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SERIOUSLY, CELIA? Book Birthday!
Yay, today is the day SERIOUSLY, CELIA? hits the shelves! My most highly requested characters of the past year come to life in this story of a highly charged friendship and all its ups and downs.
Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or order from any of the store links on this page.
SERIOUSLY, CELIA? Book Tour!
So excited to announce my upcoming tour for the TENTH book in the Emmie & Friends series, SERIOUSLY, CELIA?. I’m pretty much all over the place for the next few months. Come see me! I promise I’ll be delightful (if slightly sleep-deprived) in person.
For registration and details about the public events, go to these links:
Sunday, Sept. 27: Rainy Day Books (Kansas City, KS)
Friday, Oct. 2: Barnes & Noble (Roseville, CA)
Tuesday, Oct. 6: West Point Grey Academy (Vancouver, SC, Canada)
Saturday, Oct. 24: YO! BookFest (Philadelphia, PA)
Saturday, Nov. 7: Buckeye Book Fair (Wooster, OH)
Saturday, Nov. 14: Books By The Banks Book Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
Hope to see you! In the meantime, you can preorder SERIOUSLY, CELIA? here.
E Train Talks interview!
So honored to be interviewed by the one and only E Train Talks (especially on the five year anniversary)! We do a deep dive into the series, my background, as well as the upcoming TENTH book, SERIOUSLY, CELIA? What a fun chat. You can watch the video HERE.
Celebrating 5 years of E Train Talks with Terri Libenson!
I’m so excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author, illustrator, and award-winning cartoonist Terri Libenson to E Train Talks! Terri is the creator of the hugely popular EMMIE & FRIENDS middle-grade series, which blends words, illustrations, and Terri’s unique graphic-novel storytelling, while exploring friendship, anxiety, bullying, and the ups and downs of middle school.
Terri’s creative journey started long before EMMIE & FRIENDS! We also talk about her work with American Greetings, including L’Chaim, a line of humorous Jewish greeting cards, and her award-winning syndicated comic strip, THE PAJAMA DIARIES.
And, most of all, in our Q&A, Terri takes us on a deep dive into her New York Times bestselling EMMIE & FRIENDS series, sharing stories behind many of the books and characters, her creative process, how she brings those characters to life, and the real middle-school experiences woven throughout her stories.
And, of course, we talk about her newest book, SERIOUSLY, CELIA?, the 10th book in the EMMIE & FRIENDS series!
ComicLab podcast!
Enjoy this incredibly fun LIVE podcast from the 80th annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards. I was thrilled to be on a panel with creators Dee Fish and Jamar Nicholas. Learned so much, too. (Fun fact: I had about an hour of sleep in me when this was recorded. Not bad for a loopy cartoonist.)
SERIOUSLY, CELIA? readalong!
Enjoy this excerpt from the upcoming TENTH book in the E&F series, SERIOUSLY, CELIA?
SERIOUSLY, CELIA? comes out September 29, 2026. You can pre-order the book here!
Rosie’s Read-aloud
Trying something new with my fur child. (Her drippy nose really completes the video.)