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Upcoming Events:
Book launch – March 29, 2023 @ 6pm AZ time/MST – Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
Virtual book launch – TBD – with Cindy Baldwin
Drop Everything And Read Day (DEAR) Teen Event – April 15, 2023 @ TBD time – Southwest Regional Library, Gilbert, AZ
School Visit – May 5, 2023 – Cortina Elementary, Gilbert, AZ
Debut author chat – May 21, 2023 – Online @ 3pm EST – with Tamika Burgess, Sydney Dunlap, and Meg Eden Kuyatt – Cellar Door Bookstore

In the Media:
- 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
FIVE DAYS UNTIL PUB DAY!!!!!
#flagstaffarizona #flagstaffhistoricdowntown #roadtrip #readmiracle @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #bookpromo

I’m on a road trip. So my countdown to release is going to be where I go. Enjoy!
SIX DAYS UNTIL RELEASE!
#countdowntobookbirthday #bookpromo #readmiracle @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders

Eek!!!!! Only ONE MORE WEEK until Miracle releases!
(Preorders still available, signed preorders from Changing Hands Bookstore—link in bio)
#preorder #bookrelease #readmiracle #middlegradebooks @christyottavianobooks @lbschool @littlebrownyoungreaders

I’m gearing up for the book launch party in 11 days (!!!), and creating and gathering swag. This little sticker is so cute! Thanks, @shewhowritesthings for the design!!!!! 💕🥰😘
#bookswag #authorlife #behindthescenes #readmiracle #middlegradebooks

My kids have figured out that YouTube is a wealth of fun things. Now they play “good vibes” music during chore-time. And this little boy loves Scratch Garden.
#scratchgarden #musicfun #authorlife #momlife

I’m learning how to crochet #amigurumi, thanks to my friend @b.kepner! My first project is a @woobles narwhal. 🐳
Amigurumi also reminds me of my fellow #scwbi #omawinner @ncheny, who recently had a book birthday for IT’S BOBA TIME FOR PEARL LI!
#middlegradebooks #mglit #crochet #authorlife

Happy book birthday to two #mgin23 authors!
Posted @withregram • @mgin23 Two great MG books are out in the world TODAY! Happy book birthday to @mariajosewrites and @linh.s.nguyen!! 🎉🎉🎉

“A flight test instrumentation operations engineer is among the first to arrive in the morning…and the last to depart at night.” -Jim Gilligan (a fellow coworker)
Essentially this is my job in a nutshell.
Happy Monday!
#dayjob #authorlife #behindthescenes #engineerbyday

You’re so awesome, Dianne!! Thank you!!
Posted @withregram • @diannewrites What’s on my reading list? My friend, @kchowrites debut, MIRACLE! I can’t wait to dive in because this is a book about important things: family, cancer, loss, and ultimately… hope. Coming on March 28 from @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders
#middlegrade #middlegradeauthor #kidlit
#bookstagram #readmiracle

Thank you for reading, Cassie!!! ❤️🥰
Posted @withregram • @cassiemillerwrites What am I reading next? How about @kchowrites’ debut, Miracle? This trumpet (and piano) player cannot wait to start it!
Growing up, I craved books with main characters who were musicians, but I don’t remember ever reading about them. I’m so thankful that today’s youth have that opportunity. ☺️
Miracle hits the shelves March 28th! Watch this space for my review soon. 🎶💛
#librariansofinstagram #librarians #reading #amreading #musician #musicheals #musicinbooks #musicislife #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram

Countdown 18 days until MIRACLE releases! So I’m posting another #readmiracle pic of my friend Steve Son, who played trumpet when he was a kid. Thanks, Steve!!
Show me the instrument you played as a kid (or as a grownup) and tag me! Can’t wait to see your photos. ☺️
@christyottavianobooks @lbschool @littlebrownyoungreaders #bookpromo #booktrend #middlegradebooks

I don’t get to read as much as I’d like, but here is what is/has been/will be on the list. 🙂
Note: Lessons in Chemistry was a book club pick and it was fantastic! (great way to celebrate women in STEM)
#frontdesk #lessonsinchemistry #nomatterthedistance #currentlyreading #tbr #bookrecommendations

I had wonderful author friends who took the time to read MIRACLE and give a blurb.
Thank you
@dustibowling @cindybaldwinbooks @amandahillauthor and Mary Lambert! You are the best!
#bookblurb #bookreview #authorlife @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #readmiracle

Posted @withregram • @lindsayfrycauthor 🌟Emma and the Queen of Featherstone 🌟releases TODAY!
Grab your copy wherever books are sold!
🔗 in bio
@mgin23 @2023debuts
#Bookstagram #mgbook #mgwriter #authorsofinstagram #amreading #bookworm #middlegrade #middlegradebooks #middlegradereads #middlegradeliterature #middlegradelit #middlegradebookstagram #middlegradereader #ireadmg #middlegradenovels #mostanticipatedbooks #newbooktuesday #newrelease #emmaandthequeenoffeatherstone

Carney Springs Waterfall (via Shaka Cave trail). It rained on Wednesday and the water was flowing (and cold!). So pretty here. Top 5 hikes for sure.
#superstitionmountains #carneyspringswaterfall #shakacavevialostgoldminetrail #hiking #azdoesntneedafilter

I’m on my local indie bookstore’s events page! So exciting. I’ve been dreaming of having a book launch at @changinghands for years. I’ve celebrated so many launches with my local author friend here. And now it’s finally coming close. ❤️🥰
#booklaunch #authorlife #supportlocal @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #readmiracle

Since i’m less than a month away from book launch day, let’s launch a new trend! If you have an #arc of MIRACLE, I want to see what instrument you played as a kid (or as a grownup)!! Take a photo of the book with you and your instrument! And tag me @kchowrites. 🎉
This is my beautiful sister @erin_chow. She played viola for several years because she loved its sound. ❤️🥰😘
#authorlife #bookpromo @christyottavianobooks @littlebrownyoungreaders #readmiracle
