Rajani LaRocca

Award-winning Children's Book Author

Heck YA Book Fest at Main Street Books!

I was so fortunate to attend the Heck YA Book Fest at Main Street Books in Davidson, NC! In this celebration of book joy, authors participated in fascinating discussions on panels. The event culminated with a massive book signing!! I had such an amazing time with fellow authors Gillian McDunn, … [Read more...]

MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM Event at Tatnuck Bookseller!

I had a fantastic time at beautiful Tatnuck Bookseller, which is an beautiful and enormous store, complete with a cafe! We had baked goods and air conditioning on a hot summer's day. I caught up with some friends, and met a twin pair of new MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM fans!      … [Read more...]

nErDCamp SoCal!!

In the final leg of my summer west coast tour, I met up with incredible kids, educators and authors in Torrance, CA at the inaugural nErDCamp SoCal! On the first day, July 18, many authors did workshops with kids at Camp Nerdling! The second day was the nErDCamp, where authors and educators shared … [Read more...]

ALL THE MAYHEM Tour Part 4: Once Upon a Time!

Our ALL THE MAYHEM tour continued at Once Upon a Time, a wonderful bookstore in gorgeous Montrose, CA! Chris Baron and I joined fellow MG author Henry Lien for a super-fun "Midsummer's Mania" event with young book lovers and writers!! We had tons of fun doing creative writing exercises, followed by … [Read more...]

ALL THE MAYHEM Tour Part 3: Public Square Coffee House!

I met up with Chris Baron again in his lovely hometown of La Mesa, CA, where we had an epic ALL THE MAYHEM event at Public Square Coffee House! The cafe was packed to the gills! We were graciously introduced by fellow debut author Laura Taylor Namey, talked about our books, and ate scrumptious food! … [Read more...]

MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM Event at Books Inc!

On the third stop of the MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM west coast tour, I traveled to the Bay Area to visit Books Inc in Campbell, CA! This was a truly special experience: one of the booksellers, Colleen, is a trained pastry chef, and she made lemon-lavender cupcakes, chocolate-chunk citrus thyme cookies, and … [Read more...]

ALL THE MAYHEM Tour Part 2: The Neverending Bookshop!

ALL THE MAYHEM continued when Chris Baron and I visited The Neverending Bookshop in beautiful Edmonds, WA! This lovely store has a special tiny room dedicated to kids' books! We had a great time with the crowd there, which included fellow debut MG authors Jody Little and Kristin Thorsness! I also … [Read more...]

ALL THE MAYHEM Tour Part 1: Third Place Books in Seattle!

This July I had the great pleasure doing a MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM west coast tour with my wonderful friend and fellow debut novelist, Chris Baron, and his gorgeous novel in verse, ALL OF ME! Our first stop was Third Place Books in Seattle, WA. We met up and baked with my Pitch Wars mentor, Joy … [Read more...]

Awesome Midsummer’s Eve Panel at Silver Unicorn Books!

On June 23, Midsummer's Eve, I joined awesome MG authors Jarrett Lerner and Susan Tan for a fantastic Middle Grade Author Panel at the Silver Unicorn Bookstore! There were lots of great questions, laughter, and, of course, delicious treats!! I think the folks at the While Away Cafe would have been … [Read more...]

Release Day for MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM!

On June 11, 2019, MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM officially released to the world! I spent part of the day visiting two of my favorite local independent bookstores, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore and The Concord Bookshop, gazing at my book on the shelves and signing copies:  .              .   I made sure … [Read more...]

KidLitConProvidence2019 and My First Official Author Panel!

On March 22-23, 2019 I travelled to Providence to KidLitCon 2019, a conference where writers, teachers, librarians, book bloggers, and bookstagrammers met to share ideas about writing, reading, and getting books to kids! It was an incredible event! I participated in my first official panel as an … [Read more...]

My Successful Pitch and Query

The query trenches can be really rough. I thought it might be helpful for folks to see my successful 2017 Pitch Wars pitch and the query letter that got me offers and eventually led to my signing with my amazing agent, Brent Taylor of Triada US. If you are interested in reading my 2017 Pitch … [Read more...]

It’s Official!

I'm honored and ecstatic to be chosen as a Pitch Wars 2018 middle grade mentor! Pitch Wars is a mentoring program in which published/agented authors help unagented writers revise their manuscripts until they shine. This culminates in an agent showcase during which the manuscript pitches/beginnings … [Read more...]

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