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Samar on Inside the Characters Studio!

[image error] This week on Inside the Characters' Studio, Samar, the star of Neesha Meminger's Shine, Coconut Moon.

Seventeen-year-old Samar -- a.k.a. Sam -- has never known much about her Indian heritage. Her mom has deliberately kept Sam away from her old-fashioned family. It's never bothered Sam, who is busy with school, friends, and a really cute but demanding boyfriend.

But things change after 9/11. A guy in a turban shows up at Sam's house, and he turns out to be her uncle. He wants to reconcile the fam

5 things that are helping me stay focused.

those of you who follow me on twitter and facebook know that i'm in radio silence for the weekend because i'm trying to finish the book by sunday night. this is how it works when i get so close to the end of a book that i can smell it. i hibernate. i go underground and don't look up or come out until it is done. i try to ensure that this happens on a weekend, so i can take friday off from my day job and really power through. this is where i'm at right now. and it hurts. some writers say t

Let the Wild Rumpus START!!!!

I am totes wearing my wolf suit. :)[image error]

Cece Charles on Inside the Characters' Studio!

This week on Inside the Characters' Studio, Cece Charles, the star of Cynthea Liu's The Great Call of China.

Chinese-born, Cece was adopted when she was two years old by her American parents. Living in Texas, she's bored of her ho-hum high school and dull job. So when she learns about the S.A.S.S. program to Xi'an, China, she jumps at the chance. She'll be able to learn about her passion—anthropology—and it will give her the opportunity to explore her roots. But when she arrives, she receives q

uhm...hello, sparkly edward.

have you seen this?



wow. i renew my desire for RP to play Gavin in the movie of The Season. :)
That said...isn't New Moon the one without Edward?[image error]

Meet Anna Godbersen!

[image error] Ok...I'm SUPER JAZZED that this week, I get to host the lovely and talented Anna Godbersen here at MacLeanSpace! 
It's no secret that I'm a huge Luxe fan...Since that very first book with that gorgeous pink dress on the cover, I've been hooked. lined. and sinkered. Envy is one of only a handful of books I've read during the last few months--I simply couldn't wait to finish my book to finish Anna's! And now, I'm on pins and needles waiting for the last book in the series...

Pretty girls in pret

I <3 My Dog...

especially when he sleeps like this...

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This Thursday! Rhode Island!

Be there or be square! (You don't want to be *square* do you???)



Barnes & Noble
Warwick, RI
4pm

Ideas on what passage I should read from The Season?
Leave them in comments![image error]

Wordle Journal Winner!

Yay! The (randomly-generated) winner of the Wordle Journal contest to celebrate historical fiction and Publishers Weekly is Deltay, from Lucid Conspiracy!

Y'all gave some awesome reasons for reading and loving historical fiction, from language, to being able to travel in time without fear of LOST-like repercussions, to manners, to reminding you to thank your lucky stars for modern conveniences like plumbing and electricity, to the way history, politics and culture all intertwine!

Thanks, all,

AS King Makes Baxter Famous!

The fabulous AS King, author of The Dust of 100 Dogs (which you should all go read RIGHT NOW), is featuring Baxter on her blog today as part of her regular feature, Wagging on Wednesday!

Go learn more about my pup...and about Amy![image error]