Celebrate the release of Maureen McQuerry's Beyond the Door (Abrams/Amulet) at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park this Saturday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. The Mossyback Morris Men will be special guests, and there'll also be dancing, cupcakes, good times. The book is the first in her Time Out of Time series. VOYA says,... Continue Reading →
Fast Fiction book launch
Member Denise Jaden has recently released a new book for writers called Fast Fiction: A Guide to Outlining and Writing a First Draft Novel in Thirty Days. Denise, who drafted her two published young adult novels during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month in November), created Fast Fiction to shows other writers how to do what... Continue Reading →
New book from Suzanne Selfors (shh!)
Author and member Suzanne Selfors would like to let us in on a little secret: today, Feb. 25, marked the release of her first pseudonymously written novel, THE SECRET BOX (Harper Collins) under the name Whitaker Ringwald. This middle grade mystery, which is about a powerful ancient relic that lands in the hands of three... Continue Reading →
A weekend at Mockingbird Books
Here's a fairy tale that never gets old! Celebrate the launch of Rosamund Hodge's debut YA novel, Cruel Beauty. It's a new take on Beauty and the Beast, and is already getting some buzz. The festivities will take place next Friday, January 31 at 7pm at Mockingbird Books near Greenlake in... Continue Reading →
The early bird gets the… cupcake?
Member Toni Yuly will celebrate the launch of her first picture book, Early Bird, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 1. Yay! Join her at the Elliott Bay Book Company for cheeps, cheers, and cupcakes. (Please RSVP with the bookstore so she'll be sure to have a cupcake waiting for you!)
Help Henny hatch!
We're positively clucking with anticipation, and it isn't because the sky is falling. Elizabeth Rose Stanton will celebrate the launch of her picture book, Henny, which she wrote and illustrated. Henny is an egg-ceptional creature (I know, I know--groan!) whose chicken wings give way to human arms. She's quite a character. Come join her creator... Continue Reading →
Jennifer Mann talks turkey
Congratulations to illustrator Jennifer K. Mann, who will join author George Shannon to celebrate the launch of their new picture-book collaboration, Turkey Tot. The fun starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor Books. T(r)ot on down there!
Dana Finds an Illustrator, You Find a Fun Book
See more of Hank at Storywoods This Friday night at 7 p.m., Secret Garden Books will host the West Coast launch of Rebecca Dudley's cute-as-the-dickens picture book, Hank Finds An Egg. Rebecca is a Chicago SCBWI member with roots in Seattle that won't let go. Hank is a furry creature who finds an egg in... Continue Reading →
Pam Withers book launch next Monday
Prolific YA author Pam Withers is having a book launch at University Bookstore this coming Monday August 12, at 7pm. Although she's written 15 young-adult books to date, this latest is for parents. It involves kids' literacy, and is called Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life. Come out and... Continue Reading →
PICKLE book launch recaps
There were many SCBWI-WWA friends in attendance at Kim Baker's book launch party for PICKLE at Secret Garden Books last week. In case you missed it, you can read about it on my blog here and also here on Dawn Simon's blog. If you went and blogged about it, please post a link in the comments section so everyone... Continue Reading →