This week is the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) virtual conference—an event I was originally scheduled to attend in person, to share the Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries with educators from all over America. Of course, those plans have been rearranged a bit, so my appearance there will now be pre-recorded and hosted at the… Read more »
Algonquin Young Readers
#MyrtleMondays: Dressing the Victorian Detective
Last week, I spent Halloween Eve (yes, All Hallow’s Eve Eve) with fellow Algonquin Young Readers authors Sarah Jean Horwitz (The Dark Lord Clementine and the Carmer & Grit series) and Will Ritter (Oddmire and Jackaby series)—at an event with Prairie Fox Books of Ottawa, Illinois. As it was Halloween, we swiftly decided costumes would… Read more »
#MyrtleMondays: Premeditated Myrtle is an IndieNext Pick!
Can you believe it? The Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries will be here in one month! Today I am beyond excited to share the news that Premeditated Myrtle has been selected for IndieBound’s Fall KidsNext List! Huge thanks to the nominating booksellers for their kind words: “What a delightful middle grade mystery debut! I loved Elizabeth C…. Read more »