Anne Marie Pace
@annemariepace.bsky.social
Writer of picture books (VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, MOUSE CALLS, and more), chapter book bios and HF. Reader of almost everything. SCBWI. Authors Guild. Repped by Rachel Orr at Prospect. She/her. Find me at www.annemariepace.com
As she is so often, Katie is right.
To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As she is so often, Katie is right.
The only spices a pumpkin pie needs are cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Leave that nasty nutmeg out of my pie.
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The only spices a pumpkin pie needs are cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Leave that nasty nutmeg out of my pie.
Here's an interview I did about picture books and Vampirina. Start at 20:40 soundcloud.com/1061thecorne...
Corner Library Tour - Northside Library (Oct 2025)
Fievel and Samantha did a live broadcast from the JRML Northside Library on Oct. 1, 2025. They talked with library staff and with local author Anne Marie Pace. (Don't miss the next stop on the Corner
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here's an interview I did about picture books and Vampirina. Start at 20:40 soundcloud.com/1061thecorne...
Exactly!
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exactly!
The AI-written pitches that sound like starred reviews have slowed down for me, for the moment. I guess that's good but I do miss that split-second interlude where I think, "Wow, someone really likes my work!" before I remember it's AI.
October 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The AI-written pitches that sound like starred reviews have slowed down for me, for the moment. I guess that's good but I do miss that split-second interlude where I think, "Wow, someone really likes my work!" before I remember it's AI.
Watch this. It's sickening. No warrants, just breaking into the car line at an elementary school.
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Watch this. It's sickening. No warrants, just breaking into the car line at an elementary school.
Having a book made into a TV show (and then another one!) was never on the bucket list. But since it has happened, I may as well enjoy it. The show is adorable! So much fun wordplay just like my books and just like the original animated show.
October 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Having a book made into a TV show (and then another one!) was never on the bucket list. But since it has happened, I may as well enjoy it. The show is adorable! So much fun wordplay just like my books and just like the original animated show.
Hey, Vampirina is on Disney, but you do what you've got to do.
September 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hey, Vampirina is on Disney, but you do what you've got to do.
When VAMPIRINA premiered in 2017, we had a party. Tonight, for the premiere of VAMPIRINA TEENAGE VAMPIRE, I'm sitting alone in my family room eating strawberries and chocolate hummus. It's all good.
September 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When VAMPIRINA premiered in 2017, we had a party. Tonight, for the premiere of VAMPIRINA TEENAGE VAMPIRE, I'm sitting alone in my family room eating strawberries and chocolate hummus. It's all good.
One crappy thing about widowhood is that while I can pay my bills, I don't have much disposable income. We were never rich, but I could buy books if I wanted them. No more. So my library is even more important. So happy to have found SCATTERGOOD by @hmbouwman.bsky.social there today!
August 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
One crappy thing about widowhood is that while I can pay my bills, I don't have much disposable income. We were never rich, but I could buy books if I wanted them. No more. So my library is even more important. So happy to have found SCATTERGOOD by @hmbouwman.bsky.social there today!
In the last 16 days, I've realized that all of these emails are AI slop. They are so complimentary. I wish they were someone's legit opinion. But they are not.
Email through my website? Is it a kid reader? Is it a librarian? Is it a school wanting to book me?
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
August 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the last 16 days, I've realized that all of these emails are AI slop. They are so complimentary. I wish they were someone's legit opinion. But they are not.
The Vampirina Teenage Vampire series is set to premiere this fall, and yesterday, Disney Channel released a teaser.
It's been a Vampirina week.
It's been a Vampirina week.
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire Official Teaser! 😈💜 | NEW SERIES | @disneychannel
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August 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Vampirina Teenage Vampire series is set to premiere this fall, and yesterday, Disney Channel released a teaser.
It's been a Vampirina week.
It's been a Vampirina week.
Happy that the first trade paperback of VAMPIRINA BALLERINA is out today, at all the online retailers and possibly some brick-and-mortar stores, too! Still in print after 13 years. I don't take that for granted.
Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace: 9781368117449 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The beloved Vampirina is back and available in paperback for the first time in this wickedly cute Halloween treat sure to inspire any wannabe prima to embrace her inner ballerina. Read the book that i...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy that the first trade paperback of VAMPIRINA BALLERINA is out today, at all the online retailers and possibly some brick-and-mortar stores, too! Still in print after 13 years. I don't take that for granted.
Email through my website? Is it a kid reader? Is it a librarian? Is it a school wanting to book me?
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
July 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Email through my website? Is it a kid reader? Is it a librarian? Is it a school wanting to book me?
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
NEVER. It's always someone wanting to part me from my money to maximize my SEO or whatever it's called. Someone send me a nice email, geez.
Oh, @nytimes.com , can't you do better?
July 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Oh, @nytimes.com , can't you do better?
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I need to get a tattoo on my forearm that reminds me that online shopping will not bring my husband back.
June 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I need to get a tattoo on my forearm that reminds me that online shopping will not bring my husband back.
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“. . . a moving exploration of family dynamics and personal growth.”—Midwest Book Review
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June 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“. . . a moving exploration of family dynamics and personal growth.”—Midwest Book Review
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Are muumuus back in style or do the algorithms know how old I am and figure I must now aspire to be Mrs. Roper?
June 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Are muumuus back in style or do the algorithms know how old I am and figure I must now aspire to be Mrs. Roper?
Every time I walk by Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Apples & Cinnamon) I'm tempted to buy it for old time's sake but knew I didn't want a whole box. I came across a one-serving cup so went ahead and got it. Dang, it is gross.
June 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every time I walk by Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Apples & Cinnamon) I'm tempted to buy it for old time's sake but knew I didn't want a whole box. I came across a one-serving cup so went ahead and got it. Dang, it is gross.
I just had a cup of tea and a little bowlful of chocolate Hello Panda and it's been the best part of my day.
June 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I just had a cup of tea and a little bowlful of chocolate Hello Panda and it's been the best part of my day.
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Best estimates are 3-8 million peaceful protesters yesterdays. Reliable people are still adding it all up— there were thousands of rallies big and small. It’s a little short of the 10-12 million I was hoping for, but anyone claiming less than a million is a Trump stooge.
June 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Best estimates are 3-8 million peaceful protesters yesterdays. Reliable people are still adding it all up— there were thousands of rallies big and small. It’s a little short of the 10-12 million I was hoping for, but anyone claiming less than a million is a Trump stooge.
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I think a good rule of thumb is if your preferred source of news referred to yesterday's protest as "tens of thousands" and not "millions", you need to find a different news source.
June 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I think a good rule of thumb is if your preferred source of news referred to yesterday's protest as "tens of thousands" and not "millions", you need to find a different news source.
ACLU says 5,000,000 people nationwide.
Annoyed that so many media posts are downplaying the number of protestors. "Tens of thousands across the country," for example. There are 20,000 just in LA.
June 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
ACLU says 5,000,000 people nationwide.