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Thursday thoughts

My dears: I am being totally remiss in my commitment to post on here once a day, but it is not for lack of desire, I promise! Being 53 days away from publication of Secret Side means I am doing a lot. It’s all wonderful, of course, hosting giveaways and writing posts for blogs that […]

What I learned from my first Goodreads giveaway for my YA novel

As I learn how to get the word out about The Secret Side of Empty I grow more and more grateful for Goodreads, the social networking site for readers. Imagine a website full of people who love the very thing you hope to popularize (and which you also love)… books. Amazing, right? The trick about […]

Updates on The Secret Side of Empty’s release

Things are moving really fast as we get closer to the publication date of The Secret Side of Empty. Here’s a recap: 1. The book was chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection, a big honor which, hopefully, points to good things to come. Read the full piece about it: click here. 2. My book […]

Hair of the dog

What cures the scandal that arises when your people capriciously cause massive traffic snarls in one of the world’s most traffic-beleaguered towns as political payback? Well, if you’re the governor of New Jersey, you believe that the correct answer to that is, “Another traffic jam.” Yesterday, after his kinda groveling press conference, in which Chris […]

“Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” – Christie GWB traffic scandal

I live in the next town just west of Fort Lee. Whenever there is a traffic jam “under the buildings” that are built on air on the New York side of the George Washington Bridge or even on the Cross Bronx, a scant few miles away, it’s impossible to cross the road that runs through […]

The Secret Side of Empty is a Junior Library Guild Selection!

Color me happy! I just got word that The Secret Side of Empty was chosen as a Junior Library Guild book, which is a big honor. Junior Library Guild gets books into libraries and has an amazing track record of picking best-sellers and award winners before they even hit shelves, so I am humbled to […]

Back flap of The Secret Side of Empty!

So TSSOE is off to the printers and today I just got the FINAL final cover. I’ve grabbed a screenshot for you. Why is it special? Oh, besides everything, the picture of me was taken by my daughter, Andreanna. If you’re eagle-eyed, you can spot her ph0to credit to the right of it. How many […]

GIVEAWAY! Win an advance review copy of The Secret Side of Empty!

My fabulous publisher has given me a few advance review copies of the novel to give away. Interested in getting a copy well before it hits bookstores in March? Well, you’re in luck. All you’ve got to do is send me an email at maria (at) mariaeandreu (dot) com (replace (at) with @ and (dot) […]

Best news of the day

I refer to Dictionary.com often, because just as I’m about to use a word I’ve used a thousand times I sometimes ask myself: does this really mean exactly what I want it to mean here? Plus, I’m a geek and I really dig Dictionary.com. So, I was totally sucked in when I went to look […]

Quotes from The Secret Side of Empty

“I am like the blot test of heritage. People see what they want to see.” M.T. “You can’t judge people by who they’re related to. I am the poster child for that.” M.T. “He hugs me, and I feel the same sparks from the movies, but all over the front of my body. This guy […]