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Young Adult Book Club
R.Aveen loved meeting with Crystal Falls Young Adult Book Club to discuss Animal Listeners and was grateful for the lovely quote in The Daily News by the Library Director, Evelyn Gathu, who is the 2025 U.P. Librarian of the Year.
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“If you have a tween/teen in your life that is an animal lover, this would be a great book to buy them for Christmas,” Library Director Evelyn Gathu said.
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Latest News
YA Book Club
Crystal Falls Library
R.Aveen was so excited to be invited to her first Young Adult Book Club for Animal Listeners at Crystal Falls Library.
She gave a presentation, did a reading and a Q&A. She loved chatting with the Book Club members and local community.
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Iron Mountain's newspaper, The Daily News, advertised the event with a great article.
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17 November 2025
Annual Author Fair
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Negaunee Public Library
Local television stations and newspapers covered the Annual Author Fair at Negaunee Public Library that was part of the town's Pioneer Days celebration.
R.Aveen was thrilled to be one of the invited authors at the event.
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8 July 2025
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TRIO Upward Bound
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Michigan Technological University
R.Aveen was thrilled to be invited to speak with students in this summer's TRIO Upward Bound program at Michigan Technological University.
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It's a fantastic program that encourages local high school students to consider post-secondary education.
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R.Aveen gave the program copies of Animal Listeners for the students, then met with them for a Q&A about being an author. She loved chatting with the group and was impressed by their thoughtful questions.
R.Aveen wishes them all every success.
Book Two
R.Aveen is officially working on the next book in the Animal Listeners series.
She had been writing notes whenever ideas came to her, but now she has added regular time for research to her work day.
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She's eager to let her imagination run wild again ... this time in California.
Wizard of Claws Interview
R.Aveen was interviewed by Elise Myslinski, Book Blogger from Wizard of Claws.
Goodreads Giveaway
R.Aveen ran a Goodreads Giveaway in 2024 and was thrilled to have over 7,000 entries for the chance to win one of ten "Animal Listeners" paperbacks.
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Thank you so much to everyone who entered.
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Congratulations to the winners - one from Ontario, Canada;
and nine from across America: California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York and Pennsylvania.​
