R.M. Romero's Blog

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut YA novel in verse, THE GHOSTS OF ROSE HILL, will be published by Peachtree Teen in May 2022!

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I am very happy to announce I will be doing events in Kraków thanks to my wonderful Polish publisher, Galeria Książki!

My event schedule can be found here!

THE DOLLMAKER OF KRAKÓW/LALKARZ Z KRAKOWA has been nominated for The 2018 Best Book Award in the Children's category in Poland. You can vote here...

I am so honored that The Dollmaker of Kraków has been nominated for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie Award! Thank you so much to the wonderful librarians who made this possible and congratulations to all.

The Dollmaker of Kraków has been shortlisted for the Young Quills Award in 14+ category in the U.K. and the Dutch edition, De Poppenmaker van Krakau, has been nominated for the Flemish Children’s and Youth Prize! ☆

THE DOLLMAKER OF KRAKÓW has won the Silver Medal for Older Children's Literature in the Florida Book Awards!

I’m pleased to announce that THE DOLLMAKER OF KRAKÓW has been named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book!

The Dollmaker of Kraków has begun to be released internationally!

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Like many authors I find that music is often a huge inspiration to me. The right song can help me capture a scene, a mood, or even a character.


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Over the next few days, I'll be putting a series of blog posts on my website about the history of Kraków called KAROLINA'S KRAKÓW!



Come and take a look...

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