Sarah Ockler's Blog, page 21
March 24, 2009
What Recession? Bush’s Effing Book Deal Crime Against Effing Humanity
First watch this in its entirety:
Now read this. No, really. From today’s Publisher’s Marketplace report of recent book deals:
Former President George W. Bush’s memoir DECISION POINTS, about a dozen personal and presidential choices, such as his choice of Dick Cheney as VP and sending troops to Iraq, his religious faith and his criticized response to Hurricane Katrina, to Stephen Rubin at Crown, with Sean Desmond editing, in a major deal, reportedly for $7 million (Lynn Sher in the Daily Beast), f
March 22, 2009
Connecting with YA Authors Online: Survey & Contest!
Share your thoughts on connecting with authors online and enter to win a $25 book store gift card!
This one’s for YA readers, teachers, librarians, reviewers, bloggers, authors, and anyone interested in young adult books. I’m working on my Web and social media strategy (which sounds so officially stuffy but I assure you, it’s almost 5 PM here on the east coast and I’m still in my snowflake PJs and big fuzzy slippers, neither pantsuit nor pantyhose in sight, and I’ve got no immediate plans to make
March 20, 2009
Giving Up Television: Books are Better
I’m back in surprisingly-sunny Buffalo after more than 2 weeks in New York, where I did lots of fun authorly things and some not-so-authorly things like watching too much television that I hate but can’t help getting sucked into whenever it’s near me.
As many of you know, I don’t have a television. This is actually a good thing, though most people give me the does not compute stare when they hear it. Despite the pull of the blue glow, giving it up isn’t as hard as it sounds. Think you could tune
March 14, 2009
Another Twenty Boy Summer Giveaway
Ahh, internet, with your many possibilities and endless ways to connect people with free stuff!
Yep, there’s another online way to win an advanced review copy Twenty Boy Summer, courtesy of My Favorite Author. No, not my literal favorite author, who’s dead and probably would roll over in his grave and die a second time before he’d do something as bourgeois as blog, or read about Anna and Frankie’s California adventures (even though he’s actually named in Twenty Boy Summer, as are some of his old
March 10, 2009
Twenty Boy Summer ARCs: 2 More Ways to Win!
Twenty Boy Summer is making random appearances on the internet, which means more chances to for you to win an advanced review copy!
The Page Flipper’s Weekly Contest
Page Flipper, who totally rocks (no, I’m not just saying that because she gave props to TBS!), is giving away an ARC this week on her blog. To enter, just drop by and leave a comment. For a second chance to win, leave an additional comment about a summer vacation you’ve had:
Page Flipper’s Weekly Contest: Twenty Boy Summer
eBay
Seeing m
Saundra Mitchell’s Character Debut Party
Today we’re in for some major goosebumpiness as we celebrate the launch of SHADOWED SUMMER with author Saundra Mitchell!
About SHADOWED SUMMER
Nothing ever happened in Ondine, Louisiana, not even the summer Elijah Landry disappeared. His mother knew he ascended to heaven, the police believed he ran away, and his girlfriend thought he was murdered.
Decades later, certain she saw his ghost in the town cemetery, fourteen-year-old Iris Rhame is determined to find out the truth behind “The Incident With
March 8, 2009
Typecasting Creative Types
“We see you as this kind of artist…”
It happens on all the talent search reality shows: American Idol. America’s Next Top Model. The one about… well, okay, so those are the only two talent search reality shows I’ve seen, but that’s a statistically relevant sample, right?
Anyway, on both shows, I’ve consistently heard comments like:
“We see you as a really wholesome commercial pop singer.”“You’re definitely a high-fashion, runway type.”“Country music is your zone, not hip-hop.”“You’ve got that commeMarch 6, 2009
YA Book Bloggers Invade New York
Social networking makes stalking—I mean, *cough* meeting new friends—easy! Through Pageflipper’s online book club, I met YA book bloggers Sharon and Laura, and thanks to Twitter, I learned that our visits to New York City coincided, and thanks to a 1-2-3 Twitter-Facebook-Gmail combo punch, I made a Doesn’t-Anyone-Love-the-Author sympathy plea and inserted myself directly into their Wednesday afternoon plans: lunch and a shopping spree at The Strand book store in Union Square!
So, after a yummy ge
March 1, 2009
TWENTY BOY SUMMER Contest Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the first ever TWENTY BOY SUMMER contest and joined our fan page on Facebook. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for your enthusiasm and excitement about the book! What else can I say? You guys rock!
From over 75 entries on SarahOckler.com, Facebook, LiveJournal, AuthorsNow, and MySpace, the winners are…
Erika Lynn from Kiss My Book
Krista F. (via Facebook)
Erika Lynn and Krista will each receive an autographed advance review copy of TWENTY BOY SUMMER.
Check bac
February 24, 2009
Contest: Win a Signed ARC of TWENTY BOY SUMMER!
The release date for TWENTY BOY SUMMER is still, like, forever away (not that I’m counting, but for those of you who are, it’s 96 days, but please don’t remind me, because like I said, so not counting! La la la!).
Yeah. 96 days. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get a sneak peek! Join me now through Saturday for the first ever TWENTY BOY SUMMER giveaway!
The Rules
For this one, you have to be on Facebook to play.Join the TWENTY BOY SUMMER fan page on Facebook. If you’re already a fan, you can still
