Kieran Kramer's Blog, page 13

Library Journal, Thank You So Much!

Am I ever excited to report that WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY got a starred review in Library Journal! I'm extremely flattered and grateful. :>)

Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card in WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY Contest!

Win a $100 Amazon gift card and an autographed copy of WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY! Winner announced on Release Day, Nov. 2nd! http://bit.ly/9wvqRj

Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card in My First-Ever Contest!

WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY is coming out in less than a month! So to celebrate, I'm giving away a $100 Amazon gift card and an autographed copy of the book to a randomly selected person who enters this contest.

All you have to do to enter is: 1) "like" my Facebook page if you haven't already, and then 2) under my "Discussions" tab on Facebook, go to the "Contest" post and fill in this title, "WHEN ______ MET ________," with your first name followed by the name of a person in your life whom you love dearly. Make sure you include a brief explanation of why you chose that person. Your specially selected guy or gal could be young, old, your spouse, partner, bff, or even a beloved teacher or co-worker!

The contest ends at midnight on November 1st. I'll announce the winner on WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY'S release day, November 2nd, at 5 pm EST. Have fun, and thanks for visiting me here and on Facebook!

Kieran XO

I Heart My New Book Cover!!

St. Martin's Press did it again! My covers for the Impossible Bachelors series are exactly what I'd hoped they'd be–and more. Thanks so much, SMP art department!!!

PW, You Rock!

This writer is extremely grateful to Publishers Weekly for the notice it paid WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY on its review pages. I also want to thank Barbara Vey for the nice comments she made about DUKES TO THE LEFT OF ME, PRINCES TO THE RIGHT in her blog at PW.

Watch Kieran's "Interview" with the Fantabulous Penelope Brown-Braun!

I had SO much fun dishing with Penelope about WHEN HARRY MET MOLLY. I hope you enjoy it, too!! The video is here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMC75J... or you can always scroll down to my videos section and click on it. Thanks, friends! XO

The Reader's Bill of Rights...I Say, "Right On!"

I love anyone who's a rebel, as long as he or she has good motivation to be--I especially love reading rebels!! One of my favorite people in the entire reading world is Daniel Pennac. He came up with the Reader's Bill of Rights. I used to share this with my students. I firmly believe that if kids were given more power over their reading lives, we'd see more readers!! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do...and please feel free to spread it around.

The Reader's Bill of Rights

Readers have:

The right to not read.
The right to skip pages.
The right to not finish.
The right to reread.
The right to read anything.
The right to escapism.
The right to read anywhere.
The right to browse.
The right to read out loud.
The right not to defend your tastes.

—Daniel Pennac, Better Than Life, Coach House Press, 1996.

Hi, and Thanks for Coming By!

Wow! In one night, I've tried to get up to speed on GoodReads! What a wonderful place! Tonight, I went through my memory and clicked on books I've been reading over the years--the authors I never miss, the books that stay with me in a big way.

And it was so fun. And exhausting. But I'm not NEARLY done. I'll do some more clicking tomorrow.

Meanwhile, if you'd like to learn more about me and what I write, please visit my website at www.kierankramerbooks.com or see me on Facebook or Twitter! I look forward to learning more about you and what you like to read!

Hugs,

Kieran :>)