Free YA book event this weekend! I’m so excited to invite you all to the Pasadena Loves YA Book Festival this Saturday (September 17th)! I’ll be joining seventeen YA authors for a day of panels, signings, giveaways and more. I’ll be speaking on the panel “Out of the Comfort Zone” at 3:30 pm with authors Julie…
All We Left Behind is a book that talks about the complexities of sex. Teenage sex. It’s an undeniable theme in the novel. But it’s also a theme I avoid taking about. Why? Because I feel like I’m not supposed to talk about sex, much less write an entire novel about teenagers who are struggling…
I’ve been a little quiet on the blog … and that’s because life is taking me on its next big adventure. My husband and I have moved! I’ve lived in Southern California for the past fourteen years (and I’ve known my husband for thirteen of them). I’ve loved my time in the golden state. I’ll always…
All We Left Behind is getting a face lift! I’m so excited to share the gorgeous new cover for the paperback version of All We Left Behind! Isn’t she preeeeeety? I love the colors and the reference to the firefly jar (which is one of my favorite scenes in the book). This cover really captures…
Upcoming Event: Barnes & Noble’s B-Fest If you haven’t heard Barnes and Noble is hosting a nation wide teen book festival this weekend called B-Fest! If you go to any Barnes and Noble this weekend (June 10 – June 12th) you will get to meet amazing YA authors sharing their books, giving workshops, and raining…
Upcoming Event: Meet 40 incredible kidlit authors in one day … including me! Bridge to Books is hosting a FREE kidlit book festival on May 14th at Pasadena High School. The event is open to the public and will be held from 12 noon – 6 pm. The festival will feature panels for picture books, middle…
I’m humbled by the warm welcome I received at three high schools I visited in Vermont at the beginning of this month. It’s not easy to stand in front of a group of real teenagers and talk about the difficult subject matter of All We Left Behind. Sex, intimacy, shame, and secrets are among the…
I had an absolute blast at AWP16 this past weekend! I’m so grateful to everyone who came to my panel Staging the Story: Screenwriting Techniques for YA Fiction and saw me, Cori, Amy Rose, and Jennifer chat up a storm. It was a lively and wonderful discussion with a packed room! We talked story structure, visual storytelling, creative…
Join me this Sunday at the Los Angeles Public Library for a lively discussion with five other YA authors! Librarian and YA author Mary McCoy (Dead to Me) will be moderating the panel, which consists Jeff Garvin (Symptoms of Being Human), Aaron Hartzler (What We Saw), Cordelia Jensen (Skyscraping), Marisa Reichardt (Underwater), and me, Ingrid Sundberg (All…
Two weeks ago I returned home from my honeymoon in New Orleans. It’s the first time my husband and I have been on a vacation in over three years … at least a vacation that didn’t include family, a major holiday, or getting married. It’s been so long since we’ve carved out time just for us…