Today's the day! Hope to see you at the Passaic County Book Fair from 11am to 4pm at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, NJ! You can also see me at Tent 2 at 3:15pm for a local history panel.
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Countdown to Saturday's Passaic County Book Festival! There is free entry and it is held from 11am-4pm at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, NJ.
If you get there later in the day, stop by Tent 2 to hear a panel about local history at 3:15pm. I'll be there and a couple of other authors too. #passaiccountybookfestival #pcbookfestival #pcbf #pcbf2024 #palsplus #seepassaiccounty #RichHistoryBrightFuture #books #booklovers #cliftonnj #tourism #palsplus #palspluslibraries #librariesconnectingcommunities #RockSolidHistory #childrensauthor #njhistory #njhistoryforkids #gardenstatehistory #gardenstatehistoryforkids Sorry it's been a minute! But I'm back after my first year of teaching sixth grade ELA and schooling through New Jersey's Alternate Route program.
I have a bunch of events coming up this summer that I am excited to share with you! The first is the Passaic County Book Festival. Set for Saturday June 8 in Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, this outdoor event is a great time to meet local authors, go on some fun rides, and dine from a food truck! I will have a table and also take part in a few panels. Details TBA! Look forward to seeing you all there. I will be selling "A Rock Solid History of Hawthorne, New Jersey" for kids, sharing some small freebies, as well as giving out free copies of an article I wrote with Fazli Hida for New Jersey Studies on the Influenza Epidemic in Paterson in 1918. The story is shockingly similar to events that happened during Covid-19...See you there! #passaiccountybookfestival #pcbookfestival #pcbf #pcbf2024 #palsplus #seepassaiccounty #RichHistoryBrightFuture #books #booklovers #cliftonnj #tourism #palsplus #palspluslibraries #librariesconnectingcommunities #RockSolidHistory #childrensauthor #njhistory #njhistoryforkids #gardenstatehistory #gardenstatehistoryforkids July 27 marked the 5th anniversary of my book "A Rock Solid History of Hawthorne, New Jersey." On this occasion I'd like to announce my next book is nearly done!
This is the most common question I get asked from people at fairs. I appreciate your patience. Historical books - ones that try to be accurate - take a long time. This is a historical fiction, but I make sure to stay as close to the amazing truth as possible. And get this - it is the first of 3 novels connected by a true piece of jewelry. Now a caveat - just because I'm nearly done writing does not mean you can get it soon. Maybe if I was a NYT best seller. Lol. This is just the beginning of the process. It will go through many more revisions... So literary agents - I'm looking at you! Let's make the magic happen!!! #amwriting #historicalfictionismyjam #ineedaliteraryagent #literaryagentplease #thesestoriesmustbetold #bookanniversary #bookbirthday #historydetectivegetswriting #njhistory #newjerseyhistory #getmepublished Read about a new American Girl from NJ 🎎, a special house 🏡, an old NJ town 🌆, very old tools 🔺, and how homes have been heated throughout history 🔥 in this week's Rock Solid History News Digest for families.
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