PinnedChrista AvampatoA Publisher Bought My YA Novel Trilogy—Here’s Everything I Did WrongOn Friday, I sold not one book but three! I signed a contract with a publisher for my Emerson Page trilogy. This is an especially sweet…5 min read·Feb 28, 2022--36--36
Christa AvampatoAn orangutan practices medicineThe wonders of nature amaze me every day, and today a piece of natural news left me in awe. A paper was just published in the journal…2 min read·Just now----
Christa AvampatoA divestment case study: How the University of Cambridge divested from fossil fuelsDriven by the university student protests across the country, divestment is a top topic in U.S. media today. I’m currently getting my…5 min read·1 day ago----
Christa AvampatoFirst Brooklyn beach day of 2024This week, I had my first Brooklyn beach day of 2024 at Coney Island! Since moving from the Upper West Side to Brooklyn almost a year ago…3 min read·2 days ago----
Christa AvampatoMy author feature on Chapter BreakJulie and the wonderful team over at Chapter Break kindly published an author feature about me and my upcoming novel, Emerson Page and…1 min read·3 days ago----
Christa AvampatoCut scenes from my upcoming novel, Emerson Page and Where the Light LeadsAlmost all my writing is re-writing. I write my first draft of a book in a month, and then spend many months re-writing and editing. This…2 min read·4 days ago----
Christa AvampatoYou’re invited to my free NYC book launch party on Friday, May 31stI’m so excited to invite you to my book launch party for my new novel, Emerson Page and Where the Light Leads.1 min read·6 days ago----
Christa AvampatoThank you for a great book promotion for World Book NightHello all — I’m just popping in here to say a big thank you. Last week 1,202 people downloaded and bought my first novel, Emerson Page and…1 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Christa AvampatoStudent calls for university divestment won’t help their causeI’ve been watching the current university student protests in my own city and across the country. Their main demand now is university…2 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Christa AvampatoThe benefits of Zometa for early-stage breast cancer survivorsThis is me at Perlmutter Cancer Center this week getting an infusion of Zometa, my own version of the Harry Potter Skele-Gro potion. The…2 min read·Apr 27, 2024----