I’ve been hoping and wishing and praying for this moment since I bought four boxes of books from my friend back in 2004. Now, it’s official. ENCHANTED has made the final ballot for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. I…I don’t even know what to say. Except maybe “thank you” to all the…
Because when your sister’s velour track suit matches your book cover, this needs to happen.
From the YALSA site: Each year, YALSA presents the Best Fiction for Young Adults list after ALA’s Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list of 102 books was drawn from 200 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and…
Yes, I know, I’ve been remiss about blogging. (Being sick just kind of saps the desire to remind the world (and my mother) how awesome I’m not feeling.) So here’s a lovely tidbit to share: AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First was mentioned in the Chicago Post-Tribune earlier this week. Can you believe it originally came out SEVEN YEARS…
Today is 1-11, the day we celebrate PRINCESS ALETHEA’S MAGICAL BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! I do hope you have marvelous things planned for today. I do! If you don’t have some marvelous things planned, here are ten suggestions for how I would love you to spend MY FRABJOUS DAY. ********************** If you have a few extra dollars: 1.) Order some of…
Ladies and Gentlemen– Princess Alethea Proudly Presents: The cover of Hero! Rough and tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she’s the only one of her sisters without any magic—until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the…
I was tagged by my dear friend Alma Katsu to participate in this infamous NEXT BIG THING meme that’s going around. I was asked to answer the following questions about the book I was working on at the time, and then tag more people at the end. Want to know a little more about Hero? Here are my answers:…
(This blog is part of the SFWA Norton Award Blog Tour.) ************* I don’t really get nervous speaking in front of crowds anymore. Public speaking is one of those skills that can be exceptionally difficult to learn, but well worth braving that initial terror to get to the other side. The biggest benefit is that when someone in an…
Happy Monday, everyone! This is a very special Monday, as it’s also the birthday of my beautiful older sister Cherie, the inspiration for Monday Woodcutter. People always ask authors if any of their characters are based on real people. As a general rule, the characters in books are always based on some facet of the author him/herself. But sometimes,…
I’ve been hanging on to this because I wanted to make sure I shared it with you guys — it’s the book trailer for my friend Amanda Brice‘s middle grade novel Codename: Dancer: A Dani Spevak Mystery. TELL me this doesn’t look supercute. Such a great video!!! I love the little icon people and Dani’s voice over. She’s got…
Happy Prime and Anti-Prime Day! (which I think now…
Dearest Squad, “Always write when you’re in love.” My…
THIEFTESS – now available!
