And now this from Melissa Walker whose VIOLET IN PRIVATE is featured (and dissected–in a good way!) at readergirlz this month… Guess what? My new writer-buddy is giving away a copy of GIRL OVERBOARD to those intrepid enough to take a fun quiz! (I was wondering why Melissa wanted me to sign the book but … Read More
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Hanging with the (Book) Stars in La La Land
The stars aligned in Los Angeles this weekend–combining my wedding anniversary with meeting the newest nephew (just 3 weeks old!) in the Headley clan and hanging out with countless fabulous YA luminaries. First stop: Anniversary As one last gift before we move to China, my parents sent my hubby and I BY OURSELVES to LA … Read More
Faeries and Cougars and Potties…Oh, My!
Ever wonder where stories come from? You read a book and think: how on earth did the author imagine this one? Well, I got to see one of my favorite fantasy authors and magi of words (and my readergirlz co-founder) in her natural habitat: the Methow Valley. Meet Dia Calhoun… and her infamous cougar stick… … Read More
Geeking out with Nancy Pearl
Way back in October, Nancy Pearl–as in Librarian with her own shushing Action Figure–invited me on her show, BookLust. After a devastating fashion faux pas (word to the televised: never, never, never wear the same color as the chair on a set lest you be a floating head), I managed to pull myself together enough … Read More
Beginnings and Endings
Nothing affirms that YUP, I’m moving to China quite like having needles stuck into my triceps. (Typhoid–ouch. Hepatitis–not so bad. Japanese encephalitis–the shot BURNS…no matter what I tell my kids.) So today, in another step to prepare for our upcoming move, I hauled the kids and my mom to get First Aid trained. (Did you … Read More