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“Gripping!” says SLJ
Gr 9 Up–After the death of her mother, Sabine, winner of a coveted full scholarship, is a first-year student at a prestigious California art school, and very attuned to the anxieties and posturing around her. Krell, her potential mentor, has just completed a portrait...
Children’s Book World event “In Conversation with Kayla Cagan”
Join Catherine Linka and Kayla Cagan as they talk about their young adult novels set in the art worlds of Los Angeles and New York City. There will be cookies! And one lucky attendee will win a MOMA art tote. Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020 Time: 3 PM Location:...
Vroman’s Launch Party for WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE
Come celebrate the launch of WHAT I WANT YOU to see Thursday, February 6 at 7PM at Vroman's in Pasadena. Address is 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. There will be cookies!!! One lucky attendee will win a MOMA art tote.
PW Reviews WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE
“A unique story, both a twisty thriller and an indictment of education’s high cost and the risks taken in pursuit of a dream.”
WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE is “Engrossing”
KIRKUS REVIEW A naïve art student gets entangled in a web of lies, forgery, and manipulation. Sabine Reyes is a talented new student at the California Institute for the Visual Arts whose isolation and homelessness after her mother’s recent death set her apart from...
A Starred Review from Booklist
Sabine Reyes knows rock bottom. After her mother died suddenly, Sabine spent much of her senior year living out of her car. Landing a scholarship to CALINVA, a prestigious California art school, means that she’s finally able to take a breath. But she still feels like...
SCBWI Litmingle
WHEN:Thursday, November 14. 6:30PM – 8:00PM WHERE: Once Upon a Time Bookstore, 2207 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, CA 91020 GUEST SPEAKER: Catherine Linka, “What Publishers Don’t Tell You About Publishing” Catherine Linka is the author of WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE, as well as...
SCIBA Fall Trade Show
Catherine Linka will sign advance copies of WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE at the reception alongside 20 authors/illustrators. Appetizers and cocktails. Attendees will include independent booksellers and local educators. DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2019 TIME: 5pm - 7pm...
Discussion in Celebration of Atwood’s The Testaments
Thursday, September 12 at 6 PM at the Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse, award-winning YA authors Catherine Linka and Julie Berry will do a reading and discussion of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to celebrate the release of the sequel, The Testaments. Linka...
American Library Association
Catherine Linka will be signing advance review copies of WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE at the American Library Association Annual Convention in Washington D.C. on Sunday, June 23 at 3 PM at Booth 1248 alongside Julie Drake, author of THE LAST TRUE POETS OF THE SEA.
Pasadena Loves YA
Author Catherine Linka will moderate a panel with YA authors, Julie Berry, Abdi Nazemian and Derek Milman at Pasadena Loves YA on Saturday, September 21 from 12-4 PM at the Pasadena Public Library. This event is free to the public.
Huffington Post Books features interview with Catherine Linka
The Huffington Post Books blog recently published an interview by screenwriter Devra Maza with Catherine Linka titled, “Becoming Fearless: A Conversation With A Girl Undone Author Catherine Linka”.