I just got a Google Alert. I clicked on it, because I thought it was odd that “Ken Griffey Shoes” would be reviewing AlphaOops: H is for Halloween. But stranger things have happened…maybe Ken has a kid who loves books? Everybody has a kid who loves books! So I click through to this blog whose header is a lone…
If you’re one of those folks who likes to know little background DVD-extras for novels, this one’s for you. At the end of the acknowledgments for ENCHANTED, I thank the Adam Ezra Group because I wrote most of the acknowledgements while waiting for their show to start at the 8×10 club in Baltimore, MD. I told the guys that…
I meant to post about this back during Capclave, and I kept forgetting. I meant to post it again when Scott Edelman passed the video along to me…and I forgot then too. Then a few days ago, someone linked to the article about how Terry Pratchett was signing a contract with Dignitas to lead his own assisted suicide. And…
You guys know how much I love and depend on you to succeed. You are all precious and wonderful to me. Some of you I have met before, some of you I’ve known forever, some of you I only know online, and some of you I just don’t know yet. But we will meet, and when we do, we…
Miracle Max: Go away or I’ll call the Brute Squad. Fezzik: I’m on the Brute Squad. Miracle Max: You ARE the Brute Squad! ~The Princess Bride ****** At 8:05pm last night, book blogger Amanda Copulos sent out a bunch of tweets to authors, letting them know that she had stumbled across an eBay seller with multiple listings of ARC…
Apparently, there’s a trend in the book world that I’ve TOTALLY MISSED up until now called “Waiting On Wednesday.” On Wednesdays (surprise!) bloggers mention the upcoming books they’re really looking forward to reading. I had no idea about this phenomenon. And then my inbox started to be flooded with Google Alerts about Enchanted. The links sent me to sites…
Wanna win a copy of AlphaOops: H is for Halloween? I’m giving one away! Go sign up on Goodreads! I even have this handy-dandy widget: Goodreads Book Giveaway AlphaOops by Alethea Kontis Giveaway ends October 24, 2011. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Be sure to tell your friends! Happy Halloween!
It’s no secret that: 1.) Poe was my Emo High School Dream Boyfriend 2.) Tamora Pierce’s George Cooper was my first literary love 3.) I freaking adore Leanna Renee Hieber 4.) I believe in supporting Independently owned businesses Amusingly enough, this post is going to cover ALL FOUR OF THESE SUBJECTS. “But how on Earth…?” I hear you asking….
Did you notice? That’s right — up there at the top of the website, in front of the Dream-Haired Girl, there are now TWO AlphaOops covers. You know what that means? THE ALPHAOOPS: HALLOWEEN SITE IS NOW LIVE! There are so many new fun things to do! The memory game is back, joined by puzzles and something called a…
Those of you on Facebook & Twitter may remember the Friday night before Baltimore Book Festival when the Cutest Customer in the World visited me at the bookstore. It was late–within an hour or so of closing–and I overheard some customers in the children’s aisle talking about the National Book Festival. I had forgotten that the big book festival…
Dearest Squad, I got home from my travels up…
As we get ready for the THIEFTESS release on…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
