Dear Scuttlebutt readers,
I hope you’re well! I know summer is a busy time, and I don’t want to keep you staring at your screen for any longer than necessary, so I’ll try to keep this email short. Here’s a bullet-pointed list of bookish news for you!
Wicked Marigold is now available in paperback in the US and Canada. This format is easier to slip into a backpack than a hardcover, it’s at a nicer price point for young readers—$9—and it has a sneak peek of my next book, The Tinkerers, in the back. You can order it from your favorite bookshop or ask them to stock a couple of copies if you can’t find it there!
Speaking of The Tinkerers, you can now read the first several chapters online (and check out the brilliant interior design by Lissi Erwin and the team at Candlewick). Click on the “Look Inside” link for a preview—I hope you enjoy! If you like what you read, you can even preorder the book. (B&N is having a preorder sale right now, but I’m happy for you to order from anywhere that makes sense for you.)
I’m delighted (and relieved) that The Tinkerers received a very nice professional review from Kirkus, who called the book “a warmhearted fantasy tale about discovering the world’s complexity and finding one’s place in it.” Thanks, Kirkus!
Over at LitHub, I’m sharing a list of ten new books out this month that you and your young readers might enjoy.
I’m currently scheduling school, library, and book club visits for the 2025-26 school year. Please check out my page for educators, or pass this information along to your school’s librarians or administrators if you’re interested in inviting me for an in-person or virtual program!
I know rhubarb season is over, but if you’re a baker, I really recommend the rhubarb pie from the Four and Twenty Blackbirds pie book. It’s excellent.
This year’s pie was a little too runny, but the photo turned out well! I’m doing some exploratory writing on a couple of new potential projects that may or may not become books someday. One is narrated by a cranky dragon, and one is narrated by a cheerful ghost, and since I’m having trouble figuring out where to focus my attention, I thought I’d ask you all what you think. Dragon or ghost?
Happy reading,
Caroline
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