Okay, that title is a stretch. I did not score in any way related to football, but I did indeed score a great time at a revived book festival in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the aforementioned TitleTown of renown. The UntitledTown literary festival was long missed, stalled by the pandemic six years ago. But it came […]
Wow, people. I am so thrilled to tell you that my book is a finalist for THREE awards. This is AMAZING and SO MEANINGFUL for me because, when you let a book out into the world, you never know how it’s going to be received, whether people will like it, whether it stands out. So […]
Wow, I loved this book. You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego* takes us to a writers’ retreat hosted by an anonymous bestselling author bent on murder. Everyone here has something to hide, something they’re ashamed of, something that could damage their career and reputation. But their host–and a few among them–know how the subterfuge […]
I am thrilled to announce that Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course is a semi-finalist in the Gertrude Warner Award for Middle Grade Fiction, put out by the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Gertrude Chandler Warner authored the original 19 books of the beloved Boxcar Children series. There is just one round of judging to go, and I’m […]
So many thanks go to Blue House Books in Kenosha, WI, for selecting Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course as one of their best books of 2025. I am truly honored. Reader, if you’re thinking of buying it, please patronize this store. Also, truly, if you love beautiful spaces, you’ll love the something extra they did make […]
AI is so bad at *absolutely everything.* I asked Google who I dedicated my book to. The exercise was based on author John Scalzi asking various AI programs the same regarding his own works. It confidently states that MY book, Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course, was written by R.L. Stein, the creator of Goosebumps, and is […]
Mail-Order Monsters: Crash Course gets a FIVE-STAR Recommended review from Reader Views! Whoo hoooo! I’m so thankful for organizations and regular folk who leave positive reviews. They help other readers learn about a title and whether it’s their jam and worth the purchase. If you’ve left a nice review, thank you! If you want to–but […]
Library events can be really lovely, bringing together passionate readers and authors while encouraging community among everyone who loves books. So you can imagine how much my husband and I enjoyed the Burlington (WI) Public Library’s Children’s Book Festival. It was their first, co-organized with author Joyce Uglow, leader of the Wisconsin chapter of the […]
Digging around in old stuff and found my very first press pass. Such a fresh-faced young’n!
Did you know that the suuuuper cute Reads by the River Books and Gifts in Waterford puts together a huge author fair? Now you do! And you NEEd to check it out. My husband and I were part of it this year (its second), as we share our new book, Mail-Order Monster: Crash Course. I […]