May 6, 6:30 p.m. Merriam-Gilbert Public Library, West Brookfield, Mass.
I'm teaming up with my friend and fellow author M.P. Barker (a.k.a. Michele Barker) for a reading and signing featuring The Secret Thief and Michele’s debut novel A Difficult Boy. While our stories are quite different, they both focus on coming of age and learning about relationships—how to be friends instead of enemies. And both books are great reading for adults and young adults alike.
May 8, 6:30 p.m. Charlton Public Library, Charlton, Mass.
I'll be discussing my road to publication at a gathering sponsored by the Friends of the Charlton Public Library.
May 20, time TBA (around 6-6:30 p.m.) Ames Free Library, North East, Mass.
I'll be joining M.P. Barker and fellow author Marissa Doyle (author of Bewitching Season) for a reading and signing.
May 28, 7 p.m., East Longmeadow Public Library, East Longmeadow, Mass.
You get to hear four authors at this reading and signing! M.P. Barker and I will be joined by D. Dina Friedman, author of Escaping into the Night and Playing Dad’s Song, and Michelle D. Kwansey, author of Baby Blue and Itch. Don’t miss this one!
Recent Events
Michele P. Barker and I enjoyed a reading and signing at Acoustic Java, near the corner of Main and Downing Streets, in Worcester, Mass., on April 19. Our friend and coffee guru Dave was kind enough to host us on the first warm, beautiful, sunny day of spring. You can find signed copies of both The Secret Thief and A Difficult Boy for sale at Acoustic Java—plus, you can pick up one of Dave's great coffees and a pastry, or one of their delicious sandwiches if it's closer to lunch time. Thanks for a great afternoon, Dave!
I was thrilled to be interviewed on "The Writers," a cable access show produced in Chelmsford, Mass., that airs in Chelmsford, Lowell, Westford and Billerica. Judy Buswick has been hosting the show for something like 17 years and is a terrific interviewer. She knew The Secret Thief thoroughly and had great insights and questions to discuss. Our half hour together passed like a minute! It was really quite an honor to be on this show, considering one of their recent guests was national book award winner Richard Russo, author of "Empire Falls." The show will air in May. Thank you, Judy, for a wonderful time.
Your Creative Kick in the Butt
Gordon Ramsay is my new hero. Not the nasty, petulant, downright mean Gordon Ramsay of "Hell's Kitchen." That's a horrible show and not his best career decision. Sorry, Gordon, your agent steered you wrong on that one.
I'm talking about the Gordon Ramsay of "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares," the BBC America version, to be exact. By now, most people have seen the Americanized version on Fox, but the original BBC show is tops. It's a brilliant show: world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay spends a week at a failing restaurant helping the owner turn it into a success. These are desperately failing establishments, their owners tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt because they are in over their heads in a business they know nothing about and can’t see any way out...
Judy Jabber Street Team UpdateSimple things you can do to help promote The Secret Thief
- Recommend The Secret Thief to your local librarian.
- Recommend The Secret Thief to your book group, or a friend’s book group.
- Post a review on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and/or Book Reporter.com.
Judy Jabber Street Team Contest
This month's winner is…Carol M.! Carol helped me secure a speaking engagement for a conference of Massachusetts library trustees and friends of libraries. I haven't had too many issues of the Jabber since then, so I haven't had the opportunity to give a proper shout out to Carol. Thank you, Carol, for such a fun day talking with book lovers!
Street Team Contest winners receive a signed copy of The Secret Thief, an "I Know the Secret" button and bookmark. If you already have all that, you can give it to a friend.
From Judy's bookshelf
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen: This story is told by an old man in a nursing home looking back on one summer during his youth, during the Great Depression, when he worked on a traveling circus. I loved this story. It weaves together colorful, compassionate and frightful characters, a fascinating history and subculture and a solid plot. And it has a few really good surprises that will put a smile on your face. I count this among my favorites.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read this book. When I was recently sick with the flu I watched the movie (the Kyra Knightley version) twice in one weekend and got hooked on the story again. I just had to read it. Well, Mr. Darcy proposed to Lizzy Bennet last night, and it did not go over well at all. I won’t tell you how it ends.
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