Angie Smibert's Blog, page 5
January 23, 2015
New Books
Look what came today–my glossy new radio and internet history books–straight from the publisher. They still have that new book smell.
January 6, 2015
January Catch-up
One of my resolutions is to keep my website more up to date! After the Memento Nora series (and blogging as part of a group blog for years), I got burnt out on social media and blogging. And last year, I focused mostly on writing educational titles. I was a science writer for many, many [...]
February 17, 2014
RIP Bridget
Sadly, I had to put my dear sweet, goofy Bridget to sleep earlier this year. She was 13, which is ancient for a large dog, and her hip dysplasia just got the better of her. The vet very kindly came to house to take care of her. Bridget’s a good Irish name. She’s one of [...]
January 17, 2014
Upcoming Book
This fall / winter, I’ve been working on really fun project for ABDO that will come out in 2014. The working title is AMAZING FEATS OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. It’s an educational title for middle and high school students. I got to write about the Saturn V, International Space Station, and the Airbus A380. Felt like [...]
August 5, 2013
Goodreads Giveaway for The Meme Plague
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Meme Plague by Angie Smibert Giveaway ends August 22, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
July 20, 2013
Meme Plague Chapter 1
I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile. I posted the first chapter of THE MEME PLAGUE on the series website. I’ll post it on this site soon! Angie btw, I haz books! My author copies came the other day.
June 3, 2013
Random Dystopia Generator
In doing a little well needed housekeeping here on my author site, I stumbled across this javascript I wrote a couple of years ago. Need a setting for your next dystopian opus? Have no fear. The random dystopia generator is here. (Actually, it’s more of a post-apocalyptic world generator. I may do another that centers [...]
May 20, 2013
Meme Plague ARCs
The MEME PLAGUE, the 3rd book in the Memento Nora series, is available on NetGalley. This time around the publisher is not doing physical ARCs, so I’m guessing all requests need to go through NetGalley.
March 8, 2013
Story in Cicada
My short story, “The Jelly Jar,” is appearing in this month’s CICADA magazine. You can read an excerpt of the story online here.
March 5, 2013
The Meme Plague update
We have a cover and a new pub date. August 13!
