Two revisions later, Kate called me up and offered me a contract to publish the book. It took a long time for me to find my way back to it, but once I did, I polished it up and asked my friend Kate O’Sullivan, an editor at Houghton Mifflin, if she would be willing to read it. Then the story sat around for a couple of years and I was doing other things (teaching, working at a bookstore, getting married). They gave me a monthly stipend and an office space, and that’s where I wrote the first draft of Wonder Show. In 2004, I was chosen to be the first Children’s Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library. Now, to hear from Hannah Barnaby herself….Ĭan you tell us how this book came to be published?
Actually, it’s a totally unique voice but I’m thinking if you like any of those books and authors, I suspect you’ll love WONDER SHOW, and even if you don’t like any of those books or authors (how is that possible?), WONDER SHOW is different, engaging, and a fantastic ride. What a fun - and beautifully written - novel! It’s a bit like A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS meets WATER FOR ELEPHANTS with a little Joan Bauer and Frank Cottrell Boyce mixed in.
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