There’s good news and bad news. I’ll begin with the bad; the
publisher still doesn’t want the revision of my sequel to BREAKFAST WITH
NERUDA.
But hope is not lost. The other night my feet hurt, my ego
was blown from yet another of my daily catastrophes on the job (I’m not very
good at my temporary part-time holiday job), and all I wanted was to take a
shower to wash off the day, don pajamas and my new fuzzy robe, and let the cat
purr in my lap. I poured myself a glass of cheap red wine and checked my email.
Holy crap! The same day I received the latest rejection, my
editor and the public relations director both emailed me to let me know my YA novel,
BREAKFAST WITH NERUDA, is listed as one New York Public Library’s 50 Best
novels for teens 2016.
It's been several days since I received the news and I’m still
in a surreal state of suspension. Friends and family have all offered accolades
but they have to because they love me. Strangers liked my book, strangers who
read a lot of books.
Thank you, young adult librarians at the New York Public
Library. You’ve made this former high school teacher/librarian’s feet ache just
a little less.
Happy Reading.
