Archives for February 2011
Happy Valentine’s Day & Giveaway Winners!
Happy Valentine's Day! I've managed to keep my absurdly ridiculous sweet tooth in check and make it through this holiday season without eating any conversation hearts (oh, I do love conversation hearts) so I'm calling it a win. Now I just have to survive the season of Easter Candy (ie. yellow chick Peeps in the microwave) and I'm good until October. So anyway, where ever you are, I hope you had a great Valentine's Day and either managed to avoid eating too much candy or had a good day because you ate way too much candy. It all depends on what your goals are. Right?The winners of a copy … [Read more...]
Book Trailer Fridays – Kate Ledger & Remedies
I had the chance to tell you a bit about Kate Ledger's The Dogs' Book of Romance the other day when I announced the Valentine's Giveaway (have you entered yet? Go enter!). But I didn't get to talk much about Remedies, Kate's debut novel, so I figured this would be the perfect Book Trailer Friday pick! REMEDIES is a Self magazine book pick, an Indie Next List Notable Book, an Ingram Premier Pick, a "Community Read" selection of the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair, and earned a starred review from Publisher's Weekly, who said: "Ledger's accomplished debut offers a compelling view of married life … [Read more...]
100 Things – 87-90
Yeah, I'm still kind of boring over here, other than the fact that I got to have dinner with the #7 Book Club this week to chat about STAY, publishing, and the writing process. They were eager for a sequel and full of opinions as to what Diane might be up to these days. It was awesome. And I got to hear a very funny story from one of the members about trying to replace her library copy of STAY after it fell in the bathtub. The #7 ladies (who have been meeting for about 15 years!) are amazing and hysterical, and I had a lovely time. I love the way meeting with fellow book lovers always … [Read more...]
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I love seeing what keywords bring people to my blog. Here are the latest:valentine's day giveawayallie larkinstuck in dressallie galallie larkin incidentsallie larkin stayget stuck in a dress for eternityally larkindreaded lurgybug hair folliclebuttless jeans … [Read more...]
100 Things – 80-86
So, here's the thing. I'm kind of boring when I'm writing. I can't tell you what's going on with my characters right now, and that's really the bulk of what's going on with me at the moment. But I realized the other day that I started the 100 things meme and stopped at 79 in May of 2009. I think it's time to get back to it!80. I compose e-mails in my head while I'm away from the computer. Which is great, until I think I've actually sent the email when I haven't. I wish there were a way to just download my thoughts and send them. I've tried dictation software, but it's not effective for … [Read more...]
Book Trailer Fridays – Randy Susan Meyers & The Murderer’s Daughters
The Murderer's Daughtersby Randy Susan Meyers has gotten rave reviews in hardcover. It just came out in paperback this week and it's the most recent Target Club Pick, so I thought it would be a great choice for this week's book trailer.Here's the description:Lulu and Merry's childhood was never ideal, but on the day before Lulu's tenth birthday their father drives them into a nightmare. He's always hungered for the love of the girl's self-obsessed mother. After she throws him out, their troubles turn deadly.Lulu's mother warned her to never let him in, but when he shows up, he's impossible to … [Read more...]
A Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
Who couldn't use a little extra love for Valentine's Day?The lovely Kate Ledger, author of Remedies, sent me four copies of The Dogs' Book of Romance -- advice on love and relationships from our four-legged friends -- for a Valentine's Day giveaway!To sweeten the pot, I've put together a Valentine's gift bag (pictured above) for you and your favorite pup. Three lucky readers will get a copy of The Dogs' Book of Romance and one lucky reader will get a copy of the book plus a gift bag filled with goodies!The gift bag includes:For you:A copy of The Dogs Book of RomanceThe Madelaine Chocolate Co. … [Read more...]