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Crazy day today!  First, I just filed taxes.  I must admit, I'm a tax geek.  I like taxes -- I like reading the tax code, I like finding deductions, I like the puzzle of it.  But at the same time, when all is said and done, I hate pressing the button to actually file them.  Go figure.  But it's done and next year's taxes are guestimated and I am happy.

Second, I'm super excited for this afternoon when I'll be talking to a college class about The Forest of Hands and Teeth.  I so can't wait!!  I've

Dreams and things coming round

I'm almost always surprised by life.  Haven't you ever found that you can think of something utterly random and then somehow it keeps popping up (usually in threes?).  Anyway, here's what's amazed and surprised me today...

A while back (over a year, actually) Kristin Nelson posted on her blog a video of Paul Potts singing Nessun Dorma for Britain's Got Talent (you'll want to watch that video -- it's utterly amazing and uplifting).  This led to me spending almost a morning looking up information o

Paperwork is a B*$ch

I have been told I do not have enough pictures of my office mates.  Because I'm one to do as I'm told, may I present you with The Boss hard at work.  And you wonder why the paperwork piles up!!



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USA Today article in the flesh!

Hey Y'all!  Yep, JP and I trekked to the bookstore to pic up a (couple of) copies of the USA Today article! I scanned it in and highlighted it so you can see!  Squee!  Hopefully you can click on it to see a larger version :)



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USA Today article on Zombies Mentions Me and FHT!

Squee!!  I'm super excited that my book, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, is in today's USA Today (article here)!  Just think, people in hotels everywhere are waking up to the sweet shamble of zombies and my book :)



I'm heading out soon to pick up some actual hard copies of the article and will scan in a copy later.  This whole thing just makes me ridiculously happy :)  Go team zombie!!![image error]

Debs Blog Tour: Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger

Hey Y'all!  It's been a while and so I'm super excited to bring another guest in the Debs Blog Tour.  Today we're talking about Neesha Meminger and her debut Shine, Coconut Moon.

About the book:

Samar–a.k.a. Sam–is an Indian-American teenager whose mom has kept her away from her old-fashioned family.  It's never bothered Sam, who is busy with school, friends, and a demanding boyfriend.  But things change after 9/11.  A guy in a turban shows up at Sam's house–and turns out to be her uncle.  He wan

Borders Original Voices

April seriously needs to stop going by so fast -- I have WAY too much to do this month!  This is a short post to say thanks so much for all the kind words about the cover of The Dead-Tossed Waves!  I can't wait to be able to share the flap copy soon (and answer some of y'all's questions like who is the girl on the cover).

But the great thing about April is that The Forest of Hands and Teeth is an April Borders Original Voices Selection!!  What is Borders Original Voices?  According to the websit

Cover for The Dead-Tossed Waves!

Hey Y'all!  First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who friended me on Facebook and Twitter!  And an even bigger thanks for all of the love you showed my new cover yesterday :)

Second, I just saw that The Forest of Hands and Teeth was reviewed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer who says "The Forest of Hands and Teeth will give you a sleepless night - either from staying up to finish the book or lying awake listening for a scratch at the door."  Sweet!

Third, don't forget that I'm still in the middle o

New Cover News + Twitter

Hey Y'all!  First, look at the pretty I got in the mail yesterday!!!  It's the cover flat for the UK hardback and an ARC of the Australia trade paperback.  Seriously, these are gorgeous in person.  The cover is matte black and the red leaf and title are glossy.  My name is embossed foil -- it just all is such a beautiful combination.  I'm totally going to have to find a way to get more so I can give a few away!


I've also gotten the cover for The Dead-Tossed Waves and am totally in love.  It's by

Cluttered House, Cluttered Mind

I loved my rooms in college, I loved that they were mine (I always had singles) and that I didn't have to pack to go anywhere mid-week (I went back and forth between my parents' houses growing up).  I loved setting everything up, giving everything a home, and then living any way I wanted.  And then at the end of every year, I cleaned it all out, packed it up, and got to do it all over again the next year.

I've learned over the years that I tend to not like to throw things away.  Some things with