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December 11, 2016
Introducing Ripley's Booklist Jr.
Love middle readers and chapter books? There's an exciting new reader newsletter coming out in January, curated by the owners of Ripley's Booklist (YA and NA books), focusing specifically on this underserved section of readers! If you want to be the reader "in the know" about all the best middle readers and chapter books hitting the shelves, there's a sneaky way to sign up for the list before it goes live...
Booklovers who enter the giveaway below will automatically be signed up for the list w...
Booklovers who enter the giveaway below will automatically be signed up for the list w...
December 6, 2016
A thank you ...The Macalino Guide to gifts for readers of all ages
2016 brought my family of authors together with reader from all over the globe. We had such a great time chatting about our shared love of books and learning people's stories! What an amazing community to be a part of.
In thanks for all of you sharing your thoughts and passions with us--and for your support of our own writing endeavors--we have put together this shopping guide of six books for every reader age group represented by our works. Hope it is helpful in this season of gift giving.
Her...
In thanks for all of you sharing your thoughts and passions with us--and for your support of our own writing endeavors--we have put together this shopping guide of six books for every reader age group represented by our works. Hope it is helpful in this season of gift giving.
Her...
January 12, 2016
Farewell Jacobsen's Books
Once upon a time…
Because isn’t that how all the best stories start? With once upon a time?
Once upon a time, two young mothers took gambles on their dreams. They created businesses in a quaint little downtown in a quaint little city called Hillsboro. One of these young ladies—we’ll call her Tonya—opened a soap and lotion business (Rustling Sage) and sold her wares in a charming boutique aptly named The Artfull Garden. The other young lady—we’ll call her Tina—opened a bookstore from the invento...
Because isn’t that how all the best stories start? With once upon a time?
Once upon a time, two young mothers took gambles on their dreams. They created businesses in a quaint little downtown in a quaint little city called Hillsboro. One of these young ladies—we’ll call her Tonya—opened a soap and lotion business (Rustling Sage) and sold her wares in a charming boutique aptly named The Artfull Garden. The other young lady—we’ll call her Tina—opened a bookstore from the invento...
October 15, 2014
Fall into Fantasy 2014
So Spake Mo...
Once upon a time a reader wandered the endless stacks of digital book, dreaming of finding the perfect new companion for their journey. This reader knew their book companion needed a powerful thread of the unknown, a rough scrape of danger, and maybe just the slightest hint heart.
Well, come reader, come try your hand at the gamble of Fall into Fantasy. With over 50 chances to win the company of a new ebook and a long list of tempting tales, your quest maybe finally at its e...
Once upon a time a reader wandered the endless stacks of digital book, dreaming of finding the perfect new companion for their journey. This reader knew their book companion needed a powerful thread of the unknown, a rough scrape of danger, and maybe just the slightest hint heart.
Well, come reader, come try your hand at the gamble of Fall into Fantasy. With over 50 chances to win the company of a new ebook and a long list of tempting tales, your quest maybe finally at its e...
January 1, 2014
The Lost Kingdom of Guge: Extinguishing the Spark of Possibility
So Spake Mo…
It is an ancient story, a heartbreakingly familiar one.
Once upon a time in the high reaches of Tibet, a spare prince laid the foundations for a kingdom on the high cliffs north of the Indian Himalaya on the south bank of the Sutlej river. Tsaparang, the capitol city of the great Guge Kingdom, ruled largely unopposed from these highly defensible spires for nearly 700 years. As the Muslims swept through the surrounding lands, Guge grew with the influx of Buddhist refugees. Gifted...
It is an ancient story, a heartbreakingly familiar one.
Once upon a time in the high reaches of Tibet, a spare prince laid the foundations for a kingdom on the high cliffs north of the Indian Himalaya on the south bank of the Sutlej river. Tsaparang, the capitol city of the great Guge Kingdom, ruled largely unopposed from these highly defensible spires for nearly 700 years. As the Muslims swept through the surrounding lands, Guge grew with the influx of Buddhist refugees. Gifted...
December 1, 2013
Sharing a Story, Sharing a Life: Speech from the Launch of STEALING LUCIFER’S DREAMS
So Spake Mo…
On the evening of Friday the 15th of November nearly 50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebrate two milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortieth birthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape that story.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this i...
On the evening of Friday the 15th of November nearly 50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebrate two milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortieth birthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape that story.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this i...
Sharing a Story, Sharing a Life: Speech from the Launch of STEALING LUCIFER���S DREAMS
So Spake Mo…
On the evening of Friday the15th of November nearly50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebratetwo milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortiethbirthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape thatstory.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this is fory...
On the evening of Friday the15th of November nearly50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebratetwo milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortiethbirthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape thatstory.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this is fory...
November 26, 2013
Sharing a Story, Sharing a Life: Speech from the Launch of STEALING LUCIFER’S DREAMS
So Spake Mo…
On the evening of Friday the15th of November nearly50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebratetwo milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortiethbirthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape thatstory.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this is fory...
On the evening of Friday the15th of November nearly50 people converged on Jacobsen’s Books & More in downtown Hillsboro, OR to help me celebratetwo milestones: the launch of my first book in two years, STEALING LUCIFER’S
DREAMS, and my cresting of “the hill,” my fortiethbirthday.
It was a chance for me to share what stories have meant on my journey
thus far and how the people around me have helped to shape thatstory.
For those of you who couldn’t be there that night, this is fory...
November 1, 2013
Albion: The Promise of the Once and Future King
So Spake Mo…
Albion. The name of theisle in the time of the Greeks gods, the isle populated by the sons ofAlbion, thegiants.
Britian. The name of the isle in the time Trojans, when Brutus of Troyconquered the giants and settled there after years of war and exile, bequeathingit his name.
photo credit: (c) nc burton The island nation that once ruled as far as her boats could take her.It is a place where myth and history intertwine in a rich, misty landscape alltoo conducive to growing stor...
Albion. The name of theisle in the time of the Greeks gods, the isle populated by the sons ofAlbion, thegiants.
Britian. The name of the isle in the time Trojans, when Brutus of Troyconquered the giants and settled there after years of war and exile, bequeathingit his name.
photo credit: (c) nc burton The island nation that once ruled as far as her boats could take her.It is a place where myth and history intertwine in a rich, misty landscape alltoo conducive to growing stor...
October 30, 2013
Albion: The Promise of the Once and Future King
So Spake Mo…
Albion. The name of theisle in the time of the Greeks gods, the isle populated by the sons ofAlbion, thegiants.
Britian. The name of the isle in the time Trojans, when Brutus of Troyconquered the giants and settled there after years of war and exile, bequeathingit his name.
photo credit: (c) nc burton The island nation that once ruled as far as her boats could take her.It is a place where myth and history intertwine in a rich, misty landscape alltoo conducive to growing stor...
Albion. The name of theisle in the time of the Greeks gods, the isle populated by the sons ofAlbion, thegiants.
Britian. The name of the isle in the time Trojans, when Brutus of Troyconquered the giants and settled there after years of war and exile, bequeathingit his name.
photo credit: (c) nc burton The island nation that once ruled as far as her boats could take her.It is a place where myth and history intertwine in a rich, misty landscape alltoo conducive to growing stor...
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