Angie Smibert's Blog
May 13, 2020
Virtual Book Launch for the Truce
The lovely local indy bookstore–Book No Further–is hosting a virtual launch for my new middle-grade book, The Truce, on May 30 at 2 pm. Admission is free but you do need to register. See the details on their website for how to register–and buy the book! See you there! Register here!
May 12, 2020
The Truce on CBC’s May Reading List
The third book in the GHOSTS OF ORDINARY OBJECTS series will be coming out May 26th. Yes, the timing is kind of wonky given what’s going on in the world. Stay tuned for some news about a virtual launch that’ll be hosted by Book No Further. In the mean time, I’m pleased to announce that …
June 15, 2019
Cover-to-Cover Summer Programming!
Roanoke County Public Schools is kicking off a new reading (and writing) program this summer, called Cover to Cover. The program features my books Bone’s Gift and Memento Nora for incoming 6th – 12th graders. We kicked it off to today at the South County Library with a writing workshop given by yours truly. I …
March 25, 2019
Lingering Echoes Blog Tour
Thanks to friends in the MG community for helping set up a mini-blog tour for book two in the Ghosts of Ordinary Objects series! The dates and places include: Middle Grade Minded (3/25) Spooky Middle Grade (3/31) Smack Dab in the Middle (4/9) From the Mixed Up Files (4/11) Unleashing Readers (4/14) Reading with Your Kids podcast …
March 24, 2019
Virginia Festival of the Book
I had an awesome (and a bit overwhelming) time at the Virginia Festival of the Book this past weekend. On Friday, I did several school visits at middle schools in Albemarle County. (Hopefully, some pics to follow!) Then on Saturday, I participated in a great panel session at the Village School on Strong Characters in …
March 17, 2019
Lingering Echoes Book Launch
Thanks to Book No Further–in their brand spanking new spot in downtown Roanoke–and all those who braved the St. Patty’s Day revelries to help me launch LINGERING ECHOES yesterday! I love this indy bookstore, whose motto on its website is “Puttin’ ideas in your head!” You can order the book (actually any of my books) …
March 12, 2019
Lingering Echoes Prize Pack
Lingering Echoes, Book 2 in the Ghosts of Ordinary Objects Series, is out today! AND Bone’s Gift (Book 1) was released in paperback today, too. So it’s a multiple book birthday! To celebrate, I’m giving away some books and swag (see below). The prize pack includes: Lingering Echoes (hardback) Bone’s Gift (paperback) Ghosts of Ordinary …
March 11, 2019
January 27, 2019
RRWC 2019
This weekend I had the privilege of speaking the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference on the lovely Hollins University campus. My session was called “Sense of Place: Creating it in your Fiction.” Thanks to everyone who attended! (We had to move into the auditorium!) As promised, here are the slides (Sense-of-place.pdf) from the talk! Best, Angie …
December 31, 2018
Virginia Festival of the Book
Yay! I can now officially announce that I’ll be part of the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia! So far, I know I will be on a middle-grade fiction panel on Saturday, March 23rd from 2-3:30 pm. Plus I’ll be visiting Jack Jouett and Walton Middle Schools on March 22nd. The full festival …
