Announcing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CINDERS & SPARROWS

 Some of you may have already seen this on Twitter or Instagram, but those are quick and flighty platforms, and is anything really official before it's been carved into the unbreakable, everlasting stone of Wordpress? I think not. So. . .I HAVE A NEW BOOK COMING OUT.I've been very slow at writing these past three years. My last book was released in the US in 2016. In 2017 I graduated and intern'd in Prague. In 2018 I military'd and did quite a few other life-changing things like moving to Berlin. 2016 - 2018 I worked on a book that I love dearly but isn't ready yet.BUT . . . In 2018 I also wrote another book, and I'm so very pleased and excited to say that CINDERS & SPARROWS will be out Fall 2020 from Greenwillow/HarperCollins!!!!   It takes place in a pseudo-Victorian world run by dynasties of glamorous witches. An orphan named Zita Brydgeborne is plucked from obscurity when it's discovered she's the last surviving heir to a distant castle whose original inhabitants have all been assassinated while breakfasting. Needless to say, all is not well in that castle.It's basically my take on a Gothic novel, but for children, and with a lot more magic and monsters, ghosts, boneyards, and skullduggery going on.Also, I saw the cover art the other day and it's lovely, and I just want to say thank you to my awesome editor and agent, and to Greenwillow for continuing to let me write books. I'm beyond lucky and grateful to be working with these people.So. . . 

CINDERS & SPARROWS - Fall 2020

 Mark your calendars! Add it on Goodreads! Rename your firstborn! Or just return to whatever you were doing before you read this post on the internet about some book among 47,000 other books! Regardless, I'm super excited. Writing this book was a startlingly enjoyable experience, and while its release is still a while off, I can't wait to share this story with you guys. :)