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There's a rumbling of animatronic tom-toms afoot on the interweb that is related to steampunk books - which includes Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore, of course, because of Jackie's automaton - and it MUST be true because her book is listed in the SLJ article on Steampunk that came out on December 1st (even though I didn't ( Read more... )

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I am delighted to bring you today's stops on the WBBT. I hope that you've noticed by now that there's a wide range of authors and illustrators represented in the WBBT, and that you're not seeing the same people interviewed over and over again. We work hard to make it so, and those of us who participate select our own wishlist of interviewees, then ( Read more... )

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Dear friends,

I've been a bit distracted lately. Allow me to tell you what I'm up to, with linkage where appropriate.

1. I've been writing. Specifically, I've been working on a YA novel. At about 16,000 words (through chapter 7), it's already the longest thing I've ever written. It's terribly exciting, and it is like a shiny new toy, calling to ( Read more... )

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Today for Poetry Friday, an interview for the Winter Blog Blast Tour with an author who writes novels in verse.

I've known Lisa online since before her first novel's publication, and had the good fortune of meeting her in person at the 2007 national SCBWI Conference in Los Angeles.
Lisa's first published novel, I Heart You, You Haunt Me was ( Read more... )