Celebrating hot new August titles, plus mark your calendars for lots of fall events📖
It's a big month here at the Soaring '20s as we welcome so many new titles into the world.
There's a little something for everyone this month. Find real stories of everyday courage in SPLASH! (Boxer), COVERED IN COLOR (Boxer), and COURAGE LIKE KATE (Redding). Celebrate summertime visits with grandparents in NANA, NENEK & NINA (Ferneyhough). Or usher in back-to-school season with BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (Ellsworth).
Learn more (and buy the books) in the Soaring '20s Bookshop or wherever books are sold.
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Welcome back to our series, 20 QUESTIONS!,
where we answer questions about writing, reading, and author life.
This month’s question:
What’s one random fact that people might not know about you?
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Candy Wellins
“I went to high school in a castle!”
—Candy Wellins, author of THE STARS BECKONED: Edward White’s Amazing Walk in Space, illus. Courtney Dawson (Philomel, 2021)
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Joana Pastro
“I played the foreign character in a community theater production of Chicago a few years ago. Instead of being Hungarian, my character was Brazilian and was called Brazuca. I loved it!”
—Joana Pastro, author of BISA’S CARNAVAL, illus. Carolina Coroa (Orchard Books, 2021)
Read more advice on our blog, here.
New Cover Reveals
New Book Deals
Mark your calendars...
Aug 27 from 1-4 p.m. Eastern (in person) - The Camden Public Library (Camden, Maine) presents the 15th Annual Children's Book Fair by the Sea! Join Soaring '20s member Melanie Ellsworth and other Maine authors and illustrators for readings and book signings on the beautiful library grounds. Learn more here.
Sep 10 from 11:00 a.m. - noon Eastern (in person) - Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School Saturday Morning Story Time LAUNCH! with Carrie Finison at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore in Acton, Mass. Learn more here.
Sep 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern (in person)- Bath Book Bash featuring Carrie Finison, Melanie Ellsworth, Anna Crowley Redding, and many more. Learn more here.
Sep 25 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern (in person) Picture Book Hour Live! with Josh Funk & Carrie Finison
at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Mass. Full details here.
Oct 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern (in person) - Valerie Bolling will appear at the Rye Children's Book Festival, Rye Free Reading Room, Rye, New York. Learn more here.
Oct 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern (in person) - Join Carrie Finison at the Princeton Book Festival. Full details here.
Oct 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern (in person) - Valerie Bolling is a featured author at the Warwick Children's Book Festival at Stanley-Deming Park. Learn more here.
Oct 15 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern (in person)- Rajani LaRocca and Valerie Bowling will appear at the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. Learn more about this FREE event here.
Oct 21 at 7 p.m. Pacific (virtual) - Darshana Khiani will be part of the Featured Author Panel for the California Reading Association's 54th Annual Conference. Register for the conference here.
Oct 29 - Rajani LaRocca will be at the Boston Book Festival. Stay tuned as more details are released.
Nov 5 at 2:15 Central (virtual) - Lindsay Metcalf will present "Write Like a Journalist" at the KS/MO SCBWI virtual fall conference. Learn more and register here.