News and Events

News:

I’m thrilled to find out that I’m a recipient of the TN Arts Commission’s 2023 Independent Artist Fellowship in Literature (Writing for Children category). Many thanks to the judges and to the Commission for their support of the all the fantastic writers in our state. I’m honored to be recognized and to be in such wonderful company. https://tnartscommission.org/news/fy23-independent-artist-fellowship-in-literature-winners/

Excited to see the announcement in PW Children’s Bookshelf for TWO HOMES, ONE HEART—written by me, illustrated by the amazing Chelsea O’Byrne. Coming in 2024 from HarperCollins Children’s Books!

BABY’S HERE! an interactive board book illustrated by Geneviève Godbout, is here!

Signed books:

Order signed/personalized copies of my books at Parnassus Books (they ship!).

Events:

2023

March/April: Kentucky Humanities/Kentucky Book Fair School Days Program, KY

March24th-25th: Southern Kentucky Book Festival, Bowling Green, KY

April 15th: Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN

April 29th: Independent Bookstore Day, Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN

2022

May 7th, 2022: Brentwood Library, Brentwood, TN

June 11th, 2022: Parnassus Books storytime and book signing with BABY’S HERE!—more information here

July 28th: Soddy-Daisy Community Library, Soddy-Daisy, TN

August 13th: Cheekwood Tots! Storytime, Nashville, TN

September 9th: Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference, Murfreesboro, TN

September 10th: Cheekwood Tots! Storytime, Nashville, TN

September 17th: Bringing Books to Life Educator Virtual Workshop, Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN

October 14th-16th: Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN

October 29th: Kentucky Book Festival, Lexington, KY

December 8: Bringing Books to Life Educator Workshop, Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN

December 10: Bringing Books to Life Educator Workshop, Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN