Today in our series of Thankful Reads is CBAY author Christine Marciniak! “When asked what book I am thankful for, I realized I’d never really thought about books in those terms. I read all the time and many books have had an impact on me, but which one prompts thankfulness? It didn’t take long for the answer to come to me: The Summer of the Great-Grandmother. When I was in college my dear friend gave me…
Continue readingContinuing our series on Thankful Reads is CBAY author Kath Boyd Marsh! Kath writes, “At eight years old, I finished reading the Nancy Drew mysteries and went hunting for another genre. I found science fiction and then Robert Heinlein’s Podkayne of Mars. The world exploded! The main character was a young girl. She was the hero. She was smart, She was funny. She was AMAZING! Nancy Drew needed Ned, but Podkayne was a hero…
Continue readingNovember is known for bringing out love and generosity in people and making them think about things they’re thankful for. It made us at CBAY think about that, too, so throughout the month of November we’re going to do a blog series called Thankful Reads. Each post we’ll highlight a CBAY author or employee and they’ll tell us about a book they’re particularly thankful for. First up in this series is author Jessica Lee Anderson!…
Continue readingNovember 1st kicks off National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. What’s it all about? I’m glad you asked! Throughout the month of November you’ll challenge yourself to write at least 50,000 words on a novel, or roughly 1,667 words a day. You can write as much or as little per day as you like so long as you get to 50,000 words by November 30th! Lots of novels have been written (and published!)…
Continue readingDid you miss our Facebook Live event with our publisher Madeline Smoot and Maria Dismondy of Cardinal Rule Press? Don’t worry! You can watch the live video here, and if you want to get slides with the points Madeline talked about, you can cick here to subscribe to her newsletter. There was some valuable information, so be sure to give the video a watch and subscribe to her newsletter!
Continue readingHere at CBAY we love us a good supernatural story (duh), so October is basically the best month ever for us. We’ve been super into witch books lately and thought we’d share some of our more recent favorites with you! Let us know if you’ve read any of them and what your favorite witch books are in the comments! The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol Chicken House books, July 2017, Middle Grade Arianwyn has…
Continue readingOur amazing publisher, Madeline Smoot, is being interviewed live on Facebook by Cardninal Rule Press on October 26th at 2PM Eastern. The topic of the interview is “Four Things Every Project Needs to Get Accepted.” RSVP to the interview here! In addition Cardinal Rule Press will be doing Facebook live interviews all through the month of October! All are writing or publishing related in some way. To see a full list of interviews and to…
Continue readingWith September quickly coming to a close it can only mean one thing: time to get in the Halloween spirit and treat yourself to some new spooky stories! We have quite a few to choose from here at CBAY, including two new short story ebooks that are now available for pre-order! Bubbles and Smush: Trick or Treats by Kath Boyd Marsh Bubbles and Smush are two medium sized monsters living in the river near…
Continue readingBigfoot enthusiasts from across Texas flocked to BookPeople in Austin this past weekend to celebrate the release of acclaimed author Jessica Lee Anderson’s new middle grade novel Uncertain Summer. The story takes place in Uncertain, Texas (which is an actual town!) and follows a group of four kids who set out on a mission to find the illusive Bigfoot. Joining a discussion with Jessica was our own CBAY publisher Madeline Smoot. We recently…
Continue readingAs you may or may not be aware, today, September 19, is Talk Like a Pirate Day, a very serious and totally not made up holiday that we highly encourage you to observe in your classroom, your library, and/or your home. Don’t know your bilge from your bowsprit? What better way to learn than by reading! The pirate subgenre is incredibly popular, and we wanted to share a few of our favorite offerings. Keep in…
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