Adam Shaughnessy's Blog

The Reading Room (www.readingroom.com) was kind enough to include The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB on its list of 10 Upcoming Children's Books to Get Excited About. Considering that the other authors on the list include Dr. Seuss, Avi, Brian Selznick, J.K. Rowling, and fellow BEA Buzz Panelist Nicholas Gannon, I'd say I'm in pretty good company!   Here's what they have to say:    Newcomer Adam Shaughnessy has already attracted attention in advance of his first book’s release. This

I’m thrilled to share that The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB was chosen as an Indies Introduce Title!   For those of you who don't know about the program, 10 children's books and 10 adult books are chosen by panels of booksellers from across the U.S. as the top upcoming debuts. It's a huge honor to be chosen, and because it's bestowed by independent bookstores—which are run by awesome people—they let you know through a personal phone call (that's one of many things independent

  I've been looking forward to this ever since my editor sent me a draft a couple of months ago. I can now finally reveal the cover for The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB!   The artist is Gilbert Ford. I have been a fan of Mr. Ford since I came across his work on The Name of This Book is Secret. His art is bright, engaging, and all around fun! I couldn't believe my good luck when I learned that he was going to provide the cover for my book. As I told my editor, this is the person

I'm thrilled to announce that The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB has been selected for this year's Middle Grade Editor's Buzz Forum at BookExpo America. There are three panels featured at the event: adult, young adult, and middle grade. Titles are selected by a committe of booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals. According to the official announcement:    "BEA officials note that the intensive selection process, which takes place over a two and a half month period,