…MAY B. has a new home!
Random House imprint Schwartz and Wade has picked up my verse novel for a (probable) spring 2012 release.
What’s special about this is my editor, Emily Seife, bid on MAY last March when the book went to auction. I love that she was interested in my book well before it became available again.
Thank you for your support these last few weeks. I have read through your thoughtful comments many times. Being a part of the children’s literature writing community truly is a blessing.
*does a happy dance*
HURRAH FOR YOU!!!!!! It’s still going to happen. I’m sad we’ll have to wait so long for MAY, but still–hurrah that she’ll be pubbed!
In the Great Internet Black-out of 2010, I missed your post about your imprint closing. Gah! I feel awful.
But! At least there’s a happy ending. I’m so glad everything worked out for you.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So so happy this worked out for you (and us bc we get to read it). WOOT!
YAY!! for you! You deserve the best. So happy for you.
Best this holiday season.
This is fantastic Caroline. I’m so glad that editor liked it and it was available for her. Congrats.
I knew it would happen for you… so glad it did before the holidays! Seriously doing my happy jig for you… one footed, of course, but still…
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Congratulations, Caroline!
Yay! And in time for Christmas too! Hopefully my post about the verse novels I’ve read will go up on Monday. π I’m so happy for you!
Congratulations, Caroline! I’ve been following your story and was hoping to hear good news. And now we have. Fantastic!
I hate to say it, but I told you so.
: )
Yay!!!!! I’m happy that May B has a new home:)
YES! Wow, that is such a relief. And a testament to the quality of your work. π
Yay! I’m so glad to hear it! You’ve had quite the ride with this book, but I’m thrilled that it found a home relatively quickly π
Oh, Caroline!!! Congratulations!!!!!! I’m so excited for you. π
Yay!!! I’m SOOOO happy about this! I can’t wait to read your book, and it sounds like it found a wonderful new home.
So happy for you!
YAY!! That is so amazing Caroline! So happy for you! What a roller coast this is, isn’t it?
Yeah yeah yeah!!!!! I’m smiling!! π This makes me so incredibly happy I can’t even stand it! *dances around the room* *dog bites my pants* *sits back down, still smiling*
Three cheers for May B. Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-hooray!
Congratulations, Caroline. I am so, so happy for you!! What a great early Christmas present! π
Thank goodness! π Keeping you and this lovely, lovely novel in my thoughts.
This is great news Caroline! I knew that your book would find a new home. π
That’s great news! What a wonderful Christmas present!
Huge Woo Hoo aiming at you… well, not at you because that might hurt, but near you. π
Can’t wait to buy my very own copy!
Congratulations, Caroline! Now you can truly enjoy the holidays. π
Woo-hoo! Great news. Good things do happen.
What a relief! I’m so happy for you. Sometimes the universe is good, indeed.
I am so, so, so happy for you! Congratulations! God is good!
And, by the by, I finished your verse novel challenge. π Thank you so much for hosting it. What a fun project it’s been for me! I can’t wait to read May B., whether I win it or not.
Amy
I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SEE POSITIVE THINKING AND PRAYERS HELPED.YOU HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE YOU ARE AWESOME. I CAN’T WAIT TO READ YOUR BOOK TO MY OLDER DAUGHTER (9) WOO HOO FOR CAROLINE!!!!!!
I saw Amy Sonnichsen’s note and had to hop over to say CONGRATULATIONS. So nice to hear this story had a happy ending.
That’s awesome news!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Caroline, I am soooooooooooooo happy for you! I’d imagine this was such a relief. We all knew it would find a home, but I’m sure the wait was agonizing. Congratulations!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you. π
YAY! So happy your book found a good home. That’s excellent news! Now you can relax and really enjoy Christmas.
HUZZAH! I’m so happy for you. What a ride!
So happy to hear your good news–YAY!!
Yay!! I’m so happy you have your happy ending!! π Thanks for sharing.
Congrats!!! I’m so happy to hear that, Caroline. I just knew something good would come out of the stressful circumstances. How great to have an editor that is so in love with the book and has been since before.
Yeah, yeah, YEAH!!! So happy for you and so well-deserved! Cannot WAIT to see MAY B on the bookshelf! Now I KNOW you’ll be having a happy holiday! (Sorry about all the exclamation points. What kind of writer am I?)
Fabulous news! What a great way to end the year, knowing your book has a new home with one of the wonderful original bidders. I am so happy for you!
I’ve been impressed by your candid posts these last stressful weeks. Everyone’s been rooting for you and it’s terrific to hear that MAY B. will get her chance π
I’m super late to commenting but I just wanted to say how super, duper happy I am for you. *confetti!* I can’t WAIT to read MAY B.