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New Book Coming in September 2016! Check back for more info soon!

May 11, 2016 timmuky

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Award-winning author of books for young people

Recent Posts

  • Listen to Heather’s terrific radio interview on “Wrecked”
  • “Wrecked” gets terrific Publishers Weekly review
  • Starred review in School Library Journal for “Wrecked”!
  • “Wrecked” release party Wednesday at Plaid Elephant Books in Danville
  • Book Launch Party for “Wrecked” at Danville’s Plaid Elephant Books!

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Grateful to be a daughter; grateful to have a daug Grateful to be a daughter; grateful to have a daughter. Happy Daughter’s Day! ❤️
You are NOT gonna want to miss meeting Mariama Loc You are NOT gonna want to miss meeting Mariama Lockington @forblackgirlslikeme in Danville this Thursday, September 28th from 5-8 pm at Morley’s Backyard!! Mariama is a critically acclaimed and award-winning YA author participating in our own Boozy Book Fair, sponsored by the fabulous Plaid Elephant @plaidelephantbooksky !!! Mariama will be joined by David Arnold and Court Stevens, equally stellar authors! More about David and Court in my next posts!! (Oh, and I’ll be there too. Please come say hey and grab a book and a drink. All ages welcome!!) #boozybookfair #plaidelephantbooks #destinationdanvilleky #morleysbackyard #mariamalockington
Tito!!!!!! Photo by Lila. ❤️ Tito!!!!!! Photo by Lila. ❤️
Wrecked literary soundscape project session 2 with Wrecked literary soundscape project session 2 with students at DHS. Thanks to everyone involved in this super cool endeavor made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts. #plaidelephantbooks #danvilleky #danvilleindependentschools #wreckedthenovel #soundscapes #boylecountypubliclibrary #yalit #hensonbooks #soundart
Always love seeing Gigi, one of my very favorite t Always love seeing Gigi, one of my very favorite teachers from high school days. ❤️
Terrific turnout tonight @boylecopubliclibrary for Terrific turnout tonight @boylecopubliclibrary for my brother Robby’s reading and signing of his novel, Loud Water. Copies of the book are available locally @plaidelephantbooksky .
Robby’s reading and signing at the library tonig Robby’s reading and signing at the library tonight at 6:30! Come on out!! Repost from @boylecopubliclibrary • Join us TONIGHT for an author visit and book signing with Danville native, Robby Henson! Learn about his new book, Loud Water. Copies of the book will be on sale, courtesy of Plaid Elephant Books.
One, two, buckle your shoe…Three, four, out the One, two, buckle your shoe…Three, four, out the door… 🤣
I randomly decided it was Take A Picture with Heat I randomly decided it was Take A Picture with Heather Day!! Woohoo!!! Seriously, it was big fun running into so many friends at the Constitution Square Festival in downtown Danville!! This festival was a huge part of my childhood, and I’m so glad it’s back! Thanks to all those who made it happen! Oh and that great purse I just bought from a local vendor is made of cork! Cool, right?
You are the future!!!!! Register to vote!!!! Repos You are the future!!!!! Register to vote!!!! Repost from @kentuckiansforthecommonwealth • Will you turn 18 before Election Day on Nov 7th? Make sure to register to vote! You are the future of Kentucky and your voice matters. Register before Oct 10th at the link in bio.
Morning snuggle. 😻🐶 Morning snuggle. 😻🐶
What a terrific group of kids today at BOCO Perfor What a terrific group of kids today at BOCO Performing Arts as we continue our literary soundscape project!!! This is a collaboration between myself, artist Elizabeth Haigh, the Boyle County Library, Plaid Elephant Books, and the Danville and Boyle County schools, made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. More exciting things to come over the next few weeks! #plaidelephantbooks #boylecountypubliclibrary #wrecked #boylecountyperformingartscenter #danvillehighschool #literarysoundscapes #nea
It’s baaaaaaack!!!! Mark your calendars!!! Boozy It’s baaaaaaack!!!! Mark your calendars!!! Boozy Book Fair @morleysbackyard brought to you by @plaidelephantbooksky !! Thursday, Sept 28, 5-8 pm!! Come on out!!!! 📚🍻🍷Repost from @plaidelephantbooksky • Need another reason to mark your calendar for the Boozy Book Fair on September 28th? We're excited to welcome some of Kentucky's BEST YA authors to this event. They will be mixing and mingling, happy to chat about their books and sign a copy if you desire. Here's the lineup: 🌟 David Arnold 🌟 Heather Henson 🌟 Mariama Lockington 🌟 Court Stevens See you Thursday, September 28th from 5pm to 8pm at Morley's Backyard! @hensonbooks @forblackgirlslikeme @iamdavidarnold @quartland #boozybookfair #bookfair #scholasticbookfair #danvilleky #fallforagoodbook #plaidelephantbooks #morleysbackyard #centrecollegebookstore
These two. ❤️ These two. ❤️
Repost from @timungs • Had a nice evening with Z Repost from @timungs • Had a nice evening with Zoe and Mike, in spite of the dogs not paying attention to the photo opportunity.
Repost from @plaidelephantbooksky • Would you li Repost from @plaidelephantbooksky • Would you like to hear about an amazing community collaboration that we've been helping with? I promise it'll give you a smile on a gloomy Friday. Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the amazing creativity of Heather Henson and Elizabeth Haigh, the Boyle County Public Library is heading up a Very Cool Project in partnership with the Danville and Boyle County Schools. Heather and Elizabeth are working with 80 students across the two high schools on a "literary soundscape" project. Students are reading and discussing Heather's book "Wrecked" - generously donated by the publisher, Simon & Schuster. Then they're working with Elizabeth to create sound art in response to literary text by recording and mixing ambient sounds. (It's something one of the characters in the book does...) The finished pieces will be exhibited at the Boyle County Public Library in December. If you'd like to learn more about the project, there was a nice piece in the newspaper about it this week. Link below! https://www.amnews.com/2023/09/06/library-receives-grant-for-local-students-to-create-soundscapes/ @hensonbooks @the_real_elizabitcrusher @boylecopubliclibrary @danvilleschools @boylecountyhighschool @neaarts @simonandschuster #wrecked #publicschool #danvilleky #teamwork #community #literarysoundscapes #soundscape #plaidelephantbooks #nationalendowmenforthearts #grantsforartsprojects
Kicking off our NEA funded literary soundscape pro Kicking off our NEA funded literary soundscape project through which the marvelous Elizabeth Haigh and I work with both Danville snd Boyle County High School students over the next few weeks to ultimately create individual soundscapes for an auditory exhibit at the Boyle County Public Library. More to come soon about this unique project connected to my book, Wrecked.
Wow, Larry Appel, a Playhouse alum from 1976 was p Wow, Larry Appel, a Playhouse alum from 1976 was passing through on his way to Tennessee and stopped to say hi and reminisce. Really fond memories of that year….here’s a pic of Larry and an 11 year old me hamming it up in between scenes from a performance of Androcles and the Lion! Seems like only yesterday!
I never know which photo to go with when posting a I never know which photo to go with when posting about our anniversary. So many photos, so many memories. Tim and I are celebrating 33 years of marriage today. Crazy, right?!!? Especially since we could’ve easily never met in the vastness of NYC. What if I hadn’t gone to that particular bar (2A) on that particular night? What if neither of us had looked up at just the right moment for our eyes to meet across (a very crowded) room. Happy Anniversary, baby! Here’s to another 33. ❤️🍾🥂💃🕺🏻🎉❤️
TBT to my teen self hanging with two proud Kentuck TBT to my teen self hanging with two proud Kentuckians. My dad, aka, the Colonel (as in KY Colonel) and Happy Chandler, former KY Governor and US Senator (Democrat!!!), and second Commissioner of Baseball. I’ve wanted to share this with my sweet friend, writer/actress/publisher extraordinaire, Erin Chandler, for awhile and thought it was especially synchronistic now since Erin and her marvelous Rabbit House Press are helping get the word out about my brother’s first novel! (The novel is “Loud Water,” avail lots of places.) (Oh, and that hair??? Wow. You know it’s the ‘80’s! 🤣🤣) #tbt
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