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MindingSpot Review: “A highly recommended read.”

I was raised to not toot my own horn, which is hard when promoting a book, since, you know, that’s basically all horn-tooting. So sharing positive reviews sometimes feels a bit like bragging. But here I go anyway! I loved the MindingSpot’s effusive and lovely review of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY. And – here’s […]

Reese’s Reviews: “Wow”

Thank you, Reese’s Reviews, for taking the time to read and review THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY! Here’s a snippet from the review, ‘Wow! When I got asked to review The Secret Side of Empty I honestly wasn’t expecting this heart -wrenching story, but that’s exactly what I got.” And, later, “I don’t want to […]

Shooting Star Magazine “would definitely recommend”

Here’s how Shooting Star Magazine’s review of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY begins, “If you live in the United States, you have probably heard a lot about illegal immigrants. Maybe you have a set opinion on the topic, but perhaps you do not. In either case, I would definitely recommend The Secret Side of Empty. […]

Book baby blues

If you’ve had a baby or a wedding, do you remember the weeks after The Big Event? When the presents had all been put away, the thank you cards written and all that was left was… regular life? And this big event, which you thought would somehow tinge the atmosphere a certain brighter color, suddenly […]

(PHOTO) Los Angeles Public Library Panel

It was such fun to participate in the Teen Author Panel at the Los Angeles Public Library Playa Vista branch. First, Playa Vista, as something of a new community, is just absolutely gorgeous. The people were wonderful and the crowd was fun! The questions were interesting, including a lightning round which included questions like, “Aliens […]

Purchasing things on the left coast

Perhaps the best part of traveling somewhere new (and I know it’s hardly adventurous to go to another city in one’s own country and call that travel as if I’d visited remote hunter gatherer tribes) is needing to negotiate all the things you normally do at home by rote. It gives me a crazy little […]

Beautiful Review and Q&A with main character

Today I got one of the most touching reviews yet. It begins, “I won’t be surprised if The Secret Side of Empty wins a bunch of awards. Because, yep, it’s that good.” The reviewer does a beautiful job of laying out what she found touching about the book. And – bonus! – scroll down for […]

Assembly at Los Angeles School

Today I did a presentation at Gertz-Ressler High School and Richard Merkin Middle School in the Pico Union section of Los Angeles. A big group of students (about 150!) filed in and sat on the floor of the gym to hear my story, hear an excerpt of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY and buy books. […]

New Book Events Added

Being a Jersey girl (think culture and gardening, not high hair and drama), it stands to reason that a lot of my book promotion will be centered around my beautiful Garden State. Here are a few new appearance dates I’ve just added: Reading and signing at the Hawthorne Public Library: Click here Launch party, reading […]

Dear snowflakes of March 13

An brief open letter to March 13th: Snowflakes, March 13th? Does that seem like the way a day that occupies the spot one week before the start of spring should be behaving? Well, let me tell you, March 13th, no, it is not. You are making my Winter Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome much worse. And […]