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Guest blog and book giveaway: Lauren Lipton

One of the wonderful things about becoming an author is the chance to meet other authors whose work you really respect. I was so thrilled when I met Lauren Lipton last year at Kristin Harmel's book party. We hit it off, and the rest, as they say, is history. Not only is Lauren a great breakfast companion and email buddy, but, oh yeah, she's also an amazing writer!





Her latest, MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP, is out in bookstores now! It truly is the perfect summer read-- smart, c

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Big congrats go out to Gabi 317-- she's won a signed copy of Ellen Meister's THE SMART ONE!


Not a winner this time around? That's okay! Tomorrow, we'll be giving away TWO copies of Lauren Lipton's MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP. So, don't forget to check back here for a chance to win more books!

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GCC Author interview: Judi Fennell

Today we've got a member of the GCC here to chat. It's Judi Fennell, whose debut novel, IN OVER HER HEAD, comes out this week! Publisher's Weekly called this story of a woman and a sexy merman " playful debut... sincere wit." AND it's got a nautical theme, so it's perfect for summer!





Let's, uh, dive in, shall we? (Pun intended.)



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Tell us about your most recent novel in 25 words or less.

In Over Her Head is the adventure of a woman who's afraid of the ocean and a Merman.

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Happy Father's Day!

Yes, I know I'm early in the Father's Day wishes, but today I've got a first person essay in the New York Post about my dad!

It's called Mr. Wedding Planner, and it's all about how my dad helped me to plan the happiest day of my life. Okay, so, it's actually about how he just really planned the whole darn thing himself. You know what, just hop over there and read it!

And big, BIG thanks to the fabulous photogs at Visions Fine Photography for not only taking such beautiful pictures of my big day,

Meet me in New Jersey!

Okay, so yes, I admit, it doesn't have quite the same ring as asking you to meet me in St. Louis, but I'm thrilled nonetheless to announce that I'll be appearing at the Books NJ 2009 book festival. It's a fabulous new event being hosted in New Jersey that celebrates writers and writing.



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Books NJ 2009

Sunday, June 14th

1pm - 5pm



Paramus Public Library

116 East Century Road

Paramus, NJ 07652

I'll be speaking on a fiction panel at 3:30pm, so I hope you'll be able

Still completely lost....

So, at the start of the season, I professed my confusion over the thousand and one mysteries posed on LOST which were never answered. A few of you wrote to tell me that those questions had, in fact, been answered, but I remained dubious. And, um, still totally confused.

Now, the fine folks over at Entertainment Weekly have posted this article, which posits the remaining mysteries that NEED to be answered on the final season of LOST. There are a bunch of mysteries that I mentioned back in Febru

Are you ready to kick off your Sunday shoes?

Yes! It's official: Chase Crawford will be playing the lead role in the remake of Footloose! Clearly, the only thing to do now is to listen to the Footloose soundtrack over and over again while you BBQ all weekend with family and friends. (Because, really, nothing's more patriotic than Kevin Bacon....)

And the other thing left to do is ponder who will be playing opposite the lovely Chase. The Daily News reports Amanda Bynes, while Perez Hilton says that Miley Cyrus might be in the running.

My

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

It comes really early this year, but it's finally here: Happy Memorial Day weekend!

For me, Memorial Day weekend is always the official start of summer. Time to fire up the BBQ, hit the beach, and try to find time off to relax. Maybe even win some free books?

So, everyone kick back and enjoy the three day weekend! I'll be back next week with my thoughts and ramblings over the Lost season finale (yes, it took me this long to put them into words....).

And just so that you start your long weekend

Author interview and book giveaway: Ellen Meister

I'm really excited today, because we have the fabulous Ellen Meister here to chat. Like me, Ellen's a blogger, a member of the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit, and is the author of two novels. You may recognize her name, since we spoke together at an Author's Tea not too long ago. If you had to miss that, don't fret: we've got a few more events planned together for the summer!

Ellen's going to be giving away a signed copy of her latest novel, THE SMART ONE.

I loved this book! (And so did my mom, wh

Legal eagle

I'm often asked in author interviews and emails from readers about whether or not I miss practicing law. Sadly, the answer is always a big resounding: Hell, NO!

(And then I always wonder if the person asking me the question is in law school, making me feel needlessly guilty that I've dashed some young girl's dream or something....)

The other thing that I'm asked about a lot is what type of law I practiced. The answer is that I did intellectual property law, but saying that just opens up a whole