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Today I’m happy to welcome Cindy Pon to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Silver Phoenix.

But first, check out the beautiful cover! I try not to judge a book by its cover but this is definitely one of my favorites this year. Such beautiful colors! I love how it conveys the strength and determination of the main character, Ai Ling.

I have to admit that I am posting this entry a day late, and part of the reason for that is that I’m right in the middle of

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How to fail at bringing cupcakes to your first Library Book Club visit:

1. Plan for two months to make cute mini nut-cakes like the ones in your book to bring to your first meeting with real readers who do not work with you, are not friends with you, and are not related to you.
2. Purchase ingredients for cute mini nut-cakes so you can bake them the night before the meeting.
3. Decide at 7PM the night before the meeting that it’s too dangerous to make nut-cakes, because what if someone has a nut al

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Those of you who have an interest in Victorian Fantasy and Steampunk might be interested in this recent post by author R. L. LaFevers on The Enchanted Inkpot. I personally am really looking forward to Scott Westerfeld’s forthcoming Leviathan. Here’s the description from Goodreads: In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disg

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Today I’m happy to welcome J. E. MacLeod to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Waiting to Score.

Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.

A: I really can’t say exactly what it was, but if you’ve read the book and you are really curious, shoot me an email and I’ll tell you. It was a tough scene, but explained a lot about two important secondary characters and why they were the way they

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Today I’m happy to welcome Cheryl Renee Herbsman to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Breathing.

I had the chance to read an ARC of this book a few weeks ago. Here’s what I said on goodreads:

I have to admit I roll my eyes a little at the depictions in a lot of books and movies of two teens finding each other and acting as if they are soul-mates destined to be together forever. But there’s another part of me that desperately wants to believe that it’s poss

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Hi folks!

I’ve randomly selected the four winning bloggers/teachers/librarians/booksellers who will receive ARCs of Fortune’s Folly: Steph Su, Catherine, Shelly, and tehashley. I have sent emails to the winners but if you don’t receive them please contact me (deva at devafagan dot com).

Thank you to all who entered! I wish I had enough copies for everyone!

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Today I’m happy to welcome Aprilynne Pike to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Wings.

I had the chance to read an ARC of this book a few weeks ago, and found it to be a quick, engaging read that is sure to please readers looking for faery romance and adventure. The prose was pleasant and readable, and I will be interested to see how the story develops in the rest of the series. I must also add that I’m currently rooting for David even though I usually lik

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It does not surprise me (given my obsession with good grades and test scores as a kid) that I have a great and terrible capacity to stress out over any sort of numerical indication of my book’s “success”: Amazon rankings, stars, number of reviews, etc.

At this point, however, none of that serves any purpose except to drive me crazy and distract me from my new book. So I am trying to be good and avoid these behaviors. And to do so, I am not above bribery. So a few weeks ago I told myself if I cou

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Today I’m happy to welcome C. Lee McKenzie to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel Sliding on the Edge.

Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.

A: My Chapters 35 and 36 were bears to write at first–well, actually I kept re-writing them in my head until I could force myself to sit at the desk and put the words down. I didn’t want what happened in them to happen, yet I knew I needed it

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I ask my fellow Debs and readers to share their weird literary crushes over on the Debut 2009 community. Stop by and tell me I’m not the only one with a crush on Bigwig!

I posted another installment of my Food and Fiction series on Authors Now last week. This time it was the biscuits from Sarah Prineas’s Magic Thief. And boy were they delicious! Mmmmm… I even broke out a few pieces of my special organic free-range bacon to go with them.

And get ready, because tomorrow, M

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