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Upcoming Events:
Debut author chat (virtual) – May 21, 2023 – Online @ 3pm EST – with MG authors Tamika Burgess, Sydney Dunlap, and Meg Eden Kuyatt – Cellar Door Bookstore
School Visit – June 1, 2023 – Glendale High, Glendale, AZ
Book Signing – July 8, 2023 – in person @ 12-4pm – Barnes & Noble Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ
Book Signing – August 5, 2023 – in person @ 12-4pm – Barnes & Noble San Tan, Gilbert, AZ
School Visit – TBD Fall 2023 – Keller Elementary, Mesa, AZ
Past Events:
Book launch – March 29, 2023 @ 6pm AZ time/PST – Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
Drop Everything And Write Day Teen Event – April 15, 2023 @ 2pm AZ time/PST – Southeast Regional Library, Gilbert, AZ

Great Middle Grade Reads (virtual) – April 16, 2023 @ 3pm EST – with MG authors Sarah Maslin Nir, Tanita S. Davis, Cynthia Lord, and Robin Gow – Books of Wonder, New York, NY – View Recording here
SCBWI Book Club (virtual) – April 19, 2023 – IG Livestream @ 11am PST/2pm EST – View Recording here
School Visit – May 5, 2023 – Cortina Elementary, Gilbert, AZ
School Visit – May 9, 2023 – Kerr Elementary, Mesa, AZ

In the Media:
- March 2023 – Guest blog @ Nerdy Book Club
- March 2023 – Book Review by Meg Eden Kuyatt @ A Novel Mind
- Jan 2023 – Guest blog @ Fanna For Books
- Sept 2022 – Pre-orders for MIRACLE available
- Sept 2022 – Cover Reveal for MIRACLE @ Pop Goes the Reader
- Oct 2021 – Pima County Public Library Interview
- April 2021 – SCBWI E&I Spotlight
This is what I’ve been working on for the last month or so. Drafting takes time!
#authorlife #behindthescenes #authorsofig #christyottavianobooks #andreacascardi #engineering! #book2

Posted @withregram • @annakoppauthor Happy book birthday to this week`s #2023Debuts!
Christine Yu`s UP TO SPEED: THE GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE OF WOMEN ATHLETES @cyu888
Jessica Parra`s RUBI RAMOS`S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS @jessicatparra
Kim R Livingston`s WALKS LIKE A DUCK, HOW A MOM WITH ADHD LED HER NEURODIVERSE FAMILY TO PEACE OF MIND @Krlivingston1
Olivia Wolfgang-Smith`s GLASSWORKS @owolfgangsmith
Rachel Corsini`s SUSHI AND SEA LIONS @madameraerae
Sher Lee`s FAKE DATES AND MOONCAKES @sherleeauthor
Hope Gibbs` WHERE THE GRASS GROWS BLUE @authorhopegibbs
K.J. Micciche`s THE BOOK PROPOSAL @kjmicciche

Happy Mother’s Day to my incredible mom, who supports me every day. Love you! 🥰❤️😘
#mothersday #happysunday

Coming up in a week! Meet these great @mgin23 debut authors (and me) online!
Sign up link in my bio. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/event-with-tamika-burgess-meg-eden-kuyatt-sydney-dunlap-and-karen-s-chow-tickets-541804791717)
@2023debuts #middlegradebooks #mglit #middlegrade #debutauthors @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders

It has been such fun visiting schools to talk about Miracle and what it took to become an author (persistence and perseverance!).
One of my fav kid questions: where do you like to get boba?
Answer @dayungsteachandler, which is Taiwanese-owned!
If you’d like me to visit your school, please visit my website kchowrites.com to contact me! I’m scheduling events for the fall.
#schoolvisit #authorvisit #authorlife @christyottavianobooks @lbschool @littlebrownyoungreaders #readmiracle

Posted @withregram • @annakoppauthor Happy book birthday to this week`s #2023Debuts!
Amanda Woody`s THEY HATE EACH OTHER @amandawoody_
Jen St. Jude`s IF TOMORROW DOESN`T COME @jenstjude
Mikki Brammer`s THE COLLECTED REGRETS OF CLOVER @mikkibrammer
Matt McMann`s MONSTERIOUS #1: ESCAPE FROM GRIMSTONE MANOR @matt_mcmann
Kate Dramis` THE CURSE OF SAINTS @katedramis

Look at the cute illustration for National Teachers Appreciation Week! So cute!
Thank you, teachers and school librarians, for all the work that you do! ❤️
#happyteacherappreciationweek🍎

Getting ready for a school author visit!! See you soon, Cortina Elementary! 💕
(If you’d like me to visit your school or library, please go to my website: kchowrites.com!)
#authorlife #schoolvisits #librariansofig #teachersofinstagram #higleyunifiedschooldistrict #gilbertschools @christyottavianobooks @lbschool @littlebrownyoungreaders

HAPPY AANHPI MONTH!
Here’s a feature from the @scbwi May newsletter. 🙂
Posted @withregram • @tracybaduawrites Check out this month`s @scbwi Insight for "Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month" by me and my fellow Out from the Margins Award winners @ncheny, and @kchowrites! Link in my Stories!
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#AANHPI #AAPI #AAPIHM #AANHPIHM #APAHM #kidlit

It has been a bumpy road as an author, but this was one of the biggest highlights: an interview with Grace Lin, whose career I aspire to imitate! Also, she’s one of my favorite authors and I was inspired by her books to write about Asian-American life. 💕
Posted @withregram • @pacylin We are thrilled to welcome author Karen S. Chow @kchowrites to the podcast! Karen and Grace answer the kid question, “How much of your real life do you put in your books?” Listen to the interview and a kid book review on kidsaskauthors.com!
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Chinese Menu Pre-Order gifts:
Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)!
#kidlit #kidsaskauthors

Happy Sunday!
The earth is beautiful. 💕
#latergram #sillymountain #viewofthesuperstitions #hiking #happysunday

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!!!
There’s only 1 copy of Miracle left @changinghands!!! 😱😭🥰
#supportlocal #independentbookstoreday #changinghandsbookstore @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #authorlife

It’s been ONE MONTH since Miracle has been out in the world. Here is a summary of how exciting pub week was. Thank you thank you to my book publisher team, Changing Hands Bookstore, and my friends and family for making it unforgettable.
And special thanks to Charles Kim for all the bookstore pictures! 💕
#booklaunchparty #bookrelease #authorlife #supportlocal #mglit #readmiracle

I’m drafting another book (that will be publishing in 2025, hopefully!). So excuse me while I slink into my writing cave. I’ll poke my head into socials once in awhile. See you on the other side!
#authorlife #behindthescenes #booklaunchparty #latergram #middlegradebooks #mglit @mgin23 #readmiracle

The earth is beautiful. Happy Sunday. 💕
#latergram #southmountain #kiwanistrail #telegraphpasslookout #hiking

It’s been a busy week as an author! I feel like I’m living a double life, bc I’m still squeezing in engineering work and mom stuff between the #authorlife!
#workingmom #behindthescenes @christyottvianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #readmiracle

It’s TODAY!!! See you on IG livestream at 11am PST/2pm EST, for the @scbwi book club!
Posted @withregram • @scbwi Miracle has been chosen for the April’s #SCBWI book club!
Karen S. Chow will be here on IG live Wednesday, April 19, at 11am PST/2pm EST, in conversation with Aminah Mae Safi !
Karen S. Chow started writing novels as a college sophomore at Arizona State University, while earning a degree in electrical engineering. Now, she is an engineer by day and middle-grade novelist by night. She lives in Gilbert, AZ, with her family. Karen is represented by Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic Agency.
#kidlit #SCBWI #kidlit #SCBWIBookClub #illustratorsoninstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #middlegrade
@christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders @lbschool #readmiracle

Posted @withregram • @mgin23 Happy Book Birthday @mxronnieriley and @heyclifflewis!! 😀
JUDE SAVES THE WORLD and WE THE FUTURE are out NOW!! 🎉
@mgin23 @2023debuts #middlegradebooks #mglit #bookdebut #bookbirthday

Miracle has been chosen for the April’s #SCBWI book club!
I’ll be on IG livestream on Wednesday, April 19, at 11am PST/2pm EST, in conversation with Aminah Mae Safi on the @scbwi account. See you there!
@scbwi_az #scbwibookclub #middlegradereads #mglit #readmiracle @littlebrownyoungreaders @christyottavianobooks

The earth is beautiful. Happy Sunday. And hope to see you online later today. 💕
#latergram #meteorcrater #aznatural
