Posts Tagged "ya books"

Look what arrived yesterday afternoon! That’s right, 2 copies of my beautiful, beautiful book. Also, this is just in time for my library events tomorrow and Monday, which means I will be able to read from the actual book instead of my printed out page proofs. Very cool!

For a few more minutes, it’s still my birthday, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to stay awake to the very end of it. I had a great birthday and raked in some pretty cool loot. That metal sculpture you see was made by the greatest boyfriend in the world (I might be slightly partial in these matters). Obviously he knows me pretty well, since like that statue, I usually have my face in a book, and of course it has taken up residence on a bookshelf where it feels right at home. As if making me that awesome sculpture wasn’t enough, he went and got me a new iPod, as well. That could have something to do with the fact that he’s tired of hearing me complain about my broken one or tired of listening to the same mix CDs over and over again...

A fellow Elevensie, author Beth Revis just got a nice and well-deserved plug from Publisher’s Weekly on her debut novel, Across the Universe. Now that I’ve had a first chance to read the first chapter, I agree with Publisher’s Weekly’s assessment that this is a killer first chapter. I can’t wait to read Beth’s novel. You can read the first chapter here, but I should warn you that the book will not be available until January. After reading this chapter, you’re going to wish you could get your hands on the book right away! What books are on your to-read...

I love to get book recommendations. I try to keep my little brown book of books to read beside my computer because these days most of my recommendations come via the computer in one form or another. Of course, sometimes I stash my little brown book in my purse if I am headed to the library or bookstore. Though, like my grocery shopping list, I usually forget to bring it with me. Not long ago writer, blogger and book recommender Heather McCorkle recommended Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley and I added it to my list. I’m so glad I took Heather up on her recommendation. This is a fun book that turns the whole vampire genre on its head. Forget everything you thought you knew about Vampires....

Fellow YA author Amy Holder whose novel The Lipstick Laws is due out next year is running a fun giveaway at her blog. To enter her What’s Your Fortune, Cookie? Contest all you need to do is come up with and submit a fortune for a fictional character. Your fortune could bring some good fortune your way in the form of an Amazon gift certificate. Amy is giving away 3 of them to lucky...