My Birthday Gift to You

May is my birthday month… of course it’s the best month to have a birthday, in my not-so-humble opinion. Everything is coming to life, hope is in the air!

As giving gifts is one of my favorite things, I have a special surprise for you. As a member of Piper’s Merry Band, I’m going to […]

Finding Fairies

This is an exciting week, full of author fun for me. Hope you can join me at one or more of these:

All Week: May 4-9, downtown Sequim

Finding Fairies Treasure Hunt. You can start at any one of the 6 participating businesses in downtown Sequim: Hart’s Fine Books, That Takes the Cake, […]

Piper Pan in the News

Coming event: May 1st Sequim First Friday Art Walk at Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim, 5-8pm author meet-and-greet! (That’s me!) Come as a fairy or a pirate for 20% off the book.

Announcing Piper Pan in the news! This week’s Sequim Gazette featured a very nice article about The Curse of the Neverland […]

Fastest Growing Genres

In my conversation with a local reporter this week, the question arose of why YA and Children’s Books are among the fastest growing genres in the publishing world. (Besides getting interviewed this week, the date for my author visit to Greywolf’s AIM High, Reach for the Stars was set: May 5th. Can’t wait!)

Personally, I […]

Super-Fun Plans

Three heads are better than one! I met with Celeste and Pam at Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim yesterday, and we cooked up some super-fun plans for The Curse of the Neverland. They’ve even made a page for my book on their site, so you can buy local through on-line convenience. (See the red “Buy […]

Piper Pan and the Hero’s Journey

Stay tuned for a coming event—I’m cooking something up with Hart’s Fine Books in Sequim for National Children’ Book Week, May 4 – 8!

A friend sent me a YouTube talk on the Hero’s Journey. (Find the link at the end of this article). She thought I might map out the hero’s journey […]

Help Piper Pan Go Viral

You know my book The Curse of the Neverland champions smart and gutsy girls in a fantasy adventure quest involving pirates, fairies, and a dragon. It’s a great book for kids age 8-14 (boys like it, too!). It’s also a terrific cross-generational book, happily shared between hip grandmothers and their grandchildren, cool aunts and their […]

Book Launch Party

What a FABULOUS book launch party we had this past Saturday! I can only wish you ALL could have been there. Some of the highlights:

Alexi Rampp Taft (Piper Pan cover model) was there with her whole family—(my friends all said “Isn’t she amazing!”) Readers who already own the book came to celebrate with me, […]

The Movie Poster

Announcing the release of what we’re calling “The movie poster.” It’s gorgeous! I love it! The character illustrations are by Aisha Zaleha Latip, and the poster art by Marjorie Schoelles. You can access all 5 downloadable posters when you opt-in at www.piperpanandhermerryband.com.

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Author Appearance News

I have author appearance news to share! I get to be part an author panel in my county library system summer reading program with authors Lish McBride and Lisa Mantchev! (North Olympic Library System, in Port Angeles, Washington). Jennifer Knight, head children’s librarian, just sent me the program blurb:

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