Grace Lin's Blog, page 138

So, it's official! I am super excited to say that I am now contracted for THREE more novels! Yes, three. I really hope you are aren't sick of my books because there are three more coming down the pipeline. Right now, the ideas for them are:

1. DUMPLING DAYS: I did a quick little poll on my facebook fan page asking if people would rather another fantasy like Where the Mountain Meets the Moon or a sequel to The Year of the Rat. It was close, but the majority wanted to find out what else happened...

THE TROLLS by Polly Horvath

IndieBound Description: Aunt Sally is beyond any of Melissa, Amanda, and Pee Wee's expectations. She has come all the way from Vancouver Island, Canada, to take care of the children while their parents are away, and right from the start Aunt Sally enchants them with tales of her childhood with their father. Odd characters figure largely in the stories, like Maud, a hunter rumored to have killed eighty cougars; Great-uncle Louis, a health nut who insists everyone sho...

[image error] This is a a little promo pack that my publisher is sending to promote Where the Mountain Meets the Moon--now finally back in stock! (Did you miss my celebration promo? Get a silver sticker for your copy!)

For the past couple of weeks, people have been telling me that they have not been able to get Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Right after the Newbery, it sold out and the publisher has been working overtime to reprint--it took a little longer than desired (it does have color illustrations after all) but I am happy to announce Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is NOW BACK IN STOCK.

That means you should be able to get it from any bookstore, libraries should be able to get it in, and Amazon.c...

"Even the mighty oak was once a nut like you."
-Chinese Proverb

If you are like me, and you love crafty, girly things, weddings are not only a celebration but an opportunity to do fun art projects. So I thought I'd put up a series of posts that show my little wedding craft projects from "sketch to finish." I thought, as not to overwhelm people with to much wedding-ness, I'd do this on Thursdays to kind of space it out. And it gives me something to do while I eagerly wait for the professional photos to arrive...

So, today's wedding thing is the my beloved c...

Now presenting Mr. & Mrs. Squatchie!

(like my curly hair?)

more photos and behind-the-scene stuff(wedding craft details! flower fun! hair escapades!) to come...

*thanks to Elaine for the photo!

MISS HAPPINESS AND MISS FLOWER by Rumer Godden

IndieBound Description: England is the last place Nona Fells wants to be. No one asked her if she wanted to leave sunny India to live in a chilly English village with her aunt's family -- and her cousin, Belinda, just hates her But when two dainty Japanese dolls arrive at Nona's doorstep, everything begins to change. Like Nona, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower are lonely and homesick, so Nona decides to build them their own traditional Japanese hous...

wedding crafts...

"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine nor a garden without love."
-Chinese Proverb