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Coming to stores SEPTEMBER 29, 2026: SERIOUSLY, CELIA?

Announcing the next book in the Emmie & Friends series! Yes, you’re not imagining things. This edition will be out later in the year than usual (I know, boo!). After a decade, I’m giving myself a little break to work on other projects. But don’t worry, the E&F series is still going. AND this time, it’s starring the two most requested characters of 2025!

SERIOUSLY, CELIA?* is the tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series. It’s all about that Queen Mean of Lakefront Middle School, Celia, and her sometimes-reluctant sidekick, Grace. Yes, we finally get to see what makes them tick!

Synopsis:

Summer break. Second chances. MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Celia is bored. It’s the summer before eighth grade and hanging out with Grace and Lindsay is getting old. So she makes a plan to get her former besties, Jaime and Maya, back. And Celia knows just the person to help reunite them…

Grace is anxious. She loves Cee, but lately Grace is starting to feel more like Cee’s lackey than her friend. Still, without Cee’s popularity to hang on to, Grace would be a nobody—and there’s nothing worse than that.

Celia is determined to get their friend group back together by any means necessary, but Grace isn’t sure she wants to be friends with Celia anymore…even though that means the unthinkable: starting the school year (gasp) completely alone.

For ages 8-12.

*note: all these books can be read in order as written or as stand-alones

To order SERIOUSLY, CELIA? (or any other books in the series), click here.

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It’s been a few years since I answered readers’ questions in a video — and you all have so many great ones. So I decided to do Part Two! Enjoy the video…you may even see a special someone make an appearance.

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Today (5/6) is the day ENTIRELY EMMIE hits the shelves! In this fun, warm weather story, we return to our favorite OG character Emmie and (the one everyone has been clamoring for) class clown Joe! Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or order from any of the store links on this page.

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Hey, all! I’m thrilled to announce my upcoming book tour for ENTIRELY EMMIE. See the above schedule for public events. I’ll also be doing many school visits in these cities as well as in Denver, CO. To make it more exciting, I’m capping off my (shortened) US tour to visit SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA for the Sydney Writers’ Festival! I’ll be speaking all week to students and families and can’t wait to come home with an accent.

For registration and/or details about the public events, go to these links:

May 6: Carmichael’s Bookstore (Louisville, KY)

May 10: Changing Hands Bookstore (Tempe, AZ)

May 12: Copperfield’s Books (Petaluma, CA)

May 25: Sydney Writers’ Festival (Sydney, Australia) – ticketed event [Family Day]

Hope to see you! In the meantime, you can order ENTIRELY EMMIE here!