Catherine Hapka

@catherinehapka.bsky.social

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Still out here writing for kids and YA rep: Katherine Latshaw at Folio Literary Management Horse enthusiast, cat magnet, music fan, night owl, swing state voter, lazy gardener She/her catherinehapka.com

A kitten looking psychotic.
Some of the characters from Dinosaur on Hulu.
A college girl in a makeshift 80s era Madonna costume. Couldn’t get my hair blonde without bleach but the rest isn’t too bad considering I spent virtually no money lol. I might have bought the mesh gloves?
Joan Rivers on stage in a pink jacket.
Photo of a dirty garden glove, a ripe tomato, and a cucumber on a blue plastic chair.
Photo of a rain gauge showing a little over 3 1/2 inches of rain has fallen today. Wet garden in background.
An almost-two-week-old Mottled Houdan chick looking skeptical.
A photo of several mophead blossoms of a pale blue hydrangea macrophylla (can't remember the name) with leaves around; dappled sunlight.
Image of twelve YA book covers, all with winter or holiday themes. The word GIVEAWAY! is at the top. Titles: FALLING IN SNOW MEET ME ON MISTLETOE LANE THE HOLIDAY SWITCH WHITE OUT THE CHRISTMAS CLASH PINING FOR YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE JOY TO THE GIRLS THE RISK OF FALLING MINT TO BE EIGHT NIGHTS OF FLIRTING THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS.
Photo of day old baby chicks looking a bit stunned to be out of the box that carried them from the hatchery in Iowa to SE PA. Standing on newspaper under a red heat lamp. Variety of breeds.
Banner ad, text on brownish-red background. Main text: BARNES & NOBLE PREMIUM & REWARDS MEMBERS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE 25% OFF UPCOMING BOOKS* WITH CODE: PREORDER25. Yellow tab at right: PREMIUM MEMBERS SAVE AN EXTRA 10% and red circle at left: includes eBooks & Audiobooks.
Big public screen at Hudson Yards showing World Cup game.
Theater ceiling with chandeliers and green lighting.
Part of the stage at Studio 54 showing a spooky owl with red eyes and a bit of spaceship tubing.
Playbill for The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54. Red title text on black background, playbill text on rainbow background at top.
TV screen showing Mayor Mandani talking about the Knicks.
The Dakota in the rain.
Fancy train station ceiling.
Patty and Lauren from Square Pegs.
Cool Runnings movie promo.
Movie poster for The Dead Zone starring Christopher Walken.
A black cat staring at the camera.
Five kittens mostly in shades of gray and mama cat sleek and black.
The members of Girls5eva: Gloria, Wickie, Dawn, and Summer. They are dressed in shades of pink and black and posing; Summer holds a microphone. The band name appears in lights at top of frame.
Four gray toned seagulls standing on a weathered gray roof against gray siding with a hint of gray sky.
Ad for Remington Steele starring Pierce Brisbane and Stephanie Zimbalist. Doris Roberts as Mildred also pictured.
Snippet of video of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band playing No Surrender at Madison Square Garden. May 11, 2026, Land of Hopes and Dreams tour.
Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger. David Bowie in background.
Photo taken up through trees Hudson River Park.
Two Colbert wristbands.
Photo taken while standing in line outside the Ed Sullivan Theater to see Colbert’s 7th to last taping.
Bruuuuuce! (Springsteen playing guitar and singing looking serious)
Bruce Springsteen and Little Steven singing into a mic together in their usual way.
Exterior of Madison Square Garden with yellow cab and Springsteen sign.
Advertising image for Extraordinary a show about a world where almost everyone has superpowers. Image shows the main characters including a cat named Jizzlord.
Still from the "George III/Golden Age of Ballooning" episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. The scene shows troupe members rolling around to the right while three women in sparkly dresses (their look is reminiscent of the Supremes and similar acts) sing in the foreground.
Poster for Satan’s Cheerleaders.
Movie poster for Live and Let Die with Roger Moore as James Bond.
The Geefle and the Gonk from Sesame Street.
A Devon Rex cat, bicolor brown and white. He's lounging on a furry heated pad on a windowsill.
Baloo from The Jungle Book chilling.
Close up photo of a patch of lawn/weeds with pale frosty bits. Clover, wild violets, and some kind of yellow flower stalk, plus a tiny bit of actual grass here and there. Yellow holly leaf at center.
Photo of gas pump with the words DON DID DAT scrawled on it in green.
Movie poster for At Close Range starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. Tagline: Like father. Like son. Like hell.
Blossoms and buds of a crabapple tree.
A bicolor Devon Rex cat looking up. The sun is shining on him and making his long, luxurious whiskers look extra prominent.
Jane Curtin and Dan Akyroyd on Weekend Update.
Photo of a stinkbug on the inside of a window. Faint tree branches visible outside.
A pink and white hellebore blooming against a whitewashed cinder block wall.
Book cover: ANA ON THE EDGE by A.J. Sass. Tagline: Step into yourself. Art shows a young person on ice skates, seen from behind, arms outstretched and with a spot light on the ice a short distance in front of them. My review: Read this one! It's such a sweet, age-appropriate story with memorable characters and just enough fascinating behind-the-scenes skating detail (the author is a skater himself and knows his stuff!).
Photo of the printed race program for the 2026 Cheshire Races, March 29, 2026 Plantation Field in Unionville PA. Images show horses and riders.
A sign showing an image of a drag queen type figure with pink hair and the green skin and crown of the Statue of Liberty. Text reads: NO KINGS MORE QUEENS.
A marcher dressed as a clown carrying a sign reading SMARTER THAN TRUMP. The person behind him has a trump baby balloon.
A sign from No Kings march in Newark, DE. It features four photos showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Stephen King, Billie Jean King, and Donald Trump. Beside the first three is the word KING? with a green check mark; by the last is KING? with a big red X. Blue sky and trees in background, crowd and buildings visible at bottom of frame.
Playbill for THE BOOK OF MORMON, additional text specified where (The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Wilmington DE), when (March 27-29, 2026) and the sponsoring organization (The Grand: A non-profit arts organization, Broadway in Wilmington). Art includes a doorbell.
Close up photo of bright yellow daffodils with drops of rain on petals and leaves.
Book cover: 2026 edition of THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS by Catherine Hapka. Art shows a teen girl wearing a cozy sweater who is on a ladder placing a gold star on a Christmas tree. A teen boy stands below, looking up at her and holding the cord for the star.
A brown and white cat wearing a holiday sweater is looking at a book - title is THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS by Catherine Hapka. It's a mass market ppb and the (previous edition) cover art shows two teens ice skating against a snowy background.
Short video of rain falling on a pond, with loud spring peepers as soundtrack.
Screenshot of my results from online color quiz. My score is 0.0177. Text below the number reads: Textbook human vision. The colour science papers were written about people exactly like you. That's a compliment. Probably.