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…. Read more →
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… Read more →
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… Read more →
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… Read more →
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…. Read more →
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… Read more →
The fact that this Friday Five is being posted on a Sunday night is indicative of the week I just had. Oof. Some good. Some bad. A lot of stress. Let’s start with the good. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have heard…MY BOOK WAS AT BOOK EXPO AMERICA THIS WEEK. Here’s a rundown of links… Read more →
Lots of fun news to post! First, audio rights sold for Malcolm to Recorded Books! I cannot WAIT to hear Malcolm read aloud by someone other than…me (I always read my drafts aloud as I revise). The audiobook will be available in October, which kind of boggles my mind. That seems superfast to me. But hey, after all the usual… Read more →
So…I’m guessing galleys will be available soonish, since Malcolm’s on this list! (Rubbing elbows with Rebecca Stead’s new book, LIAR AND SPIES, no less!) Children’s Galleys to Grab: BEA 2012
MALCOLM’s heading to BEA in June! His/my brilliant editor will be presenting him at the Middle Grade Buzz Panel. Yahoo! Here are the details. And the announcement:
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