Thank you, Friends!
Thrilled to learn that Malcolm at Midnight has been honored with a 2013 Friends of American Writers Juvenile Literary Award!
November Events and News
I’m home for the holidays now, but November’s been a busy month. Illustrator Brian Lies and I attended the Wisconsin Book Festival. Here we are (thanks, librarygrl2): The next weekend, I headed over to the Loft Literary Center, for a reading with writer pal Julie Bowe. Last Sunday, Malcolm and I were featured in my hometown newspaper, the Leader Telegram. more »
A Post in Pictures: Tweens Read Book Festival, Houston, TX
This past weekend, I got the chance to participate in a super fun event dedicated to books for kids: the Tweens Read Book Festival in Houston, TX. Twenty-one authors, hundreds of middle grade readers, personalized cupcakes, hand-made knitted water bottle cozies, 85 degrees weather (it was a wet and coooold 45 degrees when I left Wisconsin)—well, let’s just say, as more »
Listen to Malcolm at Midnight!
Malcolm came out as an audiobook from Recorded Books this week. Part of my never-skip writing process is to read my work aloud, so I’ve “heard” Malcolm many times…in my voice. But this is a first to hear it read by someone else! Want to listen? Click the cover for a little preview!
Other Malcolm Sightings
So, one of the crazy things of having your book come out on the very day that you go back to work and school, is that you have no time to announce any of the fun little things that occur. Like, the kid who comes in after school to tell you that he “hears your voice reading aloud to him more »
Read the first chapter of Malcolm at Midnight!
The first chapter of Malcolm is up on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble‘s websites. And now I have permission to post it here! It’s not quite the same as reading the book–no fantastic illustrations by Brians Lies–but I hope you enjoy it. Chapter 1: The Mouse If you do want to read more, Malcolm’s a giveaway on a few more »
Kirkus Liked Malcolm, Too
I’m woefully behind on…well, EVERYTHING. But Malcolm got a nice review from Kirkus a few weeks back. My favorite bits: “…a breathless, exciting tale of adventure, danger, betrayal, twists and surprises. Beck unfolds the events in the form of an anonymous note to teacher Mr. Binney detailing Malcolm’s journey, with clever and sometimes hilarious asides in the form of footnotes. more »
“A first-rate debut,” Publishers Weekly says about Malcolm at Midnight…
Here’s the rest of it! Malcolm at Midnight W.H. Beck, illus. by Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-547-68100-9 Escapades, humor, and romance weave together in this madcap elementary school adventure from first-time author Beck. When fifth-grade teacher Mr. Binney mistakes Malcolm, a small rat, for a mouse and purchases him as a classroom pet, Malcolm develops an identity more »
Malcolm’s First Review, Lake Superior, and a Blast from the Past: Friday Five
Hey! It’s Friday again! How the weeks do fly in summer. Some updates… 1) Malcolm got his first professional review from Kirkus this week, and WHEW it’s a nice one! Favorite snippets include (I don’t think I’m supposed to quote it all), “a breathless, exciting tale of adventure, danger, betrayal, twists and surprises,” “clever and sometimes hilarious asides,” “meditations on more »
New Book Events, Lots of Sweat, and Fireworks: Friday Five
Lots of fun little book news this week. And IT WAS REALLY HOT HERE IN WISCONSIN. Last night it finally cooled off, which I feel like is really the event of the week. Even our dog perked up. 1) Anyway, this past week, I finalized some upcoming book events. Brian Lies and I will be at the Sheboygan Children’s Book more »
