Pub day!

Case of the Musical Mishap is out in the world! Also, prints for sale!

Hello everyone!

Excited to share that Secret Spy Society: Case of the Musical Mishap is officially out in the world!

As an author, this is always a fun day. When my first book came out, I was so nervous leading up to pub day and it felt like a blur (I’ve since heard this is a very common phenomenon for debut authors!) But this is my third book, and I’m happy to report that this today is much less anxiety-inducing that my debut day. Pub days are for celebrating and relaxing! Here’s me with a giant cappuccino this morning (my kind of celebrating!)

Today is a little bittersweet, though, because this is likely the last Secret Spy Society book. Peggy, Rita, and Dot are all grown up. The Lady Spies feel like friends after years of researching and writing about them; it’s a bit like hugging farewell! I’ve learned so much from the brave women in these books and often think of them when I’m scared to do something new. If Noor Khan and Virginia Hall and Nancy Wake could become infamous, amazing secret agents against all odds, who am I to be nervous about stepping out of my comfort zone?! Who knows what the future holds: maybe we’ll be re-united for more adventures soon. For now, my hand is ready for a break– there were hundreds of graphite drawings in those books! As proof, here are pencil and pencil-related remnants from the years. A lot of nubs are too small to see!

Here’s a sneak peek into the many drawings in this third book! The color of this book is purple (the colors have been a hot topic among young readers I’ve met)

If you’d like, you can order your copy here.

Two other updates:

I have prints for sale with my new friends at Buy Olympia in Portland, Oregon. 100% of my proceeds are going to the American Library Association to help fight book bans. They are printed on archival paper and available in 8.5x11” and 11x14”. You can order from their website here.

Second update: I got together with the Reading With Your Kids podcast to chat about the Secret Spy Society! You can listen on their website here, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, etc. etc.!

That’s all from me! Happy Tuesday!

xo
Veronica