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Laura Parnum
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Author, copyeditor, occasional magician. PERIL AT PRICE MANOR (HarperCollins 2023) and THE HAUNTING OF BELLINGTON COTTAGE (HarperCollins, July 2025). www.LauraParnum.com
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Visit spookymiddlegrade.com/virtual-qa/ to request a free 30-minute virtual Q&A classroom visit with up to four spooky middle grade authors. For grades 3-8.

#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade #authorvisit
TEXT: Spooky Middle Grade in a yellow banner IMAGE: A green zombie woman with a horrified expression TEXT: My class can Zoom with four MG authors for free? The horror!
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Come see us during the Haddonfield Night Market!
heatherstigall7.bsky.social Heather Stigall @heatherstigall7.bsky.social · Oct 14
📚Book & #SpookySeason Fans:👻
@lauraparnum.bsky.social Matthew Sorrento, S.W. Lynch & I will be @ Inkwood Books + Tarot Readings by Megan Atwood!
Night Market 10/24 5 - 9 PM
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#kidlit #gilbertandtheghost @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social #BookstoreEvent
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Registration is open for Submission Shine 2026! This online critique intensive gives participants an opportunity to receive agent feedback on multiple projects. Today on the blog, meet participating agent Kristen Terrette of Martin Literary. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...
Café Chat with Literary Manager Kristen Terrette, by Kristen Strocchia
Kristen Strocchia interviews literary manager Kristen Terrette in advance of the Eastern PA Submission Shine 2026 Online Critique Intensive on February 19-21, 2026. Café Chat with Literary Manager …
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October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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'Tis the season for spooky stories! I had a great time talking about why scary stories matter with some of my fellow spooky middle grade authors on the SCBWI blog. Check it out! scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

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#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade #spookymg #SCBWI
The Witching Hour: Why Scary Stories Matter by PJ Gardner
The season of ghosts and ghouls is upon us and people everywhere are excited to be scared out of their socks. Young readers are no exception...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A lovely review from @marylannireads.bsky.social! Thank you! ☺️
marylannireads.bsky.social @MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · Sep 30
Today's featured #bookreview is a slightly spooky middle grade novel by @lauraparnum.bsky.social, just in time for the season! Find out if it might be a good fit for you or for someone you know:

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#middlegrade #slightlyspooky
Book Review: The Haunting of Bellington Cottage
YouTube video by @MaryLanniReads
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September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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My teen doing physics homework was answering a question about the movement of a Slinky and I immediately launch into the Slinky commercial jingle from 1979. My brain is weird, y’all!
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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This is going to be such an awesome event!
avitusbcarle.bsky.social Avitus B. Carle @avitusbcarle.bsky.social · Aug 27
Join @lauraparnum.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @christinarosso.bsky.social, and I as we read stories exploring the 5 senses A Novel Idea to celebrate the paperback release of @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social’s A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS

Register here:

anovelideaphilly.com/events/
August 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Heard about the Philly Bookstore Crawl? I’ll be at Booked in Chestnut Hill with @heatherstigall7.bsky.social and we’ll be featuring our brand new ghost books!! Hope to see you there!

#kidlit #spookybooks #booksigning
Text: Looking for some SPOOKY good books? Laura Parnum - The Haunting of Bellington Cottage and Heather Stigall - Gilbert and the Ghost. Philly Book Crawl, August 23, 2-4 pm at Booked, 8511 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118
August 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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LAST DAY to register for a CRITIQUE for our in-person Illustrator Day and PB Author Day on 9/27. A few critique spots left, including with Art Agent Mela Bolinao—Don't miss out. Get to know Mela in this interview with @berrietr.bsky.social. easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/c...

#kidlit
Café Chat with Art Agent Mela Bolinao, by Berrie Torgan-Randall
Berrie Torgan-Randall interviews art agent Mela Bolinao in advance of Illustrator Day and PB Author Day–LIVE! in Lancaster, on September 27, 2025. Café Chat with Art Agent Mela Bolinao, by Berrie T…
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August 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Had an absolute BLAST celebrating the launch of The Haunting of Bellington Cottage! Thanks to everyone who came out and to @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social for leading the discussion. We talked creepy dolls, taxidermy, and liminal spaces in the novel!

#kidlit #spookymg #bookrelease #middlegradebooks
July 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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What a great time tonight! Thank you @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social for sharing the stage with me!
nicolemwolverton.bsky.social Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · Jul 30
Some shots from tonight's book launch event at Children's Book World for @lauraparnum.bsky.social 's The Haunting of Bellington Cottage! Yes, we talked creepy dolls. Be jealous! #booksky
Laura Parnum and Nicole Wolverton in conversation Laura Parnum and Nicole Wolverton in conversation... With creepy dolls Laura Parnum and Nicole Wolverton in conversation Laura Parnum and Nicole Wolverton with their books
July 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Today’s the day! The Haunting of Bellington Cottage is out in the world. For ages 8-12 and anyone who likes friendship stories with a side of spookiness!

Creepy dolls, a homemade Ouija board, nighttime disturbances, and two girls trying to navigate interpersonal relationships and life changes. 🕷️👻🕷️
July 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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In one week! Join me in conversation with @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social for the release of my second novel, The Haunting of Bellington Cottage!

Signed books can be purchased at this link! childrensbookworld.net/parnum-autog...
Text: Book Release Event! The Haunting of Bellington Cottage Author Laura Parnum With author Nicole Wolverton July 29 at 7pm Meet author Laura Parnum * Book discussion led by author Nicole Wolverton * Reading * Q&A * Book signing *Refreshments * Giveaways * Celebration! Children's Book World, 17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA 19041
July 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Watch the dramatic unboxing of my new book The Haunting of Bellington Cottage! (sound on)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfUH...

#kidlit #spookymg #spookymiddlegrade #mghorror #middlegradehorror
Unboxing The Haunting of Bellington Cottage
YouTube video by Laura Parnum
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July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Less than three weeks until my second novel comes into the world. Come celebrate with me on July 29 at 7:00pm at Children's Book World in Haverford, PA!

#kidlit #middlegradebooks #bookrelease #spookymg
Image: book cover for The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum showing two girls facing a cottage in a snowy woods with two crows and a swing hanging from a tree. Text: Book Release Event, July 29 at 7pm. Meet author Laura Parnum, book discussion, reading, Q&A, book signing, refreshments, giveaways, celebration! Children's Book World, 17 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA 19041.
July 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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All the books and swag I took home from ALA
July 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Discover the best new books for young readers with Philly author Eric…
Award-winning local author Eric Smith, whose latest YA novel will be featured at the National Book Festival of the Library of Congress later this summer,…
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July 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Want to take your illustrator or PB author career to the next level? Come to our event on 9/27 in Lancaster! We'll have PRH Art Director Véronique Sweet to review illustrator work. Find out more in this interview with Véronique by @berrietr.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/c...
Picture of Veronique Sweet, an art director with Penguin Random House publishers.
July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Hey all! The release of my next book is only 3 weeks away, and B&N is having a 25% off sale on pre-orders for premium and rewards members 7/8-7/11. If you haven't yet pre-ordered it, now is a GREAT time to save. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-haunti...

#BNPreorder
TEXT: Barnes & Noble preorder sale! July 8-11. Premium and Rewards members can use PREORDER25 at checkout to receive 25% off all preorders, including print books, ebooks, and audiobooks! Premium members receive an additional 10% off! Some exclusions apply. Online only. Image: front cover of The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum, which shows two girls in a snowy forest with a stone cottage, a swing hanging from a tree, and two crows. Tagline "It was the perfect winter getaway...until the ghost showed up"
July 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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It's a Goodreads giveaway!

Follow the link to enter the giveaway for a free copy of The Haunting of Bellington Cottage. Giveaway ends July 21.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Good luck!

#kidlit #bookgiveaway #middlegradebooks #spookymiddlegrade
July 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Thanks so much to @ala-booklist.bsky.social for this great review! My ❤️ is full! #kidlit
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The Haunting of Bellington Cottage
By Laura Parnum
July 2025. 272p. HarperCollins/Storytide, $19.99 (9780063249592). Gr. 3–6

From the get-go, middle-grade mystery lovers will be sucked into this story. (1/5)
Images: silhouettes of two crows in flight on a gray background and a book cover for The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum (showing two girls facing a stone cottage in a snowy woods setting with a snow-covered swing hanging from a tree and two crows in the foreground. Text on purple paint blob reads: "A well-crafted mystery with just the right amount of scare and heart." —Booklist Text at bottom left corner reads: Releasing July 29, 2025
July 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Come see us if you're at ALA!

#ALAAC25 #SCBWI #kidlit
scbwiepa.bsky.social SCBWI Eastern PA @scbwiepa.bsky.social · Jun 27
Here's our full lineup of authors and illustrators appearing at Eastern PA SCBWI booth #2366! Please stop by!

#ALAAC25
ALA Annual Conference Eastern PA SCBWI booth 2366 Friday meet authors Lee Y. Miao and L. Ryan Storms ALA Annual Conference Eastern PA SCBWI booth #2366 Saturday meet authors Jennifer Robin Barr (9-11am), Ellen Ramsey (9-11am), Patricia Kreiser (11-1pm), Heather P. Stigall (11-1pm), Berrie Torgan-Randall (1-3pm), Melissa Trempe (1-3pm), Annette Whipple (3-5pm), and Laura Parnum (3-5pm). ALA Annual Conference Eastern PA SCBWI booth #2366 Sunday meet authors Hallee Adelman (9-11am), Allyn Howard (9-11am), Linda Oatman High (11-1pm), Thelia Hutchinson (11-1pm), Matt Phelan (1-3pm), Alison Green Myers (1-3pm), Jan Zauzmer (3-5pm), and Doug Wechsler (3-5pm). ALA Annual Conference Eastern PA SCBWI booth #2366 Monday meet authors Hilda Eunice Burgos (9-11:30am) and Nicole Wolverton (11:30-2:00pm).
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Are you going to ALA Philly?

If so, welcome to my home town! Find me helping at the SCBWI EPA booth (2366) Fri-Mon.

My book signings:

Sat 2-3pm w/ @virco.bsky.social booth 1637
Sat 3-5pm w/ @scbwiepa.bsky.social booth 2366

#ALAAC25 #KidLit #middlegradebooks #authorsigning #ALAPhilly #SCBWI
Text: I'm going to ALA! Book signings Saturday, June 28 2:00-3:00 Virco Inc Booth #1637 3:00-5:00 SCBWI PA East Booth #2366 (Plust I'll be helping out at the SCBWI PA East booth #2366 Friday - Monday, so please stop by to say hello!) Images: Laura Parnum headshot (white woman with brown hair and glasses wearing a black v-neck shirt with green grass in the background) Virco logo SCBWI logo Book cover for Peril at Price Manor (green cover showing a mansion with a gate with gargoyles and a girl entering the gate on her bicycle with a flower delivery) ALA Annual Conference logo: ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition Philadelphia - June 26-30 2025 American Library Association - ALAANNUAL.ORG
June 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Looking forward to this online event on Saturday for ALL the marketing & social media tricks!
scbwiepa.bsky.social SCBWI Eastern PA @scbwiepa.bsky.social · Jun 13
Last call for consultations! Get 1-on-1 advice from the pros on marketing strategies and content creation. Registration for consultations closes 6/14! www.scbwi.org/events/marke...

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#KidLit #SCBWIevent
Image text; Marketing & Social Media Labs - Saturday, June 21, 2025 AM Marketing Labs: Allison Lane, Book Coach and Marketing Expert; Ayanna Coleman, Marketing and Creative Content Strategist; Debbie Gonzales, Founder of PinLit Marketing PM Social Media Labs: Kate Garchinsky, Illustrator; Nadia Salomon, Author; Amy Nielsen, Author, Video Editor, & Literary Agent.
June 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Looking forward to meeting readers this Saturday from 10-4 at Cecil County Public Library's Children's Book Festival! Hope to see you there!

#kidlit #childrensbooks #booksigning
Cecil County Public Library's Children's Book Festival, Saturday, June 14 from 10am-2pm, North East Branch Library. Food, Family, Fun, Book Signings, Story Stage, & More! Images show children reading books with a background of clouds and a triangle flag banner.
June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM