booook stuff
Out of the City and into the Wild, the foxes continue their spooky adventures today.
I talked with Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal about the new adventure and the value of scary stories for kids. Enjoy.
Finding Hope in Horror: Christian McKay Heidicker is Not Afraid to Scare Kids
Not only is the Foxes sequel coming out tomorrow (August 31st), the paperback of the first Foxes is too! The latter contains bonus content, including more accurate wildlife AND (for the first time in print) the story Beatrix Potter wrote for Mia!
Here are some real nice trade reviews for The City:
“Heidicker’s writing continues to shine, his poetic language depicting scenarios that will be too much for sensitive readers but will more than satisfy those with a taste for gore and tragedy. At times the action becomes more burden than forward momentum, but on the whole, this is a worthy follow-up, with a triumphant end attempting to answer the eternal quandary of safety versus freedom . . . A fur-raising adventure.” —Kirkus
“Readers will white-knuckle their way through a vet’s treacherous office, a dog-food plant, and a sewer, but loyalty and friendship prove sturdy stuff for readers and foxes alike. A frightfully accomplished companion novel that stands on its own.” —Booklist
“Haunting and frightening nature tales of foxes in the wild and in a city, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox or Sara Pennypacker’s Pax; would be a wonderful text for practicing inference skills.” —School Library Journal
See you all in the Antlerwood.
Buy one for your pet and read it out loud to them. They’ll appreciate it.
A while back, I asked if I could audition to read my own audiobook.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand I got the part!
Aaaaaaaaaaaand here it is!
Check it out on Audible.com (where your first book is free; I could use some reviews) or wherever you get audiobooks!
(You’ll notice that I’m not posting an actual link. Why? Because seeing reviews that judge your writing is hard enough without having them judge your voice and delivery too. Good day.)
First, there’s Booklist, who continues to pay me way too much respect:
https://www.booklistonline.com/Thieves-of-Weirdwood-Anna-Earley/pid=9730758
And then there’s this review from DaddyMojo, which is honestly one of the nicest things I’ve ever read about my work and sets my heart to rest knowing that someone out there really gets it:
https://www.daddymojo.net/2020/05/thieves-of-weirdwood-is-middle-grade-fiction-at-its-best/
And finally, this from the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/books/review/thieves-of-weirdwood-christian-mckay-heidicker.html?fbclid=IwAR1HJlQGEvMJfAWsRh7HxM3i-9tVedI4iJq-94ElZ1Ju-jcjm-48t08iBUM
If anyone needs me, I’ll be blushing in the corner.
