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ARCs at BEA

Cats and Kittens!

While circumstances have forced me to be unable to attend BEA this year, I am there with you through my many short stories!

This year I have 4 short stories coming out! All of them genre stories! And, happily, the ARCs of the anthologies containing said short stories are all availabe at BEA. So if you are there, you should go and get them, if you so desire. Check out my new literary voice. (And if you are not at BEA, may I suggest reading my first short story of this year,

In which I dance in a style I've never tried before

Tonight I joined my fabulous friend Jill Murray, at Studio Sweatshop for a breakdancing class. Jill wrote the YA book , Break on Through, which is about a b-girl crew. It's a great novel. I loved it. Imagine everything you love about watching a dance movie, like Bring it On or Save the Last Dance, but in a novel. Delicious.

Anyway, she was in a crew back in the day, and still keeps up by taking classes with delightful JoDee (aka Feisty) who is in Solid State Breakdace and was my patient te

In which I dance in a style I’ve never tried before

Tonight I joined my fabulous friend Jill Murray, at Studio Sweatshop for a breakdancing class. Jill wrote the YA book , Break on Through, which is about a b-girl crew. It’s a great novel. I loved it. Imagine everything you love about watching a dance movie, like Bring it On or Save the Last Dance, but in a novel. Delicious.

Anyway, she was in a crew back in the day, and still keeps up by taking classes with delightful JoDee (aka Feisty) who is in Solid State Breakdace and was my patient te

Short Story: Baby in the Basket

My dear and gentle readers! I have some fun news! The first of my short stories this year where I am dipping my toe into new literary worlds begins!

My very first Sci Fi / Non-YA story has been published by the very fine people at Strange Horizons (you should subscribe to them, they have great stories, reviews and stuff you will like for reals.)

My story is called Baby in the Basket.

Enjoy!

TCAF schedule

I love comics. Here is a picture of me as Tin Tin on my May Adventures!

First up, I’ll be at TCAF (Toronto Comics Arts Festival) this weekend with a slew of amazingly awesome comic peeps, including my cohort in Jane-ness the fabulous Jim Rugg! (we’ll be in Pittsburgh together next weekend, too. He has the info)

You can read my National Post Q&A here. (Read the other TCAF guests fun Q&A’s, too!)

TCAF is at The Toronto Reference Library

789 Yonge St.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M4W 2G8

on Saturday

LA Times Festival of Books (round up!)

Oh, The LA Times Festival of Books. It’s one of my favorite book festivals ever. The panels are great. The authors are awesome. The green room is overflowing with the coolest authors and sparkliest conversations. As an Angeleno, it was always a goal of mine to be a part of it, and so every year that I am I pinch myself with glee. (thanks LA Times and Maret Orliss for making a little lady’s dream come true!)

It began on Friday night at the LA Times building for the awards ceremony. The LA

Pardon My Youth

Maybe you want to read YA and don’t know where to start.  Or maybe you are a teen and you want your mom or dad to just get over it and pick up a YA book already.  Maybe you’re a parent and want to read a book with your teen.  Or Maybe YA is all you read anyway.

In the spirit of sharing the love of YA literature to those who  do not know of its glory, I have joined with Skylight Books to start a book club!

Yes!  It’s true!  Come on down and join in the conversation!

Beginning April 19th (and then th

YA Authors in Conversation / Saturday March 28

Ladies. Gentlemen.

(photo by )

This Saturday at 5 PM at SKYLIGHT BOOKS I’ll be hosting an event.  Why  not come down and listen to some writers of the genre wax poetic!

YA AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION

Skylight Books

1818 N vermont

5 PM

it’s with (me) Cecil Castellucci, Ron Koertge, Lisa Yee and Cylin Busby

These Young Adult fiction authors will share their latest works and discuss what it’s like writing fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels for teens.

Cecil Castellucci is the author of Boy Proof, The Q

SXSW

Did you know that rock and roll is good for the soul?

Oh what a treat to go to Austin, Texas to the annual rock blow out SXSW. I was there accompanying one of my BFF’s the divine Miss Melissa Auf der Maur.

She played four shows and just blew everyone away. Her rock is heavy, heartwrenching and delightful. Don’t take my word for it. Billboard rounds up her show nicely as “Best Performance I Don’t Have Another Reason to Write About: Melissa Auf der Maur. No one could tell me if she’s o

Geektastic Review

One of our avatar winners, Julian reviews Geektastic (and is reading Octavian Nothing!)   Yay!  Thanks, Julian!