Katiaesque

  • Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project: Welcome to the World!

      Dear readers, Allow me to introduce you to another important upcoming book release and to a person behind it. My friend Lenore Appelhans, a fellow Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults Program alumna, has already proven herself as an imaginative voice in YA sci-fi and fantasy genre with her…

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  • Why I Wrote About The Bra Burner, A Guest Post by Jessica Rinker

    Jessica Rinker was my Vermont College of Fine Arts, Writing for Children and Young Adults program mentor. One class ahead of mine in the MFA program, it meant she was there for me, looking out with advice and support. She was a great mentor, and I always felt her love during the program and beyond.…

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  • 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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  • Look What’s Here!!!!!!!!!

    So I took my dog Lucky out last night. And when I came back to my apartment, there were these boxes outside. And immediately, I got kind of scared. Like, roller-coaster scared. Thrill-scared. Because I knew that that meant.   Guys. It is unbelievable. The smoothness of these paperback covers. The realness of these pages.…

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  • And the winners are…Take 2!

    I WILL figure out the video thing. I will! In the meantime, here are the winners of the Magic Mirror’s first-in-a-while giveaway contest. Drumroll, please…. L. Marie Ella Harris Robin Patti Shelly Regars Linda W. One of these winners already came forward on Instagram and told me what she wanted! The rest, please reach out…

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  • Day 10: And the winners are …

    Okay, here we go. The prize drawing,  live from DuPont Circle. (Okay, let’s call it semi-live, since it’s kind of pre-recorded.  But hey, it was fun to say.) In this video, I am pulling out the names of six friends and readers. If I pull out the name of the same person more than once,…

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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 7: CASTLE OF CONCRETE

    CASTLE OF CONCRETE by Katia Raina, Young Europe, June 2019 #YADebut2019 #MagicMirror Aaaaand here it is, my friends: the news and the big mystery; here it is, the secret revealed! My historical YA debut, CASTLE OF CONCRETE, set in the last year of the falling-apart Soviet Union, is the story of a timid Jewish girl…

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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…

    Katia Raina