Guten morgen!! Maybe a Mermaid publishes in Germany today! For the cover, the illustrator duplicated an old postcard of the real-life building that inspired The Showboat Resort. You can read more about the real Northernaire Resort and Marty’s Showboat Lounge on my Behind the Scenes page. A German-speaking friend tells me that the extremely long title means “How I Once Saved A Mermaid From Drowning.”
This fall, I was lucky enough to have dinner with booksellers and other children’s book advocates in Chicago. After dinner, a lovely woman named Rose set up a camera and asked me to give my very first Maybe a Mermaid interview! Here I am, talking about my book (and, yes, I’ll admit it, I was super nervous).
I had so much fun on World Read Aloud Day this year. Thanks to the magic of technology, I was able to visit six schools in TX, CT, MA, and ME. I read a chapter of Maybe a Mermaid, answered questions about writing, and spent some time recommending some of my favorite recent books. It was a blast. And the cherry on top? These amazing cards I received from students! Do you see those details? The Beemobile! Anthoni’s cabin! The Showboat! I may have read them all several times. 🙂
Thanks to Jessica at Just Another Teen Reading Books for posting my very first blog interview about Maybe a Mermaid! She asked all the good questions like, “Why Middle Grade?” and “Do you listen to music while you write” (spoiler alert: Never!). We also got to chat about 2019 books I’m looking forward to…there are so many! This interview was part of a week-long series of interviews with 2019 debut authors. I’m so glad I got to be part of the mix!
Guess what? MAYBE A MERMAID is included on Macmillan’s Staff Picks video for Winter 2019. With seven other books I can’t wait to get my hands on! How cool is that? You can watch the whole video here…
On October 2, 2018, I’ll be joining Maine authors Megan Frazer Blakemore, Abdi Noir Iftin, Bryce Moore, and Shana Youngdahl on a Q&A panel about our work and approaches to writing.
For more information or to register, please visit the Maine Library Association.