Press and Events

EVENTS

Daybreak library with Samantha Hastings, February 28
Mainstreet Books, Cedar City, March 7, 5:30-7 pm
Teen Author Boot Camp, March 23
High Tea at Provo library with Samantha Hastings, May 9, 7 pm
Presenting and Signing at the Storymakers Conference, May 2024
 
 
 

PRESS

Press Kit available here

INTERVIEWS

Interview with Jana Reiss about Beyond the Mapped Stars (in the Salt Lake Tribune)

Interview for Exponent II for Beyond the Mapped Stars

YA Book Central (author of the week)

Adventures in YA publishing (on blending fantasy and folklore)

Literary Rambles

Megan Write Now

Written Infinities

Throwing Up Words

A Thousand Words, A Million Books (Meet the author)

The Writer Librarian

Pre-Pub adventure, January edition (with other debut authors on the debut experience)

Writer Odyssey Wednesday (on journey to publication)

Adventures in YA Publishing (on getting my agent)

“Interview with Debut Author” Jorlan Publishing

Pitch Wars success interview, Brenda Drake

BLOOD ROSE REBELLION EXCERPT:

Bustle.com

OTHER PRESS

13 Books Like the Hunger Games

13 Great Young Adult Novels for Adults

5 Book Trends for 2017

Fandom’s Most Anticipated Books March 2017

PopCrush Ten Most Anticipated YA Books March 2017

Unbound Worlds: Seizing the Magic in Blood Rose Rebellion

Deseret News (review)

Salt Lake Tribune (review + Interview)

AWARDS AND HONORS

Junior Library Guild Gold standard (An Improbable Season)

Whitney Award for best YA General and Best Youth Novel (Beyond the Mapped Stars)

AML (Association of Mormon Letters) Best YA novel (Beyond the Mapped Stars)

Banks Street Children’s book list (2022, Beyond the Mapped Stars)

American Book Seller Association Indie Next Spring 2017

Whitney Award Winner for best YA fantasy (Blood Rose Rebellion)