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Story Secrets: LOSING FAITH by Denise Jaden + giveaway!

I'm so excited to get to host debut author Denise Jaden today, author of the brand spanking, on the shelf as of Tuesday, LOSING FAITH!

I had the priviledge of meeting Denise when I went to NYC for Book Expo America and landed at the Class of 2K10 event at Books of Wonder! Denise read a bit from LOSING FAITH, and I was hooked. Then I found out she only lives a couple of hours away from me. So I not only gained a friend, I gained a YA neighbor!

Please help me congratulate Denise on her debut...al...

#BookLove continues: recent faves

BookLove lives on today, spreading the word about authors and books you love - in fact, you can find out more about it at the Facebook event and add the #booklove hashtag to your tweets!

To celebrate book love, I thought I would sing the praises of a few recent YA faves:



A BLUE SO DARK by Holly Schindler
Flux, 2010, 14 and up
Terrified that her mother, a schizophrenic and an artist, is a mirror that reflects her own future, sixteen-year-old Aura struggles with her overwhelming desires to both...

#Booklove: Story Secrets roundup

In honor of #BookLove week (a.k.a. Random Acts of Publicity), I'm posting a roundup of all of the Story Secrets interviews I've done this year. More to come, but there's a goldmine in here of established and debut, hot sellers and indie treasures - and lots of cool, exclusive stuff.

I hope you'll check them out!

Asher, Jay: THIRTEEN REASONS WHY
Auseon, Andrew: FREAK MAGNET
Avasthi, Swati: SPLIT
Benway, Robin: THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRETS OF APRIL, MAY & JUNE
Caletti, Deb: THE SECRET LIFE OF PRINCE...

#BookLove all week!

In the spirit of paying it forward, author and writing teacher Darcy Pattison is inviting bloggers, authors, kidlitters (in other words everybody, right?) to participate in RANDOM ACTS OF PUBLICITY. What's that, you ask?

It's sort of like love letters in graffiti, except the subject is authors and books, and the medium is the web. All this week, spread the word about the authors and books you love. You can even join the Facebook event and add the #booklove hashtag to your tweets!

I'm going to ...

rgz in September

Maureen Johnson is in the house throughout September to chat about all things Scarlett! Don't miss the fun dialogue and extras all month at the readergirlz blog, plus Maureen will be chatting with us live on Twitter September 22nd at 6pm PST/9pm EST. Look for #rgz and come join us!

YA Contemporary Lit chat tonight on twitter!

After news of her Top 10 Contemporary YA list (of which TELL ME A SECRET is gratefully a part!) spread like wildfire, Kari at A Good Addiction is hosting a cornucopia of YA authors tonight on Twitter!

Join me, Lisa Schroeder, Heidi Ayarbe, Sarah Ockler, Suzanne Young, Mindi Scott, Hannah Moskowitz and lots of other contemporary authors to chat about YA and more.

It all starts at 5pm PST/9pm EST. Look for #ContempChat to join us!

Story Secrets: THE FENCES BETWEEN US by Kirby Larson

Friend, writing mentor, and fellow Seattle author Kirby Larson is here today with a a brand new treat: THE FENCES BETWEEN US!

Kirby has not only generously shared her writing wisdom with many of us, both through workshops and classes as well as at her Kirby's Lane blog, but she was one of the very first authors to be featured at readergirlz with her Newbery Honor-winning historical novel, Hattie Big Sky. Kirby's writing is voice is warm, funny, and fascinating, and her books much-beloved.

So I ...

Story Secrets winners

Yowsa, how can I be this behind on Story Secrets winners? I guess it's because of the TMAS party and trailer launch and serialized audiobook podcast launch (up to chapter 7 now!)...but no more excuses. I'm catching up today!

Winner of FORGET-HER-NOTS by Amy Brecount White: Jenny Schwartzberg!

Winner of SO MANY BOYS by Suzanne Young: Annie McElfresh!

Winner of CHANGE OF HEART by Shari Maurer: Scoot (See Scoot Read)!

Winner of DANGEROUS NEIGHBORS by Beth Kephart: Samantha Rowan!

Winner of D...

TMAS Tuesday: Contest Winners

Hey, everyone, there are still tons of prizes yet to be claimed from the TMAS Blog Tour and Trailer Love Contest! Here's a rundown:

signed 1st edition of TMASKailia SageMissie (The Unread Reader)
Kelsey Rae Dickson (Reading or Breathing)
Melissa (YA Bookshelf)
TMAS sneak previewsLady_GraeyeMeg (Write Meg!)Gillian LayneMeredith (Meredithfl)Maire K (Monster of Books) Bri Meets Books
Angelique (Vampires and Tofu)
Jami (YA Addict)
Mevurah (The Heart of Dreams)
Adriana (Loves to Read)
Sab (YA Bliss)

Notes from the underbelly

After one crazy summer of secrets, it's back to writing for me! This time on the 2nd YA (tentatively titled STREET CREED). Editor's notes are in, the deadline is tight, the revision brain is rusty...

But here are some events of note coming up!

After the awesome firestorm of her Top 10 Contemporary YA list (of which TELL ME A SECRET is gratefully a part!), Kari at A Good Addiction is hosting a cornucopia of YA authors this Thursday, September 2nd, for a Twitter Chat. It all starts at 5pm...