Happy New Year everyone! While I’m busy spending the first days of 2020 locked inside my office completing revisions, my friend––teen philanthropist, author, and blogger Alyssa Antoci––has stopped by for an update on some life changes. What’s new for Alyssa and her important causes for 2020? P.S. If you’ve read… Read More
I write young adult fiction about quirky characters learning to navigate life and love. I can be found drooling over leather jackets, haunting my favorite coffee shops, and wishing I was in London or Paris.
I’m a former teacher who loves words––how they sound, the shapes and colors of them, and most of all, combining them into stories that will hopefully make you laugh a lot, and maybe cry a little.
I treasure my husband, two superstar children, and my little slice of California.
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From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother’s hoarding, and pretend her life is simply ordinary.
My Author Life, October Edition: Publication Day!
October 8, 2019, came and went without a hitch, and my publication day was beyond fabulous. I’m so thrilled that The Library of Lost Things is finally out in the world! Thank you to everyone at InkYard Press/HarperCollins and BookEnds Literary who’ve worked so hard to make this day possible…. Read More
Preorder and Library Campaign: The Library of Lost Things
Update, preorder pins are gone. Welcome to the preorder and library request campaign for THE LIBRARY OF LOST THINGS. Read on for ordering instructions and links, free gifts for library requests, and easy instructions for claiming your gifts. The campaign runs August 15-October 4, 2019. Click on the book cover… Read More