bravebethany

The Between Us Baxters Book Bash

bravebethany Mar 10, 2009 12:00

was a total smash. I am a party goer but not a party thrower. I am friendly, yes, but my fear is always that no one will come. I rarely have dinner parties for this very reason. So last night, I was thrilled and estacic about the turnout and show of support for my first novel, BETWEEN US BAXTERS.

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between us baxters; book party

Second Stop on the Movement Tour: AISNE Middle School Students of Color Conference

bravebethany Mar 05, 2009 08:30

So, our second school visit was at the same lovely school: Newton Country Day.

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aisne; between us baxters, ; the rock and the river; the movement

First Stop on The Movement School Visit Tour: Newton Country Day

bravebethany Mar 04, 2009 07:36

So, my friend and fellow author Kekla Magoon and I had the time of our life at Newton Country Day School last Friday, presenting to 150 girls on Friday.

The school was incredible. Beyond anything I ever went to even for college.

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the rock and the river;, between us baxters, school visits

So it is official...Between Us Baxters hits the shelves today!

bravebethany Feb 26, 2009 08:41

Ah, I have heard a lot about release days. Not to expect a parade. Not to daydream about roses or telegrams from the Queen (who here in America would be Oprah, not Queen Elizabeth)but in any case, as BETWEEN US BAXTERS quietly makes it way to book store shelves and/or makes its way to readers via amazon or some other online venue, something feels ( Read more... )

between us baxters; release

Has it really been a month?

bravebethany Feb 20, 2009 15:07

Ah, I've been away a month already. I have taken to instant blogging on facebook in the form of status updates. That looks like all I can handle right now as BETWEEN US BAXTERS gets ready to launch on 2/26!

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between us baxters, kekla magoon, the movement, launch

My love for Picture Book Pigs...Exposed

bravebethany Jan 29, 2009 13:17

Some people like mice. In real life! Oh, no, they scare the beejeepers out of me. In books, okay I will admit it, along with having a mouse character of my own creation (Penelope, an artistic mouse who wants to see her work hang in a mouseum) I do like Lily and her purple plastic purse.

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picture book pigs; nickleodeon

Bethany Makes the Business Pages...in the NYTimes

bravebethany Jan 22, 2009 13:59

I work at a PR and IR firm in lower Manhattan. I have done media research on plenty of companies for coverage in the WSJ and NYT for my bosses. Today, along with my publisher, one of my managing director bosses sends me this:

Headline:
Young Adult Novels from WestSide Books Tackle Issues of Race and Family

Full story: new york times; business pages

Over the Wires

bravebethany Jan 16, 2009 09:10

A friend sent me this yesterday, a PR Newswire press release issued by WestSide Books:

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between us baxters; race relations; jim

A Booklist STAR is Born

bravebethany Jan 15, 2009 08:53

What a treat to attend my good friend and critique-mate Kekla Magoon's launch party for her debut novel:

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the rock and the river; booklist, kekla magoon

Family Photo's

bravebethany Jan 14, 2009 10:22

Thanks to my cousin, Linda, I have been getting glimpses into my mother's past. I never knew my mom's mother. I heard some stories about her, but she never felt real. As my sister said to me, "I always thought these people were figments of mom's imagination." My concept of them as real was always askew too. I knew they existed, knew that I shared ( Read more... )

family; character inspiration