💥💥 Happy Debut Year from the Soaring '20s 💥💥
Happy Debut Year from the Soaring '20s
Image by Julie Rowan-Zoch
It's hard to believe 2020 is finally here! When our group started its journey together more than a year ago, it seemed our book birthdays would never arrive. Now we are looking forward to a year (and a whole decade) full of busyness, bustle, and books, books, books.
We are so grateful to all of you for your support and look forward to sharing this year with you through this newsletter, our blog, and social media like Twitter and Instagram.Â
Are you an author or illustrator thinking about starting a book co-marketing group to promote your latest book birthday? We share our start-up experience (and those from other groups who generously weighed in) in this free guide: STARTING A BOOK Co-MARKETING GROUP IN 5 EASY(ish) STEPS.
Connect with the 'Soaring 20s on World Read Aloud Day by Saira Mir
Mark your calendars for February 5, 2020 — it’s World Read Aloud Day!Â
LitWorld started World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) in 2010 to honor the power and joy of reading. To celebrate, authors have come together annually to offer Skype visits. This incredible initiative places hundreds of creative minds in classrooms and libraries across the globe for free.Â
If your school that would like to participate, check out the amazing line-up of fellow Soaring ‘20s author volunteers:
Read more here.
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Goal Setting for Writers by Angela Kunkel
I started bullet journaling in mid-2016, the same year I began seriously pursuing writing for children. In my mind, the two are absolutely connected. Admitting that I wanted to write was a big thing to say out loud, and committing the steps to paper made it real.
Read more here.
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Here's To a Happy and Creative New Year by Joana Pastro
Can you believe we’re only a few days away from 2020? These last few months went by in a flash, but I’m not surprised. A friend of mine once said that after August, came Christmas. I can’t agree more — the second semester always seems to fly.
Read more here.
A bevy of new book covers...click on the covers to learn more
Don't forget, you can see all our covers and preorder on our website.
📣 New book deals 📚
Soaring '20s in the news and on the road
Several high flyers have appeared as part of Tara Lazar's Storystorm (formerly PiBoIdMo). Abi Cushman shared her "ugly sketchbook." Angela Kunkel explained how a viral video inspired her picture book debut, DIGGING FOR WORDS, illus. Paola Escobar (Schwartz & Wade). And Rajani LaRocca explains how to tap into your subconscious.Â
Our entire Soaring '20s PB group was featured on Literacious.com. We are so grateful!
NoNieqa Ramos's YA Novel, THE TRUTH IS, was named to Remezcla's 2019 Best Books by Latino and Latin American Authors. You can also read NoNieqa's interview with Remezcla here.
Kirsten W. Larson's WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane, illus. Tracy Subisak (Calkins Creek) was named to the Children's Book Council's January 2020 Hot List and featured on KidLit Frenzy's 2020 Sneak Peeks.
Carrie Finison's DOZENS OF DOUGHNUTS, illus. Brianne Farley (Putnam)Â is one of Romper's 18 2020 Children's Books You'll Want on Your Reading List This Year.
Rajani LaRocca was on Matthew Winners Children's Book Podcast discussing her middle-grade novel, MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM. The book was also featured on We Need Diverse Books' "15 Books to Gift" list, Fuse 8's 2019 Middle-Grade Novel picks, and it earned a "Nerdy" from Nerdy Book Club.
Abi Cushman's SOAKED! (Viking) was featured on Picture Book Builders' Books I'm Looking Foward to in 2020.
Saira Mir's MUSLIM GIRLS RISE, illus. Aaliya Jaleel (Salaam Reads) was named to Hear We Read's "Best 45 Diverse Children's Books"Â AND was on A Mighty Girl's 2019 Books of the Year (Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM also made the list!).
Elisa Boxer's THE VOICE THAT WON THE VOTE: How One Woman's Words Made History, illus. Vivien Mildenberger (Sleeping Bear Press) was named to Baby Librarians "2020 Children's Picture Books To Look Forward to From the First Half of the Year" list.Â
Larissa Marantz is part of Los Angeles Public Library's "Your Author Series," and is offering a workshop at the Palms-Rancho Park Library.