support an author beyond buying books
Author and Illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi (also known as Inky Girl, or @InkyElbows) has a fabulous website chock full of kidlit resources...
The importance of pre-orders
A lot of people have been asking me recently why it's helpful to pre-order a book. Author Kim Hooper has some great insight in her...
Peg Davol Award Winner
I'm thrilled and honored to announce that my picture book If You Catch a Story has received the 2017 Peg Davol Manuscript Award. Many...
Cover Artist
I'm still pinching myself! The cover art for The Magic of Melwick Orchard will be done by the immensely talented Laura Diehl. When my...
Title Change
UPDATE: My debut middle grade novel has a new title! It will now be called... drumroll... THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD You can add it...
Book Deal Announcement
Huzzah! I can finally announce that my debut novel will be published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of the Lerner Publishing Group in...