News
Read Rebecca's article on the making of The Train to Maine at www.downeast.com
Rebecca and The Train to Maine have been featured in the following recent publications and websites:
(Click on links below to view articles.)
The Boston Globe, the Portland Press Herald, The Washington Post, The Camden Herald, The Portsmouth Herald, The Courier-Gazette, Bangor Daily News, Private Varnish Magazine, Lincoln County News, The Maine Eastern Railroad Trip Guide, the Down East Bookshelf (www.downeast.com), The Connection Newspapers, www.mainevacations.us, www.scbwi.org, and the Amtrak Downeaster schedule.
2009 Appearances and Events
Working on a new book! Rebecca is currently illustrating Only Cows Allowed, written by award winning author, Lynn Plourde. Check back soon to see Rebecca's sketches for Only Cows Allowed!
July 11 - Rebecca will be a featured author/illustrator at the Fifth Annual Books & Blooms Maine Book Fair at Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay, ME, noon - 3 pm
2008 Past Appearances and Events
May - The Train to Maine, written by Jamie Spencer and illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed, released by Down East Books - See press release
May 17 - Maine State Society of Washington D.C., 63rd Annual Lobster Dinner, Fairfax, VA.
July 8 - Aladdin's Lamp Children's Bookstore, Arlington, VA, Train to Maine book event, 4:00pm
July 14 - Olsson's Books, Alexandria, VA, Train to Maine book event, 11:00am
July 19 - Tysons Corner Barnes & Noble, McLean, VA - Train to Maine book event, 10:30am- 1:00pm
August 2 - Amtrak Downeaster Train to Maine event will feature readings, art demonstrations, and giveaways during the Downeaster train ride from Boston, MA to Old Orchard Beach, ME, 11:10am-1:18pm - Read more
August 2 - Old Orchard Beach, ME, book signing event - 1:18 pm, Old Orchard Beach Train Station
August 3 - Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum Train to Maine book event, Alna, ME, 10:45am-1:15pm
August 4 - Boothbay Railway Village Train to Maine book event, Boothbay, ME 12 pm-2:30 pm
August 6 - Books Etc., Falmouth, ME, Train to Maine book event, 2:00pm
August 9 - Maine Eastern Railroad Train to Maine fundraising event benefiting Toy Library of Rockland. Train ride from Rockland, ME to Thomaston and back, 1:30pm-3:30pm - Read more
August 13 - MacDougal School visit, Summer Spirals Literacy Program, Rockland, ME, 10:00-11:00am - Read more
August 16 - Children's Book-Fair-by-the-Sea, Rebecca will be a guest speaker along with Melissa Sweet, Chris Van Dusen, and John and Ann Hassett. Camden Public Library, sponsored by The Owl & Turtle Bookshop in Camden, ME, 1:00-4:00pm - Read more
August 31 & September 1 - Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, Fairfax Station, VA, Train to Maine book signing, 12:00-5:00pm both days (Labor Day weekend).
September 27 - Book signing at Books-A-Million, 3960 Airport Blvd., Mobile, AL, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
