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May 5, 2009
London vacation pics, contest
Sorry I've been gone so long -- the days leading up to my break were pretty busy, and then I spent one wonderful week in London. But you know what that means:
Ah, London.
On Sunday, we went to visit the Tower of London. This is the info sign in the courtyard, which gives helpful directions to the phones, the buses, etc. But one thing on that sign is not like the others --
From the Tower of London, we had unexpectedly terrific views of the London Marathon, which was run the Sunday I was in the
Ah, London.
On Sunday, we went to visit the Tower of London. This is the info sign in the courtyard, which gives helpful directions to the phones, the buses, etc. But one thing on that sign is not like the others --
From the Tower of London, we had unexpectedly terrific views of the London Marathon, which was run the Sunday I was in the
April 16, 2009
rule I should have learned by now, horror movie liveblog?
I cannot count on eating dinner while watching "Bones." Particularly not when my chosen dinner is pizza, and the victim was -- well, like the one last night. Will I never learn?
Between being very, very busy and having a cold this week, I have not been posting or replying to e-mail as quickly as I should have been. But good things are happening! Stargazer is in its third week on the NYT bestsellers' list (woo!), I got to visit the HarperCollins offices for a little celebration party on Mond
Between being very, very busy and having a cold this week, I have not been posting or replying to e-mail as quickly as I should have been. But good things are happening! Stargazer is in its third week on the NYT bestsellers' list (woo!), I got to visit the HarperCollins offices for a little celebration party on Mond
April 9, 2009
some very limited overseas release info
I promised I would let you guys know when I had it -- and now I sort of do, though not very concretely; all I have are months, not actual release dates, and not even all of those. But I thought I would share what I had, for what it's worth.
SPAIN: You get STARGAZER in both Spanish and Catalan in May 2009. I have started to hear from some people who might have it already, though I don't know if they are getting US versions. So far, neither the Spanish nor Catalan publisher has bought the righ
SPAIN: You get STARGAZER in both Spanish and Catalan in May 2009. I have started to hear from some people who might have it already, though I don't know if they are getting US versions. So far, neither the Spanish nor Catalan publisher has bought the righ
April 2, 2009
THANK YOU!
I am thanking each and every one of you who helped make STARGAZER -- (::drumroll::) -- #4 on The New York Times Bestseller List for chapter books!
It's not in the paper yet, and I'm sort of confused still about when it will be, but the announcement came out last night, at which point![[info:]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380438177i/889613.gif)
dianafox, my editor and
dianora2 all phoned in short order. So of course I haven't come down from Cloud Nine yet. Seriously, thanks to all of you who have read and loved the books and told your friends; you are t
It's not in the paper yet, and I'm sort of confused still about when it will be, but the announcement came out last night, at which point
dianafox, my editor and
dianora2 all phoned in short order. So of course I haven't come down from Cloud Nine yet. Seriously, thanks to all of you who have read and loved the books and told your friends; you are t
March 26, 2009
o be still my heart
IMPORTANT VAMPIRE BULLETIN
IAN SOMERHOLDER HAS BEEN CAST AS DAMON IN 'THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.'
CUE HYPERVENTILATING GLEE BY CLAUDIA GRAY
END TRANSMISSION
IAN SOMERHOLDER HAS BEEN CAST AS DAMON IN 'THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.'
CUE HYPERVENTILATING GLEE BY CLAUDIA GRAY
END TRANSMISSION
March 24, 2009
STARGAZER's release date is here!
Yes, it's March 24 -- release day at last! Although plenty of you managed to find STARGAZER in your local bookstores ahead of time, all of you should be able to find it now. I'm tired and relieved and thrilled: You name it.
I also picked the winners for STARGAZER Contest #6 this morning. Congrats to Christine M., Tori W., Ornella S., Lauralee W., Deltay, Hannah G., Jackie D., Moriah D., Misty H. and Jessica J.! Their lucky charms were the luckiest of all. Though it was interesting how many
I also picked the winners for STARGAZER Contest #6 this morning. Congrats to Christine M., Tori W., Ornella S., Lauralee W., Deltay, Hannah G., Jackie D., Moriah D., Misty H. and Jessica J.! Their lucky charms were the luckiest of all. Though it was interesting how many
March 18, 2009
STARGAZER Contest #6 -- one week until the launch!
For STARGAZER Contest #5, I asked you guys to send in your favorite movies made before 1960. I admit, I had no idea you all would have such incredibly good taste in films. This list is pretty impressive:
The Thin Man
Roman Holiday
Top Hat
The Maltese Falcon
North by Northwest
Sleeping Beauty
Rebel Without a Cause (Lori Ann even has a James Dean tattoo!)
Casablanca
Cat People
Pajama Game
Rebecca
Bride of Frankenstein
Some Like It Hot
The Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
Rear Window
Charade
An Affair to Remember
C
The Thin Man
Roman Holiday
Top Hat
The Maltese Falcon
North by Northwest
Sleeping Beauty
Rebel Without a Cause (Lori Ann even has a James Dean tattoo!)
Casablanca
Cat People
Pajama Game
Rebecca
Bride of Frankenstein
Some Like It Hot
The Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
Rear Window
Charade
An Affair to Remember
C
March 17, 2009
Is it silly --
-- to be really excited that STARGAZER has cracked the Amazon Top 1,000? It had been hovering just beneath that for a while now, but for this hour at least, it's at #968, baby!
Okay, possibly this is quite silly. In any case, it is certainly time for bed.
(You still have a few hours to enter STARGAZER Contest #5, you know --)
ETA from silly person: Now it's #946!
Okay, possibly this is quite silly. In any case, it is certainly time for bed.
(You still have a few hours to enter STARGAZER Contest #5, you know --)
ETA from silly person: Now it's #946!
March 11, 2009
Time for STARGAZER Contest #5!
Sorry I'm so late getting this up, guys -- things are wild. Can you believe it's only two weeks until STARGAZER comes out?
So, for Contest #4, I asked all of you to tell me your strangest dreams, so it seems only fair that I share my strangest dream with you. Essentially, I was fighting against a zombie attack with Willow and Xander from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Regis Philbin. We were in a grocery store throwing toilet paper (full rolls) at the zombies, particularly the ones in fancy col
So, for Contest #4, I asked all of you to tell me your strangest dreams, so it seems only fair that I share my strangest dream with you. Essentially, I was fighting against a zombie attack with Willow and Xander from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Regis Philbin. We were in a grocery store throwing toilet paper (full rolls) at the zombies, particularly the ones in fancy col
March 9, 2009
Calling all Goths
I am doing an interview tonight for a journalism student who is putting together a magazine pitch as part of her project -- basically, she is envisioning a smarter, edgier magazine for teen girls. She wants to write about the vampire craze, how it connects to the Goth scene and the reasons people find it so fascinating, without shrugging it off as a pure fad the way so many mainstream publications do. I'm talking with her about EVERNIGHT, but she is looking to talk to more teen girls (particul
