News and Events — Laura Parnum

What’s Happening:

News:

Peril at Price Manor was one of 15 books selected for the Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award list for grades 3-5 for the 2025-26 school year. Readers in grades 3-5 whose schools are participating in the reading challenge (and homeschool programs) will read the books on the list and vote for their faves in the spring (next year). As one of the authors on the list, I'll be invited to visit classrooms virtually to talk about reading, my books, and being an author. The full list of books and more information about the program can be found here: https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra.html I'm excited to connect with these readers!
The Haunting of Bellington Cottage has been chosen as a Junior Library Guild gold standard selection. This curated list helps librarians all across the country choose high-quality books for their children’s book collections.

Upcoming Appearances:.

4/11/26

1:00-4:00 p.m.

South Jersey Children’s Festival, Haddonfield, NJ

Author and illustrator meet & greets, book signings, panel discussions and more! 1pm-4pm at Haddonfield Middle School, Haddonfield, NJ. For more information visit https://www.inkwoodnj.com/sj-children-s-book-festival.

5/2/26

10:00-2:00

Sussex County Libraries Children’s Book Festival

Come out to meet and greet with your favorite children’s authors and illustrators. Visit the stage for story times. Also: pony rides, petting zoo, a tour of the bookmobile, face painting, balloon artistry, and more! 10am-2pm at Milton Public Library, Milton, DE. For more information visit https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/16201007.

5/8/26

8:00-10:00am

Maryland/Delaware Library Conference:

Visit the Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia SCBWI booth to meet local authors and get signed books. The conference is May 6-8 at the at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, MD. I’ll be signing books at the booth from 8am-10am on Friday, May 8. For more information or to register for the conference visit https://www.mdlib.org/annual-conference/.

6/6/26

10:00am-2:00pm

Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival:

The kick-off event for the Talbot County Free Library’s Summer Reading Challenge. 10am-2pm at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton, MD. More information will be forthcoming at https://chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com.