The Benefits of Connecting with Readers Through Author School Visits

Co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low) spend a lot of time visiting schools to discuss their award-winning, middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam. They work with a dedicated school distributor in Singapore to schedule most events, but also work directly with some of the teachers and librarians that have booked them for events in the past. The pair will even present multiple sessions a day at a single school. There are many schools that invite them back each year to talk to the students, exposing them to potential new readers with each visit. During these visits they follow a planned curriculum and encourage students to participate in exercises such as creating and writing about new villains. Felicia and Adan learn a lot from connecting with their target readers and always share their contact information for the children to reach out with their questions or to share their writing for feedback.

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