P.J. Hoover's Blog, page 76
July 11, 2010
Final Day at ALA
It's hard to believe ALA is already over, and this is my last official post on it. Monday I had much of the time to wander by myself as Jessica Lee Anderson met with her rockstar agent Andrea Cascardi in the morning. Once she was done, we hit Chinatown again for lunch and then it was back to the show where most of the publishers were either selling dirt cheap or giving away all books left. (I know, how awesome is that?).
We stopped by Cynthea Liu's signing. Love Cynthea! And I'm looking...

Published on July 11, 2010 07:19
July 10, 2010
CLOCKWORK ANGEL and RADIANCE Contest Winners
A huge thank you to everyone who has been entering my ARC giveaways!
The winner of an ARC of CLOCKWORK ANGEL: THE INFERNAL DEVICES Book One by Cassandra Clare
is...
MISS HAVOC at Cry Havoc! Reviews
*****
and the winner of an ARC of RADIANCE by Alyson Noel (author of the bestselling IMMORTALS series)
is...
BRANDILEIGH2003 at Blkosiner's Book Blog
*****
Yay, Heather! And thank you again to everyone who entered!
Don't forget I am also giving away...
TORMENT by Lauren Kate (Delacorte, Sept 2010), the s...
The winner of an ARC of CLOCKWORK ANGEL: THE INFERNAL DEVICES Book One by Cassandra Clare

is...
MISS HAVOC at Cry Havoc! Reviews
*****
and the winner of an ARC of RADIANCE by Alyson Noel (author of the bestselling IMMORTALS series)

is...
BRANDILEIGH2003 at Blkosiner's Book Blog
*****
Yay, Heather! And thank you again to everyone who entered!
Don't forget I am also giving away...

TORMENT by Lauren Kate (Delacorte, Sept 2010), the s...
Published on July 10, 2010 06:50
THE DUFF and LIVVIE OWEN LIVED HERE ARC Giveaway
For one week only, up for giveaway, are two great YA ARCs:
THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger (Poppy, September 2010)
LIVVIE OWEN LIVED HERE by Sarah Dooley (Feiwel & Friends, August 2010)
From Amazon for THE DUFF:
"Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy,...


THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger (Poppy, September 2010)
LIVVIE OWEN LIVED HERE by Sarah Dooley (Feiwel & Friends, August 2010)
From Amazon for THE DUFF:
"Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy,...
Published on July 10, 2010 06:37
July 8, 2010
The Suburb Beyond the Stars: A Short (Smart, Funny, Mysterious, Scary) Movie
Thanks to Cynthia Leitich Smith for this fantastic, fun movie!
From author M.T. Anderson's official website:
This book trailer, stitched together out of pieces filmed before M. T. Anderson's unfortunate disappearance, discusses his new book The Suburb Beyond the Stars.
It is part of a larger set of documents about the strange and mysterious sightings and deaths in the area of Mount Norumbega — all of which will be released soon on Scholastic's website. We're working to make them...
From author M.T. Anderson's official website:
This book trailer, stitched together out of pieces filmed before M. T. Anderson's unfortunate disappearance, discusses his new book The Suburb Beyond the Stars.
It is part of a larger set of documents about the strange and mysterious sightings and deaths in the area of Mount Norumbega — all of which will be released soon on Scholastic's website. We're working to make them...
Published on July 08, 2010 12:32
July 7, 2010
Getting Inspired
Inspired by my daughter and her monster letter writing, I tried to make my own monster name. I figure next time I'll make it a bit more random, but at least it's colorful and it's a start.
my monster name
my daughter's monster name
Hope you all are having a great summer! I'm still here in Virginia, looking forward to a book club this Sunday, the Dulles Air & Space museum tomorrow, possibly the zoo on Friday (my kids want to attempt to see the panda). Then it's the beach for a few days next week....
my monster name

Hope you all are having a great summer! I'm still here in Virginia, looking forward to a book club this Sunday, the Dulles Air & Space museum tomorrow, possibly the zoo on Friday (my kids want to attempt to see the panda). Then it's the beach for a few days next week....
Published on July 07, 2010 06:22
July 6, 2010
Newest Featured Sweethearts!

Jacob Lewis and Dana Goodyear, co-founders of Figment!
Published on July 06, 2010 08:11
TORMENT by Lauren Kate ARC Giveaway
Up this week for a book giveaway is an ARC of TORMENT by Lauren Kate (Delacorte, Sept 2010), the sequel to FALLEN.
For your chance to win this awesome ARC, all you need to do is:
1) Follow this blog
2) Follow The Texas Sweethearts blog
3) Comment on this blog post
For extra entries:
1) Blog about this contest and leave a comment telling me
2) Tweet about this contest and leave a comment telling me
And make sure you leave me a way to get in contact with you when you win!
The...

For your chance to win this awesome ARC, all you need to do is:
1) Follow this blog
2) Follow The Texas Sweethearts blog
3) Comment on this blog post
For extra entries:
1) Blog about this contest and leave a comment telling me
2) Tweet about this contest and leave a comment telling me
And make sure you leave me a way to get in contact with you when you win!
The...
Published on July 06, 2010 07:53
More Fun from ALA
Sunday was the designated fun day at ALA. We got a late start, had a few signings we wanted to make, and otherwise had no agenda until the evening when we went to hear the Newbery and Caldecott speeches. The first thing we did upon getting there was hit the free ice cream bar booth. Sorry, no pics :) But the next booth was even better.
Jessica Lee Anderson (BORDER CROSSING) and me having our picture taken with the President :) And no, he is not wax. Once we convinced Libba Bray (GOING BOVINE...

Published on July 06, 2010 06:10
July 1, 2010
Onto the next day at ALA
Jessica Lee Anderson and I started off early on Saturday, getting to ALA close to the opening hour. Because pics speak so much better than words I try to type when my kids are awake, here we go.
One of the first people I ran into was James Booth, aka awesome book blogger Book Chic!
Jessica showing off author Bethany Hegedus' newest book, TRUTH WITH A CAPITAL T.
Yay, Bethany!
Why not pose by a cute, stuffed Library Lion?
Jessica, Harold Underdown, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Me
These are the kind of...


Yay, Bethany!



Published on July 01, 2010 08:29
RADIANCE by Alyson Noel ARC Giveaway
In addition to my giveaway for CLOCKWORK ANGEL: THE INFERNAL DEVICES Book One by Cassandra Clare, I'm continuing to share the book love by also giving away and ARC of
RADIANCE by Alyson Noel (author of the bestselling IMMORTALS series)
From Amazon:
Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. She has picked up life where she left off when she was alive, living with her parents and dog in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. When she's summoned...

RADIANCE by Alyson Noel (author of the bestselling IMMORTALS series)
From Amazon:
Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. She has picked up life where she left off when she was alive, living with her parents and dog in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. When she's summoned...
Published on July 01, 2010 07:35