Category: news
A Mighty Girl – I Will Survive: 25 Mighty Girl Survival Stories!
“In our blog post, ‘I Will Survive,’ we’ve featured 25 action-packed and suspenseful tween and teen novels about Mighty Girls in survival situations, both fictional ones and those stemming from real-life historical disasters. These thrilling stories feature ordinary kids — just like the reader — who, when faced with extraordinary challenges, have to use all…
Video: Back to School Reading with Rachel on CBS Pittsburgh’s “Talk Pittsburgh”!
“We’re getting kids ready to go back to school with a collection of books written by a local author. Heather is joined by the founders of Littsburgh, Nick Courage and Rachel Ekstrom Courage…”
May/June Issue of Scholastic’s Storyworks Magazine: Story and Read-Aloud!
I’m so excited to have a short story (and author read-aloud!) in the May/June issue of Scholastic’s excellent Storyworks magazine! So much thought goes into these pieces, from editorial to design—and it’s all founded in respect for young readers and attention to classroom utility… so it was truly an honor to get to see…
The Pitt News: “For Nick Courage, encouraging others to read is a lifestyle…”
I had a really nice time talking about Littsburgh (the literary site I co-founded with Rachel in 2015) and making time to read with The Pitt News!
Pittsburgh City Paper: “Courage is your guy”
Local-ish boy makes good! Love this shout-out very much, thanks a million to Pittsburgh City Paper and especially to Rege, who’s been supporting Pittsburgh’s literary scene – and me! – since the beginning (he wrote one the first big features on my first book, back in 2015!). “A list of recently released books by some…
Audio: “The Reading Life with Nick Courage, author of Snow Struck” (WWNO)
“This week on The Reading Life: Part two of Susan Larson’s interview with music producer, Scott Billington, whose new book is ‘Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey’ and an interview with Nick Courage, whose new novel is ‘Snow Struck’…”
Nick Courage at Riverstone Books (In-Person and Virtual) – May 7th, 2022!
Nick Courage is a favorite middle grade writer of Riverstone—and all of his national honors prove why! We’re lucky to have him here in Pittsburgh and appearing right here at Riverstone Books in McCandless on Saturday, May 7 at 3pm. Nick will meet fans, sign books, and talk about his writing. Readers and writers of…
Live, In Person with Rachel Ekstrom Courage at Zelienople Library!
I’ll be in conversation with my wife (and literary agent, who’s also a YA author!) Rachel Ekstrom Courage at Zelienople Library on April 2nd!
Penguin Bookshop Writers Series: An Evening with Nick Courage & Caroline Carlson!
Join us for a conversation with Pittsburgh-based author Nick Courage to celebrate his new novel, Snow Struck! Nick will be joined by fellow author Caroline Carlson to discuss the book and writing middle grade fiction…
How to Make Snow Ice Cream! (Cooking with Courage)
Consume snow at your own risk 🙂 For more videos, check out my Dough Quest! Recipe: 1 cup milk, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 pinch salt, 8 cups fresh snow.
Video: Snow Struck Author Read Aloud!
I recently got my author copies of Snow Struck in the mail (you can watch an unboxing video here!) and decided to take a hike out in the woods by my house and read a quick excerpt before it started snowing again. It turns out that it’s a little harder than I expected to do…
Snow Struck Unboxing Video!
Snow Struck‘s new pub date is February 15th and it’s finally starting to make its way out into the world (I almost lost it when I saw it featured with Gary Paulsen’s last book on PW’s New & Noteworthy list). I actually got my author copies today and made an unboxing video…
Snow Struck on Publishers Weekly’s list of “New and Noteworthy Kids’ and YA Books”!
“Ring in the new year and drive out the winter doldrums with our selection of buzzy new stories for young readers.” I am so happy and honored to see Snow Struck listed in Publishers Weekly’s list of “New and Noteworthy Kids’ and YA Books” alongside Gary Paylsen, author of some of my childhood favorites!…
Check out Snow Struck on A Mighty Girl!
Thanks to A Mighty Girl for including Snow Struck in this awesome round-up of survival stories!
Cooking with Courage: Fortune Cookies for Writers!
This week on Cooking with Courage: Making Fortune Cookies for Writers!
Huge News: Rachel Has A Book Deal!
I’m so excited to be able to share the news about my wife Rachel’s new book, Night Swimming, which was just announced in Publishers Marketplace!
Snow Struck is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
I am so honored and excited to share the news that Snow Struck has been selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection (in the High Interest Plus – Middle Grade category)!
Snow Struck Audiobook Sample!
For a sneak peek of SNOW STRUCK – which is publishing in, like, five minutes (aka January 25th) – check out this amazing audiobook sample narrated by the talented Jess Kaliban, who totally nailed it! ❄️✨
Discovering Russia’s Wonderfully Weird Mary Poppins!
I wrote about Meri Poppins, Do Svidaniya (1983), Russia’s wonderfully weird and hard-to-find Mary Poppins, in my latest newsletter! Including links to watch with English subtitles (spoiler alert: this is my favorite version of Mary Poppins).
Cooking with Nick Courage: Nick Tries to Make a Gingerbread House!
New video: this was my first time making a gingerbread house on my own and I definitely learned a thing or two! Which is another way of saying that this episode of Cooking with Courage is a little more… process-oriented than usual. Happy holidays from Courage HQ!
Now Available: SNOW STRUCK!
“This story skillfully provides a manageable, survivable view of factually terrifying possibilities. Important, adventurous.”–Kirkus
Snow Struck Review in Publishers Weekly!
A family encounters a freezing landscape in Courage’s (Storm Blown) page-turning climate disaster set in New York City […] Alternating between perspectives—including animals affected by the sudden storm—and locations in and outside of New York City, Courage maintains a swift pace bolstered by engaging appearances, including a candy-loving climate scientist and Pizza Rat. An author’s…
Cooking with Nick Courage: King Cake!
New Video: I know it’s out of season, but whenever it gets a little gray out I start making neon, McKenzie’s-style king cakes (your king cake karma is still good as long as you don’t use 💜💚💛)!
Book Merch and Gift Guide!
I’ve drawn a bunch of fun t-shirts (and notebooks, buttons, mugs, hoodies, & more) that are available for sale in the Courage HQ store on TeePublic. TeePublic regularly holds 35% off sales (where a classic tee is $13 instead of $20)… so if you’re looking to make a purchase, I’d check back a couple…
Two New Shirt Designs Now Available!
I just drew and uploaded two new designs to the Courage HQ store on TeePublic! By request, a new Snow Struck shirt with “more animals” and a Cooking with Courage shirt (based on the videos I’ve been making) I started this store because people kept telling me I should make t-shirts—but I honestly…
Sneak Peek: Snow Struck and Storm Blown!
I did some doodling the other morning and came up with sneak peek of Snow Struck, which is now available to preorder or request on Netgalley (1 million thanks to everyone who’s already done that)! 📖🙏🏽 If you like my bubble letters, I also drew a bunch of book shirts that you can check out…
My Writing / Editing Playlist – Listen Now on YouTube!
I used to make a lot of mixtapes and playlists and record some of my own stuff, too (that’s an old picture of me and Rachel and our friends Amy and Joe playing on the street in Queens for Make Music New York!) . . . but it’s been a couple of years since…
Cooking with Nick Courage: Pumpkin Shaped Pumpkin Bread from TikTok!
Rachel sent me a video the other day of someone making these very cool, mini pumpkin shaped pumpkin rolls. You can watch that original video here… it’s one of those TikTok baking videos where everything’s perfect and there are specialty ingredients, so I edited the recipe a little bit to make it easier to…
Snow Struck is Available to Request on Netgalley!
Just found out that SNOW STRUCK is available to request on Netgalley! Here’s the link for all my blogger, teacher, author, reviewer & librarian friends who use Netgalley for early reading: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/231263 Just found out that SNOW STRUCK is available to request on @Netgalley!!!❄️ Here's the link for all my blogger, teacher,…
Author Walls and Letters to Students!
This is my first time signing a photo and I absolutely feel like a background actor at a local laundromat 😂 but I’m writing letters for author walls today and it’s so cool to be writing directly to kids after a year of no in-person school visits. If you’re a teacher or librarian and…
On “Books for Kids” in The New York Times!
I had a Letter to the Editor published in today’s New York Times (Sunday, August 22, 2021)! It’s about how “Books for Boys” is a fake idea. This is something I think about (and care about) a lot and it feels really cool to have gotten a little platform to talk about action…
Updates From Our Little Free Library!
I collected a bunch of #littlefreelibrary updates in my latest Substack newsletter. If you’re not subscribed, you can sign up to get emails here! “For my new friends and subscribers, Rachel and I built and planted a Little Free Library in our front yard in June. We have a ton of kids in…
Free (60+ Page) Storm Blown Novel Study on TPT!
The Storm Blown Novel Study is now free to download on TPT. At 60+ pages, it includes: – Student Title Page – Reading Log (Progress Charts) – Vocabulary Activity Sheets – Comprehension Questions / Worksheets – Opinion Prompts – Character Study Sheets – Reading Test – Word Puzzles (Word Searches, Crosswords, etc.) – Storm Blown…
