Hey guys!
I'm happy to report that 1) we're mostly settled into our house now, 2) I happily dove back into writing my next book, and 3) my allergies are worlds better.
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the book release party (for THE JADE NOTEBOOK) -- aka The Lauras Party, since I joined forces with my friend Laura Pritchett who was celebrating her GREAT BEAR STORIES release. We had a blast!
Here's Laura Pritchett, signing away...
Below is Teagan selling books at the party, from Old Firehouse Books, the awesome local indie bookstore that always keeps my books well-stocked, which I'm very grateful for. (In fact, if you don't live near me, but you want to buy autographed books of mine, you can email them at oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com and see if a signed copy of the book you want is available to buy online. It probably is, since I just went in and signed a giant pile of books!)
I always intend to take a bunch of great pics at these events, but then I get sidetracked with blabbing away to friends and I completely forget about my camera... until the end, when most people have gone home and there are just a few wonderfully devoted stragglers left... like swordfighters. (I brought dress-ups and toys for Lil Dude and friends, which were enjoyed by some grown-ups as well...)
We had a really nice turnout-- a friendly, happy crowd. Here is Amanda Rose Adams, whose memoir called Heart Warriors just came out! (It sounds really wonderful and moving and I'm excited to read it.)
So great to see old writer buddies. Laura Katers (yes, another Laura writer friend-- there are many) came to town, and I hadn't seen her for ages...
Here are me and Ian (hubby), who'd just come back from a business trip in Portland and was completely beat, but stuck it out (except for when he decided to go home to sleep, and walked the six blocks home, only to realize he'd forgotten the key, and then walked six blocks back to the party, poor guy)...
Another event is coming up! If you're in the Boulder area, read on.
My friends Amy Kathleen Ryan and
Todd Mitchell and I are having an event on Sat, May 5 at 2 pm at the
Boulder Bookstore in Boulder, CO. Here's the official blurb:
Join acclaimed authors Amy Kathleen Ryan (GLOW), Todd Mitchell (THE SECRET TO LYING), and Laura Resau (THE JADE NOTEBOOK) for a fun, informal discussion of their young adult books, writing processes, and journeys to publication. Free and open to everyone! Tell your friends!
Oh, and some good news that recently came in: THE QUEEN OF WATER is now a Colorado Book Award finalist... hooray! The winner will be announced in Aspen this June. QUEEN was also selected as a Bank Street Best Book of *Outstanding Merit*... double hooray! It's so exciting to have this good QUEEN news rolling in...
Okay, thanks for reading!
xo,
Laura