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October 22, 2009
Tell Me a Secret: Sneak Preview giveaway at the readergirlz chat tonight!
In honor of readergirlz' Teen Read Week celebration and my live chat this eve Lisa McMann (WAKE) and Cynthia Leitich Smith (ETERNAL), I have a super-sneaky sneak preview giveaway for this eve:A limited edition TELL ME A SECRET preview CD, which might even actually have an audio file of me reading an excerpt from the first chapter (if we can figure this audio thing out...crossing fingers...)Lisa and Cynthia will both have signed books to give away, plus two swag bags from I Heart Daily! Yay! ...
Teen Read Week! Melissa Walker, Cassandra Clare, and Patrick Ness!
The Teen Read Week awesomeness over at the readergirlz blog continues tonight with LIVE! chats with Melissa Walker (LOVESTRUCK SUMMER), Cassandra Clare (CITY OF ASHES), and Patrick Ness (THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO)!So far the chats have been spectacular, with swag, prizes, and terrific author chats! The chats are all this week, October 19-23, Monday - Friday at 6pm PST/9pm EST at the readergirlz blog!
Hope to see you!
Book Cooks: Farwalker's Flat Apple Pie from Joni Sensel
In this continuing series honoring Teen Read Week, I bring you fabulous fantasy author Joni Sensel, whose FARWALKER'S QUEST series is fantastic (also check out THE HUMMING OF NUMBERS, one of my favorite fantasty reads in recent history). THE TIMEKEEPER'S MOON, sequel to FARWALKER'S QUEST will be out in March!Here's Joni and her recipe for Farwalker's Flat Apple Pie...
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I make a pretty mean pie, if I do say so myself — especially the crust, though this is not my usual. I'd probably make mor...
October 21, 2009
Teen Read Week! Holly Cupala, Lisa McMann, and Cynthia Leitich Smith tonight!
Tonight don't miss the Teen Read Week rgz LIVE! chat with Holly Cupala (TELL ME A SECRET), Lisa McMann (WAKE), and Cynthia Leitich Smith (ETERNAL)! It's a regular party over there, and I'm pretty excited because this is my first live chat (!!) where I actually have a book out there (well, almost...counting the days until June 2010). We'll have more swag and prizes tonight, and I will have a special sneak-preview giveaway!The chats are all this week, October 19-23, Monday - Friday at 6pm...
Book Cooks: Truffles from Carrie Jones
If you follow Carrie Jones' blog like I do (hi, Grover and Tala!), you'd know that Carrie is not only hilarious and creative, but she is also a total foodie. So it doesn't surprise me one bit that she submitted a recipe for Truffles (yum!) in honor of her first YA fantasy, NEED (which is fantastic, btw, and every bit as funny and warm as her blog). CAPTIVATE, the sequel to NEED is available in January, folks! So hurry up and read NEED now! You'll love it, and you'll be just in time to read t...
October 20, 2009
rgz Teen Read Week! Lorie Ann Grover, Elizabeth Scott, Lynn Weingarten tonight!
The Teen Read Week fun continues this evening over at the readergirlz blog with a LIVE! chat event with Lorie Ann Grover (HOLD ME TIGHT), Elizabeth Scott (LIVING DEAD GIRL), and Lynn Weingarten (WHEREVER NINA LIES)! Plus lots of other readergirlz and awesome YA folks.The chats are all this week, October 19-23, Monday - Friday at 6pm PST/9pm EST. Come join us, and if you missed last night's chat, you can see the transcript at the readergirlz blog!
Book Cooks: Green Jell-O from Emily Wing Smith
So...can food be religious? That's the question sparked by Emily Wing Smith's contribution, which precipitated a discussion between Emily and me about whether or not Jell-O could strictly be considered Mormon.Emily: Here is my Green Jell-O recipe (served at Mormon weddings and funerals).
Me: My mom (not Mormon, but apparently a Jell-O covert) used to make lime Jell-O salad, very similar except I think it also involved some amount of sour cream! Jell-O: not just for Mormons anymore! (My dad gre...
October 19, 2009
Book Cooks: Sad Cake from Wendy Toliver
I love doing blog series, because I get to meet entirely new people (and books!). So please welcome new friend Wendy Toliver, author of two Simon Pulse romantic comedies: THE SECRET LIFE OF A TEENAGE SIREN and MISS MATCH. Her YA novel, LIFTED (Simon Pulse), is scheduled to be released summer 2010. Wendy also blogs regularly at http://www.teenfictioncafe.blogspot.com and http://www.pulserocom.com. Welcome, Wendy!*****
I found this recipe in a Colorado Jr. League cookbook and I make it quite oft...
rgz Teen Read Week! Justina Chen, Alyson Noël, and Zoe Marriott tonight!
The Teen Read Week fun begins this evening over at the readergirlz blog with our first rgz LIVE! chat event with Justina Chen (NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL), Alyson Noël (EVERMORE), and Zoe Marriott (DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES)!The chats are all this week, October 19-23, Monday - Friday at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
rgz Teen Read Week! Justina Chen, Alyson Noël, and
The Teen Read Week fun begins this evening over at the readergirlz blog with our first rgz LIVE! chat event with Justina Chen (NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL), Alyson Noël (EVERMORE), and Zoe Marriott (DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES)!The chats are all this week, October 19-23, Monday - Friday at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
