Yes, it’s true. DUMB has it’s very own trailer. You can see it here. It’s pretty gosh darn amazing, and I’m so chuffed the good folks at Arlington Public Library in Virginia liked the book enough to put the movie together. I am SO visiting that library when I go on my big national book [...]
Well, I compiled a list of all the blog and facebook comments left over the past week, and used a Random Number Generator to unveil the winner and . . . um . . . the RNG picked a relative of mine. Now, no offense to my relatives, but if I figure that if they [...]
Tomorrow (Thursday, December 2nd) I have an event at the Central West End Left Bank Books in St. Louis. It starts at 6PM, but please come along any time between then and 7:30PM. The really cool thing about this signing? I’m giving all the royalties from books sold to a local fund. Oh, and President Obama’s [...]
It’s Thanksgiving – a time for giving . . . well, thanks. (That’s correct, isn’t it? I’m British, so I’m a little unclear on the specifics. And as a neutral observer, I’d have to say it seems to have more to do with eating enormous quantities of food and watching 18 straight hours of football. [...]
Forever Young Adult invited me along for a “Between Two Lockers” interview. The questions were hard-hitting, the answers inappropriately revealing, and the whole thing has been slapped with an R-rating. In other words, family members shouldn’t read this one!
with John from Dreaming in Books, in which I discuss deafness and why I was so mean to Ed (the marimba player). Incidentally, I discovered that John plays in his school marching band, which I happen to think is awesome. And yes . . . GO MARIMBAS!
Book Wormy Girl runs a great series of blog posts called “Bookcase of the Week.” Well, this week’s bookcase belongs to ME! Here’s a sneak peek at one of the photos. (There are lots more if you follow the link.) Yes, indeed. Her post will give you an inside look at the coffee shop where [...]
Abby the Librarian has posted an interview with me, in which I answer questions about the DUMB’s title, and confess that I’m a Britney Spears fan. (Sorry Mum and Dad – you did your best.) By the way, anyone heading over here from Abby’s site expecting to see photos of Seattle’s most infamous dwellings, here [...]
Ever wondered what it would be like to get an expert’s take on what makes a cover work? Ever thought it’d be nice to hear the author’s reaction upon seeing the cover for the first time? Ever wished you could ask the designer herself what inspired her to make the cover in the first place? [...]
Danielle Chiotti, an agent at Upstart Crow Literary, has an excellent post on rules to get authors writing. Okay, so you might be wondering: What else do authors do, if not write? Well, by the time you’ve read this list, you’ll know. (And don’t pretend you don’t procrastinate in exactly these ways!) Oh, and that [...]
