Book Tour Day 11 - Recombobulation

Friday was mostly a travel day. At the Milwaukee airport I went through security and came across the best airport sign I've seen in a long time. The Recombobulation Area is where you pull yourself together after having been discombobulated (removing shoes, jacket, laptop from your backpack, etc.). Brilliant! Two more quick shots. I found this in my hotel room. Pretty, right? It gets...

Two quick, happy things

I want to be just like Laurie Halse Anderson when I grow up. Seriously, that woman is amazing. While she was talking about her new book Chains , I felt like I knew just what she was talking about, only that I am a few years behind her. I can only hope that one day I will be even half as successful as she is. Plus she let me ask her like 50 billion questions before the signing and gave me...

Letter To Santa (Apparently, I'm Getting Coal)

... a jerk. then that's ok, and i hope i dragged his head right into the table leg. Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! In April I helped halseanderson across the street (6 points) . Last Wednesday I helped biggrstaffbunch see the light (8 points) . Last Tuesday I helped reallycorking hide a body (-173 points) . In February I pulled...

Interesting Reads from October 2008

I stopped feeling guilty about my blog addiction and decided instead to put it to use posting a list of monthly links I like.   Here’s my list of October posts worth checking out:   1.       Genre-Bending - Laurie Halse Anderson (who wrote Speak and other YA and MG books) explains how she’s able to write and sell books in more than one genre. ...

I've started reading Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson[ halseanderson !]. She's one of my favorite authors; I've enjoyed and own all of her books, so I was very excited to pick this one up[The 5 or 6 books I've stalled in the middle of do not appreciate it though XD;] Anyway, I used to obsessively read historical fiction, so it's a throwback to those days. I'm about 75 pages in and I really...

On New Book Release Day, some authors, like Laurie Halse Anderson, are excited and composed ; some, like John Scalzi, are writerly-smart, and very, very funny . Laurie's book is pure genius, and the audiobook John is a part of includes a story by my friend Tobias Buckell and is narrated by one of the best audio teams that exists. Please go take a look-see at them both. As for me, I think I'...

soup of the day!

           Three million ginormous cheers for Live Journal's very own Laurie Halse Anderson ( halseanderson  )! Her brand new middle grade historical novel, Chains (Simon & Schuster, 2008), is officially out today!!                    CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson           (Simon & Schuster, 2008), ages 9-12, 320 pp. As I'm sure you've heard, last week Chains was ...

Pictures that I've been wanting to post but never have

I thought about writing about the NBA finalists, but then I wondered what more I could say than so many people have already said so much better. So congratulations to all the nominees. I look forward to reading the books that I haven't yet read. I'm also excited that I will be seeing Laurie Halse Anderson , one of the NBA finalists and one of my favorite authors, at Anderson's Bookshop next ...

National Book Award Nominations

Don't you just love good news? It makes me cry. In a heart-swelling-hope-incited-life-ain't-all-off-afterall kind of way. Well, the National Book Award nominations are in and it's a tear-jerker, folks. First of all, the poetry? I adore Mark Doty and  Reginald Gibbons . For very different reasons. Also, I'm really curious about the Patricia Smith book and I think I might just see if I...

NBA Finalists!

Cheers to all the National Book Award finalists !   I have to admit I gave a special squeeeee when I saw fellow LJ'ers elockhart   and halseanderson   on the NBA list.  Both are women I personally know and greatly admire.  And of course, they are awesome writers too!  Hooray!