Alisa M. Libby's Blog, page 31
February 19, 2009
Signings and readings and postcards, oh my!
I’ve updated my website with my upcoming events! Here is a list of my March and April events, thus far:
Thursday, March 19, Book Launch Party at Simmons College. Kotzen Room, 12 - 2 p.m.Saturday, March 21, Book signing at Barnes & Noble in Framingham, 2 p.m.Tuesday, March 24, Book Talk, Teen Book Group, West Bridgewater Public Library, 3 p.m.Wednesday, March 25, Book Talk, Teen Book Group, Boston Latin School, 2:30 p.m.Saturday, March 28, Book signing at Wellesley Booksmith, 2 p.m.Saturday, April
February 12, 2009
February 13
During my last visit to NYC I had the chance to have tea with my friend Lauren, who was visiting from LA. Lauren was not ready for the cold weather, and that weekend was COLD. We wandered around in search of a nice place to drink tea, hollering into the wind. We ducked into Tiffany’s, got a look at the Tiffany diamond (oh my, it is quite large and sparkly-yellow) and got directions to a Starbucks down the street.
Lauren had found a letter that I wrote to her a LONG time ago, when we were still in
February 10, 2009
another yay - Publisher’s Weekly!
This is really gratifying…it makes the book’s imminent release that much more exciting and real. It’s a pretty amazing that this character, this story that I’ve been obsessed with for the past few years will soon be out in the world!
The King’s Rose
Alisa M. Libby. Dutton, $17.99 (320p)
ISBN 978-0-525-47970-3
Libby’s lush historical novel chronicles the intense period during which 15-year old Catherine Howard became Henry VIII’s fifth wife. Starting when the king disposed of his fourth wife, Anne
February 5, 2009
Kirkus review of The King’s Rose!
I’m really excited about this review - very gratifying!
Kirkus Reviews
Romance novels often tell stories of women imprisoned by circumstance but whose hearts, and other parts, ache for true love. Here, that tormented soul is 15-year-old Catherine Howard, a vivacious young woman who catches the eye of the lusty, aging King Henry VIII and soon finds herself playing the part of his fifth wife, with strict orders to produce a male heir . . . or else. It’s a perilous role. Henry’s second wife, Catherin
February 1, 2009
expectations
I met with a book group last Thursday to discuss my first novel, The Blood Confession. It was a great group, mostly teenagers who asked very thoughtful questions. But in the face of those thoughtful questions, I couldn’t help but worry that my answers were a let down.
It makes me wonder, what do we want to hear from authors, about their books? For example, one young woman asked a question about why there was a wolf in my book, what was my purpose in giving Erzebet a wolf for a pet. I really liked
January 27, 2009
Robert Burns
This past Sunday, January 25, was the 250 birthday of Robert Burns. Maybe I shouldn’t admit my lack of literary history knowledge, but I didn’t realize this was his big day. I was just listening to a CD of Celtic poetry on Friday, and his poems (recited in a nice Scottish brogue, of course, just as they were intended) were my favorite part.
At the risk of angering the internet/poetry gods, here is one of my favorites, borrowed from The Writer’s Almanac http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.
January 25, 2009
what I’ve been up to
People ask me if I’ve been working on my next book, so I avoid the question by saying that I’ve been working on a lot of publicity-stuff. Which is true. But then when asked “what are you doing to publicize your book?” I stare blankly at a fixed point and avoid that question, too.
But here is what I am doing, in case you are interested in the glamorous life of a young adult novelist. I’m sending postcards for the new book to friends, family, and local libraries and bookstores. I’ve sent out some A
