In case, you didn’t already hear through other social media outlets, my young adult novel Angelhood was just named a finalist in the young adult category for the 2016 Carol Awards. These are *the* Christian fiction awards of the year. The winner won’t be announced until the gala dinner at the end of August, but […]
I picked up this book thinking it would be cute for my nephew for his birthday, and I ended up reading it myself. What can I say? I’m a Star Wars geek through and through. Title: The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) Author: Jeffrey Brown Genre: sci-fi graphic novel Age group: middle grade […]
Who wants to win a whole stack of YA books? This contest is open to anyone with a U.S. mailing address. (Sorry, international YA fans, I found out the hard way that mailing a book is really expensive. Mailing a whole stack of books would be outrageous.) Contest opens: June 14, 2016 Contest ends: June […]
Every year I try to read the Edgar Award nominees for juvenile and young adult fiction before the winners are announced. Due to time constraints with the doctorate program, I completely failed this year. However, I did manage to read the winner in the juvenile category recently, so here it is! Title: Footer Davis Probably […]
Stop by the Mystery Writers of America booth (at Dearborn and Harrison) on Sunday, June 12! Events planned: 1:15-1:45 p.m. Panel Discussion on “The Path to Publication” 2:30-4:00 p.m. Book Signing If you’d like to learn more about my suspenseful YA fantasy novel Angelhood, click here. If you’d like to learn more about my upcoming […]
I think you all know by now that I’m part of a bunch of writing groups. One of them is the Catholic Writers Guild, and I’ve teamed up with one of my fellow CWG young adult authors and the Books for Catholic Teens Instagram account for a super giveaway! They’re celebrating hitting 1,000 followers on […]
I’m embarking on the longest summer I’ve ever known–and will probably ever know. Thanks to construction plans, we started school early this past year, which means we got out early. Furthermore, the construction will last long enough that we won’t be able to start school again until after Labor Day. I’ve never had a summer […]
I had a chance to read an advanced copy of Theresa Linden’s new release (officially, it comes out on May 26), and I’m happy to share a bit about it now! Title: Life-Changing Love Author: Theresa Linden Genre: contemporary romance Age group: YA Synopsis: There are several “love stories” going on here, but the main […]
The Sign of the Carved Cross is the second book in the Chime Travelers series. I suppose I really should have read the first book in the series before diving into book 2, but luckily, Lisa Hendey fills in enough details that if you missed book 1, you can still read book 2! The Chime […]
A couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Lin Oliver, the author of the Fantastic Frame series, at an SCBWI meeting. (SCBWI stands for Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.) In fact, Lin is one of the co-founders of SCBWI, so it was cool to hear how the group came to be […]
