Drum roll, please!
We just unveiled the cover of my new book!
::crash of cymbals & blast of trumpets::
(photography by Martin Stranka)
To learn more, head over to USA Today where I spill about the the story and give the date of publication!
Infected by The Cold of Doom
I am officially trapped in an otherworldly Limbo.
Limbo is filled with dirty Kleenex.
All of my glorious weekend plans?
I will try to be less pathetic tomorrow.
If you want to cheer me up, get the entire world to follow me on Goodreads.
Now I have to sneeze again…
Sorry about that. You should probably wash your hands right now.
How To Make An Author’s Heart Go Tha-Thump!
A couple of weeks ago, the mother of one of my young readers contacted me on Facebook and wrote, “I’m going on a short trip to NYC. My son wants to see one of the places from CHAINS. Which one spot should he see?”
Not only did her son read and enjoy the book, but he wanted to take that experience to the next level and walk in the footsteps of the characters. AMAAAAAAZING!
I suggested that they visit the African Burial Ground National Monument, which shows visitors about the lives of enslaved and free black New Yorkers and their connections to African culture, and the Fraunces Tavern Museum, which is filled with artifacts and information about New York City during the American Revolution.
Not only did they go and have a wonderful time, but the Mom kindly posted this photo (reproduced with her permission) of her young history buff.
SPEAK is coming to Brazil!
I am so excited about this!!
Here is the just-released cover of FALE!, the Brazilian edition of SPEAK. The book debuts there in a few weeks, published by Valentina. A lot of Brazilian readers enjoyed WINTERGIRLS, I can't wait to hear what they think of this!
What the readers of SPEAK mean to me
Last week a special issue of Shelf Awareness focused on the new REALITY Reads campaign that Macmillan has put together. If you like contemporary YA lit, or you work with teens, you want to check this out.
That special issue also has a great article about Joy Peskin, the editorial director of FS&G (and my editor), as well as a short piece by me about the impact that SPEAK’s readers have had on me.
Enjoy!
