April 2 marked the eighth anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds . This past year I've often felt...

Because of the research I conducted when I wrote In the Shadow of Blackbirds and The Uninvited , numerous people have been asking me about ...

Like many authors right now, I've reached the point where I've canceled all my late-winter/spring appearances, or the events were ca...

I'm in the middle of writing a new young adult novel that I'll refer to as the Secret Project, but long before any official announ...

Libraries have been a major factor in the success of my debut novel, In the Shadow of Blackbirds . Even before the book's release in Apr...

Two big things are happening this week in the world of my books. First of all, today marks the first day of The Cure for Dreaming Blog Tour...

I've been so busy working to meet deadlines and prepping for the release of The Cure for Dreaming that I've forgotten to spread the...

June and the first half of July have rushed by in a blur. I've been astoundingly busy working on multiple books at once, as well as prom...

I'm incredibly excited to announce that In the Shadow of Blackbirds was named the winner in the Young Adult category of the Oregon Sp...

I now have several appearances officially scheduled, including an extremely fun YA panel coming up on June 4, 2014. The details: Wednesday...

Tomorrow evening (Saturday, May 10), I'm heading to the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, which, conveniently for me, will be held right here ...

The paperback edition of In the Shadow of Blackbirds is coming October 7, 2014 , from Amulet Paperbacks , and I'm now able to share its...

As a reader who LOVED to receive her Scholastic book order forms in school as a child — and who still has many of her childhood Scholastic b...

Introducing the Czech Republic translation of In the Shadow of Blackbirds , coming March 12, 2014, from Jota : Pre-order from Jota Other e...

Over the past few days, more wonderful news arrived for In the Shadow of Blackbirds . Just this morning I learned the Horror Writers Assoc...

I'm blown away by today's news: In the Shadow of Blackbirds is a 2014 William C. Morris Award Finalist! In case you're unf...

Last night School Library Journal announced their Best Books of 2013 list, and I'm stunned and honored to announce that In the Shadow ...

I just signed more copies of In the Shadow of Blackbirds at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing , and they're offering free ship...

I'm currently working on the revisions my editor requested for my Fall 2014 release, The Cure for Dreaming , so this site will be a litt...

Bloggers have been very kind about inviting me to participate in guest posts and interviews this Halloween season. Here's a list of my...