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Aug 18th, 2010 | 17 Comments

The Contemps & A Sneak Peek at Some Book

INTERNET, I have an exciting announcement to make! Remember this post, that I made four days ago? I will give you a moment to be shocked at the fact that there has only been four days between this post and the ... READ MORE ›

Jul 23rd, 2010 | 17 Comments

Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #3: CK Kelly Martin

Welcome to Awesome Books Week on my blog, where I am celebrating THREE (3!) contemporary, realistic YA novels I've recently loved by featuring an interview with each of their authors and hosting a giveaway of their books on my blog. That's ... READ MORE ›

Jul 21st, 2010 | 16 Comments

Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #2: Tara Kelly

Jul 19th, 2010 | 31 Comments

Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #1: Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Jul 14th, 2010 | 7 Comments

An Interview with Danette Haworth: Moonlight Secrets

The first time I interviewed Danette Haworth, we talked about her writing process and her hopes for her forthcoming debut, Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By Lightning. The second time I interviewed Danette, Violet Raines had just hit shelves. I ... READ MORE ›

Jun 26th, 2010 | 13 Comments

I felt the earth move!

Everyone who is at the ALA conference is about to miss the earthquake story I am about to tell and I bet they are so jealous right now! HAR HAR HAR! So guess what Internet! Most of you know this because ... READ MORE ›

Jun 4th, 2010 | 24 Comments

recently hearted books & movies

Now that I'm between books I have some LEISURE time! But not as much leisure time as I would like, sob. But still. Leisure time for me is spent reading books and watching movies and trying not to move around too much while ... READ MORE ›

Mar 25th, 2010 | 33 Comments

An Interview with Anna Jarzab (And A Giveaway!)

(Hey... psst! Wanna win a copy of Anna Jarzab's spectacular debut, All Unquiet Things? Boy, are YOU in the right place!) Is there nothing sadder than a book that has a beautiful cover and is lame on the inside? I ... READ MORE ›

Mar 8th, 2010 | 34 Comments

An Interview with Teri Hall (& A Giveaway!)

It will probably not be long (read: it's going to be EXTREMELY SOON) before I'm disappearing to do some intense work on Book 3 (and I mean I will really be disappearing... more), so I thought I would pre-emptively make up for ... READ MORE ›

Dec 23rd, 2009 | 10 Comments

A Year Ago Today + Editor Appreciation

Having books released during the holiday season just proves how TERRIBLE I am at multi-tasking, but even so, I would not change a thing. Life is hectic! I am typing this at 12:27 am and in like 15 hours, I will begin ... READ MORE ›