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What's new:
Yikes! It's been almost a year since I've sent out a newsletter. Obviously, I have commitment issues when it comes to this newsletter. I will try to do better, I swear! I have been at my new job now for more than a year. If you don't remember, I left teaching after 22 years and took a full-time job as a senior editor with Curriculum Associates, an educational publisher (i-Ready).
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- Five 1st place Purple Dragonfly Book Awards in these categories: Family Matters, Growing Pains, Cultural Diversity, Picture Books 5 & Younger, and Picture Books 6 & Older.
- 2022 CT Book Awards finalist in the picture book category
- 2022 Northern Lights Book Awards in the family category
- The Grand Prize Winner in the 2022 Story Monsters Approved Book Contest
- Story Monsters Approved in these categories: Ages 3-8 Fiction, Cultural Diversity, and Family Matters
- 2022 Chanticleer International Book Award Finalist
- Silver Award in the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards
- Me at the Grand Opening of the Curious Cat Bookshop, a new independent book store in Winsted, CT.
- Me at the Brooklyn Book Festival.
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OTHER THINGS HAPPENING:
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In writing: I have completed a middle grade novel that is under contract and coming out in 2024! The official announcement has not yet been posted, but it is coming, and as soon as it's official, I will share the details with you.
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In life: Wow...so much! We got out into the world this year, traveling for the first time in a while. I've also been trying new things, like kayaking and fishing. Below, on the right, is the first fish I caught. Go ahead, you can laugh! We also took a cruise out of Miami that stopped in Key West and Cozumel, and I went on a girls' vacation with friends to the Outer Banks, NC. Ahhhhhh...Plus...P!NK in concert in Boston!!!!
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What I'm reading:
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Click on the image to get more information about each book.
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5 easy ways to support an author:
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- Buy the book. Already have it? Buy another as a gift for someone.
- Write a review on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
- Ask your local library to add it to their collection.
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Request the book at your local bookstore.
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Post a photo of you reading the book on Instagram.
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Shameless Animal Photo
This is Cooper, my new granddog! Only a few weeks old here. I'll be sure to share more pictures of him!
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Shameless Book Plug
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I read. I write. I "dwell in Possibility."
SEE YOU ALL NEXT MONTH!
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