As we get out the egg nog, spice up the cookies, and fly across the country to see our families, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who’s picked up a copy of All We Left Behind. Thank you to everyone who wrote a review on Amazon or…
All We Left Behind is a love story about two teenagers who don’t want to share their secrets, only to discover that true intimacy requires vulnerability and facing their shame. Silence is a strong theme in the novel and at my book launch I talked a lot about the power silence can have over us. Silence…
I want to thank everyone who made it out to Vroman’s Bookstore last weekend for my first ever book launch! It was a really special day for me and I was so grateful to be able to share All We Left Behind with all of you. Please enjoy these sneak peek photos of my book launch!
Just a quick reminder that my book launch party is this Saturday at 3pm at Vroman’s Bookstore! There will be lots of swag and prizes including free books, pencils, bookmarks, lip gloss, and more! There will be a photobooth provided by Russell Gearhart Photography! There will be baked goods. Nom. Nom. And of course, I’ll talk about…
I’m so grateful and overwhelmed by the amazing outpouring of love yesterday! I had no idea what it would be like to launch a novel into the world and I’m overjoyed by all of your support. Thank you! Seriously. It’s a day I will remember all of my life. In the midst of yesterday’s media blitz,…
It’s been a long journey to get to today. I sold All We Left Behind nineteen months ago. I finished the first draft three years ago. I started the novel four and a half years ago. I wrote whole other novels and screenplays with my protagonist Marion before drafting All We Left Behind, trying to figure out how to tell her…
Books! Real hardcover versions of All We Left Behind! They’re here! They’re real! OMG! OMG! *Flails hands like a muppet* I can’t believe this book comes out in ONE WEEK! It’s happening!
Is the notion of self-acceptance an important theme in ALL WE LEFT BEHIND? How does one write those tough emotional scenes? Do you need to get an MFA to be a writer? And what band did I love when I was sixteen? I chat about these questions, and more, with fellow YA author S. M. Parker…
I can’t believe my debut novel ALL WE LEFT BEHIND comes out in TWO WEEKS! Holy guacamole Batman! Of course, this requires lots of celebration! If you live in the Los Angeles / Southern California / San Bernardino areas, I gleefully invite you to come celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime occasion with me. On Saturday, December 5th, I’ll be…
My debut novel All We Left Behind doesn’t come out till December 1st, but my ARC’s have been on tour. It’s so exciting to see the book in the hands of my first readers! Here are a few sneak peeks of All We Left Behind in the wild. Plus, some first opinions on the book! Authors Julie…