Great news for audiobook fans (which is pretty much everyone, right?!): The Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries books are coming out in audiobook editions. Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get Away with Myrtle will arrive October 6, just in time for commuting to resume, perhaps!Recorded Books has picked up Myrtle 1-4, and cast Welsh actor Bethan Rose… Read more »
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#MyrtleMondays: Three Cheers-And a Star!-for Myrtle
When I started #MyrtleMondays, it was because I was sitting on a HEAP of good news that I couldn’t wait to share. It’s finally time: Premeditated Myrtle has received several enthusiastic institutional reviews–including a STAR from Booklist! Huzzah! BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW There is something afoot at Redgraves, the house neighboring Myrtle Hardcastle’s own, which is… Read more »
#MyrtleMondays: Make your own Victorian Stereoscope
Today’s post is a Making Monday, all about a classic Victorian stay-at-home amusement. My Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries series is about a 12-year-old English girl in 1893, and along the way, I’ll be sharing things that would be familiar to kids of her era. Throughout the 19th century, people everywhere were enchanted by three-dimensional imagery from… Read more »
A #Myrtle Mondays #DoubleMyrtle Cover Reveal!
On this #MyrtleMonday, I’ll be doing a virtual school visit for Liberty Middle School’s Writers Festival, chatting with the kids about writing, Making, and Myrtle! But for everyone else, I’m so excited to share the amazing (stupendous, glorious, gorgeous, breathtaking, and absolutely magnificent) cover for Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries Book 2: How to Get Away with… Read more »
#MyrtleMondays: Premeditated Myrtle Unboxing! – Elizabeth C. Bunce
Today’s #MyrtleMondays post is a happy surprise! I had Something Else planned, but you’ll just have to wait (oooh, suspense!), because… I got my AUTHOR COPIES!!! The shipment almost languished after the abrupt exodus of everyone from my publisher’s physical offices, but an industrious elf (or, most likely, a hardworking team of #Essential Elves) managed… Read more »
Making a Book Cover: Premeditated Myrtle – Elizabeth C. Bunce
I am so excited to finally share the now-public cover for Premeditated Myrtle! The Big Event was hosted at Middle Grade Book Village, so please head on over there and check it out! All the links (pre-order, etc) should now be active, huzzah! (Sending giant thanks to my in-spouse social media manager, CJ, for his… Read more »
Welcome to the New Site!
Hello! You’ve found me! If you’ve visited the site before, you’ll have noticed some big changes. I’ve been busy this summer Making new books and working on this site. The beautiful new format is the design work and technical wizardry of Jenny Medford of Websy Daisy. I told Jenny what I was looking for, and… Read more »