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Why I Love Fairy Tales

October 28, 2020January 1, 2021 Essays, News

My publisher, Scholastic, is turning 100 this month! To celebrate, a bunch of Scholastic authors wrote essays for a booklet called “100 Reasons to Love Reading.” Click here to download ... Read more

Poisoned: Baking a Book Birthday Cake!

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 News

Hurray! Today’s the day! Poisoned, my new retelling of Snow White, is finally here! Thank you all so much for your wonderful words of support and encouragement along the way. ... Read more

Poisoned: The Voice in the Mirror

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 News

Many of us have complicated relationships with our mirrors. We see too much when we look into them, or not enough. We hear a voice — maybe our own, maybe ... Read more

Poisoned: Adelaide, the Evil Queen

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 News

Poisoned, my retelling of Snow White, is out next week! I’m starting the countdown with a reading for you. It’s about one of the biggest inspirations behind Poisoned — the ... Read more

Poisoned Unboxing!

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 News

The first copies of Poisoned, my new retelling of Snow White that goes on sale October 20, just arrived at my house! I’m so excited! Come in and sit down ... Read more

Poisoned Audiobook Preview

October 4, 2020October 6, 2020 News

The U.S. audiobook of Poisoned goes on sale this week (and is available for pre-order now wherever you buy audiobooks)! Here’s a sneak preview of the prologue, read by the ... Read more

Poisoned Preview

July 30, 2020July 31, 2020 News

Want the inside scoop on my upcoming book, Poisoned? Here’s the preview my publisher, Scholastic, just released. The book will be out in October!

How to Beat Writer’s Block

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 News

I get stuck ten times a day. That’s just a reality of writing. But getting stuck doesn’t mean staying stuck — here’s what I do to push through the dreaded ... Read more

Stepsister Reading: The Wolf Inside

July 2, 2019 News

Isabelle’s home town in Stepsister is St. Michele, a village in the French countryside. The old wives there speak of a wolf who is far more dangerous than the ones ... Read more

Stepsister: Nero

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 News

The second horse in Stepsister is Nero, a majestic black stallion. He’s the stuff of fairy tales, but in this story he represents everything Isabelle – and girls like her ... Read more