Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening

Chicago is listening!

on May 7, 2015

Author and illustrator of Do Your Laundry or You'll Die Alone, Becky Blades, has caught some ears in Chicago. She will be doing media appearances and signing her book with her daughter, Tess, a Freshman at Chicago's De Paul University.

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KC Country Club Plaza Book Signing May 2

on Apr 21, 2015

Hey Kansas Citians! Make a date with friends to go Mothers Day and graduation shopping on the Country Club Plaza! Between lunch and buying that little something for yourself, stop by Barnes and Noble where Becky Blades will be mincing motherly advice and signing books on her signature ironing...

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New England Mobile Book Fair, April 26

New England Mobile Book Fair, April 26

on Apr 10, 2015

Don’t miss author and illustrator Becky Blades’ Boston area book signing. Sunday, April 26 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. New England Mobile Book Fair 82-84 Needham St., Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461 Meet Becky Blades and hear how a letter to her daughter turned into a conversation-starting book. Ask questions and get...

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Becky Blades Book Signing at Willis Tower, Chicago

on Apr 9, 2015

Author and illustrator Becky Blades will sign her book Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Friday, May 8, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Barbara’s Bookstore 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Mothers Day and graduation shopping? Start here! Blades will mince motherly advice and sign books...

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Becky Blades Book Signing in Tucson April 30

on Apr 9, 2015

Meet author and Illustrator Becky Blades at her first Tucson area book signing. 7 – 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 Mostly Books 6208 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85712 Becky Blades will speak on important topics, like how to save the world from sock monsters and bad phone etiquette....

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San Diego Book Signing April 17

on Apr 1, 2015

Don’t miss author and illustrator Becky Blades’ first Book Signing in the San Diego area. Thursday, April 16 7:00pm – 9:00pm At the Barnes & Noble in Mira Mesa 10775 Westview Parkway San Diego, California 92126 Meet Becky Blades and hear how a letter to her daughter turned into a...

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A Next Act Story

on Mar 15, 2015

Author Becky Blades is featured in the stunning new blog: Next Act For Women. Read the interview HERE....

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Three Things a Mother Knows First

Three Things a Mother Knows First

on Mar 10, 2015

From the tenth row in the college theater, I saw it. As my daughter stepped to the front of the stage with her three fellow performers to belt out the stunning final chorus, something caught my eye. Just to the right of her nose, my daughter’s right cheek was ever-so-slightly...

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Motherly advice is heart-healthy

Motherly advice is heart-healthy

on Feb 28, 2015

Now that February is over, I am rethinking “Heart Month.” I typically celebrate February by giving Valentines to unsuspecting acquaintances and painting hearts for my friends and loved ones. I have tried not to get sucked in to the heart health movement that seems to make “Heart Month” a clinical...

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