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Teen Author Carnival Reminder
In case you forgot ...
I will be at the NYC Teen Author Carnival on Thursday, May 28 from 4-6pm, at the Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library (425 Avenue of the Americas, at 10th St.)
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Cool stuff: ICO 3, my secret identity, free candy & other assorted prizes
FIRST, videogames. The third game in the series that started with ICO and continued with Shadow of the Colossus has a teaser trailer!!! It's early on in the process, so they're just calling it "Project TRICO" for now.
It's like if you replaced Agro (the horse from SotC) with a ginormous feathered chinchilla. Not sure how I feel about that, but I ( Read more... ) -
NYPL Reading Reminder
I'll be reading tonight (and/or hiding under a table, and/or fainting) with these fine people:
May 13 -- Teen Author Reading Night
(6-7:30pm, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.)
Nick Burd, The Vast Fields of Ordinary
Cecil Castellucci, Geektastic
Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You
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Sarahs Chat!
Come chat with me & 4 other author Sarahs (MacLean, Ockler, Quigley, Rees Brennan) at 9pm EST tonight!
Click here for the details!
Note that this is a chat for readers/bloggers, not for my mom. Mom, you have my phone # if you want to chat.
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Hitting the List ... of a Deadly Assassin
Hitting the New York Times Bestseller List is a distant dream ... but today I discovered I have hit a different list: the secret hit list of YA blogger and ne'er-do-well Sharon of "Sharon Loves Books and Cats" (and Torture!) fame. I probably never would have discovered this wicked plot, but a brave anonymous do-gooder calling herself Ms. X has ( Read more... ) -
Strawberry Shortcake Poses on the Bones of Her Enemies
... and artist David Finch wins at life.
Check out his tribute to 80s cartoons, featuring Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, and a Ninja Turtle who has definitely seen better days ... all done Frank Frazetta style. The painting was done for an art show called "Gag Me with a Toon 2," which was held at Meltdown Comics on May 2.
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May Party!
April (and BEDA) are over and it's time for a celebration!
In honor of her own May birthday, Lauren @ Shooting Stars Mag is having a May Party ... and you're invited!
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Book Nostalgia: Yellow Blue Bus Means I Love You
I found this book in a Borders outlet store years after it came out, and picked it up because the title intrigued me. ("Yellow blue bus" is a language misunderstanding. More about that in a minute.) Also, the book was super cheap. That is always appealing. ;)
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JCVD
Just got this in the mail today. Soooo excited ...
Grizzled old Jean-Claude Van Damme of Bloodsport and Timecop fame playing ... himself? JCVD opened in theaters in a super limited release last November, and I've been waiting all these months for Netflix to get it. I'm sure it will be EPIC.
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