Since I’ll be away in L.A. (look, Ma, I’m rhyming!) when Vicky Dreiling’s most excellent Regency historical romance WHAT A RECKLESS ROGUE NEEDS comes out on Tuesday, I wanted to wish Vicky an early Happy Book Birthday! For those of you who haven’t yet been introduced to Vicky’s work, she’s a multiple-RITA-Award nominee and aContinue reading “Happy Early Book Birthday”
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Crowing and SCBWI workshop
Before I do anything at all, I want to wish a HUGE congratulations to Ramez Naam for making the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his debut science fiction novel NEXUS! So proud! So well deserved! This past Saturday, the Florida chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and theContinue reading “Crowing and SCBWI workshop”
YA Rebels vid
Today, I grill…er, interview…my son about what he likes as a reader/books for boys/whether or not he’s truly King of the Fish People.
To my friends at St. Leo University
Last night we had a fantastic panel of YA authors to speak at St. Leo University. L to R we have: Jessica Brody (author of, among other things, UNREMEMBERED and UNFORGOTTEN), Jessica Khoury (author of ORIGIN and VITRO), Amy Christine Parker (author of GATED and the forthcoming ASTRAY), Anna Banks (author of OF POSEIDON, OFContinue reading “To my friends at St. Leo University”
YA Rebels interview with Alethea Kontis
You all may know Alethea Kontis already (or Princess Alethea as she’s sometimes called). If not, I don’t know what you’re waiting for. She and her books are just lovely, and the author herself is the very definition of gracious! But you don’t have to take my word for it. You can see for yourselfContinue reading “YA Rebels interview with Alethea Kontis”
Book Birthdays
Before I even begin, a HUGE congratulations to Rachel Caine for receiving Romantic Times Magazine’s February Seal of Excellence. According to RT (link here, though I’m not sure you can view if you’re not a subscriber), “Each month the RT editors select one book that is not only compelling, but pushes the boundaries of genre fiction. ThisContinue reading “Book Birthdays”
Book news!
Some very exciting book news! First, happy book birthday to Dixie Lyle for the first in the Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot mystery series. If you like the weird and wonderful, the dangerous and deadly, dogs and cats and ghostly gators, oh my! This might be the book for you (more below). In other news, the bookContinue reading “Book news!”
Having my say on recent bouts of bias and entitlement in the industry…
Enough is enough! There’s been a lot turmoil in the publishing industry lately. I’m thinking particularly of the spectacularly sexist and biased remarks flying around from some in the science fiction and fantasy field (see as a reference Dave Truesdale’s absolutely unbelievable rant here) and the recent Huffington Post Article, “If J.K. Rowling Cares AboutContinue reading “Having my say on recent bouts of bias and entitlement in the industry…”
Coastal Magic Con write-up
As you might be able to tell from the gallery and the number of hugs involved in these photos, the Coastal Magic Convention was wonderful, casual and, in a word, awesome. Our organizer, Jennifer Morris goes out of her way to create a fun environment where no one is up on a pedestal, no oneContinue reading “Coastal Magic Con write-up”
Amazing Books and Literary Loves
A huge WHOO HOO and shout out to: Chloe Neill, whose latest Chicagoland Vampires novel WILD THINGS is on Amazon’s list of Best Books of the Month for February! Rosemary Clement-Moore and Amy Christine Parker for being named to ALA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers for their novels SPIRIT AND DUST and GATED respectively! MollyContinue reading “Amazing Books and Literary Loves”
Lucienne Diver's Drivel 