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February 13, 2017
Author Spotlight: Shaila Patel Talks About Soulmated.
It’s Valentine’s Day so I decided to get a little lovey-dovey here on the blog.
Title: SOULMATED
Genre: Young adult paranormal romance
Age Range: 12 and up
Launch Date: 1/24/17
Soulmated is OUT NOW!
Please tell us a little bit about your book?
Soulmated is an #ownvoices teen paranormal romance about an Irish empath prince named Liam Whelan who is forced to search for his empath soul mate by his father. The rare union will solidify the Whelan family’s political power and standing, but Li...
February 6, 2017
Author Spotlight: Wendy McLeod MacKnight Talks About It’s a Mystery, Pig Face!
Today I’m shining the Author Spotlight on Wendy McLeod MacKnight and her debut novel IT’S A MYSTERY, PIG FACE!
Title: It’s a Mystery, Pig Face!
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary
Age Range: 8-12
Launch Date: February 7th, 2017
Please tell us a little bit about your book?
When anyone in town could be the culprit in a crime, summer will be anything but boring.
Eleven-year-old Tracy Munroe and her family have just gotten back from their family vacationwhy did no one realize that her littl...
January 30, 2017
Author Spotlight: Linda Williams Jackson Talks About Midnight Without a Moon
Today I’m shining the Author Spotlight on Linda Williams Jackson and her debut novel MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOON.
Title: MIDNIGHT WITHOUT A MOON
Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
Age Range: 10 and up
Launch Date: January 3, 2017
(Out now!)
Please tell us a little bit about your book?
In Midnight Without a Moon, thirteen-year-old Rose Lee Carter wants desperately to flee the dirt clods of the Mississippi Delta. But for now, she’s stuck living on a cotton plantation with her grandpare...
January 23, 2017
Happy Book Birthday – ALLEGEDLY
Happy book birthday to fellow Class of 2k17 member Tiffany Jackson!
Her YA debut, ALLEGEDLY, launches today!
Publisher’s Weekly called ALLEGEDLY “…intensely relevant, addressing race, age, and mental illness within the criminal justice system. Well conceived and executed, this is an absorbing and exceptional first novel.”
Kirkus described it as “Searing and true.”
Nine-year-old Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly.
She didn’t say much during the trial but th...
January 18, 2017
Surreal Moment No. 6
Surreal Moment – January 4, 2017
The Internet
One of the questions I ask myself regularly is “What would a real writer do?” This question has led me to submit stories to journals and contests, apply for fellowships and scholarships, and generally build a writer’s life. In November, a Middle-Grade focused blog I have been reading for years announced that they were looking for some new contributors. This is a blog I love. A blog that’s inspired me. A blog that’s filled with writers that impress...
January 16, 2017
My 2017 Debut Author Interview at Just Another Teen Reading Books
I so enjoyed chatting with Jessica over at her blog Just Another Teen Reading Books.
My interview was part of her 2017 Debut Author series. Check it out and discover my favorite flavor of ice-cream and some of the 2017 debut novels I’ve enjoyed reading so far this year. You might also learn a little more about my novel, THE TRAGICALLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF KIT DONOVAN, while you’re there.
And be sure to read Jessica’s interviews with the other debut authors she’s featuring this month. There are...
