Katiaesque

  • Happy Book Birthday!

    WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW: MARGARET SANGER’S JOURNEY, a YA biographical novel by J. Albert Mann is officially out in the world today! Hooray! The story is a fictionalized account of the adolescence of Margaret Sanger, a women’s health advocate and Planned Parenthood founder, who struggles with poverty. According to Kirkus Reviews, “Mann has created a…

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  • Day 9: CURSED

    #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror CURSED by Karol Ruth Silverstein Coming in June from Charlesbridge Teen From the publisher: A debut novel for fans of The Fault in Our Stars that thoughtfully and humorously depicts teen Ricky Bloom’s struggles with a recent chronic illness diagnosis. Welcome, Karol. A funny YA book about pain! Sounds kind of perfect! Was…

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  • Day 8: JUST SOUTH OF HOME

    #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror I have decided to continue running the contest for juuust a little longer, to give people more of a chance to win more prizes. Besides, with so many wonderful authors debuting this year, it’s kind of hard to stop! So don’t forget to comment, share and subscribe, and you just might get your…

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  • Day 6: COLOR ME IN

    COLOR ME IN, by Natasha Diaz, Delacorte Press, August 2019 #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror For reasons both personal and universal, this one has a special place in my heart. I CANNOT WAIT. Just from the description I know that this story, featuring a mixed-race Jewish voice is going to be impactful, profound and important. COLOR ME IN is coming…

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  • Day 5: THE ART OF BREAKING THINGS

    THE ART OF BREAKING THINGS, by Laura Sibson, Viking, June 2019 #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror   Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for more VCFA looooove and welcome the lovely Laura Sibson, the June 2012 graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults program (The Secret Gardeners class.) Laura is the…

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  • Day 4: I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE

    I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE, by Kristina Forest, Roaring Brook Press, June 2019 #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror Good morning! Ready for another amazing read? This one is a romance with dancing dreams and a road-trip! Here is the official book description: “When Chloe Pierce’s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory…

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  • Day 3: FIVE MIDNIGHTS

    FIVE MIDNIGHTS, by Ann Dávila Cardinal, June 2019, Tor Teen The excitement over here is positively mounting. I am beyond delighted to introduce to my readers a fellow VCFA alumni Ann Dávila Cardinal, whose debut as a solo author is a horror novel for young readers featuring the el Cucho myth set against the backdrop…

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  • So you think you’re done…

    Or at least, well, that’s what I thought. Sort of. When back in May, in my third semester,  I finished a new draft of a novel I had been working on for…ahem…a lot of years, I was ecstatic.  But the glorious feeling that yes, I got it, that I nailed it this time, lasted for about…oh, twenty minutes. After…

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  • Winner(s) And Last MG Giveaway/Interview: Stephanie Blake of The Marble Queen!

    So sorry this post is a day late! MFA life is lovely, but sometimes all-consuming. Anyway, enough with my excuses and here we go. The winner of last week’s giveaway for Nan Marino’s new book, Hiding Out In The Pancake Palace is…Rosi! Email me, Rosi, at katiawrites (at) gmail (dot) com with your address! Woo-hoo! But…

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  • Dana Walrath, Part 2: “Doubt Is A Natural if Not Vital Part Of The Creative Process

    Continued from last week, I bring you more Dana Walrath, a Fulbright scholar, anthropologist, artist and author of the upcoming Stone Pillow, a YA novel about three siblings on the run in Armenia during the genocide of 1915. The story was recently acquired at an auction by Delacorte Press. Can you walk us through your story’s evolution? When…

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