New Author Photo

Photo by Z. Stage

Can you believe it's going on nine years since I did my first official author photo?? (I can't!) Taking a new one was a rather spontaneous decision, but the time seemed right...

New Publisher, New Writing Phase

It's been a minute since I posted anything here. In general, I haven't been using social media as much this year...possibly because it often feels like the world is ending. But I have an exciting new project on the horizon, and it was just announced officially (there's always stuff going on behind the scenes). SOMETHING OF A CALLING seems to mark the beginning of my "detective phase," after several years of a "mother/daughter phase." And it also marks my first time with Blackstone Publishing!  

AP Gift Guide for Young Readers

I am thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to announce that the Associated Press has selected MY UNDERSLUMBERBUMBLEBEAST as 1 of 6 books recommended in the Early Elementary category of their Gift Guide for young readers!! This is a huge thing to happen for a little book published by a small press! 

First featured in BABY TEETH and DEAR HANNA, this book is written for ages 7-10, but is widely enjoyed by adults as well (with or without being familiar with my adult books).

Pre-order the gift bundle direct from the publisher. Or order/purchase from wherever you buy books.

Various Interviews

It's inevitable that as DEAR HANNA approaches Pub Day (Aug. 13) all the publicity starts to drop at the same time. To consolidate things a bit, here are some recent interviews:

WRITER'S DIGEST Interview Has There Ever Been a Sequel Where the "Bad Seed" Was All Grown Up?

THE NERD DAILY Interview Q&A w/ Zoje Stage, Author of Dear Hanna

WOMEN WRITERS, WOMEN'S BOOKS Authors Interviewing Characters: Zoje Interviews Hanna

READER'S ENTERTAINMENT Behind the Words With Zoje Stage

DEBORAH KALB BOOK Q&As Q&A with Zoje Stage

HASTY BOOK LIST Interview Author Interview with Zoje Stage

Writers Digest Essay & The ARC Party Podcast

We're only two weeks away from DEAR HANNA's launch day, and there's a lot going on! First up is an essay I wrote for Writers Digest about how selling BABY TEETH lifted me out of poverty and changed my life. And I'm also proud to share this ARC Party podcast discussion of DEAR HANNA, the one-and-only podcast I've done for the book. More updates soon!

DEAR HANNA will be here soon!

After the long, slow crawl toward publication, I realized today that DEAR HANNA hits shelves very soon - only 5 more weeks away!!! I haven't updated much here, so let me catch up a little and share our early reviews.

Also, a little birdie told me there will be a Goodreads giveaway starting soon, so stay tuned for that. And thank you to everyone who has already pre-ordered the book -- pre-orders make a big difference!

Lots of stuff will start to happen in the next few weeks. The best way to stay up-to-date is to follow me somewhere on social media. I'm most active on Twitter and Instagram, but I'm also on TikTok, Threads, and I have a Facebook Page. You can find all the links here.