Sarah Beth Durst's Blog, page 19
June 21, 2022
THE SHELTERLINGS comes out today!!!
Today is the book birthday for my new book for kids, THE SHELTERLINGS!!!
It's a fantasy adventure from HarperCollins / Clarion Books about Holly the squirrel and her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars -- a group of misfit animals who take on an impossible task. At its heart, it's about defying labels and defining yourself.
I am so excited that this book is out in the world! I absolutely loved writing it. It has one of my favorite things in it: talking animals! So. Very. Many. Talking. Animals.
Today also happens to be exactly fifteen years to the day since the release of my debut novel on June 21, 2007. So I want to say thank you to everyone who has been with me from the beginning and thank you to everyone who joined me along the way, from that first book to this one, my 24th! I love you all and would feed you all cake if I could!
http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm
June 16, 2022
Blurb for THE SHELTERLINGS from Gwen
My cat, Gwen, who loves squirrels so much that she routinely hurls herself at the window when one walks by, presumably in hopes of snuggling them, is so excited for the June 21 release of my new book for kids, THE SHELTERLINGS, that she offered this lovely blurb: "Reeeoooowwww!"
June 14, 2022
Author Copies of THE SHELTERLINGS!
Look at these lovelies!!! I received my author copies for my new book for kids, THE SHELTERLINGS (coming June 21), and I am in love!
Thank you to everyone at Clarion Books, my phenomenal editor Anne Hoppe, and the amazing cover artist Brandon Dorman, for bringing Holly, Gus, and their friends to life so beautifully! I can't wait for this book to be out in the world!
June 7, 2022
Jeopardy!
OMG!!! The TV movie based on my YA book, DRINK SLAY LOVE, was a question on Jeopardy last night! Bucket list!!!!!
June 6, 2022
Excerpt from THE SHELTERLINGS
Come meet Holly the squirrel and her friends from the Shelter for Rejected Familiars! I've posted the first chapter of my new book for kids, THE SHELTERLINGS (coming June 21 from HarperCollins / Clarion Books), on my website: http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlingsexcerpt.htm
May 31, 2022
Three Weeks Until THE SHELTERLINGS!
Exactly three weeks until THE SHELTERLINGS!!! I can't wait for you all to meet Holly the squirrel and her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars!
http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm
May 24, 2022
Cake!
Lovely birthday yesterday! Went canoeing around a bird sanctuary. Watched one of my favorite movies (slightly traumatizing the family with Artax in the Swamps of Sadness). And then dessert: homemade churro cake with chocolate sauce. I'd share a slice with all of you if I could!
May 17, 2022
EVEN AND ODD Now Available in Paperback!
EVEN AND ODD comes out in paperback today, so I took a few copies to the backyard for a photo shoot! I loved writing this book! It's an MG fantasy adventure about two sisters who share magic on alternating days. Plus there's a unicorn named Jeremy!
May 9, 2022
THE SHELTERLINGS is a Junior Library Guild selection!!!
Exciting news! I'm so very, very thrilled to share that my new book for kids, THE SHELTERLINGS, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Thank you so much, Junior Library Guild, for this wonderful honor!
April 21, 2022
B&N Sale on Pre-Orders
Really cool sale at Barnes & Noble today and tomorrow: 25% off all pre-orders! So if you'd like to meet Holly the squirrel and all her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars, it's an excellent time to pre-order THE SHETLERLINGS!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-shelterlings-sarah-beth-durst/1139666656?ean=9780358350392
And you can also pre-order the paperback of EVEN AND ODD (two sisters who share magic go on an adventure with a unicorn named Jeremy)! Just use the code: PREORDER25.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/even-and-odd-sarah-beth-durst/1137169262?ean=9780358668046
