P.J. Hoover's Blog, page 73
August 13, 2010
Five on a Friday!
I hope you're all having a great week and a great summer in general! We're actually off to the movies tonight to see INCEPTION. Everyone keeps telling me I need to concentrate when I'm watching it, so I'm not sure what to expect. Still, it's a movie without the kids which is exciting and new :)
Here are my five for the week:
1) Reading and really enjoying MUSEUM OF THIEVES by Lian Tanner (Delacorte, Sept 2010). It's MG fantasy, and I'd highly recommend it. And if my rec isn't good enough, my so...
Here are my five for the week:

Published on August 13, 2010 07:08
August 12, 2010
GIRL PARTS ARC Giveaway
Up for grabs this week is a signed ARC from John Cusick of his debut novel (he's also a literary agent, btw). I had the pleasure of meeting John at BEA when he was signing at the Candlewick booth and was thrilled to get this amazing ARC which was just released this week!
GIRL PARTS by John Cusick (Candelwick, Aug 2010)
And here's an amazing book trailer for the book!
From Amazon:
What happens when a robot designed to be a boy's ideal "companion" develops a will of her own? A compulsively...
GIRL PARTS by John Cusick (Candelwick, Aug 2010)

And here's an amazing book trailer for the book!
From Amazon:
What happens when a robot designed to be a boy's ideal "companion" develops a will of her own? A compulsively...
Published on August 12, 2010 10:56
My WriteOnCon Debut
If you guys aren't following WriteOnCon, you should be! But just in case, here's the video I put together for the event which aired today!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Published on August 12, 2010 08:25
August 10, 2010
For those lucky enough to live in Austin, Texas...
...this is a workshop you will not want to miss out on!
Picture Perfect! A Spit-Polish Workshop Featuring Famed Lisa Wheeler as Keynote Speaker
Picture Perfect! A Spit-Polish Workshop Featuring Famed Lisa Wheeler as Keynote Speaker

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 9th when the Austin SCBWI Chapter will meet at beautiful St. Edwards University to enjoy an incredible day at the page. The focus of this one-day workshop is to hone the skills required to spit-polish your fine manuscripts and illustrations to radiant perfection. Austin SCBWI has gathered a fabulous team...
Published on August 10, 2010 20:17
The Ultimate YA Fantasy Showdown—It's happening now!
Published on August 10, 2010 07:41
August 9, 2010
WriteOnCon—Will you virtually be there?

So Tuesday kicks off the amazing, free, online writing conference by the geniuses Elana Johnson, Casey McCormick, Lisa and Laura Roecker, Shannon Messenger, and Jamie Harrington!
In the event you haven't heard of it, it's a free conference complete with agents, editors, and authors, with critiques, great discussions, and all sorts of useful information.
You can check out the event here at the official WriteOnCon website.
Okay, I'm very excited for Thursday as I put together a vlog for the confer...
Published on August 09, 2010 20:36
August 8, 2010
Brick Collecting Love and Osceola Mills
I realized I forgot to post about my successes in antique brick hunting from my trip to Pennsylvania. I'm pretty sure nobody's been dying for the post (except for perhaps my relatives), but here you go.
So Fourth of July weekend it was up to Osceola Mills, PA for some family fun, ATV riding, antique brick collecting, and treasure hunting.
We started off with success in the woods near the house, finding this patch of bricks.
And here they are stacked.
Then it was off to this gem of a place where t...
So Fourth of July weekend it was up to Osceola Mills, PA for some family fun, ATV riding, antique brick collecting, and treasure hunting.



Published on August 08, 2010 19:40
August 7, 2010
THE EXILED QUEEN ARC Giveaway
This week I'm heading back into some YA ARC giveaways, and I'll start with this fabulous new book from the Seven Realms. I love the covers of these novels. They seriously make me want to lose myself in reading them.
THE EXILED QUEEN (A Seven Realms Novel) by Cinda Williams Chima (Hyperion, Sept 2010)
From Amazon:
You can't always run from danger...
Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden's Ford. But leaving...
THE EXILED QUEEN (A Seven Realms Novel) by Cinda Williams Chima (Hyperion, Sept 2010)

From Amazon:
You can't always run from danger...
Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden's Ford. But leaving...
Published on August 07, 2010 08:32
BLACK HOLE SUN and THE MARBURY LENS ARC Winners!
A huge thank you to everyone who has been entering my ARC giveaways!
*****
The winner of an ARC of BLACK HOLE SUN by David Macinnis Gill (Harper/Greenwillow, August 2010)
is ...
YLIME1981 at It's Just Life As I Know It
*****
The winner of an ARC of THE MARBURY LENS by Andrew Smith (Feiwel & Friends, Nov 2010)
is...
KIM FULLER at BookumsXlibro
*****
And thank you again to everyone who entered!
Don't forget I am also giving away...
VORDAK THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE: HOW TO GROW UP AND RULE THE WORLD by Scott S...
*****
The winner of an ARC of BLACK HOLE SUN by David Macinnis Gill (Harper/Greenwillow, August 2010)

YLIME1981 at It's Just Life As I Know It
*****
The winner of an ARC of THE MARBURY LENS by Andrew Smith (Feiwel & Friends, Nov 2010)

KIM FULLER at BookumsXlibro
*****
And thank you again to everyone who entered!
Don't forget I am also giving away...
VORDAK THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE: HOW TO GROW UP AND RULE THE WORLD by Scott S...
Published on August 07, 2010 07:37
August 6, 2010
Book Trailer Love! HOLLER LOUDLY by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Barry Gott
I have officially ventured into the making of book trailers, and I couldn't be happier to show you a book trailer I made for what I consider to be the most darling picture book coming out this fall!
I give you HOLLER LOUDLY, written by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Barry Gott.
HOLLER LOUDLY will be available from Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, Inc., November 11, 2010.
From Amazon:
Holler Loudly has a voice as big as the southwestern sky, and everywhere he...
I give you HOLLER LOUDLY, written by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Barry Gott.
HOLLER LOUDLY will be available from Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, Inc., November 11, 2010.
From Amazon:
Holler Loudly has a voice as big as the southwestern sky, and everywhere he...
Published on August 06, 2010 08:50