I’ve been a library fine scofflaw ever since my mother stopped returning my library books for me (just last year! ba-dum-ching!)… but seriously folks, I have a problem with library fines.

The good librarians of Ballston Spa, Saratoga, Salem, Plymouth, Weymouth, and Orlando haven’t chased me down, at least yet (do you loyal blog readers understand ( Read more... )

This week I launched a free audio podcast that is an extension of CANDOR's world. The villain of CANDOR, Campbell Banks, narrates his personal diaries at the time that the town of Candor, FL was built. I'm really excited about these podcasts; I think they're an interesting way to promote the book while also giving fans a fun extension to the world ( Read more... )

As I've mentioned in my blog before, I am a proud member of the Debutantes, a group of authors whose first Young Adult and Middle Grade books are coming out in 2009. We are, as a group, giving away 42 of our titles to one lucky public or school library--anywhere in the world. I sure would love to see an entry with CANDOR in the pic! Good luck to ( Read more... )

Little Dude is counting the days until Halloween. As soon as the costume aisle in Target showed up (you know, right around July 4th), he was agonizing: Batman or Superman? Doctor or policeman?

For those keeping track, Superman won. I think the snazzy rubber yellow belt did it.

But I had my own little agony, looking at all of his choices. Apparently ( Read more... )

I’m excited to welcome Megan Crewe to my blog today in celebration of her debut GIVE UP THE GHOST. I recently read this book and totally enjoyed it. It made me wonder whether there are any ghosts hovering around me and I don’t even realize it. Guess I’ll need Cass to help me figure it out! Buy a copy today, and also check out Megan’s contest to win ( Read more... )

So I'm pondering what to make my family for dinner. It could be grilled chicken, or maybe whole-wheat pasta, or there's that leftover chicken soup from the other night...

Are you salivating? Longing to knock on my door and join me, Little Dude and Patron of The Arts for dinner?

No??

What if I said I was considering homemade belgian waffles with ( Read more... )

On Sunday, our little family headed off to the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network's warehouse in Brandywine, MD, to volunteer along with our congregation.  It was our annual "gleaning", when we help to pick or pack food for the hungry--food that otherwise would have rotted in fields after the commercial harvest was done.

This year we sorted giant boxes ( ( Read more... )

Today I’m celebrating the release of the Jennifer Jabaley’s debut, LIPSTICK APOLOGY. I love the concept of this book, and the story delivers on its promise. It was a rockin’ fun read and you ought to go get your own copy today!

A bit about LIPSTICK APOLOGY:


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So I know I’ve been posting my fair share of interviews with me, lately, on the CANDOR Facebook fan page and via Twitter… so I thought I’d turn the tables a bit.

I interviewed my Mom and Dad.

Below you will find the unvarnished and revealing words of the brave people who raised me and bought me a TRS-80 so I could write rambling stories about ( Read more... )

This being CANDOR’s launch week, lots of reviews, and interviews with me, are rolling hot off the presses. Here’s the latest batch:

INTERVIEWS

• Sarah Ockler hosts a Character Debut Party for CANDOR’s Oscar Banks at her blog. FUN!
• Hear about real-life settings that inspired CANDOR over at Fantastic Book Review
• Jon Skovron makes me pick ( Read more... )