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A Wolf Called Wander lands on the Indie Best Seller List!

Some dreams are so big I’ve never thought to strive for them.

To be honest, so long as my books do well enough that I get to write another, I’m content. And then, today, I got the news from my editor A Wolf Called Wander debuted at #11 on the Indie Best Seller List! I’m over the moon! I never imagined I would write a best seller.

But I was forgetting to take into account the awesomeness of indie booksellers. Hundreds of them across the country have taken my Wander under their wing just as his raven does in the story. They have read it open-heartedly and given it pride of place in their shops. Thank you, a thousand times!

And if that wasn’t exciting enough, I’ve also just learned that our Wolf will be featured in the top 10 books for Summer of 2019 on the Indie Next flyer that comes out today. Many thanks to Virginia Duncan and the team at Greenwillow who positioned the book quite brilliantly and to Mónica Armiño for her gorgeous illustrations.

A Book Birthday for A Wolf Called Wander

At last! The American edition of A WOLF CALLED WANDER is out in the world. It’s my first book with a signed first edition and my first book to be translated. Thanks to Virginia Duncan and the team at Greenwillow for a beautiful project from start to finish. Breathtaking art from Mónica Armiño graces nearly every page. There are blog interviews with Janet Lee Carey here and with Brazos Bookstore here. And my hometown bookstore Powells has made it a Pick of the Month for May. I’m going to be celebrating the launch at A Children’s Place Bookstore on Friday May 10th at 7pm 4807 NE Fremont St, Portland OR.

With excitement, humor, sweetness, and a beautiful, imaginative voice full of innocence, exuberance, and downright wolfiness, A Wolf Called Wander is the incredible tale, based on a true story, of one young wolf’s coming-of-age during his adventurous 1,000-mile trip in search of a new home. Recommended By Gigi L., Powells.com

A Gift for Wolves

It’s a gift for a writer when your publisher lavishes care on the editing and production of a book. I’ve felt very lucky in my career to work with caring and meticulous editors for each of my books. But this time around, with A Wolf Called Wander, my editor Virginia Duncan and her team at Greenwillow have embraced not just the book but the cause of wild wolves whole-heartedly. They’ve decided to make a donation to the Wolf Conservation Center in New York for each book sold. How awesome is that!

AGreenwillow is giving away copies at Goodreads right now. And you can pre-order at any local bookstore.

A Wolf Called Wander–US edition

Here is the American cover for A Wolf Called Wander, from Greenwillow. The cover (which I adore) was done by Cindy Darby who has a picture book of her own out in March. This book is fully illustrated on the interior by Mónica Armiño and will be on sale in the first week of May. I’m planning lots of fun kick off events for my books this spring, and I will be sharing Advanced Review Copies at the ABA Winter Institute later this month. There will also be some ARC give-aways on Goodreads. Can’t wait to share this story of a wolf and his epic journey with young readers!

A Wolf Called Wander cover reveal

I’ve been working for months on the most amazing project of my writing career. It’s my first fully illustrated novel and my first book that will be translated and sold abroad. Here is the cover for the UK edition of A Wolf Called Wander illustrated by the wonderfully talented Mónica Armiño. Many thanks to the team at Andersen Press, Chloe Sackur, Kate Grove, and Klaus Flugge. And many thanks to the publishers who saw the package Andersen press put together and chose to bring the book to their country: Greenwillow in the US 🇺🇸, Coppenrath in Germany🇩🇪, L’Ecole des Loisirs in France🇫🇷, Mann Ivanov Feber in Russia🇷🇺, Beijing Arcadia Culture in China🇨🇳, and Albatros in Czechia🇨🇿.