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Before You Were Hot

I've been meaning to tell you guys about the new site I created with my I Heart Daily co-founder Anne Ichikawa, and here's the perfect opportunity. We were on The Early Show on CBS this morning for Before You Were Hot, so check it out:
Watch CBS News Videos OnlineThe site is really about going from the awkward years to feeling comfortable with yourself. Take a peek, enjoy and submit! (Yes, I put my own pic up...it's only fair.)PS-Behind the scenes I was soooo nervous! My legs were shaking and ...

Cover Stories: Faithful by Janet Fox

[image error] Janet Fox is here today to talk about the cover for her new book Faithful, which I can't stop ogling. It's almost like a Vogue photo shoot -- the greens, the blues, the spirit of adventure in the air. And, oh, that dress. Here's Janet to tell us more: "While I was writing in the early stages, I had no idea about a cover; but as I revised I began to have a vision of it, and most of the images that came to my mind reflected my research. I loved the vintage photographs of Yellowstone and carried...

Photo Friday: Book Week + Birthday Love!

I am so lame that I didn't have a camera for any BEA or Teen Author Carnival or Books of Wonder events. But I had fun! And here are some pics I stole from other people (hope they don't mind).First, here's part of the "Real Life" panel I was on at the Teen Author Carnival (which was super fun--thanks, Devyn, Mitali and Korianne!). That's, L to R, Jon Skovron, Stephanie Kuehnert, Barry Lyga, Ned Vizzini and Me! (Other fabulous authors not pictured here who were also on the panel: Sarah Mlynowsk...

Photo Friday: Book Week!

I am so lame that I didn't have a camera for any BEA or Teen Author Carnival or Books of Wonder events. But I had fun! And here are some pics I stole from other people (hope they don't mind).First, here's part of the "Real Life" panel I was on at the Teen Author Carnival (which was super fun--thanks, Devyn, Mitali and Korianne!). That's, L to R, Jon Skovron, Stephanie Kuehnert, Barry Lyga, Ned Vizzini and Me! (Other fabulous authors not pictured here who were also on the panel: Sarah Mlynowsk...

Cover Stories: Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

[image error] Tera Lynn Childs, who shared the scandalous Cover Story for her Oh. My. Gods. books, is back with an awesome, colorful cover and the story behind it. Take it away, Tera!"I had no cover in mind as I wrote Forgive My Fins. Which is weird, because I'm a very visual person and I usually make a mock cover for every book. But I was completely blank."My editor asked if I had any great ideas (which, as I said above, I didn't). [image error] I gathered together a collection of images that resonated with me, especia...

Win-It Wednesday: The Box of Books Awaits

Still taking sailboat name ideas. Your reward is a box of books! Enter here.

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Doesn't it just sparkle like diamonds? Sigh.

Happy Wednesday!

Cover Stories: Sleepless and The Unspoken, both by Thomas Fahy

[image error] This Cover Story is by request from Travis of Inked Books! If you've got a request, just let me know and I'll do my best to dig up the story behind the cover. Thomas Fahy's on Sleepless has a creepy cover, to be sure. Here's the premise: Emma Montgomery has been having trouble sleeping. Whenever she closes her eyes, all she can see are horrible nightmares ... nightmares of gruesome murder. And she's not alone. All of the students in Dr. Beecher's secret society have been having terrible...

Cover Stories: Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols

[image error] The lovely Jennifer Echols is here as part of her Girlfriend Cyber Circuit tour! Her book, Endless Summer, is a repackaging of two previous books -- The Boys Next Door and Endless Summer. Look for a sweet and hot love triangle with the Vader Brothers next door during Lori's summer at the lake.Here's Jenn, and she's got a whopper of a cover change to show!"At first I had a cartoon cover. I thought it was adorable like my other cartoon covers, but I had heard the look of the books might be chan...

Win-It Wednesday: Box o' Books for a Boat Name!

The winner of Gayle Forman's If I Stay (in paperback) is... Lauren of Half Deserted Streets! Send me your address, L! Thanks for the fun discussion about the covers -- everyone had good insights and I think we can safely conclude that both covers have an audience. Yay! [image error] This week I'm starting a contest that will take us through June. It's important to me, because it has to do with a future book I'm writing. All I can say is that in this book, there is a sailboat. And the sailboat? It needs a n...

Books of Wonder TONIGHT!

I'll be there with all of these awesome people. Yes, it's a cool-fest, with me thrown in the mix. I may fangirl a little (you won't hold that against me, right?). Come if you're in NYC!

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PS-If you want to order signed copies of any of these books (they'll mail them to you!), go here and click on the covers. (Amazing birthday gifts! Just saying.)