Bram Stoker Award Nomination for This Appearing House

Hello! It’s been a minute but I just wanted to pop in here and say that This Appearing House has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Middle Grade Novel and I couldn’t be more thrilled. The Horror Writers Association has been giving out the Stoker award since 1988 but 2022… Continue reading Bram Stoker Award Nomination for This Appearing House

A publishing dream come true and a strike!

Hi all! So first off, Twitter is seemingly dying but I’m staying on until they kick me out. But I’m also on Hive social at @allymalinenko so if you’re there, find me and we can be friends and you won’t miss any of my nonsense. Also I was thinking of starting a newsletter but I… Continue reading A publishing dream come true and a strike!

Updates! Updates! Updates!

Hello friends! It has been a MINUTE since I’ve updated the blog and a lot has happened! First off, THIS APPEARING HOUSE is in the world and available for you where ever books are sold – or borrowed from the library. You can get signed copies from Books Are Magic and Books of Wonder so… Continue reading Updates! Updates! Updates!

2 Weeks Till THIS APPEARING HOUSE is out

Hi friends. It’s been a bit since I posted anything on here. Been busy with life, writing, managing my COVID depression. You know, the way we all have been but I realized that I never shared my illustrator Maike’s amazing sketches for the alternative covers for This Appearing House and I thought that might be… Continue reading 2 Weeks Till THIS APPEARING HOUSE is out

Hello and Updates!

Hello friends. It has been a MINUTE since I posted here. For as long and exhausting as 2021 was, how are we nearly halfway through 2022?? I just checked the calendar and This Appearing House comes out in THREE months??? What even is time? So let’s recap! Some fun things happened this year so far.… Continue reading Hello and Updates!