Terri Libenson's Blog

It’s the new school year! For those going to middle school for the first time, here’s some advice. I stand by these, especially #2.

[PS Apologies: I had a cold and was in dire in need of tissues — and apparently some hairspray — when this was filmed.] 

Pleased to be a guest writer for the latest School Library Association (UK) journal (Pages 12-13). All about the upside of graphic novels in libraries. As if there’s a downside.

Enjoy!

It’s been a few years since I answered readers’ questions in a video — and you all have so many great ones. So I decided to do Part Two! Enjoy the video…you may even see a special someone make an appearance.

Enjoy this little collage of my month-long whirlwind book tour in May, 2025! (Yes, I took many, many, MANY more photos — but we’d be here all day.)

From left to right: Kayla Miller and me, at a fun joint author event in Louisville; at a school in Denver; school event in Petaluma, CA; signing 200 books (!) in Denver; me partnering with some bigtime (fabulous) Australian authors in Sydney; with THE Jeff Kinney (!); presenting at Town Hall in Sydney (!!); signing at Booktopia, Austrailia’s largest online book retailer; with one of Booktopia’s many warehouse robots (named after book characters…this one is “Daisy Jones”); touring around Sydney Harbour and the iconic Opera House; at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which — yes — I indeed climbed (not for the faint of heart or mind). [Not shown: me melting in Tempe, AZ — but still great events there; also, my tour around Melbourne, a stunning city as well.]

Okay, one more. This trip wouldn’t be complete without a picture of the world’s cutest animal (besides Rosie). Can we say, AWWWWUH?

Wandering Wallaby (possible title of my next book)

Today (5/6) is the day ENTIRELY EMMIE hits the shelves! In this fun, warm weather story, we return to our favorite OG character Emmie and (the one everyone has been clamoring for) class clown Joe! Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or order from any of the store links on this page.

Hey, all! I’m thrilled to announce my upcoming book tour for ENTIRELY EMMIE. See the above schedule for public events. I’ll also be doing many school visits in these cities as well as in Denver, CO. To make it more exciting, I’m capping off my (shortened) US tour to visit SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA for the Sydney Writers’ Festival! I’ll be speaking all week to students and families and can’t wait to come home with an accent.

For registration and/or details about the public events, go to these links:

May 6: Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY)

May 10: Changing Hands Bookstore (Acton, MA)

May 12: Copperfield’s Books (Petaluma, CA)

May 25: Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia) – ticketed event [Family Day]

Hope to see you! In the meantime, you can order ENTIRELY EMMIE here!

Pre-order these exclusive editions of ENTIRELY EMMIE (coming May 6)! The Target edition comes with a fun sticker sheet while the Barnes & Noble edition has a fold-out Mad Libs-style page. I had a blast working on these, so I hope you’ll pick up a copy or two (or more)!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be a guest author at the upcoming Sydney Writers’ Festival May19-27 in Sydney, Australia.

I’ll be speaking to students during the week and signing copies of my upcoming book, Entirely Emmie. There will also be a ticketed public event on Sunday, May 25. Details here.

If you live in or around Sydney, come say hello! So excited to meet young readers and families as well as explore this beautiful city.

(And yes, I plan on picking up a cool accent.)

Guess what? My poodle, Rosie, will make an appearance in my next book, ENTIRELY EMMIE (out May 6)! Here’s a fun video for a little sneak peek into the character behind the character. (And yes, I’m aware that I can’t stop rubbing her hairy little chest. I’m doing it even now.)

To find out more about ENTIRELY EMMIE and to pre-order the book, click here.

It’s almost spring, which means some pretty big, fun book festivals — and who does big and fun better than Texas librarians? I’ll be at the North Texas Teen Book Festival Saturday, March 1 and the Texas Library Association conference April 1-2. I’ll be on a bunch of really great panels and doing some signings. Hope to see all you Dallas-area readers and librarians (who are inherently readers) in Texas!