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Author: Cozy Classics
Happy book birthday to us!
Wow, pub date has finally arrived! The Star Wars Epic Yarns series is on store shelves and shipping from retailers! Here we are on store shelves at Chapters / Indigo in Vancouver, Canada: And check out all the latest buzz on Star Wars Epic Yarns here, including videos and podcasts! Read more →
Cozy Classics is moving to Chronicle Books!
We are thrilled to announce that the Cozy Classics series will be moving to Chronicle Books for spring 2015! In a 12-book deal, Chronicle Books will be re-issuing all of our existing backlist titles over three seasons, as well as releasing three new titles: Great Expectations (spring 2015), The Nutcracker (fall 2015) and The Wizard of Oz (spring 2016). Chronicle… Read more →
Needle felt with Holman in Anaheim!
Who lives in Orange County, or will be there for Star Wars Celebration? If you do (or will), then come learn to needle felt with Holman at The Makery in Anaheim on April 16th from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm! We’ll be making a Jawa! $40 includes all material costs, plus a signed copy of Star Wars Epic Yarns:… Read more →
We Doodled For Google!
We are out-of-our-minds thrilled to be Google’s guest Doodlers today! February 7th, 2015 marks the 148th birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for Little House on the Prairie. We have commemorated Wilder’s birthday with a Doodle that tries to capture the essence of her Little House books — wide open terrain, austere living, simple amusements and the love of… Read more →
Heading down to SXSW!
We are thrilled to announce that Holman will be hosting a career-building session with Nathan Gebhard, co-founder of Roadtrip Nation, at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 17, 2015! The session is entitled, “Build a Life, Not a Resume.” Here’s the blurb: You are not just your job title. See why everyone should build a life—not a resume—with this discussion… Read more →
Cozy Classics website update!
Being a children’s book author and illustrator is like running your own small business. And as any small business owner knows, sometimes you have to wear a lot of hats. In our case, one of those hats includes “web designer.” Armed with absolutely no website-building experience whatsoever, Holman built the original Cozy Classics website over two years ago. But it… Read more →
A little love thrown our way…
It’s always nice to get bits of press about your books. It’s incredible when your books show up in other books! Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classics Covers is a recent anthology written by Margaret C. Sullivan and published by Quirk Books. Here’s the description: Jane Austen’s six novels are true classics, still immensely popular some 200… Read more →
Great Expectations sneak peek
Just so everyone knows that our Star Wars adventures haven’t made us forget about the classics, here’s a sneak peek from Cozy Classics: Great Expectations. It’s of course Ms. Havisham and Estella torturing a young Pip, so much so that be begins to CRY. When we have a release date for this new title, we’ll let you know! Read more →
Gaining traction in the Star Wars universe
Within a few days of Star Wars Epic Yarns being announced to the world on Mashable on November 21, we’ve already started to gain some legitimacy in the Star Wars universe. A few days ago, our tweet about the Mashable post was re-tweeted by David Prowse, the original actor who played Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies! And today,… Read more →