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THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is in pretty awesome company on this list of Top 10 Latino Books of 2014 by School Library Journal, including my friend Skila Brown’s beautiful novel in verse, [...]

I was honored to learn that I’ve been named to Latino Stories’ 2015 Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch list.  It’s full of impressive names with books that are getting much [...]

YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) put out their list books books for Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) and guess who is on it! THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is in some [...]

THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is out on audio!  Yay!  You can download and start listening immediately.  Click here to get your copy.

What’s nerdy and bookish and Tweets all over?  Me!  Follow me on Twitter since I’m on there more than I am on here.  (Usually, kinda).  Click here.

What do Harlan Coben, Jacquelyn Mitchard and me have in common?  We’ll all be speaking at the Writers Digest Conference in New York City in August (although I doubt they’ve reserved [...]

The awesome folks over at School Library Journal have compiled a great list of books to pick up over the summer… and THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is at the top!  (Thanks, last name that begins [...]

I just found out that THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is a 2014 winner of the National Indie Excellence Book Award. Woot!

Now that audio taping for THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY has just wrapped, I’ve received news that the audio book should be available on July 22nd from Audible.  I’ll post details as I [...]

The Voices of Youth Advocates have come in with a great review of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY.  Here’s a snippet: “Andreu’s debut novel paints a realistic, yet hopeful, portrayal [...]

I’ve been asked to do a reading and signing at the New York Public Library and YOU’RE invited! Click here for more details.

It was such fun to be interviewed by Lisa Evers on Fox5 Good Day Street Talk.  Here’s a short clip: http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=9996036

I will be on Fox 5’s Good Day Street Talk this coming Saturday, March 29th at 6:00 a.m. The very cool Lisa Evers (of, among other things, Hot97 fame) is the interviewer.  Watch me talk [...]

Today I did a presentation at Gertz-Ressler High School and Richard Merkin Middle School in the Pico Union section of Los Angeles. A big group of students (about 150!) filed in and sat on the [...]

Being a Jersey girl (think culture and gardening, not high hair and drama), it stands to reason that a lot of my book promotion will be centered around my beautiful Garden State.  Here are a few [...]

In the “wow, this is really happening,” category of this whole experience, The Secret Side of Empty has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly! I was shopping for bedding in preparation [...]

If you like to support your independent bookstore (and, of course you do), you can now find out which indie near you is stocking THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY just in time for the book’s release [...]

If you like Latinos in children’s and young adult literature (and, really, you must, right?), then you will love the Latinos in Kid Lit blog.  Full of great recommendations and links to [...]

There are many things I love about living in my small New Jersey town.  With just over 8,000 residents, it’s got the charm of small-town living.  We have our own tiny police department [...]

What do I love about having my book on the cusp of being published?  Too many things to count, but definitely among them are the many wonderful people I’ve gotten to meet along the way. [...]

I came home from a four-day business trip to find the best Amazon box I’ve ever gotten… one that was full of copies of THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY.  Facebook followers and friends are [...]

Bookish, the book recommendation engine launched by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster (none of whom are my publisher) today listed THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY in [...]

If you’re not a paper-carrying type, you’re in luck!  The Secret Side of Empty is now available for pre-order on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Pre-order today and your copy will [...]

Facebook is like a boyfriend who is thoughtless and self-centered a lot of the time (my specialty) but then every once in a while does something so charming you just can’t leave him.  Today [...]

Yesterday, my New Jersey town (and surrounding areas) got blanketed by a gorgeous, sparkling snowfall.  I watched it happily all day from the comfort of my living room.  I cleared the steps a bit [...]

“Take Amazon Author Rank with a grain of salt,” says every publishing industry expert ever to every newbie author ever.  The last  time I heard  this was last week when I was [...]

Guess what I just found out! “Pre-release” book sales are counted toward the first week of sales. So if you were thinking of buying THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY (sorry, there’s no [...]

There are few places on earth (besides my home town in New Jersey) that I love better than Alexandria, Virginia.  Cultured, lively and beautiful, Alexandria offers something for everyone. [...]

I’m excited to be participating on the Teen Author Reading Series panel at the Los Angeles Public Library. Details: Saturday, March 15th, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. Playa Vista Library 6400 Playa [...]

I’m excited to announce that I’ve been  invited to participate in a panel at the American Society for Journalists and Author’s Annual Conference in New York City. Details: FROM [...]