Joy Preble
@joypreble
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Author of a bunch of awesome books including IT WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS. Traveler, reader, pizza maker. Repped by @jenrofe
Texas
Joined June 2009
Been holding on to this very good news for a while now. But today I can finally announce that my first picture book, Lost & Found Hanukkah, will arrive in 2025 from @ChronicleBooks illustrated by the fabulous @LisaAnchin !
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@johnnie_cakes Siblings. But all my tired brain cares about is that it’s a Lacey Christmas movie set in Scotland and in a perfect world, she’d pass thru the stones and find Jamie Fraser.
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@karianneholt I mean okay, but there is still no true point to that kind of review. Like am I going to review Shakespeare and say “this was written in 1595 and it shows!” ? Better to say it was an early book. Or just read and enjoy.
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@MagEGordon Crust Pizza is family friendly. Various locations including one in The Heights. And they cut the pizza in smaller squares like Chicago thin crust, so pieces are kid friendly too.
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RT @theryanlasala: Texas was the first state to ban my books, and the last time I was here people prayed at me. Anyways I’m back! Speaking…
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@ElanaKArnold And like aren’t most weddings ‘custom made’ in at least some ways? So people! Enough with this ‘bespoke’ stuff!!
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So happy it’s finally raining and raining, but dog has dug in her puppy heels about going out, and is doing her Bartley Scrivner. “I prefer not”
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RT @laurenTarshis: Teachers, if you use my I Survived books in your classroom, I have tons a lovingly created, free resources for every sin…
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@AdamGidwitz So excited for this book. Also, your essay here about Michael is so lovely and moving. I can see him sitting and reading, What a tribute this book will be!
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Happy Book Birthday to my dear, incredibly talented friend, @jenmathieu , whose new YA novel Down Came The Rain is out today! Jen writes books you can’t put down. Her voice is fierce & wonderful! Cheers!
My seventh novel for young adults, DOWN CAME THE RAIN, is out today! This book follows Eliza and Javier, two Houston teens grappling with eco anxiety and climate change in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Join me this Saturday (9.30) at 5 pm @BlueWillowBooks for an official launch!
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@buffalosean I think that’s it exactly- that some readers interpret interiority as ‘quiet’ ( however one defines that) but often this ignores the engines of the story and how they function.
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