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July 8, 2014
Bright Places
The lovely Jill Bellomy is a librarian and self-proclaimed book fanatic. I was lucky enough to meet her at ALA last week, where she was given an advance reading copy (or ARC) of my YA novel, All the Bright Places. The book inspired her to create a wall of her own bright places.
What are yours?
July 7, 2014
American Blonde giveaways are coming...
Check in tomorrow for details!
But for now, here’s a tribute to my favorite American Blonde, Carole Lombard. (Not only is she Velva Jean’s favorite actress, she’s mine.)
Born Jane Alice Peters, Lombard came to Hollywood by way of Indiana. In the late 1930s, the girl who invented screwball comedy was Hollywood’s highest paid star. In spite of a car accident that scarred her left cheek, she was an icon of glamor and one of the most photographed stars of Hollywood’s golden age. She was beautiful, but she wasn’t afraid to look silly. She could be elegant, but she could also be one of the boys. In 1939, she married Clark Gable. He called her Ma, she called him Pa.
She died tragically in 1942, flying home from a war bond tour. All the passengers— including Lombard and her beloved mother— were killed when their plane crashed into the side of a mountain on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Lombard was thirty-three.
Gable was devastated. He flew to the crash site and searched the wreckage for her wedding ring. Weeks later, he enlisted in the Army, something Lombard— who had been traveling the country speaking to troops and selling war bonds— had been imploring him to do.
After Carole Lombard’s death, President Roosevelt awarded her the Medal of Freedom as the first American woman killed during the line of duty during World War II.
"Of all the good friends I made in this business, Carole Lombard is the one who impressed me the most. Her humor, intelligence, and enormous kindness made her everybody’s favorite around the studio. And with her lively personality there was never a dull moment when she was around."
— Photographer John Engstead
“You can trust that little screwball with your life or your hopes or your weaknesses, and she wouldn’t even know how to think about letting you down.” — Clark Gable
July 4, 2014
Happy 4th from Velva Jean and me! <3
Happy 4th from Velva Jean and me!
June 30, 2014
Book swag! Cherished souvenirs from my weekend at #ALA. (at...
Book swag! Cherished souvenirs from my weekend at #ALA. (at West Hollywood/Beverly Hills)
June 29, 2014
I’m not a fan of Vegas, but this is brilliant. Yes. (at...
I’m not a fan of Vegas, but this is brilliant. Yes. (at Virgin America at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport)
Goodbye, #ALA! Until next time… (at Las Vegas Convention...
Goodbye, #ALA! Until next time… (at Las Vegas Convention Center)
Stopping by my other publishing home, Penguin. (And one of my...
Stopping by my other publishing home, Penguin. (And one of my very fave people, Howard Wall!) #ALA
Fellow @randomhousekids authors @EstherEhrlich and George Hagen...
Fellow @randomhousekids authors @EstherEhrlich and George Hagen before our panel. (at Las Vegas Convention Center)
"Random House Powerhouse YA Author Dinner" with Graham...
"Random House Powerhouse YA Author Dinner" with Graham Salisbury, Matt de la Pena, Markus Zusak, and me! So honored to be in the company of these lovely, brilliant men. (at Wynn Las Vegas)
June 28, 2014
It was an honor and a joy doing my first ever YA event with...
It was an honor and a joy doing my first ever YA event with fellow @randomhousekids author David Levithan. #ALA (at Las Vegas Convention Center)
