Christa's new fiction novel, Shadow Puppets, is in the works! This MFA thesis novel features local lore about Al Capone in Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Illinois. The novel explores themes of personal growth and the effects of self image, media, others' perceptions, and social change on a person's character. Check back for project updates! Anticipated finish date is June 2028. Publication date TBD.
Jorie's Story
Jorie's Story is an epic true-life novel about the incredible life of one feline. As the story unfolds, Jorie faces homelessness, foster care, cat jail, judgment, an abusive home, and many escapes through the city of Seattle. This middle-grade creative non-fiction novel melds heart with some hard truths in the life of an extraordinary cat who finally creates the love she deserves.
The Stuffy Sleepover
The Stuffy Sleepover picture book features the James Kennedy Public Library stuffed animal sleepover event. The book is not available for purchase, but as a professional children's literature storyteller, Christa loves to hold stuffed animal storytime events. Contact her for more details!
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Meet the Author
Christa Palm
Christa Palm is an author, ghost writer, freelance writer, editor and cat lover from Dubuque, Iowa. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from The University of Iowa in 2002 and immediately became a...banker. After working finance for ten years, Christa decided to marry her expertise in numbers with her love of writing; she earned her
Christa Palm is an author, ghost writer, freelance writer, editor and cat lover from Dubuque, Iowa. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from The University of Iowa in 2002 and immediately became a...banker. After working finance for ten years, Christa decided to marry her expertise in numbers with her love of writing; she earned her Grant Writing Certificate and wrote grants for start-up non-profits for one year. While dipping her toes in grant writing, Christa discovered that her love of fiction writing could actually pay the bills, and she ghost wrote two novels, a screenplay, and five picture books while also writing and editing for small companies around the world. Christa has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 36 years, and she enjoys exploring how aspects of her experiences with ableism due to her chronic illness/disability can connect to readers, particularly in her first novel, Jorie's Story