WNY Expo

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Nov 16, 2018 in Events | Comments Off on WNY Expo

Some very creative volunteer even decorated the bananas in the author’s lunch room!

I had a great time last Saturday, signing books at the WNY (Western New York) Expo in Buffalo, signing alongside London Lad and Kathryn Otoshi, with Maine author Cynthia Lord down the aisle and former Mainer Toni Buzzeo close by! Tons of visitors and workshops and great chats with enthusiastic readers. The whole thing was organized with remarkable grace and efficiency by Kim Krug of Monkey See, Monkey Do bookstore–don’t neglect to visit if you’re near Buffalo!

My only regret is that I didn’t make it to Niagara Falls. Maybe another year!

Tsundoku

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 31, 2018 in What I've Been Reading | Comments Off on Tsundoku

Adorable african baby reading sitting on a pile of books on a over white background

A Japanese term which means a stack of unread books. What an elegant word! Knowing that enough people have these in their houses that there is actually a word for it makes me feel much less guilty about the tsundoku all over my house.

My Favorite Sentence

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 26, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on My Favorite Sentence

My favorite sentence(s) that I have written this week:

“Our apartment building has four floors. I’m lying when I say that.”

Rising From the Dead

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 19, 2018 in American History, Book: Mercy: The Last NE Vampire | Comments Off on Rising From the Dead

The connection between disease and vampires is closer than you might think. This is a sad and eerie story about a graveyard of buried children in Rome. Faced with an outbreak of malaria, the community tried to find a way to stop it…by rituals that were supposed to keep the dead from rising.

 “It seems when humans are faced with the unknown, it’s been a very common reaction throughout our entire history to react with fear….I really feel deeply for this community that was dealing with this epidemic when they had no understanding of it,” said an archeologist working on the site.

The journalist who wrote the article didn’t mention that similar burials were reported in the 19th century in New England, when people were trying to control and understand outbreaks of tuberculosis. This was the inspiration for my ghost/vampire/mystery, Mercy.

WNY Children’s Book Expo!

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 12, 2018 in Events | Comments Off on WNY Children’s Book Expo!

So excited to be traveling to this event. My first time there–it looks like a lot of fun!

Nov. 10 in Buffalo, NY. Click HERE for a schedule of events (I’m presenting a poetry-writing workshop at 2:00 if you want to come and write poetry!)

What I’ve Been Reading

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 5, 2018 in What I've Been Reading | Comments Off on What I’ve Been Reading

Or rather, what I am about to read–I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK I AM MAKING LITTLE SQUEALY NOISES. I CAN’T WAIT I CAN’T WAIT I CAN’T WAIT!

Nerdy Author Night

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Sep 19, 2018 in Events | Comments Off on Nerdy Author Night

Nerdy Author Night is always a fantastic event–great authors and illustrators, enthusiastic readers, lots of cool books for sale! Don’t miss it!

Morse Street School in Freeport
Friday, September 28, 2018
6:00-8:00pm

Park at Morse Street School or in the LLBean parking lot, come on in, and enjoy a Nerdy Night!