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January 30, 2013
A Few Updates
It looks like Amazon and Barnes & Noble are already shipping The Reece Malcolm List to preorderers. Even more amazingly, it’s already on the shelves at some B&Ns!
If you’re in or like to be in Los Angeles, my launch party (i.e. reading, Q&A, signing, and CUPCAKES) is NEXT SATURDAY, February 9, at 5pm at Skylight Books! I would love to see your face there.
After that I’m in St. Louis for two events! Come to Left Bank Books on Friday, February 22, at 7pm for a reading/Q&A/signing, and/or on Satu...
January 29, 2013
L.A. Teen Author Reading Night
If you live in Los Angeles or like to be in Los Angeles, how about coming to this?
January 28, 2013
Musical Theatre Monday – Kate Schafer Testerman on Into the Woods
Happy Musical Theatre Monday, one and all. Today we have some pretty great with us…my agent! I don’t think I had it in my checklist, back in the days I was scouring the internet for the perfect agent, that I needed compatibility where musical theatre was concerned, but, luckily I got that anyway. So please welcome the fantastic Kate Schafer Testerman.
KATE SCHAFER TESTERMAN: Family legend (and my complete collection of Playbills) tell me that the first Broadway musical I ever attended was Okla...
January 21, 2013
Musical Theatre Monday – Adam Grosswirth on Sweeney Todd
Happy freaking Musical Theatre Monday, the holiday that comes around (approximately) 52 times a year. This doesn’t make it any less special, OK. This makes it 52 times (approximately) MORE special. OK. Today we have a super cool person with us, the charming and delightful Adam Grosswirth!
ADAM GROSSWIRTH: When I stop to think about it, which I guess I’ve never really done before, being a musical theater nerd is in my DNA. It was just a latent characteristic that only peeked through occasionall...
January 14, 2013
Musical Theatre Monday – Jennifer Laughran on Annie
Happy Musical Theatre Monday! Sometimes I approach people to write for the series because they’re clearly dying to do it. But sometimes I just decide people NEED TO and I force them like a big showtunes bully, because I am so sure they’re gonna write something great. This may have been the case this time. But, of course, I was right. (JUST SAYING.) So please welcome the amazing Jennifer Laughran to the blog! MAKE HER COMFORTABLE, GUYS.
JENNIFER LAUGHRAN: When Amy asked me to write about a musi...
January 8, 2013
Book’d in Burbank
Just a reminder that Book’d in Burbank is this Thursday, January 10! I hope to see you there! Also, for world peace (unrelated).
January 7, 2013
Musical Theatre Monday – Interview with Emily Skinner
Happy Musical Theatre Monday! I am really, really psyched to welcome Emily Skinner to the blog for an interview. Emily reeeeally needs no introduction, but since I started this series because of the production of Merrily We Roll Along in my book, I do want to mention that Emily as Gussie Carnegie was so, so fantastic. That production of Merrily was basically my bible when I wrote the musical-related plotline, so I am thrilled she is here!
EMILY SKINNER: BROADWAY: Side Show (Tony nomination, Dr...
December 31, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – Abby McDonald on Grease
It’s the end of 2012 but there is time for one more Musical Theatre Monday before 2013 is officially here! I am thrilled to have author Abby McDonald here today. When Abby McDonald mentioned doing a post about unrequited love — because of her most excellent book Getting over Garrett Delaney which I read before I even KNEW Abby so I promise you I sincerely and nonbiasedly adore it — I of course only thought of musical theatre’s patron saint of unrequited love, Les Miserables‘ Eponine. If you’r...
December 24, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – Tim Federle on Radio City
Earlier this year I found out something really exciting. There was another 2013 debut author whose book had a lot to do with musical theatre. I knew I must immediately meet this person. Luckily that person in question was the really-great-at-Twitter Tim Federle. (You should really consider reading the first chapter of Tim’s book.) Tim knew it would be only a matter of time before I forced him to participate in Musical Theatre Monday…and that time has come at last! Happy holidays, everyone.
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December 19, 2012
On Always Painting the House
I’m crazy.
I feel that statement to be truer than nearly anything I could utter, outside of something like Corgis being cute or pork being–if your faith allows–delicious. The therapist I now see only sporadicallyspent a lot of time talking me out of this belief, which of course sounds like a compliment. You’re not crazy. Your feelings are valid. Your reactions are strong but not irrational.
But when it’s one of the only beliefs you’ve hung onto from childhood into adulthood, it’s hard to let go...
