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TRANSVAGINAL OVERDRIVE!
Welcome, ladies!I’m so glad you could come over today. Help yourself to some Triscuit-and-cheese snacks. There’s Sanka in the kitchen. Big thanks to Mary Beth for the decorations. You know, friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about all the recent...
Love is the Higher Law (thanks David Levithan)
I had intended to name the winner of yesterday’s free copy of SEE YOU AT HARRY’S, by Jo Knowles. I will do that tomorrow. I have something to talk about today.Yesterday was a research day for me. I spent a few hours exploring the far-reaching effects of...
“Make Kindness Your Superpower”: An Interview with Jo Knowles
If life were a teen movie, Jo Knowles would be the kind, smart, somewhat shy girl in the back row who offers the new kid half of her sandwich at lunch, then stands up to the bullies who try to take his hat. (She’d get that hat back without ever throwing a...
God Is in the Details
Writing stories set in the past can be exciting and educational for a writer. (So many facts to spout at parties! Bore your friends and complete strangers! Have the fondue station to yourself!)"Hey, did I tell you about that story about the effects of the...
Forget Your Troubles, C’Mon Get Happy
I started this blog about a month ago and then abandoned it like a toddler being shown something shiny. (In my defense, the something shiny was the copyedited manuscript followed by the first-pass pages of THE DIVINERS, so, you know, it wasn’t so much distracted...
Interview with Robin Wasserman, THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW
On Tuesday, April 10th, Robin Wasserman's most excellent THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW comes out. It's a riveting novel of centuries-old secrets, murder, friendship and danger that globe-hops from the ivy-covered halls of American academia to the streets of...
THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND SHADOW
Yeah, I know. It's been longer than the length of Kim Kardashian's wedding since I last posted a blog. In my defense, I've been busily working on THE DIVINERS, which has been moved up and is now coming out September 18th. Woot!I promise to get back to a...
On Gratitude
Today, the ALA Youth Media Awards were announced, which is always an exciting day in our field—like the Oscars for books. This year was no exception, with many surprises announced and, as always, my perilous TBR pile grows ever more tippity with titles....
Killing Your Darlings
I need to do something here, people.No, I’m not going to perform an alien autopsy (too messy) or jump on a couch to profess my love for Katie Holmes. (She seems lovely but we’ve never met.) I need to say hello to Paula from Baltimore. * waves * Hello,...
This Week in Clusterfuck, brought to you by the National Book Foundation
In case you’ve been away from any form of media for the past several days and missed it, last Wednesday, the National Book Awards were announced. In the “Young Person’s” category (and as a sidebar, can we get rid of that utterly...
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An apology to my blog
Oh, my little blog, I've missed you. Do you feel neglected? While I sleep, are you secretly scratching at furniture and gnawing up plastic bags, leaving detritus all over the house to show your displeasure at my having ignored you? I am sorry, blog. I promise, I'm...