School Library Journal Review

Thanks to the reviewers at School Library Journal for saying nice things about Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone in their October issue.

KUER Fall Fund Raiser

So, I spent Friday afternoon answering phone calls and taking pledges for my old university's public radio station, KUER at the University of Utah. I had fun and we raised about $2500 in two hours when no one was supposed to call. Not bad. Some of the other Utah authors and I took various shifts to help out. We're so civic minded.

Podcast Interview of Me

My daughter makes delightful podcasts at

jellycast: avocadoknits

She interviewed me for one podcast at

http://www.jellycast.com/directory/index.php?page=jellycast&id=220

It was a lot of fun. Go check it out.

Writing for Charity Event was a Success

I had a great time last Saturday with 26 other Utah writers of children's and YA books as we gathered to participate in a charity event for the Tree House Children's museum in Ogden. We raised about $9,000 and were able to workshop first pages with over 140 aspiring writers. Everyone seemed to have fun and so did I.

Great fan letter

A lovely lady who is even older than I am wrote me the following fantastic fan letter:

I think I will bypass the Vile Vial. But I may be in need of some of Professor Lepworthy's formula.

About 30 years ago a fly flew up my nose and though I blowed and blowed and coughed and swore a bit, it did not come out. It moved over into my cheek and caused a lot of ooohs and ahs before it dissolved.

I'm thinking I should be prepared just in case a beetle should try it. In the meantime keep buying your bug spray.

I love the book.

You never can tell who will connect. I love this letter.

Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone goes Audio

Good news! Today Houghton Mifflin was offered a deal to turn Petronella Saves Nearly Everyoneinto an audio book by Audible. Cool.

Second Petronella Book

The second Petronella book is now with the editor. Thanks for all the encouragement from friends and others who have read the first one. Let's hope the editor likes this one, too.