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NEWS
October: Paperback Pub Day is here. A Pinch of Love, the paperback version of Simply From Scratch, is available in stores and online.
May:
Alicia and husband Matthew Quick are featured in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Alicia is back at the piano. 'Fan' her Facebook music page for a video of her playing her newest song, "Pennies Underfoot." And 'fan' her Facebook books page for the latest book news!
December:
Both the large-print (Thorndike Press) and audio (Recorded Books) editions of Simply From Scratch are published!
Here's what the large-print copy looks like:
And here's the audio version:
September: Pier 9/Murdoch Books publishes Scrumpy Delight For Polly Pinch, the Australian version of Simply From Scratch. Check out the Australian cover:
Simply From Scratch remains a bestseller in Germany! Weiß der Himmel von Dir celebrates eight straight weeks on the Spiegel bestseller list. The German publisher is Kruger Verlag, and the translator is Andrea Fischer. Danke, Deutschland!
August: Simply From Scratch remains a bestseller in Germany! Weiß der Himmel von Dir celebrates six straight weeks on the Spiegel bestseller list.
July: Simply From Scratch is a bestseller in Germany! Weiß der Himmel von dir entered the Spiegel hardcover fiction bestseller list at number 35. Additionally, Thalia, a German bookstore chain, chose it as its Book of the Month for August.
June: Thorndike Press, the world’s leading publisher of large print books, acquired large print rights to Simply From Scratch.
To hear snippets of the German audio version, click here and here. The German audio publisher is Hoerverlag, and readers are Jessica Schwarz and Andreas Pietschmann.
May: Click this link for the German book trailer, released by S. Fischer Verlage, the German publisher of Simply From Scratch (Weiß der Himmel von dir).
The text reads, "Two happy people / An unhappy accident / The end of the world / A new beginning / With a special ingredient: friendship / For all fans of P.S. I LOVE YOU"
The music is a loop from "Hawks in the Orchard," off Alicia's second album, Orchard.
April: Recorded Books acquired audio rights to Simply From Scratch.
March: The German edition of Simply From Scratch, titled Weiß der Himmel von dir (Heaven Knows About You), will be released in July. Here's a sneak peak at the cover:
February: Dutton will release Simply From Scratch on August 5, 2010. Australian rights sold to Pier 9, Chinese translation rights sold to Eurasia, and German translation rights sold to S. Fischer Verlage.
Watch Alicia on TV ...
Alicia appears on the 10! show on WCAU-TV NBC Philadelphia (9/7/10).
Alicia and husband Matt are featured on NBC Plus on WCAU-TV NBC Philadelphia with reporter Doug Shimell (9/17/10).
Alicia's return visit to her hometown library in Massachusetts is featured on HCTV by reporter Ariana Shuris (9/23/10).
Hear Alicia on the radio ...
Alicia interviews with Dr. Cecile Forte, host of "Who You Calling Old" blog talk radio (8/9/10).
Alicia interviews with Tracie Hotchner, host of "Authors on Animals" on 88.3 FM, the NPR affiliate of Southampton NY (8/24/10).
Rock out to the tunes of Simply From Scratch ...
To download the official Simply From Scratch: A Novel soundtrack -- featuring Gladys Knight and the Pips and other artists favored by Zell, EJ, Nick, and the gang -- click below.
Meet Alicia in person ...
Check back soon for upcoming appearances.