Contact the Author
You may write to Kate Coombs by e-mail at author@katecoombs.com, or use snail mail in care of her publishers.
The Secret-Keeper:
Author Kate Coombs
c/o Atheneum Books for Young Readers
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
The Runaway Princess:
Author Kate Coombs
c/o Farrar Straus & Giroux Inc.
18 West 18th Street
New York City, NY 10011
Other Useful Links
My publishers' web sites:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Atheneum
My illustrators' web sites:
Jonathan Bean (The Runaway Princess jacket)
Heather Solomon (The Secret-Keeper)—not yet available
School Visits
As a long-time teacher (elementary, secondary, college, and adult ed) and an educational workshop presenter, not to mention a natural ham, I am very comfortable doing school visits. So far, I've gotten rave reviews!
However, my current focus is on doing a limited number of local school visits (Los Angeles area). Still, it doesn't hurt to ask. E-mail for information regarding fees and scheduling.
In addition, I give education workshops for teachers—see the Education with Imagination portion of this web site. Groups I've addressed have varied in size from small workshops of 10-15 teachers to lecture hall-type groups of 130 attendees.