tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74272533718611425652024-03-13T07:25:43.568-07:00Cat WintersAward-Winning Author of Ghostly Historical FictionCat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-33323903965907112952024-01-25T13:40:00.000-08:002024-01-25T13:40:05.586-08:00CUT! Named a 2024 Oregon Book Awards Finalist <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61ZM5_uMkc7O_qA73oaGU9R93xQOPkpbipm96aXVdl7v8gMUNi98wlXSOT9xC7SgHDmCOradW9197ShLWqXznV-TubqDSEKN39onYydLt-vhaxfyQCRV9xqEC1hpgSZXo7GU0MilRLrAWMrrvCfc3bMtDpwXJsPOmmi1vNO31lWyidkni-DYTbwNbDx8/s1026/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1026" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61ZM5_uMkc7O_qA73oaGU9R93xQOPkpbipm96aXVdl7v8gMUNi98wlXSOT9xC7SgHDmCOradW9197ShLWqXznV-TubqDSEKN39onYydLt-vhaxfyQCRV9xqEC1hpgSZXo7GU0MilRLrAWMrrvCfc3bMtDpwXJsPOmmi1vNO31lWyidkni-DYTbwNbDx8/s320/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Literary Arts in Oregon just announced that my picture book biography, <i>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation,</i> illustrated by <a href="http://matt-schu.com" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a>, is a 2024 finalist for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature, part of the Oregon Book Awards. What a tremendous honor! I'm grateful, to say the least.</div><div><br /></div><div>The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Portland on April 8, 2024. Author Kwame Alexander will host the event. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd like to attend the ceremony, you can purchase tickets through <a href="https://literary-arts.org/event/2024-oregon-book-awards/" target="_blank"><b>Literary Arts</b></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>To see the full list of 2024 Oregon Book Awards finalists, click on the following link:</div><div><b><a href="http://literary-arts.org/2024/01/announcing-the-2024-oregon-book-awards-finalists/">literary-arts.org/2024/01/announcing-the-2024-oregon-book-awards-finalists/</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Thank you, Literary Arts</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Praise for <i>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</i>:</b></div><div><br /></div>
<b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">⭐ “Winters and Schu do an excellent job in telling the story of Reiniger . . . It is a story of hope, rejection, and determination, and is inspiring to all artists . . . A wonderful addition to public, school, and classroom collections.” </b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"></i><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">School Library Journal </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">(starred review)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">⭐ </b><b>“With a refrain of ‘snip, snip, snip!’ the story introduces readers to German film pioneer Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981) . . . Schu’s exquisite digital illustrations possess a strong sense of illumination and depth, often suggesting a tactile quality, as if constructed from paper.” </b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">— <i>The Horn Book</i> (starred review)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><b>Ordering options:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>✁ <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/88606/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a></div><div>✁ <b><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></b></div><div>✁ <b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cut-c-e-winters/1141388781" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></b></div><div>✁ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063067390" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b> </a></div><div>✁ <b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60980156-cut" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>Add <i>Cut!</i> to your Goodreads shelves</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-KhC-5AifZ-XJNM8lbR18aw37ReFbT-fHSvTUGpVvPnaePnnyifFq8tw6ABTTu-zyr6Nfk6tYvb0ZcW1oJDKwVHZaiRPLO3w9B_XMtK8xv1AlG3khEDvOx9pHZUcMY35XFYCBXwcqXlzBF-M3BLxaONW0g0iz2tVX-YhXBTJb1UA1x7sNpyiGzB1/s3300/Cut-craftinstructions-mattschu.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-KhC-5AifZ-XJNM8lbR18aw37ReFbT-fHSvTUGpVvPnaePnnyifFq8tw6ABTTu-zyr6Nfk6tYvb0ZcW1oJDKwVHZaiRPLO3w9B_XMtK8xv1AlG3khEDvOx9pHZUcMY35XFYCBXwcqXlzBF-M3BLxaONW0g0iz2tVX-YhXBTJb1UA1x7sNpyiGzB1/w400-h309/Cut-craftinstructions-mattschu.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P0dEB-Lb0X1OkzVAmF0NUhUbTTviL0LV/view?usp=sharing" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>Download illustrator Matt Schu's instructions for making Lotte-inspired shadow puppets!</b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-75136900204648669192023-08-26T22:55:00.009-07:002023-08-27T01:27:32.077-07:00So, What's Next?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElgZsn0sNcbbAHpAPbRzADA-mqATCVoKIX4lCNsOisAthavD8V6tuKR-YUuvQlp70-tEJyI-wvFRk3B07sJXiAE0aACqPjGh9uq2E7vAJoJYOuel8n8lwVK74vCw8cN8aepLdMDOZ1ypKD62vNWRH4PqzhOPaNpiF4EeIltxuBpYZFDeycX8daCAMBnJH/s857/CatWinters_Summer2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="674" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElgZsn0sNcbbAHpAPbRzADA-mqATCVoKIX4lCNsOisAthavD8V6tuKR-YUuvQlp70-tEJyI-wvFRk3B07sJXiAE0aACqPjGh9uq2E7vAJoJYOuel8n8lwVK74vCw8cN8aepLdMDOZ1ypKD62vNWRH4PqzhOPaNpiF4EeIltxuBpYZFDeycX8daCAMBnJH/s320/CatWinters_Summer2023.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><b>Hello, dear readers! </b><div><br /></div><div>I feel like it's time to give an update about what I've been up to writing-wise . . . and to talk about why I don't currently have any new-release announcements.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, my debut picture book biography, <i><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/cut-c-e-winters" target="_blank"><b>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</b></a></i>, illustrated by <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a>, has now been available from Greenwillow Books for over seven months! I'm currently booking school and library visits and have a fun presentation called "Lights! Camera! Scissors! Action!" You can find more info about all of my presentations at <a href="https://www.lonnilanemarketing.com/author-bookings-profiles/cat-winters" target="_blank"><b>Lonni Lane Marketing</b></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, aside from selling <i>Cut! </i>back in May 2020 (at the beginning of the pandemic and in the middle of my cancer treatments!), I have not had any luck in selling additional manuscripts to publishers over the past three years. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2019 I wrote an adult novel set during the Dust Bowl. My agent, Barbara Poelle, suggested revisions, but by the time we had the book ready to submit to publishers, the pandemic hit. Barbara and I agreed it wasn't the right time to try selling a book about a woman trapped at home with her children in the middle of a traumatic and deadly moment in history. </div><div><br /></div><div>We waited several months, and then Barbara sent the manuscript to several editors. Everyone said the book was too bleak. Looking back, it was still too soon. Earlier this year, Barbara considered sending it out again, but first she obtained some in-house reads at the literary agency where she worked. Once more, the novel proved to be too dark for readers. Alas, we're putting the book on the back burner for now. I worked hard on the manuscript for well over a year, but it's certainly not the first completed novel I've ever had to set aside. I wrote seven other manuscripts before writing <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds, </i>two of which made the rounds to publishers, without any success. I've been here before.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also wrote three new picture books since the summer of 2020, but none of them have had any luck either. In one case, we got close to selling the book to a publisher, but the editor wanted multiple rounds of revisions before she could make an offer, and we ended up not seeing eye-to-eye about the book. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have another picture book bio in progress, but I'm working on obtaining funding for further research.</div><div><br /></div><div>I feel that writing young-adult fiction is my greatest strength, but I suffered severe burnout after <i><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/cut-c-e-winters" target="_blank"><b>The Raven's Tale</b></a></i>. Writing a novel about teenage Edgar Allan Poe was a full-time endeavor that felt like working on a master's thesis over the course of several years, and then sales proved to be disappointing. The book floundered, and my publisher decided not to release it in paperback format. </div><div><br /></div><div>I honestly have no idea how sales are going for my picture book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am by no means the only author who has been struggling to sell books over the past several years or who's been struggling with disappointing sales of published books. Publishing was already a challenging field in 2019 when <i>The Raven's Tale </i>debuted, but as with every other aspect of life, the pandemic hit the industry hard. Supply-chain issues impacted the printing of new books and caused delays in release dates. The lack of in-person events and school visits led to lost promotional opportunities. Publishers laid off vital staff members. The remaining staff has often been overworked and underpaid. Greenwillow Books, a division of HarperCollins, published <i>Cut!</i>, and <i>Cut! </i>released in the middle of the HarperCollins strike this past winter.<i> </i></div><div><br /></div><div>The removal of books from schools and libraries during the current <a href="https://pen.org/report/educational-intimidation" target="_blank"><b>"Ed Scare"</b></a> in the U.S. has also had an impact on book sales. Kidlit relies heavily on sales to schools and public libraries, and when states pass laws limiting which books can appear on shelves—and when school librarians receive harassment and death threats over the acquisition of books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender—authors feel the impact both personally and financially. I haven't seen my own titles appear on lists of books that have been challenged and/or removed, likely because my books tend to fly under the radar, but it kills me to see what a small but loud group of people are doing to authors, librarians, teachers, and most of all, to kids and their freedom to learn. In some regions of the U.S., <a href="https://www.edweek.org/leadership/one-of-the-countrys-largest-districts-is-turning-school-libraries-into-discipline/2023/08" target="_blank"><b>such as Houston, Texas</b></a>, districts are eliminating entire school libraries. All kidlit books are at risk of disappearing from the hands of readers who want and need them, and it's a subject on all authors' minds as we sit down and write our next books.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nevertheless, despite my recent rejections, despite my YA burnout, despite the seemingly impossible state of publishing, despite the book bans, despite my need to work two side gigs to supplement my writing income, I am working on a new YA novel that's deeply influenced by our modern world. It's my way of coping with everything, especially the relentless anti-LGBTQIA+ movement in the U.S. and elsewhere that's deeply affected me, my family, my friends, and so many other people who are simply trying to live their own lives. A member of my own household is trans, so I'm particularly protective of the rights of trans people in this oppressive, dangerous era of transphobic legislation and fearmongering.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not the fastest writer these days. My muse is tired and timid and often needs to be coaxed. I would love to eventually try to find a publisher for this new attempt at a novel, but for now I'm writing for myself and my family, and we'll see what happens. I often write my best work when I'm angry, and I have felt angry so often over the past three years. </div><div><br /></div><div>Living in this modern era is often unfathomably difficult. If you're struggling, too, whether it's creatively, personally, financially, or all of the above, please know you're not alone. Take good care of yourself. Find ways to pour your own frustrations, anger, and fear into art, or activism, or into something as simple as tending to a plant (gardening has become a new coping mechanism for me over the past three years). Seek mental health help if you have the means. I've been in therapy myself to receive treatment for an anxiety disorder. It's okay to reach out to others and say you're struggling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep going. You're important, and I'm so glad you're here. I'm thankful you've taken the time to read this post. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll close the post with one of my favorite passages from <i><a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/in-shadow-of-blackbirds.html" target="_blank"><b>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</b></a>.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to the ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Never let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can ever improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative individuals rising above the chaos.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, one more thing! I celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the release of <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> by getting a tattoo of the bird that designer <a href="http://www.mariamiddleton.com/" target="_blank"><b>Maria T. Middleton</b></a> included throughout the book. My tattoo artist is <a href="https://instagram.com/michaelfacchini" target="_blank"><b>Michael Facchini.</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7pNFGukBDkrnOaj22GAWUYhTx_obkM1o8EpQ9J8zqtGR4ZEaBB2PFUXaNpo5tD4es6xmlHMKDMqGtiRx4HSz1BlAWV6axctuA-31sWXVlJPt22Pz-ykfLI739Yhy1EA4cqFOazzy6aS_khjNDo6zPnWkMzRNHI7Wx4fcH_SDcYne-SqorBpoYU1_8WAK/s857/IMG_20230407_220542312_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7pNFGukBDkrnOaj22GAWUYhTx_obkM1o8EpQ9J8zqtGR4ZEaBB2PFUXaNpo5tD4es6xmlHMKDMqGtiRx4HSz1BlAWV6axctuA-31sWXVlJPt22Pz-ykfLI739Yhy1EA4cqFOazzy6aS_khjNDo6zPnWkMzRNHI7Wx4fcH_SDcYne-SqorBpoYU1_8WAK/s320/IMG_20230407_220542312_HDR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Warmest wishes,</div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Cat Winters </i></span></b></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-62559054725524765072023-02-23T15:34:00.002-08:002023-08-18T11:16:24.143-07:00Summer Scares 2023<i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> was named an official <a href="https://horror.org/2023-summer-scares-reading-list/" target="_blank"><b>Summer Scares</b></a> selection for 2023! What an incredible honor and a huge surprise. Look at the company it's in!
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Summer Scares is an annual list of recommended horror titles for adult, teen, and middle grade readers, developed by the Horror Writers Association in partnership with United for Libraries,<i> Book Riot</i>, and <i>Booklist</i>.
Thank you to everyone who made this opportunity for <i>Blackbirds</i> possible! <div><br /></div><div>The book will be celebrating its<b> tenth anniversary</b> on April 2 of this year, and I'm overjoyed that a new generation of readers will get the chance to discover it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Be on the lookout for some fun online celebrations as we get closer to summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Summer Scares Resource Page:</b> </div><div><a href="http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-scares.html" target="_blank"><b>http://raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-scares.html</b></a></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Ordering options and more info about <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i>:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs4nSNjyEC_rfrHuPUPwnHaSYvdyufA9WLlTJZykdKDLWezVRcyNIf0QZYjvsRQFwqrjotaFw-SGBhgb-LqOaDmuQfBRsItKBYTHphWmNzrUHUm3DQg8ng7YN6Ul_MMOMV_EgqSl_YJbrzYncqhGdN1uTwNmgqWVH31Hy_3KKOPIOYb6YuGYdfpzS2yLy/s594/BLACKBIRDS_paperback_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="396" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs4nSNjyEC_rfrHuPUPwnHaSYvdyufA9WLlTJZykdKDLWezVRcyNIf0QZYjvsRQFwqrjotaFw-SGBhgb-LqOaDmuQfBRsItKBYTHphWmNzrUHUm3DQg8ng7YN6Ul_MMOMV_EgqSl_YJbrzYncqhGdN1uTwNmgqWVH31Hy_3KKOPIOYb6YuGYdfpzS2yLy/s320/BLACKBIRDS_paperback_cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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<div separator="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>• 2014 Morris Award Finalist</b> <br />
<b>• A<i> School Library Journal</i> Best Book of 2013</b> <br />
<b>• YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults</b><br />
<b> </b><b>• 2013 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in Young Adult Fiction</b></div><div separator="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b>• </b>YALSA's 2014 Teens' Top Ten Nominee</b><br />
<b><b><b>• </b>2013 Oregon Spirit Book Award Winner</b> </b><br />
<b><b><b>• SCBWI 2014 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards Finalist</b></b> </b><br />
<b>• <i>Booklist</i>'s 2013 Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth</b><br />
<b>• <i>Booklist</i>'s 2013 Top 10 First Novels for Youth</b> <br />
<b>• Starred reviews, <i>Publishers Weekly, Booklist, <br />
School Library Journal</i></b><br />
<b>• Highlighted review, <i>VOYA Magazine</i></b><br />
<b>• Editors' Choice, <i>Historical Novels Review</i></b><br />
<b>• 2014 TAYSHAS Reading List</b><br />
<b>• A Mighty Girl Top 2013 Girl-Empowering Book for Children and Teens</b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2014 Westchester Fiction Award Winner </b> </b><br />
<b>• 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee</b><br />
<b>• 2014 Maine Regional Library System Cream of the Crop List</b><br />
<b><b><b>• </b>TriState Young Adult Book Review’s 2014 Book of Note List</b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2014-2015 Florida Teen Reads Award Finalist </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave 2014 List</b></b></b></b></b> </b></b><br />
• <b>2015-2016 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee</b><br />
<b><b><b>• Nominated for the ACL of Northern California's <br />
2013 Distinguished Book List</b> </b> </b><br />
<b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015-2016 MASL Gateway Readers Award Nominee</b><br />
<b>• Shortlisted for the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Teen Reader’s Choice Award, Canada</b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2016 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee</b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015-2016 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee</b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>October 2015 Big Library Read Selection</b></b></b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (Mysteries: Murder, Mayhem, and Other Adventures)</b></b></b></b></b></b> </b></b></div><div separator="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b><b>• 2023 Summer Scares Selection</b><b> <br /></b>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>☙REVIEWS</b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>❧</b></span></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>★ “Winters’s masterful debut novel is an impressively researched marriage of the tragedies of wartime, the 1918 flu epidemic, the contemporaneous Spiritualism craze, and a chilling love story and mystery... </b><br />
<b>Deliciously creepy.</b><b>”</b><br />
—<b><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-0530-4" target="_blank"><i>Publishers</i> <i>Weekly</i></a></b>, starred review</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><b>★</b></b><b><b><b> “</b></b>Unconventional and unflinching... More than anything, this is a story of the breaking point between sanity and madness, delivered in a straightforward and welcoming teen voice.</b><b>”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">—<b><i><a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/In-the-Shadow-of-Blackbirds-Cat-Winters/pid=5889292" target="_blank">Booklist</a></i></b>, starred review</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">★ <b>“Winters deftly combines mystery, ghost story, historical fiction, and romance...the story and setting are atmospheric and eerie.”</b><br />
<b>—</b><i><b><a href="http://www.slj.com/2013/05/books-media/reviews/grades-5-up/grades-5-up-june-2013/" target="_blank">School Library Journal</a></b>,</i> starred review<br />
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<b>“Romance fans will love Stephen's ghostly visits to Mary Shelley. Mystery lovers will enjoy the satisfactory resolution of the puzzle. Recommend this title to fans of Libba Bray's <i>The Diviners</i>.”</b> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">—<b><a href="http://www.voyamagazine.com/" target="_blank"><i>VOYA Magazine</i></a></b>, highlighted review </div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>“This engrossing combination of historical fiction, ghost story, psychological thriller, and straight-up whodunit moves between genres with stunning ease, maximizing the tropes of each to satisfying effect.”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">—<a href="http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/" target="_blank"><i><b>The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books</b></i> </a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>“Winters strikes just the right balance between history and ghost story, neatly capturing the tenor of the times, as growing scientific inquiry collided with heightened spiritualist curiosity.</b><b>”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">—<b><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/cat-winters/shadow-blackbirds/" target="_blank"><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></a></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>“[A] gorgeous production...The book’s historic setting is as much a star as the plucky Mary Shelley...</b><b>”</b></div><i><span class="st">—</span><b><a href="http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/03/collection-development/35-going-on-13/35-going-on-13-debut-novels/" target="_blank">Library Journal</a></b></i><br />
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<b>“Cat Winters's debut novel is creepy good... Mary Shelley, with her Boy Scout boots and penchant for aviatrix goggles, is just plain awesomely odd.” </b><br />
<b>—<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2013/04/27/book-reviews-rapture-practice-shadow-blackbirds-and-gorgeous/rK4Nyn922sPZLy1Neq5eSO/story.html" target="_blank"><i>The Boston Globe</i></a></b><br />
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<b>“Winters’ words have a curious lyricism to them – a silent kind of brilliance . . . </b><b>The haunting combination of a very real kind of mystery, combined with ghostly voices and the unknown of “the other side” made this novel a rare kind of war-time story, a rare kind of love story, and a rare kind of <i>story</i> altogether” </b><br />
<b>—<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/12/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds-cat-winters-review" target="_blank"><i>The Guardian</i></a></b><br />
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<b>“The unique plot continually surprises and shocks, and rich, descriptive detail brings it all vividly to life. From its first pages, one is captivated and transported into a chilling, haunted, and poignant world. Recommended with great praise.”</b><br />
<b>—<i><a href="https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds/" target="_blank">Historical Novels Review</a></i></b><br />
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<b>“One of the creepiest (in a good way) covers of the season! What's inside, historical Y.A. set at the time of the Spanish influenza, is equally haunting.”</b><br />
<b>—<a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/04/new-ya-books-2013-spring/64137/" target="_blank"><i>The Atlantic Wire</i></a></b><br />
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<b><b>“</b>Beautifully written and absolutely riveting.</b><b>”</b><br />
<b><b>—<i><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130929/LIFE/309290055/Young-adult-mysteries-fun-readin" target="_blank">The Statesman Journal</a></i></b> </b><br />
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<b>“The passion of first love and the paranoia of the times are realistically and movingly rendered.”</b><br />
<b>—<i><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2013/08/three_local_writers_take_chara.html" target="_blank">The Oregonian</a></i></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>“Words like ‘unputdownable’ and ‘irresistible’ are simply not enough for Cat Winters’s <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i>. Days after finishing this story, it remains the first thought I have in the morning, and the thing that haunts me until I sleep.”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">—<a href="http://www.laurendestefano.com/" target="_blank"><b>Lauren DeStefano</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br />
of The Chemical Garden trilogy<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>“Mary Shelley is a likable, sympathetic heroine, and through her story, teen readers will get a glimpse of a fascinating time period, made all the more real by the haunting historic photographs that pepper the novel, from soldiers in trenches to policemen in gauze masks. Part romance, part mystery and part ghost story, <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> makes palpable a terrifying time that brought the horror of death into the homes of millions.</b><b>”</b><br />
<b>—</b><i><b><a href="http://bookpage.com/review/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds/searching-for-answers-in-a-time-of-death-and-disease" target="_blank">BookPage</a></b> </i></div><br />
<b>“The plot is well developed, the story is full of good research on folk remedies, spirit photographers, séances, and the horrors of losing your mind in the trenches.”</b><br />
<b>—<i><a href="http://www.bayviews.org/" target="_blank">BayViews</a></i></b><br />
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<b>“Cat Winters deftly captures the darkness and the light of human nature. I swear, I can smell the smoke from the flashlamps and taste the electricity in the air—this dark and startling story lingers long after the final page.”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> —<a href="http://saundramitchell.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Saundra Mitchell</i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Edgar Award-nominated author of <i>Shadowed Summer</i><br />
and The Vespertine series</div><br />
<b><b>“</b>Part history, part mystery, part post-apocalyptic paranormal romance, <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> bundles everything in a spookily atmospheric and almost otherworldly early-twentieth-century San Diego. From the first page, I was captivated by Mary Shelley Black—by her spirit and by her capacity to love and hope amid the horrors of war and the hysteria of pandemic.</b><b>”</b><br />
<b>—<a href="http://katherinelongshore.com/" target="_blank">Katherine Longshore</a></b><br />
Author of The Royal Circle series<br />
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8hpR9SvMxkA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-37812257225990469202023-01-31T14:01:00.005-08:002023-02-02T12:35:55.241-08:00Two Starred Reviews for CUT!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHxAqNYwPADXvSmTjaHCRs18Yc6bJXtmmUsP88kwmuHifFNI-e-pWS9_sMEI0UAWPkjhIq_-ytnDa3EvpXJ1EQrI3n6ACWk2hHaOUw0c14jDy7EtXgiELtKuknneoYhW8Au6qv9PaQixhVKaA9CU1VjF9-5_X0v5hJ8rEXab6f2Z1a3MbOfaAgAvQog/s1026/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1026" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHxAqNYwPADXvSmTjaHCRs18Yc6bJXtmmUsP88kwmuHifFNI-e-pWS9_sMEI0UAWPkjhIq_-ytnDa3EvpXJ1EQrI3n6ACWk2hHaOUw0c14jDy7EtXgiELtKuknneoYhW8Au6qv9PaQixhVKaA9CU1VjF9-5_X0v5hJ8rEXab6f2Z1a3MbOfaAgAvQog/w400-h300/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">⭐</b> <b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">“Winters and Schu do an excellent job in telling the story of Reiniger . . . It is a story of hope, rejection, and determination, and is inspiring to all artists . . . A wonderful addition to public, school, and classroom collections.” </b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><i style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">School Library Journal </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">(starred review)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">⭐ </b><b>“With a refrain of ‘snip, snip, snip!’ the story introduces readers to German film pioneer Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981) . . . Schu’s exquisite digital illustrations possess a strong sense of illumination and depth, often suggesting a tactile quality, as if constructed from paper.” </b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">— <i>Horn Book</i> (starred review)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Thank you, <i>School Library Journal </i>and <i>Horn Book</i>!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Ordering options:</b></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">✁ <a href="http://bookshop.org/a/88606/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">✁ <b><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">✁ <b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cut-c-e-winters/1141388781" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">✁ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063067390" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b> </a></div><div style="font-size: 16px;">✁ <b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063067394" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a></b></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60980156-cut" style="background: transparent; color: #729c0b; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>Add <i>Cut!</i> to your Goodreads shelves</b></a></div><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQHoy0QdsLOHZ4eJxleybsoU1GT899UO8ntVqUcdOt3K8jyoFCgkLFKnqcwNP6SIt1bhp9-t6Nwuscq_9Lo2y3YTjiO46QdJDOLMkAoyRYasGCvzfZEbf0NqGbi9MU22yahDXcS4UJcr2uJAS3OHQHmZRQYYNBP578aKJVnA_Tq1P_lIEdFkCbZQV9Q/s3300/Cut-craftinstructions-mattschu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQHoy0QdsLOHZ4eJxleybsoU1GT899UO8ntVqUcdOt3K8jyoFCgkLFKnqcwNP6SIt1bhp9-t6Nwuscq_9Lo2y3YTjiO46QdJDOLMkAoyRYasGCvzfZEbf0NqGbi9MU22yahDXcS4UJcr2uJAS3OHQHmZRQYYNBP578aKJVnA_Tq1P_lIEdFkCbZQV9Q/w400-h309/Cut-craftinstructions-mattschu.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P0dEB-Lb0X1OkzVAmF0NUhUbTTviL0LV/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: medium;">Download Matt Schu's instructions for making Lotte-inspired silhouettes.</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></div></div></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-74254424562487583412023-01-24T20:21:00.005-08:002023-01-30T12:16:09.025-08:00Now Available: CUT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VXVA57EhX_i93AWzG4RnTQ3BOTuCUDSE9xvtsYsFJY50NAFdZhmuLPADWGLHSFUqhKwM31ml5oThSBQKbGcZuHNg8JSDfLyFIFuz39qgbXdehG4dahdbrWOfjeYY0ASs3jtNSQshIU_LyY3uwCTiLvi4XX0VHVlL_jSPkBYAgkMxktunoPRm6Kvw/s1026/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1026" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VXVA57EhX_i93AWzG4RnTQ3BOTuCUDSE9xvtsYsFJY50NAFdZhmuLPADWGLHSFUqhKwM31ml5oThSBQKbGcZuHNg8JSDfLyFIFuz39qgbXdehG4dahdbrWOfjeYY0ASs3jtNSQshIU_LyY3uwCTiLvi4XX0VHVlL_jSPkBYAgkMxktunoPRm6Kvw/w400-h300/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My debut picture book biography, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cut-how-lotte-reiniger-and-a-pair-of-scissors-revolutionized-animation-c-e-winters/18438526?ean=9780063067394" target="_blank"><b><i>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</i></b></a>, is now available! <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a> is the illustrator, and his drawings spectacularly bring Lotte's real-life world of early-1900s art and cinema to life, while also paying tribute to the exquisite use of shadow of light in Lotte's films. </p><p><b>Who was Lotte Reiniger?</b> She was the creator of the oldest surviving full-length animated film, the inventor of an early multiplane camera, and a revolutionary silhouette artist whose influence can still be seen in the works of artists and filmmakers to this day.</p><p>Here are two sample pages from <i>Cut!</i>, photographed by Matt Schu, along with reviews for the book.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj8X-8d0xdo5knjBedJwkEnWWCbc58raVvPSLKUoSLT3xzOOGlg_iaiLGdus92zKwK_DMYD-Ez6dEbgLne3oYgHx384c_KNdXG7QWJVaocLHoulz5gAREKfdErRSsR9WZg_9kl62kASxJcYJEVS2PgPBPf-zaJ5UgWbYzvKNsxHQe_eBpOA9aAZzr/s1200/IMG_0138-web.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj8X-8d0xdo5knjBedJwkEnWWCbc58raVvPSLKUoSLT3xzOOGlg_iaiLGdus92zKwK_DMYD-Ez6dEbgLne3oYgHx384c_KNdXG7QWJVaocLHoulz5gAREKfdErRSsR9WZg_9kl62kASxJcYJEVS2PgPBPf-zaJ5UgWbYzvKNsxHQe_eBpOA9aAZzr/w400-h300/IMG_0138-web.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>“With a refrain of ‘snip, snip, snip!’ the story introduces readers to German film pioneer Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981). Lotte’s adolescence coincided with the dawn of cinema, a time when movies ‘were silent but filled with magical sights’ . . . Schu’s exquisite digital illustrations possess a strong sense of illumination and depth, often suggesting a tactile quality, as if constructed from paper.</b>” <br />—<i> Horn Book</i> (starred review)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtWwsZ9zkXHX1Dgj7YB2E8w1XH-E3uD4moJxmp9WFKhlGePRLnaB_MuEeh8NeaSN5Tci6PRu56VnrEtAoF7R44UE7v7RI2VbNwQ1P2bp9LLJYXDBPyg7qoqBGs9VsfJOAlzEMj2MZhSrIsXdsC4V40RUOnOTIyzAT_j8POxcr2jDA-Q7MxylUlWbl/s1200/IMG_0148-web.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtWwsZ9zkXHX1Dgj7YB2E8w1XH-E3uD4moJxmp9WFKhlGePRLnaB_MuEeh8NeaSN5Tci6PRu56VnrEtAoF7R44UE7v7RI2VbNwQ1P2bp9LLJYXDBPyg7qoqBGs9VsfJOAlzEMj2MZhSrIsXdsC4V40RUOnOTIyzAT_j8POxcr2jDA-Q7MxylUlWbl/w400-h300/IMG_0148-web.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><b>“Dream-centered text by Winters articulates the labor put in by its subject, making for an informative account of a successful life in the movie business, involving ‘a pair of scissors, a great deal of patience, and her talented hands.’”</b><br />— <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><p><i>Cut!</i> features extensive backmatter, including a timeline of Lotte Reiniger’s life, an author’s note, and sources.</p><p>Please see my <a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/events.html" target="_blank"><b>Events Page</b></a> to learn where Matt and I will be signing copies of the book. If you're curious about the various ways I conducted research into Lotte's life, please head to this conversation between Fiona Robinson and me at <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/91365-in-conversation-fiona-robinson-and-c-e-winters.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b></a>. </p><p>Huge thanks to my editor, Martha Mihalick, for giving <i>Cut!</i> a publishing home and for using her editorial skills to make the book shine!</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">✁ </span><a href="http://bookshop.org/a/88606/9780063067394"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">✁ </span><b><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063067394" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">✁ </span><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cut-c-e-winters/1141388781" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">✁ </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063067390" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b> </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">✁ </span><b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063067394" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a></b></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-64259559401939800252023-01-04T13:55:00.002-08:002023-01-13T12:36:15.016-08:00Upcoming Readings and Pre-Order Info<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKmP8rQvCHW1X6fkJ2gND3UFveG3SSmD64Wey_y_wgG1AkaMdR-WIMej17v-7WGyTc_7jUwJ9symPwonPWIqbHkHq93_omRNUaSoOMnMBJPKgcn7spZKIkROYC72rud7JYY8DVnsQqvCAYXAaJIV_QwHBzHzP3e2AVFy5sZ5plcskusKcYcxII9Qx7w/s1026/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1026" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKmP8rQvCHW1X6fkJ2gND3UFveG3SSmD64Wey_y_wgG1AkaMdR-WIMej17v-7WGyTc_7jUwJ9symPwonPWIqbHkHq93_omRNUaSoOMnMBJPKgcn7spZKIkROYC72rud7JYY8DVnsQqvCAYXAaJIV_QwHBzHzP3e2AVFy5sZ5plcskusKcYcxII9Qx7w/s320/CUT_CEWinters_MattSchu.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>January 24 will mark the publication of my debut picture book, <i><b>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</b></i>, illustrated by <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a>. <p></p><p>To pre-order a copy signed by both me and Matt, please make your purchase through <a href="https://greenbeanbookspdx.indielite.org/book/9780063067394" target="_blank"><b>Green Bean Books</b></a> and indicate in the comments section that you'd like your copy signed. </p><p>Because Matt and I both happen to live in the Portland area, we'll both be discussing and reading from <i>Cut!</i> at two local events later this month. Here's our schedule:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTXKv86Ohg-iugtrH3fSPW71uHV60Hpp9NXJoD2oHwgmEVq3rRQYN1u0a36XsRPeNPfh5ijyO2c-ZoFrnOQxkwkWa0UmVVpDwz7VNDjQpfBzVR-M9ucNPF-lq-ZHSPszzloXLSZIuU45DFRlz6KhfC04dcheLDZ0hEMQ7NOYtErFArLXloWn11qXeaQ/s1080/Meet%20author%20C.E.%20Winters%20&%20illustrator%20Matt%20Schu!%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Meet Author C. E. Winters and Illustrator Matt Schu! Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, 11 am, Barnes & Noble, Hillsboro, OR; Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, 2 pm, Green Bean Books, Portland, OR" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTXKv86Ohg-iugtrH3fSPW71uHV60Hpp9NXJoD2oHwgmEVq3rRQYN1u0a36XsRPeNPfh5ijyO2c-ZoFrnOQxkwkWa0UmVVpDwz7VNDjQpfBzVR-M9ucNPF-lq-ZHSPszzloXLSZIuU45DFRlz6KhfC04dcheLDZ0hEMQ7NOYtErFArLXloWn11qXeaQ/w320-h320/Meet%20author%20C.E.%20Winters%20&%20illustrator%20Matt%20Schu!%20(2).png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Please note that masks are required for the Green Bean Books reading. That particular event will be held on an outdoor, heated patio, so please also bundle up if the weather is cold.</p><p><b>More info about <i>Cut!</i>:</b></p><p>✁ Written by C. E. Winters </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">✁ Illustrated by Matt Schu</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b>Coming Jan. 24, 2023</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/cut-c-e-winters" target="_blank"><b>Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins</b></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>ISBN 9780063067394</span></div><br /><span style="color: red;">“With a refrain of ‘snip, snip, snip!’ the story introduces readers to German film pioneer Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981). Lotte’s adolescence coincided with the dawn of cinema, a time when movies ‘were silent but filled with magical sights’ . . . Schu’s exquisite digital illustrations possess a strong sense of illumination and depth, often suggesting a tactile quality, as if constructed from paper.” </span><div><b><span style="color: red;">— <i>Horn Book</i> (starred review)</span></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Long before Walt Disney, a young woman revolutionized the landscape of animation using light, a pair of scissors, and her imagination. From acclaimed author C. E. Winters and debut illustrator Matt Schu, STEM meets the arts in this engaging nonfiction picture book biography about Lotte Reiniger. <i>Cut! </i>is an exceptional choice for classrooms and for fans of <i>Hidden Figures</i>, <i>I Dissent</i>, and the Questioneers books. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>In the 1920s, when young women had limited opportunities, Lotte Reiniger used her curiosity and ingenuity to change the landscape of animation forever. Inspired by the films of her youth, and encouraged by teachers and mentors working in film at the time, Lotte Reiniger honed her skills in cutting out paper silhouettes to use in stop-motion animation. </div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually, her talent and her drive led her to invent the multiplane camera, which allowed her to give her animation depth of field. With her small team, Lotte designed and directed the oldest full-length animated film in existence. </div><div><br /></div><div>Acclaimed author C. E. Winters and debut artist Matt Schu expertly introduce young readers to Lotte Reiniger, a remarkable and often overshadowed historical figure. Balancing biographical information with a compelling story, <i>Cut!</i> follows Lotte Reiniger from childhood to her first groundbreaking accomplishments. Matt Schu’s dynamic illustrations draw inspiration from Reiniger’s own artistry and are full of detail, color, and light. <i>Cut!</i> is an excellent nonfiction picture book perfect for classrooms and family sharing. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Features extensive backmatter, including a timeline of Lotte Reiniger’s life, an author’s note, and sources. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>More pre-ordering options:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cut-how-lotte-reiniger-and-a-pair-of-scissors-revolutionized-animation-c-e-winters/18438526?ean=9780063067394" target="_blank"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063067394" target="_blank">IndieBound</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cut-c-e-winters/1141388781" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063067390" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b> </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063067394" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60980156-cut" target="_blank"><b>Add <i>Cut!</i> to your Goodreads shelves</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.edelweiss.plus/#sku=0063067390&page=1" target="_blank"><b>Find <i>Cut!</i> on Edelweiss</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSQFAPPjPguNgbfCWSbXfkxq8gymQA8UmIdrEC0SeoMt2mMwbnng7Z-9rPqFQCW9F0FxlLvbk-Xbx_-QyiPJlLKfBm3hLojiZHV6KSEycX0E-SF-t0_Qz8hMJ1I1MjT06YtEd2cL0y6izTsEAQ0ijGLqtg4M3XZqTZngVK2ao4z32TxjN5RJt0Hnp/s1404/4-5-CUT-mattschu-v2-web1.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1404" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSQFAPPjPguNgbfCWSbXfkxq8gymQA8UmIdrEC0SeoMt2mMwbnng7Z-9rPqFQCW9F0FxlLvbk-Xbx_-QyiPJlLKfBm3hLojiZHV6KSEycX0E-SF-t0_Qz8hMJ1I1MjT06YtEd2cL0y6izTsEAQ0ijGLqtg4M3XZqTZngVK2ao4z32TxjN5RJt0Hnp/w400-h256/4-5-CUT-mattschu-v2-web1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sample artwork from <i>Cut!</i>, illustrated by <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank">Matt Schu</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-21199395451081179812022-06-21T12:56:00.002-07:002022-08-02T17:50:51.794-07:00Picture Book Cover Reveal!<p>I'm so excited to share the cover of my debut picture book biography, <i><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/cut-c-e-winters?variant=40390166741026" target="_blank"><b>Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</b></a></i>, written as C.E. Winters, illustrated by the highly talented <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a>.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KW9Dmk-id86G0JpRNi1i9KAKw3dM9i5uhJq2YM4nsTmdut6EyPoPbjTbeaOyYkGSUlw9VQxikwZTIrAcVBVp8cFFAn0Kf7zho4voItwaHcL9_5QdLQUxvoQE2yj5mr_CgnM1tzql5W1LqjEcGsazCsvyIecQ6oDbXuHHCVmF7GuCbm3UDH8H9b3ZsA/s1026/CVR_REVEAL_CUT.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1026" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KW9Dmk-id86G0JpRNi1i9KAKw3dM9i5uhJq2YM4nsTmdut6EyPoPbjTbeaOyYkGSUlw9VQxikwZTIrAcVBVp8cFFAn0Kf7zho4voItwaHcL9_5QdLQUxvoQE2yj5mr_CgnM1tzql5W1LqjEcGsazCsvyIecQ6oDbXuHHCVmF7GuCbm3UDH8H9b3ZsA/w640-h512/CVR_REVEAL_CUT.jpg" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><i>Cut! </i>is scheduled to release January 24, 2023, from Greenwillow Books. <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/cut-c-e-winters" target="_blank"><b>Pre-order options</b></a> are now available.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information, please visit my picture book website, <a href="http://cewinters.com" target="_blank"><b>cewinters.com</b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780063067394" target="_blank"><b>IndieBound</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cut-c-e-winters/1141388781;jsessionid=0CFC673AB545910A355F0E0B61EAF39C.prodny_store01-atgap05?ean=9780063067394&st=AFF&2sid=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC_7310909_NA&sourceId=AFFHarperCollins%20Publishers%20LLC" target="_blank"><b>Barnes & Noble</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063067390" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780063067394" target="_blank"><b>Books-A-Million</b></a></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-29214641804146813392022-02-24T18:06:00.000-08:002022-02-24T18:06:03.075-08:00I Have a Picture Book Coming in 2023!<p>I'm so excited to announce that I'm now the author of a picture book biography! <i><b>Cut!: How Lotte Reinger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation</b></i>, illustrated by the talented <a href="https://www.matt-schu.com/" target="_blank"><b>Matt Schu</b></a>, will release from <a href="https://www.greenwillowbooks.com/" target="_blank"><b>Greenwillow Books</b></a> in Winter 2023. Thanks to my Greenwillow editor, Martha Mihalick, for acquiring the book back in the darkness and chaos of early 2020, and to my agent, Barbara Poelle, for helping me embark on this new adventure. </p><p>Here's the official announcement from <i>Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf</i>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3qFG6OaaGdSxTPvOuxNA3NGv-za0lmr3jy1tnt1xiFDmWk-k02tnMBC32M71jy_t1lCu8j82hPcIfiBNZXAbb_9A3fgBuUxxoKCsgBIGYMIohi33v5XiKbto1Lc4B--A3w6L3eQeb4OZeMOFVZYH9ppXCby2esadZ1gliSmScvmufKeEwWUPqMhyVZA=s550" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow Books has acquired world rights to Morris Award finalist C.E. Winters's (l.) debut picture book, Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation, illustrated by Matt Schu. It tells the true story of the career of Lotte Reiniger, the animator and inventor who designed and directed the oldest surviving full-length animated film. Publication is scheduled for winter 2023. Barbara Poelle at Irene Goodman Literary represented the author, and Chad W. Beckerman at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator." border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3qFG6OaaGdSxTPvOuxNA3NGv-za0lmr3jy1tnt1xiFDmWk-k02tnMBC32M71jy_t1lCu8j82hPcIfiBNZXAbb_9A3fgBuUxxoKCsgBIGYMIohi33v5XiKbto1Lc4B--A3w6L3eQeb4OZeMOFVZYH9ppXCby2esadZ1gliSmScvmufKeEwWUPqMhyVZA=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;">I've written the book under the name <b>C.E. Winters</b> to separate my picture books from my novels for teens and adults. I've also launched a new website, </span><a href="http://cewinters.com" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>cewinters.com</b></a><span style="text-align: left;">, and set up new </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://twitter.com/cewintersbooks" target="_blank">Twitter</a></b><span style="text-align: left;"> and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cewintersbooks/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a><span style="text-align: left;"> accounts that will primarily focus on my books for younger kids. </span><p><b>Who was Lotte Reiniger?</b> She was the creator of the oldest surviving full-length animated film, the inventor of an early multiplane camera, and a revolutionary silhouette artist whose influence can still be seen in the works of artists and filmmakers to this day. </p><p>Here's a snippet of Reiniger's short film <i>Cinderella</i>, from 1922:</p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/05Hl7q-XN-c" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>While you're waiting for <i>Cut!</i>, I recommend watching these short documentaries:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lotte-movie.com/" target="_blank"><i><b>Lotte That Silhouette Girl</b></i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/q-TJvNBO1fw" target="_blank"><i><b>The Art of Lotte Reiniger</b></i></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-animation-genius-youve-probably-never-heard-of/p05t9bsn" target="_blank"><b><i>The animation genius you've (probably) never heard of </i></b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll share more news about the book as soon as I can! </div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-22945313210089080452021-10-25T12:21:00.001-07:002021-10-25T12:28:19.812-07:00Fall 2021 Updates<p>Hello, dear readers!</p><p>It's been a while since I've posted any news here, mainly because the book
news I'm sitting on can't be shared publicly just yet. I'm shrouded in secrecry right now! All I can say is that I sold a book
last year and hope to be able to announce it publicly next year. </p>
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I'm also working on a secret new project, and I have another book out on
submission . . . so, again, all the things I could possibly talk about are projects I
can't actually talk about.
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Please keep an eye on this website for announcements or follow me on social
media.</p>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Warmest wishes,<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span>Cat Winters</span></i> </span></span>
Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-82495745541578853382021-04-05T16:05:00.001-07:002021-04-05T20:04:49.246-07:00Eight Years of IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6PlIjQ2j3o/YGuD28Z8kOI/AAAAAAAAFPQ/Ug-M0kQM0A496CxFe_2IWvZ5vOQSw5paQCPcBGAYYCw/s839/CatWinters_8%2Byears%2Bof%2BBLACKBIRDS.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="839" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6PlIjQ2j3o/YGuD28Z8kOI/AAAAAAAAFPQ/Ug-M0kQM0A496CxFe_2IWvZ5vOQSw5paQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h280/CatWinters_8%2Byears%2Bof%2BBLACKBIRDS.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>April 2 marked the eighth anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, <i><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds/9781419710230" target="_blank"><b>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</b></a></i>. This past year I've often felt like I've become trapped inside the book's 1918 setting, when another pandemic threatened lives, shut down cities, and turned masks into a means of keeping everyone safe. It's been surreal, to say the least. <div><br /></div><div>To everyone who's read <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> over the past eight years, <b>thank you</b> for discovering and recommending my tale of a rational, science-minded girl who's forced into a world of spiritualism and suspense during WWI and the 1918 flu. </div><div><br /></div><div>Below you'll find a few bonus features for the book that I've posted throughout the years, as well as purchase links and library links for the various editions.</div><div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>★ “Winters’s masterful debut novel is an impressively researched marriage of the tragedies of wartime, the 1918 flu epidemic, the contemporaneous Spiritualism craze, and a chilling love story and mystery . . . </b><b>Deliciously creepy.</b><b>”</b><br />
—<b><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4197-0530-4" target="_blank"><i>Publishers</i> <i>Weekly</i></a></b>, starred review</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">View <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=213343644121977898651.0004cbbdf3d7fc96c871e&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=13&source=embed" style="color: burgundy; text-align: left;" target="_blank">IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS Map</a> in a larger format</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span><b>☙AWARDS & RECOGNITION</b></span><span><b>❧</b></span></span></div><br />
<div separator="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>• 2014 Morris Award Finalist</b> <br />
<b>• A<i> School Library Journal</i> Best Book of 2013</b> <br />
<b>• YALSA's 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults</b><br />
<b> </b><b>• 2013 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in Young Adult Fiction</b><br />
<b><b>• </b>YALSA's 2014 Teens' Top Ten Nominee</b><br />
<b><b><b>• </b>2013 Oregon Spirit Book Award Winner</b> </b><br />
<b><b><b>• SCBWI 2014 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards Finalist</b></b> </b><br />
<b>• <i>Booklist</i>'s 2013 Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth</b><br />
<b>• <i>Booklist</i>'s 2013 Top 10 First Novels for Youth</b> <br />
<b>• Starred reviews, <i>Publishers Weekly, Booklist, <br />
School Library Journal</i></b><br />
<b>• Highlighted review, <i>VOYA Magazine</i></b><br />
<b>• Editors' Choice, <i>Historical Novels Review</i></b><br />
<b>• 2014 TAYSHAS Reading List</b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2014 Westchester Fiction Award Winner </b> </b><br />
<b>• 2014-2015 Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee</b><br />
<b>• 2014 Maine Regional Library System Cream of the Crop List</b><br />
<b><b><b>• </b>TriState Young Adult Book Review’s 2014 Book of Note List</b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2014-2015 Florida Teen Reads Award Finalist </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave 2014 List</b></b></b></b></b> </b></b><br />
• <b>2015-2016 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee</b><br />
<b><b><b>• Nominated for the ACL of Northern California's <br />
2013 Distinguished Book List</b> </b> </b><br />
<b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015-2016 MASL Gateway Readers Award Nominee</b><br />
<b>• Shortlisted for the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board Teen Reader’s Choice Award, Canada</b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2016 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee</b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015-2016 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee</b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>October 2015 Big Library Read Selection</b></b></b></b> </b></b><br />
<b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>• </b></b></b>2015 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (Mysteries: Murder, Mayhem, and Other Adventures)</b></b></b></b></b></b> </b> </b><br />
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Supporting <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/" target="_blank"><b>local libraries</b></a> is also important and helps readers, authors, and local communities immensely, but if you're able to and would prefer to buy your newest read, please consider shopping at a site such as <a href="https://bookshop.org/contributors/cat-winters" target="_blank"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a>, which raises money for indies. </p><p>If audiobooks are your preference, I recommend <a href="https://libro.fm/search?q=Cat+Winters&searchby=authors" target="_blank"><b>Libro.fm</b></a>, which also supports local bookstores.</p><p>Here are links to some of the indie bookstores that have been especially supportive of my books:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="https://www.powells.com/searchresults?keyword=Cat+winters" target="_blank">Powells</a>, Portland, OR</b></li><li><b><a href="https://foxtalebookshoppe.indielite.org/search/author/%22Winters%2C%20Cat%22" target="_blank">FoxTale Book Shoppe</a>, Woodstock, GA</b></li><li><b><a href="https://www.fountainbookstore.com/search/author/%22Winters%2C%20Cat%22" target="_blank">Fountain Bookstore</a>, Richmond, VA</b></li></ul><p></p><p>I also encourage you to read the <i>Oprah Magazine</i> article "<a href="https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/" target="_blank"><b>125 Black-Owned Bookstores in America That Amplify the Best in Literature</b></a>" by McKenzie Jean-Philippe for links to Black-owned bookstores across the U.S.</p><p>Happy reading!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4alIF-wtGw/YAOcUIQTB6I/AAAAAAAAFMI/1iEvDQVopRcgpOS1tKH6fSdrQ71IfoAUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1541/Powells%2Bshelf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1541" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y4alIF-wtGw/YAOcUIQTB6I/AAAAAAAAFMI/1iEvDQVopRcgpOS1tKH6fSdrQ71IfoAUQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h203/Powells%2Bshelf.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Powell's Books, Beaverton, OR.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-34816769649101957462020-11-18T12:14:00.000-08:002020-11-18T12:14:35.959-08:00November 2020 updatesI realized it's been a while since I posted any updates here on my website, so this seemed a good time for a recap post to share what I've been up to in recent months and what's in store for the future.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rf8mc0oMqX8/X7V0-04WdyI/AAAAAAAAFII/Lxmbb2AN63gx0lMTmjEF2HUyCevvSegqQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1758/CatWinters_MadameLeotaCostume.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cat Winters dressed as Disneyland's "Madame Leota"" border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1758" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rf8mc0oMqX8/X7V0-04WdyI/AAAAAAAAFII/Lxmbb2AN63gx0lMTmjEF2HUyCevvSegqQCNcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/CatWinters_MadameLeotaCostume.jpg" title="Cat Winters - Madame Leota Costume" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Winters as Madame Leota.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>First of all, thank you to everyone who attended <b>Haunted House Paint & Prose: A Virtual Halloween Workshop</b>! </div><div><br /></div><div>I love Halloween and really wanted to organize some sort of event that could be done safely and virtually during this incredibly stressful pandemic era. I was thrilled my sister, Carrie, wanted to join me in hosting an art and writing workshop held over Zoom on October 31. I materialized in costume as Madame Leota from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion to teach an atmospheric writing lesson, and my sister instructed participants how to paint haunted houses as Edvard Munch's <i>The Scream</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Click <a href="https://twitter.com/catwinters/status/1322741345283309568/video/1" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> if you'd like to see a video clip of my Madame Leota-style intro to the workshop.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>More workshops are coming soon! </b>Carrie and I enjoyed hosting this event so much that we've decided to teach combined workshops on a fairly regular basis. We're preparing for a wintry art and writing workshop right now and planning to have registration details available in the coming week.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOS79QeO4uw/X7V4vB8_15I/AAAAAAAAFIU/kkfSTi4swUseABwC0Iqo4fodn60U08uAQCNcBGAsYHQ/s648/Uninvitedblurb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Book cover: The Uninvited by Cat Winters" border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sOS79QeO4uw/X7V4vB8_15I/AAAAAAAAFIU/kkfSTi4swUseABwC0Iqo4fodn60U08uAQCNcBGAsYHQ/w212-h320/Uninvitedblurb.jpg" title="The Uninvited by Cat Winters" width="212" /></a></div>In other news, I'm auctioning off one signed copy of <i>The Uninvited</i> in the <b><a href="https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/74830/auctions/92335/auction_items/2589624" target="_blank">Romancing the Runoff</a></b> fundraiser to support the Georgia Senate Runoffs. All funds raised during the auction will go to the organizations Fair Fight, the New Georgia Project, and Black Voters Matter. </div><div><br /></div><div>Bidding is open until November 24, 9:00 pm EST. If you can afford to bid and donate, please go to <a href="https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/74830/auctions/92335/auction_items/2589624" target="_blank"><b>https://www.32auctions.com</b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've been booking <b>virtual school visits lately </b>and really enjoying this chance to share my presentations with schools and libraries I normally might not get to visit in person due to financial restrictions or time constraints. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you work at a school and would like to book one of my virtual talks for Winter or Spring 2021, please contact Lisa Nadel at <a href="https://www.lonnilanemarketing.com/author-bookings-profiles/cat-winters" target="_blank"><b>Lonni Lane Marketing</b></a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>As far as <b>upcoming books</b> are concerned, I do have a project in the works, but I'm not able to announce anything publicly about it yet. I may be able to share that news sometime in 2021. </div><div><br /></div><div>Behind the scenes, I've also been working for publishers and a literary nonprofit as a fact-checker, proofreader, cold reader, and editor. It's been a nice, rewarding break from the intense pace of writing a historical novel a year, plus these opportunities have allowed me to contribute to the world of books<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">—</span>especially children's picture books<span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">—</span>in ways beyond writing. After dealing with breast cancer amid a pandemic this year, escaping into the realm of books for younger children has been a balm to my soul.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D0PLcBF3Jw/XvaLSvOL5CI/AAAAAAAAE94/-YQGljrV6dMe6kb_3vnkXAgzY8zrL7GcgCPcBGAYYCw/s794/IMG_20200527_100747_067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D0PLcBF3Jw/XvaLSvOL5CI/AAAAAAAAE94/-YQGljrV6dMe6kb_3vnkXAgzY8zrL7GcgCPcBGAYYCw/w200-h200/IMG_20200527_100747_067.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Speaking of the cancer, I'm done with all my hospital treatments! I need to be on a daily medication for the next five to ten years, but, fingers crossed, the worst is over. Thank you for all the well wishes and encouragement during that ordeal.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please stay safe and healthy, dear readers. </div><div><br /></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-7149981963468508812020-08-29T15:33:00.001-07:002020-09-01T23:40:43.385-07:00Haunted House Paint and Prose: A Virtual Halloween Workshop Featuring Cat Winters and Carrie RaleighI'm so excited to announce that my sister, Carrie Raleigh, and I have teamed up to create a spooky virtual workshop that's doubling as a Halloween costume party! <div><br /></div><div><div>Here are all the details: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksXznhZY9p0/X0rUXnysgkI/AAAAAAAAFCk/DfT7pCp66B436UsYKf6qb3x0vGBDQcXEwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2050/Haunted%2BHouse%2BPaint%2Band%2BProse%2B%25282%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="2050" height="195" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksXznhZY9p0/X0rUXnysgkI/AAAAAAAAFCk/DfT7pCp66B436UsYKf6qb3x0vGBDQcXEwCNcBGAsYHQ/w512-h195/Haunted%2BHouse%2BPaint%2Band%2BProse%2B%25282%2529.png" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Date: </b>October 31, 2020 </div><div><b>Time: </b>2:00-3:30 pm Pacific / 5:00-6:30 pm Eastern </div><div><b>Cost: </b>$20 (Enroll through <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-house-paint-and-prose-a-virtual-halloween-workshop-tickets-118382440065" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a></b>) </div><div><br /></div><div>Celebrate Halloween at a unique virtual workshop hosted by a pair of spooky sisters: <b>Cat Winters</b>, the award-winning author of <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> and other ghostly novels, and <b>Carrie Raleigh</b>, a professional art teacher with a Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. </div><div><br /></div><div>Through a guided lesson, <b>Carrie will teach participants how to create a watercolor painting</b> of a haunted house. <b>Cat will then lead everyone in an atmospheric writing lesson</b> that brings the interior of the house to life. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>All levels of artists and writers welcome! Halloween costumes are highly encouraged. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>The workshop will be held over Zoom. <b>Participants will receive a link to the meeting room the day of the event.</b> You must be 18 years or older to participate. <i>(Cat Winters is offering a Halloween class for ages 13-18 through <a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-spine-chilling-scenes-V1TVWKjI#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Outschool</b></a>.)</i></div><div><br /></div>
Make sure to collect all of your supplies before you log on to the event. Participants are responsible for providing their own supplies.</div><div><br /><div><b>WORKSHOP SUPPLY LIST: </b></div><div><br /></div><div>
Bring your own . . . </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Watercolor paints </div><div>2. Watercolor paper or heavy drawing paper </div><div>3. Pencil with eraser </div><div>4. Brushes </div><div>5. Cup of water </div><div>6. Paper towel </div><div>7. Black pen (for writing and for use on artwork) </div><div>8. Writing paper</div>
<div><br /></div><div>Enroll at <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunted-house-paint-and-prose-a-virtual-halloween-workshop-tickets-118382440065" target="_blank">Eventbrite</a></b>. Please see the Eventbrite page for full details.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>More about your ghostly hosts:</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fuULjDWjsEs/X0g7ikVpLuI/AAAAAAAAFCY/D0r8KxP09Ds__OYQPWTLjUbc6BahnLcmwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1146/CarrieAndCatLabeled.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1146" height="263" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fuULjDWjsEs/X0g7ikVpLuI/AAAAAAAAFCY/D0r8KxP09Ds__OYQPWTLjUbc6BahnLcmwCNcBGAsYHQ/w410-h263/CarrieAndCatLabeled.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>
Cat Winters</b> is a critically acclaimed, award-winning author of seven historical/paranormal novels for teens and adults, including <i style="text-align: left;">In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i><span style="text-align: left;">, a Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in Young Adult Fiction and one of Booklist's 2013 Top 10 Horror Fiction for Youth. She's been teaching spooky writing workshops since 2012. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Carrie Raleigh</b> currently works as an elementary art teacher in Southern California. She holds BAs in Visual Art and Psychology and a Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Her art instruction background includes teaching high school art classes and online art classes for both children and adults. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E_EsKL21jCo/X0rWfTUsSjI/AAAAAAAAFCw/4MmNhPWQbC4NnelRE15YY6K85t_8n1RjACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1676" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E_EsKL21jCo/X0rWfTUsSjI/AAAAAAAAFCw/4MmNhPWQbC4NnelRE15YY6K85t_8n1RjACNcBGAsYHQ/w335-h410/IMG_0220.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><div>If you have any questions, please <b><a href="mailto:catwintersbooks@gmail.com">email Cat</a></b>.</div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-55015662793097649152020-08-01T16:39:00.011-07:002020-08-25T13:13:39.782-07:00Online Writing Classes Starting This Month!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's an updated version of my previous post with the complete list of classes:<br />
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<a href="https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-become-a-published-author-TqAj93KJ#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>How to Become a Published Author</b></a> (ages 12-17)<br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/spooky-writing-camp-PEy6fStu#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Spooky Writing Camp</a></b> (ages 11-14)<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-chat-with-author-cat-winters-x23CgEgZ#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Writing Chat with Author Cat Winters</a> </b>(ages 12-17)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-prompt-thursdays-OhxTyaBy#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Writing Prompt Thursdays!</b></a> (ages 11-14)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/creative-writing-lets-talk-about-dialogue-6ZqEBMOv#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue!</b></a> (ages 12-16) <br />
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<a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-spine-chilling-scenes-V1TVWKjI#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Writing Spine-Chilling Scenes</b></a> (ages 14-18)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-memorable-monsters-yg7NByWa#us94SKEgdB"><b>Writing Memorable Monsters</b></a> (ages 11-15) <br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/two-sentence-ghost-stories-LAqj0EgJ#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Two-Sentence Ghost Stories</a></b> (ages 11-13)<br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/two-sentence-ghost-stories-28NI6ELy#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Two-Sentence Ghost Stories (for Older Teens)</a></b> (ages 14-18)<br />
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All classes will be held over Zoom. For more information, please follow the links.<br />
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I miss traveling around to schools, libraries, and festivals right now, so I'm really looking forward to this opportunity to virtually work with young writers!<br />
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If your library, school, book club, etc., is interested in hosting me for a virtual visit, please contact Lisa Nadel at <a href="https://www.lonnilanemarketing.com/author-bookings-profiles/cat-winters" target="_blank"><b>Lonni Lane Marketing</b></a>.Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-69364597302980500442020-07-13T19:47:00.000-07:002020-07-18T16:01:58.038-07:00New Online Writing Classes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Starting July 17 and continuing through the fall, I'll be offering writing and publishing classes for school-aged students through Outschool.com. I'm still working on getting all of my summer and fall classes set up, but you can find all new course information on my <a href="https://outschool.com/teachers/Cat-Winters#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Outschool profile</b></a>.<br />
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Here are the classes I'm currently scheduling:<br />
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<a href="https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-become-a-published-author-TqAj93KJ#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>How to Become a Published Author</b></a> (ages 13-18)<br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/spooky-writing-camp-PEy6fStu#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Spooky Writing Camp</a></b> (ages 11-14)<br />
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<a href="https://outschool.com/classes/writing-spine-chilling-scenes-V1TVWKjI#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank"><b>Writing Spine-Chilling Scenes</b></a> (ages 15-18)<br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/two-sentence-ghost-stories-LAqj0EgJ#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Two-Sentence Ghost Stories</a></b> (ages 11-14)<br />
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<b><a href="https://outschool.com/classes/two-sentence-ghost-stories-28NI6ELy#us94SKEgdB" target="_blank">Two-Sentence Ghost Stories (for Older Teens)</a></b> (ages 15-18)<br />
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All classes will be held over Zoom. For more information, please follow the links.<br />
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I miss traveling around to schools, libraries, and festivals right now, so I'm really looking forward to this opportunity to virtually work with young writers!<br />
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Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-24355085207812829182020-06-26T18:05:00.000-07:002020-07-02T09:52:28.594-07:00My Post-Radiation Celebratory Swag Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D0PLcBF3Jw/XvaLSvOL5CI/AAAAAAAAE90/IFuaoD0C3NYXxdtb4-vs_PJB5HMugTKJQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20200527_100747_067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D0PLcBF3Jw/XvaLSvOL5CI/AAAAAAAAE90/IFuaoD0C3NYXxdtb4-vs_PJB5HMugTKJQCNcBGAsYHQ/s200/IMG_20200527_100747_067.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On February 11 I was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. On March 18 I underwent surgery to remove the tumor just as the U.S. was shutting down in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. From May 27 through June 23 I spent every weekday morning at the hospital undergoing radiation.<br />
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It's been a lot to cope with, but I know we've all been dealing with insurmountable stress and hardships this year. I'm certainly relieved to be done with these stages of my treatment.<br />
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<b>To celebrate the end of radiation, I'm running a book swag giveaway!</b><br />
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</b> <b><span style="color: red;">UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. I will email the five winners on Thursday, July 2. Thanks to everyone who entered!</span></b><br />
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Five random winners will receive a stash of bookmarks, postcards, and stickers.<br />
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To enter, simply fill out the following form by <b>11:59 pm Pacific on Wednesday, July 1</b>. You must be at least 13 years old or have the permission of a parent or guardian. I'll email five random winners on July 2. Good luck!Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-43153525539031721452020-04-10T20:48:00.001-07:002020-04-10T20:48:50.232-07:00New Video: "Cat Winters Discusses the 1918 Pandemic"Because of the research I conducted when I wrote <i><a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/in-shadow-of-blackbirds.html" target="_blank"><b>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</b></a></i> and <i><a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/the-uninvited.html" target="_blank"><b>The Uninvited</b></a></i>, numerous people have been asking me about the 1918 influenza and how it ended.<br />
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I decided to answer several of those questions in a video.<br />
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Teachers and parents: Feel free to share my video with students.<br />
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For more information about the 1918 pandemic, I recommend exploring the CDC website <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html" target="_blank"><b>1918 Pandemic (H1N1 Virus)</b></a>.<br />
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I've also been hearing from many new and second-time readers of <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i>. If you're looking for a copy of the novel, I encourage you to help independent bookstores by ordering through <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds/9781419710230" target="_blank"><b>Bookshop.org</b></a>.<br />
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Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-84705913017986206392020-03-13T11:27:00.000-07:002020-03-13T11:27:03.700-07:00A Virtual Author ReadingBecause all my remaining March events got cancelled, I decided to create a virtual author reading. Since I didn't feel like reading from any of my dark historical novels at the moment, I chose instead to share some of the poems I wrote from the ages of 7 to 9. I hope it lightens the darkness a little.<br />
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Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-75952735613865253972020-03-10T17:03:00.000-07:002020-03-10T17:03:02.174-07:00Event UpdatesLike many authors right now, I've reached the point where I've canceled all my late-winter/spring appearances, or the events were cancelled for me. It's heartbreaking not being able to travel right now, especially when my Tucson Festival of Books appearance was also going to involve a visit with my daughter at the University of Arizona. I'm going through a separate health issue right now and want to stay safe, plus I want to keep others safe by not traveling from state-to-state and potentially picking up the virus. So, I'm staying close to home for a while.<br />
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As someone who's written not one but TWO novels about the 1918 influenza pandemic, I'm definitely more than a little nervous about what could happen if COVID-19 spreads rapidly through the United States and elsewhere. My heart breaks for countries like China and Italy, where the virus has already overwhelmed healthcare systems.<br />
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Please take care of yourselves out there. Take care of the people around you. I know it's disappointing to cancel vacations and stick closer to home, but if we can all just stay put for a little while, it would help so much to keep the situation under control.<br />
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If you're curious about the 1918 flu pandemic and how it compared and differed from what's happening right now, the <b><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a></b> has an excellent page with information and additional resources.<br />
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In case it's of any help, I'll close with this excerpt from my novel <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i>. My protagonist's father sent her this letter in the middle of the 1918 flu pandemic, and now I'm sending it to all of you.<br />
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Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-7232048994853292432020-01-14T10:27:00.000-08:002020-03-10T09:54:33.606-07:00Winter 2020 ApperancesHere's where you can find me the first three months of 2020!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>Saturday, January 25, 2020</b></u><br />
<b><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/teenbookfestbythebay/home?authuser=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Teen Bookfest by the Bay</span></a></b><br />
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 7:00 pm</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.powells.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, OR </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>In conversation with E. Latimer.</i></b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The following events have been canceled:</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><strike>Sunday, March 15, 2020</strike></u></b><br />
<b><a href="http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><u><strike>Tucson Festival of Books</strike></u></span></a></b><br />
<u><strike>University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ</strike></u><br />
<i><u><strike><b>11:30 am:</b> "Dread and Fear: Shivery Tales of the Odd and Peculiar" with Justina Ireland, Cat Winters, and Ransom Riggs</strike></u></i><br />
<i><u><strike><b>12:30 pm:</b> Signing Area - Children / Teen</strike></u></i><br />
<i><u><strike><b>1:15 pm:</b> Signing in the Mostly Books Booth (#242)</strike></u></i><br />
<i><u><strike><b>2:30 pm:</b> "Disgrace & Deception: Poe Meets Guinevere" with Kiersten White and Cat Winters</strike></u></i><br />
<i><u><strike><b>3:30 pm: </b>Signing Area - Children / Teen</strike></u></i><br />
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(My daughter attends the University of Arizona, so my Tucson appearance will be extra special!)<br />
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<b><u><strike>Sunday, March 22, 2020, 2:00 pm</strike></u></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><u><strike>Hillsboro Historical Society's Annual Meeting</strike></u></span></b><br />
<u><strike>Coyote's Bar & Grill</strike></u><br />
<u><strike>5301 W Baseline Rd., Hillsboro, OR</strike></u><br />
<i><u><strike>I'll present a lecture on women's suffrage in Oregon and discuss THE CURE FOR DREAMING</strike></u></i>.</div><br />
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Happy holidays, dear readers! Thank you so much for your continued enthusiasm for my historical tales, and thank you for helping me celebrate the release of <b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/the-ravens-tale.html" target="_blank">The Raven's Tale</a> </b>this year. If you're interested in purchasing a signed copy of <i>The Raven's Tale</i> this holiday season, please visit <a href="https://www.fountainbookstore.com/catwinters" target="_blank"><b>Fountain Bookstore</b></a> in Poe's teenage home of Richmond, VA (or visit them online).<br />
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Behind-the-scenes, I'm hard at work on two different book projects as we wrap up 2019. I don't have any news to report about them at this point, but hopefully that will change in 2020. I've also been freelancing as a fact-checker of children's nonfiction books, which has opened up my eyes to the fascinating world of picture book publishing.<br />
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If you'd like to meet me in person, I have two events lined up for the beginning of the new year:<br />
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<u><b>Saturday, January 25, 2020</b></u><br />
<b><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/teenbookfestbythebay/home?authuser=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Teen Bookfest by the Bay</span></a></b><br />
Corpus Christi, TX</div>
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<u><b>March 14-15, 2020</b></u><br />
<b><a href="http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Tucson Festival of Books</span></a></b><br />
Tucson, AZ</div>
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If you're interested in booking me to speak at a school, library, festival, etc., in 2020, I do have openings in my schedule. Please head to my <a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/author-visits.html" target="_blank"><b>Author Visits</b></a> page for details.<br />
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I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday season. Here's to new possibilities, peace, joy, and healing in the upcoming (roaring?) 20s!<br />
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Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-56639588260915527862019-11-01T12:46:00.000-07:002019-11-02T10:00:13.108-07:00Results of My Epic 2019 Halloween Giveaway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Halloween night 2019.</td></tr>
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On October 1, I announced my <a href="https://www.catwinters.com/2019/10/my-epic-2019-halloween-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><b>Epic 2019 Halloween Giveaway</b></a>, in which one winner would receive a signed, personally annotated copy of one of my books. Because the prize is so rare and will take me a while to prepare, I made readers work to enter. People entering could post an original photograph of one my books with their favorite quote included, create fan art or original poetry or lyrics for one of my novels, or cosplay one of my characters.<br />
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<b>The entries to this giveaway BLEW ME AWAY! </b><br />
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I was hoping at least a few people would enter, but I received dozens of entries, and they all exceeded my expectations! Most people chose the photo and quote option and displayed an incredible amount of creativity. I also saw some excellent cosplaying and fan art posts that made my jaw drop. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/insertbookishtitle/" target="_blank"><b>One reader</b></a> devoted the entire week leading up to Halloween to daily Instagram posts about my books.<br />
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Every single entry made me smile. Some moved me to tears. The hard work and originality you all put into these posts and your passion for my books have rendered me speechless. <b>Thank you to every single one of you who entered! </b><br />
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I'm selecting <b>a random winner</b> for this one, so the more times you entered, the better your odds were for winning. I knew the quality of the posts would make it difficult for me to choose which post was the "best," so I selected this policy for picking a winner instead. I wish I could name multiple winners, but, unfortunately, I only have time to annotate one book, and I don't have the budget for shipping multiple copies.<br />
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<b>So, without further ado, here's the winner for my Epic 2019 Halloween Giveaway:</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">ANGELICA J.</span></b></div>
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Congratulations to Angelica, who will be receiving a signed, annotated copy of <i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i>! By the way, 50% of you chose this same novel as the book you'd like to receive if you won.<br />
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Below is a gallery of some of the entries so you can see a sample of the variety and creativity involved. To see more posts, head to <b>#catwintersgiveaway</b> on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/catwintersgiveaway" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,</b> <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/catwintersgiveaway/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/catwintersgiveaway?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,</b> and <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=%23catwintersgiveaway&rs=hashtag_closeup" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></b>. I also saw a touching entry for <i>The Cure for Dreaming</i> on a <a href="https://hypnosigyn.home.blog/2019/10/05/the-cure-for-dreaming/" target="_blank"><b>blog about hypnosis</b></a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ivy Rowan from <i>The Uninvited</i>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>In the Shadow of Blackbirds</i> fan art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Odd & True</i> fan art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A post for <i>The Steep and Thorny Way</i>.</td></tr>
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Thank you again to everyone who entered! I may do something similar next Halloween so definitely check back in October 2020. <b>Thank you for reading my books!!!!!!</b>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-24730224209929231372019-10-01T00:00:00.000-07:002019-11-01T00:01:19.028-07:00My Epic 2019 Halloween Giveaway!<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">It's here!!!!</span></span></b><br />
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First, I must give credit for this giveaway idea and format to <a href="https://shannonmessenger.com/" target="_blank"><b>Shannon Messenger</b></a>. Several years ago, I met Shannon at an author dinner, and she gave the advice of running "superfan" giveaways for readers, as opposed to giveaways where anyone can enter by simply retweeting or liking a post.<br />
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Now that I have seven books out in the world, I feel the time is right to heed that advice.<br />
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<b>THIS GIVEAWAY IS OPEN INTERNATIONALLY.</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's start with the prize!</span></b><br />
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<b>ONE winner will receive ONE signed, annotated copy of ONE of my novels.</b> The winner will get to choose which novel they want to receive. By annotated I mean that I'll go through the entire book of the winner's choice and write little notes in the margins about the importance of certain lines, reasons behind character names, fun facts about the settings, and other behind-the-scenes details I don't typically share anywhere else. I have never done this for any of my books before, so this is an <b>extremely</b> <b>rare, one-of-a-kind prize!</b><br />
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Because this giveaway item is so special and will likely take me several weeks to prepare, I will only select <b>ONE</b> random winner. And I will make you work a little bit to enter. If you've read at least one of my novels, entering should, hopefully, prove to be fun and easy.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">How to enter!</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>You must complete BOTH Step One and Step Two!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>STEP ONE.</b></span> <b>Choose one of the following options:</b></span><br />
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<ul><li>On a social media site of your choice, <b>post</b> <b>your own original photo of one of my novels</b>. In either the photo or your comment for the photo, <b>you must include your favorite quote from the book</b>. You can post a selfie of you and the book and/or take a photo of the book in a bookstore, a library, an eerie setting, or wherever you wish, but <i>you absolutely must include your favorite quote somewhere in your post</i>.</li>
<li>On a social media site of your choice, <b>post your fan art for one of my novels</b>. You may use any medium you wish to create your art. Videos are also welcome. <i>Please include the name of the novel somewhere in your post.</i></li>
<li>On a social media site of your choice, <b>post a photo of you cosplaying one of my characters</b>. <i>Please include the name of the character and the novel that character is from somewhere in your post.</i></li>
<li>On a social media site, <b>post your own original poem or song inspired by one of my novels</b>. You may post the written poem or lyrics, or you may post a video of you reading the poem or singing the lyrics. <i>Please include the name of the novel that inspired your work somewhere in your post.</i></li>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>YOU MUST FILL OUT THE ENTRY FORM BELOW (STEP 2) TO HAVE YOUR ENTRY COUNTED!!!!</i></b></span></b><br />
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<b>All entries must be posted online sometime between <span style="color: red;">12:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) October 1, 2019, and 11:59 pm PDT October 31, 2019</span>.</b> If you've already posted fan art, photos, etc., thank you so much, but <b>you must create a new post or share your post on another social media site during the giveaway dates to be eligible to win</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>STEP TWO.</b></span> <b>You must fill out the entry form below!</b></span><br />
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To have your entry counted, fill out the form below. You may post on more than one social media site, and you may choose to do more than one of the above-mentioned types of posts and/or create entries for more than one of my books, <b>but please fill out the form every time you create a new post or post on another site.</b> You'll receive an extra entry credit each time you fill out the form, which will increase your chance of winning!<br />
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<b>You must be 13 or over to enter. If you're under 18, you must have permission from an adult to enter.</b><br />
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On the form you'll be asked to choose which of my books you'd like to have annotated if you're my winner. Please see the <b><a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/my-work.html" target="_blank">YA Books</a></b> and <a href="https://www.catwinters.com/p/adult-books.html" target="_blank"><b>Adult Books</b></a> pages of this site for more information about each of my novels. Please make your selection carefully. Once I start working on the annotation, I cannot change which book I send you.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING FORM:</b></span></div><br />
<B><span style="color: red;">THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!</span></B><br />
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To link up with other people's posts, use the hashtag <b>#catwintersgiveaway</b> (optional). Feel free to also tag me (<b>Twitter/Pinterest: @catwinters; Instagram/Facebook: @catwintersbooks</b>), especially if you'd like me to potentially retweet or repost your entry (also optional). I cannot guarantee that I'll repost or retweet.<br />
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<b>I will contact the winner via email by November 3, 2019.</b> If you do not receive an email from me by that date, unfortunately, that means you did not win. Thank you in advance to everyone who enters! I appreciate you joining my online Halloween party!<br />
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I know I've included a lot of information. <b>Feel free to ask questions in the comments section of this post here on CatWinters.com. </b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Good luck! </span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!</span></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PdI75Ui-T5M/XY43PED1-SI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/SAG5bGX1tT4yMFbijjJ54pBlC91M-nh-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20190927_085454_667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="857" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PdI75Ui-T5M/XY43PED1-SI/AAAAAAAAEwQ/SAG5bGX1tT4yMFbijjJ54pBlC91M-nh-QCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/IMG_20190927_085454_667.jpg" width="395" /></a></div>Cat Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619242789804725197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427253371861142565.post-84384712107244465492019-09-17T16:57:00.000-07:002019-09-17T16:57:10.994-07:00Where You Can Find Me in Fall 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My fall 2019 events have now been officially announced, so here's a list showing where you can find me during my favorite season of the year. All events are located in Oregon, including a special Halloween tea with me that has limited space and <a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/5d7139888f38a644006b6e16" target="_blank"><b>requires registration</b></a>, so please sign up soon if you're interested. I'll be heading out-of-state for a couple events in early 2020.<br />
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<u><b>Saturday, September 28, 2019</b></u><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">2019 Summer Reading Summit</span></b><br />
Salem Public Library<br />
585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR <br />
<i><b>Author Fair & Lunch. </b> </i><br />
<i>(<a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/summer-reading-summit-2019#/" target="_blank"><b>Registration required</b></a>)</i><br />
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<u><b>Thursday, October 17, 2019, 6:30-7:30 pm</b></u><br />
<b><a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/search/local_start=2019-10-17%20TO%20/event/5d7139888f38a644006b6e16" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Tea with the Author</span></a></b><br />
Hillsboro Public Library, Shute Park<br />
775 SE 10th Ave, Hillsboro, OR<br />
<i><b>Celebrate the Halloween season by drinking tea and chatting with award-winning author Cat Winters. Free and open to teens and adults.</b><br />
(<a href="https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/5d7139888f38a644006b6e16" target="_blank"><b>Registration required</b></a>)</i><br />
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<u><b>Saturday, November 9, 2019</b></u><br />
<b><a href="https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/pdxbookfest/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Portland Book Festival</span></a></b><br />
Portland, OR<br />
<b><i>Pop-up reading of </i>The Raven's Tale<i>. Time and location TBA.</i></b><br />
<i>(<b><a href="https://portlandartmuseum.org/pdxbookfest/" target="_blank">Tickets required</a></b>)</i></div>
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