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Jake Burt - Middle Grade Fiction

Author of The Right Hook of Devin Velma and Greetings From Witness Protection and other books for young readers.

Publisher’s Weekly Review of THE RIGHT HOOK OF DEVIN VELMA

September 10, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

See the review here!

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Authors in Conversation: Rebecca Donnelly and Jake Burt

August 20, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

Over at LILbooKlovers, Rebecca and I sat down to chat about reading, libraries, and building communities of literacy in classrooms:

https://lilbooklovers.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/lilbooktalk-august-2018/

Be sure to check out the giveaway info at the bottom of the page!

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An Interview on Middle Grade Minded

August 14, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

I had the opportunity to swing by the fabulous KidLit blog Middle Grade Minded, and to answer a few questions from fellow author Wendy McLeod McKnight. Check it out!

MGM Interview

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GOODREADS ARC Giveaway!

July 6, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

Don’t want to wait until September 4th to snag a copy of THE RIGHT HOOK OF DEVIN VELMA? Not to worry! Macmillan and Feiwel and Friends are running a giveaway of 50(!) free copies on http://Goodreads.com ! Here’s the link: http://bit.ly/2tHwXpG Good luck, and happy reading!

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Bookmarks!

June 28, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

Part of any book release is the promotional phase, when we get to start drumming up excitement for the new novel. With the release of The Right Hook of Devin Velma on the horizon (September 4th!), we’re headed into the thick of promo season. Stay tuned for Goodreads and Twitter giveaways, blog interviews, and tour information! In the mean time, here is a picture of the brand-new bookmarks that will be available at the launch party and other events:

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THE RIGHT HOOK OF DEVIN VELMA – COVER REVEAL

February 8, 2018 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

I’m very excited to announce that the official cover reveal for my next book, The Right Hook of Devin Velma, will be featured at Middle Grade Book Village this Saturday! Check out this awesome website for all things middle grade lit, and let me know what you think of this first look at Addison and Devin!

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A conversation with Mr. Schu!

December 7, 2017 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

John Schumacher, one of the nation’s strongest advocates for children’s literature (and a fine author in his own right) invited me to chat books with him on his blog. Check it out:

https://mrschureads.blogspot.com/2017/12/greetings-from-witness-protection-by.html

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Greetings! on Tour

November 12, 2017 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

I’m excited to announce that these are the schools I’ll be visiting this week to talk books, writing, and creativity:

Monday:

Schuylkill School, PA

Waldron Mercy Academy, PA

Tuesday:

MacFarland Intermediary School, NJ

Bordentown Middle School, NJ

Wednesday:

Hilsman Middle School, GA

Coile Middle School, GA

Thursday:

Small Middle School, TX

Kocurek Elementary School, TX

Friday:

Kennedy Middle School, CA

Crocker Middle School, CA

Can’t wait to say hello to all the fabulous students at these great schools!

 

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Debut Day is Here!

October 3, 2017 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

It’s October 3rd, which means that Greetings from Witness Protection! is out in the world. What a fantastic journey this has been – and it’s not over yet! Here are a few of the places I’ll be going to chat about the book in the upcoming weeks:

10/14 – WORD Bookstore in Brooklyn, NY (Panel with other MG authors)

10/15 – Wilton Public Library in Wilton, CT (Panel with other MG authors)

10/20-22 – Tweens Read Festival in Houston, TX

11/4 – NerdcampLI in Huntington, NY

11/8 – The Foote School Book Fair in New Haven, CT

11/12-11/18 – Greetings from Witness Protection! book tour (locations TBA)

12/17 – Book signing at The Book Trader of Hamilton in Hamilton, New Jersey

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Debut Day Approaches…

September 3, 2017 By Jake Burt Leave a Comment

In one month, on October 3rd, Greetings from Witness Protection! debuts. The launch party will be at a fabulous independent bookstore, R.J. Julia, in Madison, CT. I can’t wait!

If you’d like to join us for the launch, please do! Here’s a link to the info, as well as a way to buy signed copies:

http://www.rjjulia.com/event/jake-burt-greetings-witness-protection

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