As I mentioned in my last post, I'm hard at work on a new young adult novel right now, plus I'm getting ready for my whole family to...

I'm incredibly honored to announce that The Steep and Thorny Way was named a Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2016. Thank you so much to Kirku...

I've been invited to speak at several different events between now and the end of 2016, which means I'll be traveling around the cou...

The Steep and Thorny Way is here! I'm so thrilled to announce that The Steep and Thorny Way is now available from Amulet Books in bo...

You can now preorder signed copies of The Steep and Thorny Way online at Powell's Books . I'll be signing the books on Thursday, Ma...

I'm excited to share with you an exclusive sneak peek of the first chapter of The Steep and Thorny Way . To read the excerpt, head to Tw...

I received more phenomenal news about The Steep and Thorny Way today: the book is a Junior Library Guild selection . If you're unfa...

I just learned that Kirkus gave The Steep and Thorny Way a prestigious starred review ! Here's what they had to say about the novel...

Reviewers, booksellers, librarians, and anyone else who typically receives advance copies of books: My March 2016 YA novel , The Steep and T...

Advance reading copies (ARCs) of The Steep and Thorny Way arrived on my doorstop last night, to my delight, and they look absolutely STUNNI...

I'm excited beyond belief to reveal the cover and official synopsis for my next YA novel, a book I hold near and dear to my heart. Witho...

Thank you so much to everyone who entered my Halloween-in-March giveaway! I'm coming up for a short breather between deadlines, so I tho...

I just wrapped up two intense months of meeting multiple deadlines, including judging a round for School Library Journal 's 2015 Battle ...

In recent posts I've talked quite a bit about my novel that's coming up in 2015 , but I actually have two works of fiction releasin...

Me at the Oregon Historical Society . Photo by Krysta Maksim. Last night a local TV series called Oregon Art Beat featured me on their ...

I'm incredibly excited to announce that I sold a third young adult novel to Amulet Books: The Steep and Thorny Way . Here's the offi...