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Fabulous New Fiction: 2k10 Debut Author Shannon Delany

I'm thrilled to introduce debut and 2k10 author Shannon Delany and her novel 13 TO LIFE.

Congratulations on the publication of your novel, 13 TO LIFE. I know it had an unusual beginning! Can you tell us a bit about the story and what inspired it?

Thanks, Janet! Yes, 13 TO LIFE started as a textnovel--a cell phone novel over at Textnovel.com. I was a finalist with it and another story, but 13 TO LIFE won the first-ever cell phone novel contest in the western world, landing me some cash and an ag...

Fabulous New Fiction: 2k10 Debut Author Tom Leveen

Today I'm delighted to bring you an interview with debut author Tom Leveen, discussing his novel PARTY.

Congratulations on the publication of your novel, PARTY. Can you tell us a bit about the story and what inspired it?

PARTY takes place over the course of one night in Santa Barbara, where 11 students take turns relating the events of a raging end-of-year party. It was partly inspired by a trip to Santa Barbara - a very cool town - and loosely modeled on several experiences I had or that were...

And the Winner Is...

The winner of my randomly selected May FAITHFUL "last ARC" plus cameo charm contest is...

Linda Benson!

I'm also delighted to announce that three librarians have won copies of FAITHFUL through the School Library Journal contest:

Rebecca Clark of the Aurora Public Library (Aurora, IL), Susan Hunter of the Riverside Middle School Library (Springfield, VT), and Diane Lozano of Alpine, TX. Congratultions, ladies!

The good news is there is one more giveaway for FAITHFUL. AUTHORSNOW has just posted a S...

Just for Fun - New York and Class of 2k10

Last post of May...which means your last chance to win my last ARC of FAITHFUL and two cameo charms! All you need to do is comment on this (or any other post in May - I'll go back and collect all commenters) before midnight May 31.


What a great time the Class of 2k10 had in New York during BEA week! Just for fun I'm uploading some photos of the events and people...starting with our first night dinner pic in our classy class t-shirts.






Here's the New Title shelf of our books at BEA...








And a group ...

More Blog Tour Thanks and BEA Excitement

(Don't forget to comment on any of my May posts to qualify to win my last ARC! Contest ends midnight, May 31. I will be off at BEA all next week...)

On Monday I'm heading to New York for BEA and much Class of 2k10 fun! Thanks to the efforts of several of my classmates, a number of us have events scheduled in and around the city. If you are there, please come see us!

On Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM a big group of us (Alexandra Diaz, Bonnie Doerr, Irene Latham, Jame Richards, Jenn Hubbard, Jeri...

Voices You Should Hear: Andrew Xia Fukuda

This is one of those wonderful "finds" - a novel that I might never have read if I didn't write a blog. Andrew Xia Fukuda has an unforgettable voice, and CROSSING is a novel that deserves to be found. He graciously answered a few questions for me:

Congratulations on the publication of your novel, CROSSING. Can you tell us a bit about the story and what inspired it?

What if you were the only Asian student in an all-white high school in upstate New York? Worse yet: what if classmates suddenly st...

Blogger Love

First, I have to say...FAITHFUL is out!

Once again this past week, I've been privileged to join a number of bloggers for my debut book tour. On Monday, My Friend Amy had me over for a guest post and a sweet review. I visited Ticket to Anywhere on Tuesday and the Teenreads blog on Wednesday. On launch day, my dear (so far just virtual) friend Holly Cupala hosted me on her blog - and I can't wait to meet her at BEA! And On Friday, the Book Butterfly had me in for a guest post.

Next week the tour ...

Fabulous New Fiction: 2k10 Debut Author Kristina McBride

(Don't forget - all comments this month are being collected - you'll be eligible to win a copy of FAITHFUL and two cameo charms.)

I feel like I'm introducing my sister in this post...Kristina McBride and I share our agent, the wonderful Alyssa Eisner Henkin. I'm happy to say I think Alyssa knows how to pick 'em - that's my conviction after reading Kristina's remarkable debut THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES. This is a compelling new book, and Kristina is a rising star.

Congratulations on the...

Mother's Day

I want to dedicate this post to moms. Most especially, I want to dedicate it to my mother and to my mother-in-law and my stepmom.

I would not be a writer if it were not for my mother, Barbara George Stroup. She hounded me about writing. Told me I had talent. Told me it was what I should be doing. Told me all my young life that writing was what I was placed on earth to do. So what did I do?

Anything but. I got a master's degree in science; I went to sea. Got married, tried not to write.

It wasn't...

Gratitude

I am feeling very grateful right now. I'm grateful that, after years of hard work, my debut novel FAITHFUL was represented by my wonderful agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin and bought by my talented editor Jen Bonnell and will be published next Thursday, May 13.

I'm grateful that I'm being supported by a blog tour – and especially grateful to the bloggers who are hosting me on the tour, taking their time and energy to let my voice be heard. On April 27 and 28, I was hosted in a lovely interview on Po...