Debut Day is Here!

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:...

Debut Day Approaches…

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...

GREETINGS gets a starred review!

Publisher’s Weekly says of Greetings From Witness Protection! that, “The biggest complaint that readers may have about Burt’s debut novel is that it ends.” Thanks for the wonderful review, PW! https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250107114#...

Tweens Read!

In October, I’ll be headed to the Tweens Read book festival in Houston, Texas to chat books and revisit the home of my first classroom (shoutout to Welsh Middle School!). Check out the link below to see some of the other amazing authors who will be there:  ...

BEA!

BEA, short for Book Expo America, was wonderful! Conventions like this allow authors like me to meet other authors, to let our inner book fans out to play, and to say hello to some of the most important people in our storytelling worlds: librarians, booksellers, and...

BEA Bound!

Greetings from Witness Protection! is a BEA Editors’ Buzz selection and an Indies Introduce featured title for Summer/Fall 2017, so it’s off to Book Expo for me! I’ll be signing ARCs of Greetings! at the MacMillan table on Friday, June 2nd, from...