http://acebauer.com Home of author A.C.E Bauer on the web Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:25:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Alphabet Garden Bookstore hosted a wonderful book party for Come Fall this last Saturday. We had crafts, lemonade, and cookies baked by bookstore owner Karlene Rearick! I read, answered a few questions and signed a whole lot of books. We gave out prizes to the participants of ... http://acebauer.com/uncategorized/celebration Just a reminder that I will be having a book party for Come Fall this Saturday August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Alphabet Garden Bookstore in Cheshire, Connecticut. It's in conjunction with the bookstore's summer reading program. I'll blather for a minute, read a chapter from ... http://acebauer.com/uncategorized/book-party-and-signing Charlotte's Library, a blog that focuses on fantasy and science fiction books for kids and teenagers, gave Come Fall a really nice review. "[A]n excellent book full of vivid characterization," it said. My favorite quote: In essence, this is a middle grade story of friendship, one of negotiating the complexities of growing ... http://acebauer.com/reviews/another-nice-review I'm happy to report that the Waterloo Public Library in Waterloo, Ontario chose Come Fall for its August 5th Sizzling Staff Selections among new children's books. Thank you Waterloo Public Library! Meanwhile, blogger Debbie Winkler gave No Castles Here a wonderful review in her July 29th posting. Thank you Debbie! http://acebauer.com/no-castles-here/some-nice-nods John Scalzi kindly allowed me to blather on (at length) about how I came about the ideas that led me to writing Come Fall. You can find my essay here, as part of his ongoing The Big Idea columns. I also posted a much shorter piece for Write Up Our Alley ... http://acebauer.com/on-writing/the-big-idea-and-book-birthdays Today is the official release date of Come Fall. Happy birthday! You can now order it at your favorite bookstore or online outlet. I’ll be throwing a book party on Saturday August 28, at The Alphabet Garden Bookstore in Cheshire, Connecticut to celebrate its release. Come join us! http://acebauer.com/come-fall/come-fall-is-for-sale On July 12, Publishers Weekly gave Come Fall a starred review! "[T]he power of true friendship prevails in this magical yet realistic tale that, quite rightly, makes middle school feel like a trip through a dark and scary forest populated by not-so-friendly creatures." A delicious brrr! You can read the full ... http://acebauer.com/reviews/its-a-star The Horn Book Magazine had some very nice things to say about Come Fall in its July/August issue. Noting that the book is a take on A Midsummer's Night Dream, the reviewer, Susan Dove Lempke, thought that "the interweaving of magical and realistic elements works surprisingly smoothly," and "[d]espite its ... http://acebauer.com/reviews/horn-book-has-nice-things-to-say On Saturday June 5th, I attended the Twelfth Annual Shoreline SCBWI Conference. The topic this year was the cross pollination of fact and fiction in writing for young people—both in fiction and in nonfiction. The speakers were fabulous. After a thoughtful introduction by Doe Boyle, laying the groundwork for the questions ... http://acebauer.com/conferences/the-wow-factor At Write Up Our Alley I blog about winning awards and coming in second place. It isn't the talk I gave at the Tassies on May 19th, but it does capture the essence of what I said. You can read the post here. And yes, I do mention Jerry Spinelli. http://acebauer.com/write-up-our-alley/winners-and-second-place