by Diana Renn | Dec 10, 2012 | 25 Days of Christmas Extravaganza, Boston Athenaeum, Chenery Middle School Winter Book Fair, Odaiko New England, pawing through books, taiko drumming
Aside from the usual December chaos of preparing for TWO holidays (we do both Hanukkah and Christmas in our house), here’s what I’ve been up to lately! 1. Hanging out at Pawing Through Books! This great book blog is hosting a 25 Days of Christmas...
by Diana Renn | Dec 4, 2012 | Chenery Middle School Winter Book Fair, gift ideas for book lovers, giveaway, Tokyo Heist swag
Thinking of buying Tokyo Heist this holiday season, maybe as a gift for the art-lover, mystery-lover, or manga-lover in your life? If you are purchasing the book for a gift, as my way of saying thanks (thanks!!), I will happily send you a signed bookplate, a signed...
by Diana Renn | Nov 19, 2012 | Blue Voyage, book deal, Latitude Zero, Tokyo Heist, Viking Children's Books, YA mysteries
I am THRILLED to announce some major news today!NEWS ITEM #1: Book deal!Viking/Penguin will publish my next two books!Both are YA, both are mysteries, both involve globetrotting teens!Here’s the official announcement as it appeared in Publisher’s...
by Diana Renn | Nov 5, 2012 | author events, Blue Bunny Bookstore, Dedham, Erin Dionne, Peter H. Reynolds
Babar and Friend, tampering with the crime sceneLast Thursday I had a wonderful time talking to teens, parents, teachers, and book lovers at a gem of a children’s bookstore: Blue Bunny Books & Toys in Dedham, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston). I presented...
by Diana Renn | Oct 15, 2012 | adults reading YA, book events, library book clubs, parent child book clubs, Teen Read Week 2012
It’s Teen Read Week! What are you reading — and with whom are you reading?I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with many readers this past week at store and library events. One thing that’s struck me: how many parents are reading right alongside...
