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Every Exquisite Thing

Here’s a new cover I did for Little, Brown for the paperback edition of Matthew Quick’s Every Exquisite Thing. It’s a great book and—as a fan of Matthew’s—was an honor to work on!

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Tenth Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair

This Saturday, I’ll be exhibiting at the Tenth Annual Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair. Come on down and get a book signed!

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Crescendo

Here’s a new cover I did for Hay House for the book Crescendo by Amy Weiss! A quick, fun one!

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Reading Pays – Pass it On!

My book, The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying), is the feature of this year’s Reading Pays – Pass it On! Kids in grades 3–6 can pick up a free copy at any St. Louis Public Library while supplies last. And, they can even meet me on October 10th at the Buder Branch where I’ll be doing an interactive talk! So drop by!

October 10, 6:30pm

Buder Branch

4401 Hampton Avenue

St. Louis, MO   63109

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The Love Interest

Here’s a new cover I illustrated for Feiwel & Friends for the book cover The Love Interest. This piece was a little unusual in that the art director already had a cover mocked up and just needed me to come in to refine certain details and give it my stylistic flair. All in all, a quick, fun assignment. The Love Interest comes out May 16, 2017.

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Princeton Children’s Book Festival Sept. 24th

I’ll be exhibiting at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival this Saturday, September 24th. There will be a ton of other amazing authors and illustrators there. Come by and bring the kids!

Princeton Children’s Book Festival

Saturday, September 24th, 2016

11AM–4PM

Hinds Plaza

Princeton, NJ

More info

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Books of Wonder Panel 9/17

A little late notice, but I’m going to be on a panel at Books of Wonder in NYC tomorrow (9/17) with a bunch of other great middle grade authors including Barbara Dee, Natasha Lowe, Denis Markell, Geoff Rodkey, and Delia Sherman. Stop by and bring the kids!

Info:

Books Of Wonder

18 W 18th St, New York, New York 10011

Saturday, September 17, 2016

1–3PM

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Class Election Book Trailer

Check out the book trailer I made for Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! Nerdy Book Club was nice enough to debut it. You can watch it and read a little more about the book over on their site!

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Upcoming Events

Hey there! I’ve got some upcoming events to promote The Secrets to Ruling School books!

July 9th – ILA 2016 Conference – Boston, MA

I’ll be signing copies of The Secrets to Ruling School (Without Even Trying) at Anderson’s Bookshop booth to celebrate its inclusion into the ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Reading List. More info →

July 10th – Queens Museum Children’s Book Celebration – Queens, NY

I’ll be exhibiting and signing copies of The Secrets to Ruling School series. Stop by, grab a copy of the first book, bound galleys of the second book, and a bunch of other fun freebies! Fun for the whole family! More info →

September 24th – Princeton Children’s Book Festival – Princeton, NJ

Stop by and get a fresh signed copy of my brand new book, The Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! It’ll be hot off the presses! More info →

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Kirkus Reviews Secrets To Ruling School: Class Election

Kirkus just gave a pretty cool review for The Secrets to Ruling School: Class Election! “Offering fiendishly plausible pointers on such skills as fake-reading an assigned book and impersonating callers on the phone, Max lays out a strategy that can’t miss…Even readers with no political aspirations can pick up several useful cons.” You can read the full review on Kirkus’s website.

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