Julia Park Tracey
@juliaparktracey.bsky.social
Whoa, Nelly! Little House+childhood trauma on a train--w/ footnotes!
Historical, lit fic: Silence, The Bereaved, Tongues of Angels
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Historical, lit fic: Silence, The Bereaved, Tongues of Angels
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Celebrate Dewey Decimal Day by reading a book about a librarian….Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes), available wherever you buy your books. (And if it's not in YOUR library, ask them to order it.) Look on shelves for 813, American Adult Fiction, and then alphabetically by author.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Celebrate Dewey Decimal Day by reading a book about a librarian….Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes), available wherever you buy your books. (And if it's not in YOUR library, ask them to order it.) Look on shelves for 813, American Adult Fiction, and then alphabetically by author.
I'm giving away 2 copies of Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes) to two readers who LOVE Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books, on Goodreads, between Dec. 6-18. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
#books #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehousebooks #lauraingallswilder #goodreads
#books #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehousebooks #lauraingallswilder #goodreads
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm giving away 2 copies of Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes) to two readers who LOVE Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books, on Goodreads, between Dec. 6-18. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
#books #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehousebooks #lauraingallswilder #goodreads
#books #littlehouseontheprairie #littlehousebooks #lauraingallswilder #goodreads
Ironing my prairie dress for tomorrow. The Bookseller, 3 pm, Grass Valley, CA.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Ironing my prairie dress for tomorrow. The Bookseller, 3 pm, Grass Valley, CA.
Don't miss tomorrow's book event at The Bookseller in Grass Valley, where I will be talking about Laura Ingalls Wilder for Grownups. (Not a children's event.) Book-signing to follow. See you there!
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Don't miss tomorrow's book event at The Bookseller in Grass Valley, where I will be talking about Laura Ingalls Wilder for Grownups. (Not a children's event.) Book-signing to follow. See you there!
They’re talking on Threads about childhood dissociation through reading. That’s the entire reason I wrote this novel. If you spent hours as a child reading anything from Harry Potter to the Bible, or even the Little House books, this novel is for you. And if you survived childhood trauma, I see you
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
They’re talking on Threads about childhood dissociation through reading. That’s the entire reason I wrote this novel. If you spent hours as a child reading anything from Harry Potter to the Bible, or even the Little House books, this novel is for you. And if you survived childhood trauma, I see you
Best thing you could do for Whoa, Nelly! is to go post a review or some stars on Amazon and Good reads. Here's the link to Amazon for that very purpose: https://a.co/d/gEOqvln
And here's the link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240031676-whoa-nelly
Thank you!
And here's the link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240031676-whoa-nelly
Thank you!
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Best thing you could do for Whoa, Nelly! is to go post a review or some stars on Amazon and Good reads. Here's the link to Amazon for that very purpose: https://a.co/d/gEOqvln
And here's the link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240031676-whoa-nelly
Thank you!
And here's the link to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240031676-whoa-nelly
Thank you!
I'm talking about "Laura Ingalls Wilder for Grownups" and my new novel, *Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes)* at The Bookseller in Grass Valley, CA, Saturday at 3 p.m. Won't you join me?
https://www.thebookseller.biz/event/meet-greet-local-author-julia-park-tracey
https://www.thebookseller.biz/event/meet-greet-local-author-julia-park-tracey
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I'm talking about "Laura Ingalls Wilder for Grownups" and my new novel, *Whoa, Nelly! A Love Story (with Footnotes)* at The Bookseller in Grass Valley, CA, Saturday at 3 p.m. Won't you join me?
https://www.thebookseller.biz/event/meet-greet-local-author-julia-park-tracey
https://www.thebookseller.biz/event/meet-greet-local-author-julia-park-tracey
It's MondayBlogs time again, and here's my latest: On Christmas cake and seeing cracks in the citadel.
Follow along at juliaparktracey.substack.com
Follow along at juliaparktracey.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It's MondayBlogs time again, and here's my latest: On Christmas cake and seeing cracks in the citadel.
Follow along at juliaparktracey.substack.com
Follow along at juliaparktracey.substack.com
How can you help an author? Try these handy tips… (h/t to @erinvanrheenen)
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
How can you help an author? Try these handy tips… (h/t to @erinvanrheenen)
The Nevada County Library local authors fair was a hit! Good book sales, lots of lovely readers.
Thank you, @nevadacountylibrary
Thank you, @nevadacountylibrary
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Nevada County Library local authors fair was a hit! Good book sales, lots of lovely readers.
Thank you, @nevadacountylibrary
Thank you, @nevadacountylibrary
My contemporary novel is out today! Laugh out loud, funny, obsessed with the Little House books, a book about books for any kind of reader or book Lover. Find it on your favorite platform in e-book or paperback, out today. Audio will come soon.
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My contemporary novel is out today! Laugh out loud, funny, obsessed with the Little House books, a book about books for any kind of reader or book Lover. Find it on your favorite platform in e-book or paperback, out today. Audio will come soon.
…Backroads, kids on horseback, campfires, a shotgun wedding and a kangaroo court. Good times.(Did I mention that Whoa, Nelly! is launching tomorrow?) #littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #4H #sunbonnet 2/2
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
…Backroads, kids on horseback, campfires, a shotgun wedding and a kangaroo court. Good times.(Did I mention that Whoa, Nelly! is launching tomorrow?) #littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #4H #sunbonnet 2/2
And now, the photo you have been waiting for...#throwbackThursday to when I was an 8th grader participating in the 4H Wagon Trek (celebrating the Bicentennial). Dressed like this for four days, we rode 50 miles in covered wagons, from Cloverdale to Santa Rosa, camping out along the way…1/2
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And now, the photo you have been waiting for...#throwbackThursday to when I was an 8th grader participating in the 4H Wagon Trek (celebrating the Bicentennial). Dressed like this for four days, we rode 50 miles in covered wagons, from Cloverdale to Santa Rosa, camping out along the way…1/2
The perfect German lesson doesn’t exist—-
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The perfect German lesson doesn’t exist—-
First paragraph, just dying to suck you in… Whoa, Nelly: A love story (with footnotes) launches on Friday.
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
First paragraph, just dying to suck you in… Whoa, Nelly: A love story (with footnotes) launches on Friday.
Nelly launches in 4 days! Take some liberties with your wallet and preorder now — or buy in Friday, release day!
Independent bookstore link here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/whoa-nelly-a-love-story-with-footnotes-julia-park-tracey/686012c24050011e
Independent bookstore link here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/whoa-nelly-a-love-story-with-footnotes-julia-park-tracey/686012c24050011e
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Nelly launches in 4 days! Take some liberties with your wallet and preorder now — or buy in Friday, release day!
Independent bookstore link here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/whoa-nelly-a-love-story-with-footnotes-julia-park-tracey/686012c24050011e
Independent bookstore link here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/whoa-nelly-a-love-story-with-footnotes-julia-park-tracey/686012c24050011e
Enjoying my coffee in a tin cup….Happy Sunday to you. Five days before launch!
#countdown #littlehouseontheprairie #librarians #booksaboutbooks #obsessed
#countdown #littlehouseontheprairie #librarians #booksaboutbooks #obsessed
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Enjoying my coffee in a tin cup….Happy Sunday to you. Five days before launch!
#countdown #littlehouseontheprairie #librarians #booksaboutbooks #obsessed
#countdown #littlehouseontheprairie #librarians #booksaboutbooks #obsessed
I take walks and think about the world. It’s so beautiful—especially when it’s not. Come along whilst I wax poetic. New Substack is up: https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I take walks and think about the world. It’s so beautiful—especially when it’s not. Come along whilst I wax poetic. New Substack is up: https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/
Interview live today with James Metcalf of What We're Reading—he's reading ME!
https://www.whatwereading.com/an-interview-with-julia-park-tracey/
https://www.whatwereading.com/an-interview-with-julia-park-tracey/
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Interview live today with James Metcalf of What We're Reading—he's reading ME!
https://www.whatwereading.com/an-interview-with-julia-park-tracey/
https://www.whatwereading.com/an-interview-with-julia-park-tracey/
These "Get it" labels on Kirkus Reviews make me very, very happy.
Did I stress the VERY? Yeah. Very happy.
(Bereaved, Best of 2023) (Silence, Best of 2024)
Did I stress the VERY? Yeah. Very happy.
(Bereaved, Best of 2023) (Silence, Best of 2024)
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
These "Get it" labels on Kirkus Reviews make me very, very happy.
Did I stress the VERY? Yeah. Very happy.
(Bereaved, Best of 2023) (Silence, Best of 2024)
Did I stress the VERY? Yeah. Very happy.
(Bereaved, Best of 2023) (Silence, Best of 2024)
St. Michael's Day is here! Welcome to Netherfield…it's Michaelmas! Also, your quarterly rents are due.
#janeite #JASNA #feastofstmichael #netherfield #michaelmas #janeausten
#janeite #JASNA #feastofstmichael #netherfield #michaelmas #janeausten
September 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
St. Michael's Day is here! Welcome to Netherfield…it's Michaelmas! Also, your quarterly rents are due.
#janeite #JASNA #feastofstmichael #netherfield #michaelmas #janeausten
#janeite #JASNA #feastofstmichael #netherfield #michaelmas #janeausten
I blogged this weekend—or does one say "I 'Stacked?" I wrote on Substack, in case you need a break from work.
#MondayBlogs #Depression #frugal #hunger
#MondayBlogs #Depression #frugal #hunger
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I blogged this weekend—or does one say "I 'Stacked?" I wrote on Substack, in case you need a break from work.
#MondayBlogs #Depression #frugal #hunger
#MondayBlogs #Depression #frugal #hunger
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New Substack post about my Montana travels. Check it out! #MondayBlogs
https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/p/walking-in-the-past
https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/p/walking-in-the-past
August 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New Substack post about my Montana travels. Check it out! #MondayBlogs
https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/p/walking-in-the-past
https://juliaparktracey.substack.com/p/walking-in-the-past