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Steamy summertime heat getting you down? Gaze upon the snowy loveliness of my cover! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh, it makes me shiver!

It’s spring and love is in the air! The fabulous Lisa and Laura Roecker had the great idea for an I <3 INDIE day where participating blogs share the love for their local indie.

This is my indie book store, Bay Books, in Bay St. Louis, MS. The new owner and I already have plans for THE GATHERING STORM’s launch party in January.

 

This is the book I bought today:

 

 

You can also follow the Indie Love Fest on Twitter using the tag #iheartindies. Because today is all about spreading the love. Be sure to stop by Lisa and Laura’s blog, where they are giving away a book of your choice!

For more Indie Love, you can visit the following blogs:

Lisa and Laura Roecker
Sarah Frances Hardy
Shana Silver
Elana Johnson
Stasia Kehoe
Shannon Messenger
Carolina Valdez Miller
Mundie Moms
Myra McEntire
Sara Bennett Wealer
Janet Gurtler
Joy Preble
Ty Drago
Kate Walton
Julia Karr
Randy Russell
Adele Griffin
Helen Landalf
Andrea Higgins
Beth Revis
Tess Hilmo
Sheela Chari
Gail Handler
Crystal Allen
Christine Fonseca

It's spring and love is in the air! The fabulous Lisa and Laura Roecker had the great idea for an I <3 INDIE day where participating blogs share the love for their local indie.

This is my indie book store, Bay Books, in Bay St. Louis, MS. The new owner and I already have plans for THE GATHERING STORM's launch party in January.

This is the book I bought today:

Want a chance to win this book? Share the name of your favorite indie in the comments below and I'll draw a winner from the entries on Monday, June 6.

You can also follow the Indie Love Fest on Twitter using the tag #iheartindies. Because today is all about spreading the love. Be sure to stop by Lisa and Laura's blog, where they are giving away a book of your choice!

For more Indie Love, you can visit the following blogs:

Lisa and Laura Roecker
Sarah Frances Hardy
Shana Silver
Elana Johnson
Stasia Kehoe
Shannon Messenger
Carolina Valdez Miller
Mundie Moms
Myra McEntire
Sara Bennett Wealer
Janet Gurtler
Joy Preble
Ty Drago
Kate Walton
Julia Karr
Randy Russell
Adele Griffin
Helen Landalf
Andrea Higgins
Beth Revis
Tess Hilmo
Sheela Chari
Gail Handler
Crystal Allen
Christine Fonseca

The tornado outbreaks last month broke all sorts of records. The Mississippi River is flooding at levels not seen since 1937. The Red Cross is going to be busy, and they are going to need our help.

Help Write Now is a group of writers who have put together an auction to benefit relief efforts in areas of the U.S. affected by this year's storms.  The Apocalypsies have donated two packages to the auction; the first package, posted yesterday, includes 50-page critiques, query critiques, and synopsis critiques from Apocalypsies members, two ARCS, and a 10-page critique from Stacy Cantor Abrams of Walker Books for Young Readers. A second package will post at a later date.

Browse around the site while you're there-- lots of amazing items have been donated, and there's something for everyone!

An ARC of Dawn Metcalf's LUMINOUS!

Oedin thinks it looks yummy.

Seen at my Barnes and Noble today:

The Liar Society by Lisa and Laura Roecker

Haven by Kristi Cook

Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton

Across the Universe by Beth Revis

 

Go, Elevensies, go!

The Elevensies are super excited to be celebrating their release year, and so several of us have banded together to present a huge giveaway sweepstakes for librarians and their readers who enjoy books for teens and tweens. (By popular request, we'll also open this to school English teachers who are building their classroom libraries, just 'cause we know you need a little love, too!) If you fit that description, then you are invited to the "Elevensies BookFeast" -- your chance to win "All you can read" from a menu of 2011's tastiest debut YA and MG fiction.

The "Elevensies Book Feast" is a year-long giveaway broken into three seasons. Each season offers books by debut authors that librarians AND their readers can win. It's all about sharing fresh new fiction and supporting institutions and people who are big supporters of debut authors. Each season features a selection of books grouped into the following packages or "platters:"

Blue Plate Special: Contemporary and historical teen fiction that keeps it real
Fusion Fare: Feast on fantasy, paranormal and dystopian teen fiction
Middle Grade Sampler: Dig in to debuts just for tweens, ages 8-12

Librarians/teachers have the chance to win ALL of the books from an entire season. All they have to do is put up a poster encouraging their readers (teens and tweens, or those who enjoy books for teens and tweens) to participate in the sweepstakes. Readers who participate get to choose which package they'd like to win. No purchase is necessary; the "BookFeast" is sponsored by the authors themselves and not endorsed by any publisher.
Just to tempt you a little more, here's the poster for the spring lineup. Look at all those tasty books!

Want to know how you can enter? Here's how! 
Entry Details – For Librarians (and teachers)*

Put up the "Elevensies BookFeast" poster in the library/classroom where readers can see it. Take a picture of the poster once it's up. (Please note that photos may be posted at the Elevensies blog - don't include any teens/children in the photo. By submitting a photo, you're giving us permission to post your image, if you snap yourself with the poster.) Email your photo to [email protected] with LIBRARY in your subject line. One entry per library/classroom. But you can earn extra entries every time a patron enters the Tweens and Teens giveaway and mentions your library's name. One winning entry will be chosen at random at the end of each season.

Entry Details – For Readers*

Send an email to [email protected] with the word READER in your subject line. Tell us which package you're interested in winning. Please select only one. If you learned about this giveaway through your library/teacher, mention that in your email and earn them an extra entry to increase their chances of winning all of the season's books. One entry per reader. One winner chosen randomly at the end of each season for each category. Three sets of drawings will take place this year:

Spring – Random drawings take place April 30. Poster is available now.
Summer – Random drawings take place August 31. Poster will be available May 17.
Fall – Random drawings take place December 30. Poster will be available Sept. 17.

For full details, information on how to download or order a poster, and a look at books for each season, visit 2011bookfeast.com.

Now dig in and enter!
*No purchase necessary to enter. U.S. and Canada residents, including overseas military installations, only. Under age 13, have a parent or teacher enter for you. The Elevensies BookFeast is sponsored by the authors themselves and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any publishing house. Email addresses and other information that we collect will be used for this promotion and kept only to notify you of upcoming give-aways. If you DO NOT want to be notified of new seasonal posters and drawings as the BookFeast progresses, please write OPT OUT in your email, and the only correspondence you will receive from us is the one notifying you if you're a winner. WE DO NOT SPAM! We will not sell, share, or in any other way abuse your email address. At the end of the BookFeast promotion all files will be deleted. Each season, one library/classroom prize pack and one of each reader package will be awarded. All random drawings are final and at the sole discretion of the Elevensies.

Daughter and I found both of these books today at the Gulfport Barnes and Noble. 

Hooray for Keri Mikulski's HEAD GAMES

 

and

Beth Revis' ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Last week I got to meet Lauren Kate at Lemuria Books in Jackson! She read from the prologue of her latest book, TORMENT, and answered questions from the rather nice-sized crowd in the cozy reading nook.  Someone asked a question that would have thrown me for a loop: "Do you believe in all of this stuff?"

Has any other paranormal writer been asked this?

The Fallen books are about a girl named Luce and a fallen angel named Daniel, whom Luce has been in love with through several lifetimes. Lauren talked a lot about the research she did for her books and when she was asked this question, she said she was open to the possibilities. I think there's a big difference between saying angels might be real, and saying the walking dead might be real. But if anyone does ask me if I believe in the existence of any supernatural creatures I write about, I'm going to steal Lauren's answer.

I'm open to the possibilities. :)

Look at this beautiful display for Cynthia Hand's UNEARTHLY we found at the Gulfport Barnes and Noble last week!

Yay, Cynthia!