Waiting on Wednesday – June 30, 2010
This weekly event is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. I can’t wait to read Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. Some very good news came out this week…originally set for a September release, Paranormalcy will now be out in the wild a month earlier! Here’s a little snippet to enjoy in the meantime Release Date: August 31, 2010 Publisher: HarperTeen Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours. But Evie’s about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all … Read entire article »
Filed under: Kiersten White, Paranormalcy, WOW
Cory Doctorow On The Digital World
I wasn’t able to make it to the Cory Doctorow event earlier this month but I was lucky to have an opportunity to talk to him by phone! This was my first phone interview & I owe a big thank you to both S.F. Robertson and Aly who came to my rescue and gave me some great pointers So if you have a peak at Cory’s bio below, you will see why I was excited (and intimidated) to have the opportunity to talk to him. His latest novel, FOR THE WIN, is “an action-adventure story about games, economics and labor politics”. I am not really a gamer (I leave that for my hubby & kids) but I am a business geek. In FOR THE WIN, Cory covers many … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cory Doctorow, For The Win, interview
She’s So Dead To Us Contest Alert
Earlier this month, I posted a review on how much I loved She’s So Dead To Us (click for review)…and how it really got me going! To celebrate it’s one month book bday, Kieran Scott has put together her biggest contest ever and it starts today! The lucky winner will receive AUTOGRAPHED COPIES of: and if that’s no enough….SHE’S SO OVER HIM (the sequel to SHE’S SO DEAD TO US), when it’s released next summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Head on over to kieran-scott.blogspot.com & find out all the details. … Read entire article »
Filed under: contest, Kieran Scott, She's So Dead To Us
An Interview with Shari Maurer
Today I am excited to have an interview with Shari Maurer. Her debut novel, Change of Heart, was recently released. It is a powerful story that covers a tough subject and may take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. I love the overall message it leaves you with. Without further ado, please give a warm welcome to Shari!Can you tell us about Change of Heart? Change of Heart is about Emmi, a 16 year old soccer player, who gets sick and finds she needs a heart transplant. In the process, she learns about life, love and the meaning of true friendship. As a mom, was the subject difficulty at times to write about? Do you think it also helped the depth of emotions expressed in the book? I’m not just a mom, … Read entire article »
Filed under: A Change of Heart, interview, Shari Maurer
Fun Friday…and winners!
I hope you enjoyed your week of Claire de Lune! A big thank you to Christine for making this possible. For the Friday’s posts, we discussed making a playlist as I always like to do something fun… So after much agonizing, I finally did a playlist just of the arcof Claire’s story – a Claire playlist, rather than a CLAIRE DE LUNEplaylist, if that makes sense. Originally, I tried to pick one song foreach character, but I was getting into WAY too many spoilers and gettingall twisted up with it. Instead, I tried to find really great songs thatmatched Claire at each point in her journey, both with their lyrics andalso the general feel of the music. This is what I ended up with! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Claire de Lune, winners, YAR
Learning More About Matthew
It wasn’t a surprise that when I went to interview Claire, Matthew was close by. Being the main character and all, we know a lot more about Claire so my questions for Matthew (who by the way is a total sweetheart!)were a little more deep. Again, not to worry these are spoiler-free! What was it about Claire that made you fall head over heels for her? She’s so *herself.* I was so tired of dating girls that spend all their time playing games, trying to be whatever they thought I wanted them to be. And Claire was so smart and funny and quiet without being shy. I just never thought she’d be interested in dating someone like me – that she’d think I was just another jock. She’s so strong and amazing, … Read entire article »
Filed under: character interview, Christine Johnson, Claire de Lune, YAR
The Double Blog Dare Tour
Welcome to day 8 of the Double Blog Dare Tour! Thanks for joining me from Books and Literature for Teens (the previous tour stop). We’re all helping Alison Dare go on tour by snapping a photo of her in our area. Here are mine: My daughter and I took Alison out for the day and lo and behold an adventure ensued! Alison found herself overlooking a valley of giants! At the edge of the valley there stood a mysterious cabin: Alison found herself bouncing from one enormous leaf to the next in her attempt to access the cabin and see what secrets it held: She had to work hard to wrestle herself from the firm grip of the giant’s hand before making her way inside: Having successfully maneuvered the scary giant’s attack, gained access to the boarded … Read entire article »
Filed under: Allison Dare, blog tour, Graphic Novel, J. Bone, J. Torres
Chatting it up with Claire
At 16, the main character in Claire de Lune finds out that she’s…well a little bit different! I had a chance to ask her a few questions, don’t worry it’s spolier-free Did you ever think, growing up, that your family was a little odd? Not really. I mean, I knew my family was different than, say, Emily’s family, but it just seemed NORMAL to me. Plus, once Lisbeth came, it actually seemed easier than having my mom around all the time, breathing down my neck about stuff. I was so happy that she wasn’t prying into my secrets that I didn’t really think she might have one of her own! How long had Matthew been on your radar? Um, since the first day I walked into school? No, seriously. He was … Read entire article »
Filed under: character interview, Christine Johnson, Claire de Lune, YAR
An Interview with Christine Johnson
I recently had a chance to talk to Christine Johnson about her debut, Claire de Lune. Please give a warm welcome to Christine. This week you have a chance to win a SIGNED copy of Claire de Lune (CAN/US only), OR one of six signed bookplates (open internationally!) by filling out the form here. Don’t forget you get an extra entry for each thoughful comment (see her answer to my last question today!) In your own words, tell us about the book This is a much harder thing to do than it seems like, but here goes: CLAIRE DE LUNE is about a girl who discovers, on her sixteenth birthday, that she’s the latest in a long line of female werewolves. With a rogue wolf on the loose, her boyfriend’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christine Johnson, Claire de Lune, interview, YAR
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