When Disney says, Be Our Guest, the company isn’t kidding! 400 communicators from Marvel Comics to Whole Foods and Zappos to NASA descended on Disneyworld on Feb 6-9 to attend a Social Media Conference, co-hosted by Disney’s Social Media Team and Ragan Conferences. Among some of the many wonderful projects that Disney’s team spearheads, one … Read More
Author: justina
Dear Teen Me
When my publicist asked if I could write an essay for Dear Teen Me, I immediately said, YES. I’ve been a fan of the blog since the original book was published. And then…I found out that I had to post a few photos from my high school years. Why the pixie hair cut? Why the … Read More
RETURN TO ME: Book Party Photo Essay
My thanks to everyone for celebrating RETURN TO ME at the book launch party on Sunday at the University Bookstore. There, for two hours, we celebrated the transformation of dust to stardust in stories and lives. After laboring over RETURN TO ME for the better part of two years, it was utterly surreal to see … Read More
Return to Me: Pinterest
For those of you who are Pinterest addicts, my board for RETURN TO ME includes images capturing the inspiration behind the novel! For instance, here’s a photo from a mud bath near Taos, which inspired Reb’s dream of opening a treehouse sanctuary. Check the Pinterest board out here.
Return to Me: Facebook
Little, Brown Books created a Facebook page for RETURN TO ME. Check it out here!
Kirkus: Feature Story
So honored that Kirkus asked me to write an essay about RETURN TO ME. Here’s an excerpt. Click here for the full essay. You receive the call. “We need to talk,” says the voice that vowed to love you until death do you part. “I’ve been seeing someone for awhile.” Suddenly you find yourself the unwitting … Read More
RETURN TO ME: Research
Few things delight me more in the writing process than research: reading non-fiction books, going on field trips, and most of all, interviewing people. With RETURN TO ME, I threw myself into architecture, visiting a number of my favorite local architects, including Zero Plus Architects. As soon as I walked into their spare, but not … Read More
RETURN TO ME: Audiobook
Super excited about the audiobook for RETURN TO ME–my first downloadable audiobook for the iPod, iPad, Kindle, and MP3 players! Here’s the narrator, the incomparable Therese Plummer, in the studio, as she records all 9 hours and 24 minutes of the book. The director (Suzanne Toren) and sound engineer (Tommy Harron) flank Therese above. What … Read More
RETURN TO ME: Happy Publication Day!
So happy to announce that RETURN TO ME is officially available today at Amazon, Barnes + Noble, and indie booksellers all over! This book is so precious to me: a Valentine to my kids and to every person who’s ever been betrayed. You will transform the dust of disappointment into the stardust of a new … Read More