Dystopian Writers Unite at the CT Children’s Book Fair
I do believe the photo says it all.
Birthmarked Bannie en France and Prized in the U.K. and Australia
Je suis très contente que le deuxième roman de la série Birthmarked soit édité aujourd’hui en France. Merci beaucoup à Juliette Saumaude, qui a fait la traduction, et à mon editeur brillant, Sarah Millet à Fleurus Edition. J’espère que les lecteurs francais s’amuseront bien avec la suite de l’histoire de Gaia.
I’m delighted that Prized is out in the U.K. and Australia today from Simon & Schuster Children’s. Many thanks to my editor Jane Griffiths for her careful work with the project. I hope… Continue reading
A Happy Launch for Prized
Suzy Staubach and the kind team at the UConn Co-op put on a fun launch for Prized last night, and I was touched that so many of my friends came, including one from college I haven’t seen in years. She and her daughter came all the way from Rhode Island to surprise me. Madness!
The local high school had their concert rescheduled to last night due to the power outages last week, which accounted for a shortage of singers in the audience. Nevertheless, it was a special… Continue reading
On Dedicating Prized to Nancy Mercado
This entry is cross-posted on MacTeenBooks and MacKids today.
Nancy Mercado and I talk to each other rarely. We’ve had fewer than a dozen phone calls over the past three years, and we’ve met in person three times total. In a way, I know my editor most vividly as a disembodied voice in the margin of my manuscripts, and yet, because of the focused nature of our relationship, Nan has surprised me countless times by how completely she gets how my mind works. It’s almost uncanny, really.… Continue reading
Prized is Out Today!
My blog tour wraps up today at The Book Muncher, where Rachael and I came up with playlists for Birthmarked and Prized. My daughter contributed some of the songs, too, and I found it interesting to see how different songs evoked the characters, their struggles, the settings, and the themes. Rachael has the solution for the code, too, which came about because of her suggestion. Today’s live chat on Goodreads appears to be having technical snags, but we can hope for the best.
My warmest thanks… Continue reading
Ready
I loved school when I was a kid, but even so, I had a gnawing belly every single day when my dad drove me to school. The Convent of the Visitation School had a long driveway that sloped steadily downward, so I could see the building growing larger over the dashboard as we approached. The gnawing increased as we veered right around the playground fence toward the big doors of the Montessori Level II wing. I’d have my bookbag, my shoe bag, and some… Continue reading