I was asked to write about what inspired me to set my new fantasy trilogy, ELEMENTAL, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As you’ll see (if you follow this link), the answer is that I simply had to set it there. By the way, the link includes a giveaway of a signed ARC of [...]
Today, my little book THOU SHALT NOT ROAD TRIP is all grown up. You’ll see it on the bookshelves of your local bookstore (it’s the one with the awesomely garish collage of Route 66 photos on the cover) and amazon will ask you if you want to buy it rather than pre-ordering it. I’ve said [...]
On Thursday, April 12th, at 7PM, THOU SHALT NOT ROAD TRIP will be launched as part of Read St. Louis 2012. I really hope readers in St. Louis will be able to make it. It’ll be a fun time indeed! The address is: St. Louis Public Library (Schlafly Branch), 225 N. Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO [...]
If anyone happens to be in western Missouri this weekend and would like to meet a bunch of YA authors, here’s your chance. The 2012 Children’s Literature Book Festival starts on Sunday in Warrensburg, MO, and I’ll be one of the presenters. Hope to meet some new readers there!
Award-winning YA author Brian Katcher has posted an early review of THOU SHALT NOT ROAD TRIP. And boy, does he do a great job of summarizing what’s going on! Incidentally, if you haven’t checked out Brian’s books, PLAYING WITH MATCHES and ALMOST PERFECT, you should do so right now. Believe me, there’s a reason both [...]
When I moved to St. Louis in 2008, it took me approximately 5 hours to work out that my local library branch was beyond awesome. I know, I like adjectives (and superlatives), but when it comes to the library system, it’s justified. Don’t believe me? Well, when St. Louis was named the 8th most literate [...]
Well, for one day at least . . . The St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance, a groundbreaking coalition of Indie bookstores, had the utterly awesome idea of asking local authors to appear in their stores as booksellers for a day. They’re calling us celebrities, and while I think it’s fair to say that word is [...]
Ashley at Basically Amazing Books was kind enough to interview me as part of her Just Contemporary series. So did Candace at Candace’s Book Blog. They’re both awesome bloggers, extremely thoughtful and articulate reviewers, and their series of posts this month has been stellar. And they have books to give away! Ashley is giving away signed [...]
While I was chatting with the wonderful and inspiring Sara Zarr the other day — that’s us with William Shatner, who was one of the more interesting cardboard cutouts I’ve ever spoken to — I made a confession: I don’t celebrate release days. I know I’m supposed to, but by the time the book comes [...]
Last week I was in beautiful Eau Claire, Wisconsin for the Chippewa Valley Book Festival. It was the best-run festival I’ve ever attended, with lots happening, but not so much overlap that you end up missing half the events. There was also plenty of time to hang out with fellow authors, audience members, readers, etc. [...]
