Our Halloween house!

Blue lipstick on. Ready to go talk to some kids. Sorry everyone else. Middle schoolers are just more fun to talk to.

Got to don the blue lipstick for the first time in a while. Had a great school visit with some funny kids!

A very happy birthday to my wrecking ball of a kid!

Well, we are a week late on first day of school pictures. Boo Face had a stomach bug and missed last week. So here he is! My not-so-little 6th grader!

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Guess what’s officially out. The paperback for DARKNESS AND DEMON SONG! Get it today!!! a.co/d/2UZYiBJ

Darkness and Demon Song Paperback unboxing! Special Bonus: my monster illustrations!!! Out June 17, 2025.

The torture!

Follow the link or visit TheNextGenLibrarian on Instagram to enter this fabulous Halfway to Halloween Giveaway. You could win won of these amazing spooky books!

Check out Fictional Hangover’s latest podcast episode where they talk about Darkness and Demon Song! Plus they interview an author you know…..me. It’s me. Spoilers ahead! youtu.be/zOHO8mBbaUA?...

And that’s a wrap! Another great Starcatcher’s show in the books. Boo face is growing so much. Such a little ham…like his mama. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us!

The Void with her victims/friends.

Congratulations to @mrfournet.bsky.social whose amazing book BRICK DUST AND BONES made the 6th to 8th grade Sunshine List and @lauraparnum.bsky.social who made the 3rd to 5th grade list with PERIL AT PRICE MANOR! 🎉

@jonezyboy.bsky.social returns with another comprehensive round up of the best in YA and MG Horror books. Featuring books from @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social @mrfournet.bsky.social @amiescool.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/top-8-ya-and... #kidlit

So excited to announce that Brick Dust and Bones is a nominee for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award! It’s a big honor, and I love the fact that kids and librarians are enjoying my book. 😊 #ssyra #ssyrajr #floridareads #mgbooks

It was a super cold day at Scarby, but man did I have fun with these lovely people!

Had a great time at the NOLA Book Fest at Tulane!

Come workshop your horror story with me at Literati Press Bookshop’s new writing center 🖤 Participants will bring up to five pages of a horror story and receive live feedback during class from the instructor and fellow participants. #okc @literatipress.bsky.social

How do I tell “the void” that I need to put my iPad on my lap to write? You know, that thing I do for money.

I'm excited to join bestselling authors, novelists, historians, poets, and writers at @NOLABookFest on March 27-29! #NOLABookFest Learn more: bookfest.tulane.edu/schedule

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Marius Grey interrupting my chores again! Or am I interrupting his nap? #cats #catsofbluesky

Gorgeous!!!

Family Day at the Fest is the place to be on March 29! 🏡📖 Join me at @NOLABookFest for a special reading of DARKNESS AND DEMON SONG plus tons of book-related fun for kids and families. Best of all? It’s completely FREE! See you there! #NOLABookFest #FamilyDayAtTheFest

Boo Face got an award tonight at the Starcatchers AMP Awards. His sea gull group got “best trio”. He was so proud of his trophy and had fun dancing with his friends.

DARKNESS AND DEMON SONG SALE! Preorder the paperback now at Barnes and Noble and get 25% off! Today is the last day. Link below… shorturl.at/KbkMd @barnesandnoble.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social #bnpreorder

Seems like a good time to share this article from our very own @joshwhowrites.bsky.social. #YoungTeenLit teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/10/01/w...

DARKNESS AND DEMON SONG SALE! Preorder the paperback now at Barnes and Noble and get 25% off! Link below! #bnpreorder shorturl.at/KbkMd @barnesandnoble.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social

Family Day at the New Orleans Book Festival! I will be doing a panel with some great authors on Saturday, March 29th. Programming goes from 10am-2pm. Come by and bring your kids! shorturl.at/5uaBy

And the superb Middle Grade horror just keeps on coming! My next tip is @mrfournet.bsky.social's rather excellent DARKNESS AND THE DEMON SONG. Exorcisms in Middle Grade novels are incredibly rare, but this knocks it out of the park in style. Expect a review in @gnofhorror.com in March.

We are so delighted to be able to celebrate with our authors this week! Congratulations to @janetsfox.bsky.social for her Edgar nomination and to @maryaverling.bsky.social, @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @mrfournet.bsky.social, Rochelle Hassan & @lorasenf.bsky.social (YA) for their Stoker noms! 🥳

I’m so honored! Darkness and Demon Song is in the running for the Bram Stoker Award! Thank you HWA for adding my book to your preliminary ballot. Congrats to my fellow authors, especially my Spookies! @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social @spookymiddlegrade.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

This is Marius. He’s named after my main character. He wants you to know he has thumbs. Luckily he doesn’t have the smarts to use them to open doors.

I’m so excited the New Orleans Book Festival asked me to attend this year! I’ll be there signing books during family day in March 29th. Come on by and bring your spooky reader. bookfest.tulane.edu/family-day

Campfire stories by several of our Spooky authors?! Amazing!⛺👻 @fleurbradley.bsky.social @allymalinenko.bsky.social @kimventrella.bsky.social @darcymarks.bsky.social @joshwhowrites.bsky.social @dekemoulton.bsky.social @erinpettiauthor.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @sarahallen.bsky.social

Maudie the void loaf.

The light of my life.

Merry Christmas from Boo Face!

Marius and the chupacabra.

My awesome family who came out to see our little sea gull in his play. 😊

Final day of the Starcatcher’s performance of Finding Nemo. Boo Face had the best time. I’m so thankful we had this amazing group to support his growing love of theater. Thank you to all our family and friends who came out to see him perform. It means the world to us.

Final day of the Starcatcher’s performance of Finding Nemo. Boo Face had the best time. I’m so thankful we had this amazing group to support his growing love of theater. Thank you to all our family and friends who came out to see him perform. It means the world to us.

Photograph courtesy of Sahra Birkett!

Photograph courtesy of Sahra Birkett!

Photograph courtesy of Sahra Birkett!

Photograph courtesy of Sahra Birkett!

Run Maudie!

Final night and I broke my solo curse! What a lovely Christmas hafla weekend. So proud to dance with all of these amazing women.

Saturday show down! One more to go.