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Breakfast with the Authors

Santa Barbara County Education Office

SBCEO’s Breakfast with the Authors celebrates literacy with the authors and illustrators who create it. Talented writers and artists come together to connect with each other and Santa Barbara County librarians and library-media specialists while also honoring the diverse cultures and languages of our students and community members. Community members, students, and caregivers are all welcome!

Event Information:

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Santa Barbara County Education Office - Auditorium

4400 Cathedral Oaks Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Cost: $16 for students, $20 for adults

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Pasadena Public Library - Jefferson Branch

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

12-4 p.m.

Everything Within and In Between Virtual Book Launch

Nikki Barthelmess in conversation with Laura Taylor Namey

Please join Nikki Barthelmess, author of The Quiet You Carry and Quiet No More, in conversation with the NYT-bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Laura Taylor Namey as they talk about Nikki’s latest book, Everything Within and In Between!

Event date:

Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 5:00pm PST

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PopSugar features Everything Within and In Between for books to read in October!

PopSugar featured Everything Within and In Between in its lists of "11 New YA Books You Won't Want to Miss This October" and "55 Best New Books of October." Woot woot!

“11 New YA Books You Won't Want to Miss This October”

“The 55 Best New Books of October Are the Perfect Mix of Horror, Romance, and Nonfiction”

Virtual Breakfast With The Authors

Join the Santa Barbara County Education Office’s 2nd Annual Virtual Breakfast With The Authors (via Zoom), featuring: Rebecca Balcarcel, Nikki Barthelmess, Cecil Castellucci, Julie Dillemuth, Natasha Donovan, Patricia Newman, Anita Perez Ferguson, Sarah Lynn Scheerger, and Judith E. Torres.

Event date:

Saturday, October 2, 2021

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

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A Mighty Blaze: Virtual Panel

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I’ll be joining on a panel with YA authors Jennifer De Leon and Benjamin Alire Saenz for a live event.

Event date:

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST (4 PM EST)

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Podcast: Author Pep Talks

Today I'm interviewing Nikki Barthelmess, the author of The Quiet You Carry, which debuted in March of 2019 and the sequel, Quiet No More, which was released in October of 2020. Nikki entered foster care in Nevada at twelve and spent the next six years living in six different towns.

Interview with Nikki Barthelmess, the author of The Quiet You Carry, which debuted in March of 2019 and the sequel, Quiet No More, which was released in October of 2020. Nikki entered foster care in Nevada at twelve and spent the next six years living in six different towns. During this time, Nikki found solace in books, her journal, and the teachers who encouraged her as a writer. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Nikki lives in Santa Barbara with her husband, daughter, and pride-and-joy Corgi pup. Today, we’re talking about juggling multiple deadlines, balancing writing with a new baby, and the idea of writing as a hopeful act. Nikki offers so much great advice grounded in both actionable steps, as well as shifts in mindset. If you’re struggling with motivation or how to break down mountainous tasks, she’s got you covered. So without further ado, here is my conversation with Nikki Barthelmess. If you’d like to learn more about Nikki or her books, please visit her website at NikkiBarthelmess.com or find her on social media @NikkiBarthelmess on Instagram and @NikkiGrey_ on Twitter. And be sure to buy her novels, The Quiet You Carry and Quiet No More, published by Flux, at your local indie bookstore. Nikki's Website Twitter Instagram Buy her books!

Virtual Event: Latinx KitLit Book Festival

Celebrating Identity: Kidlit Authors & Finding Identity When You're Multiracial/MulticulturalAuthors Nikki Barthelmess (QUIET NO MORE), Margarita Engle (WITH A STAR IN MY HAND), Autumn Krause (A DRESS FOR THE WICKED), Torrey Maldonado (WHAT LANE?) and Eric Smith (DON'T READ THE COMMENTS) discuss the complicated journey of understanding their Latinx identity when being multiracial or coming from a multicultural heritage and why it is vital for young readers to see that reality—and that joy!—represented in literature. Moderator: Nikki Barthelmess is the author of the young adult novels The Quiet You Carry, Quiet No More and Everything Within And In Between.

Podcast: Write Or Die

Kat and Claribel talk about virtual events and how to avoid burn out. Then they talk to YA author Nikki Barthelmess about how her life inspired her novels, how she ended up working with her two agents when her original agent's assistant was promoted and became her agent!

By Claribel A. Ortega & Kat Cho

The Write or Die Podcast shares the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t give up despite it all, and are now living out their dream. It’s hosted by authors Claribel A. Ortega and Kat Cho and releases every other Monday!