It's the advanced reader copies for Just Your Average Princess and they're GORGEOUS!
This is my third book now but it never gets old, I love this part!
Friday, March 18, 2011
I Love Book Clubs!
I <3 Book Clubs! I'm always talking about the one I belong too and how much fun we have. And recently I've been getting notes that people are starting to choose my books for their book clubs. Yay! A recent group said they were even setting up a Fauxspresso Night and having drink and treat concoctions to compliment the book. So fun! I'm sending them a package of signed bookmarks and stickers for the club. If you use one of my books in your book club and let me know I'll send you a package too. And if you have skyping abilities (and your meeting is on a night I'm available) we can skype for free too!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
I Died and Went to Library Heaven...
WOW. Our brand new library in Bolingbrook, IL (Fountaindale Library) just opened today and I didn't get a chance to get in there until just now. And I was floored! It's BEAUTIFUL! It looks like it could be a huge mall or museum. It's nothing like any library I've ever seen.
It's so big that when you walk in you feel like you're entering an airport.
The interior design is awesome. And there are computers with huge flat screen monitors everywhere you look throughout the three story building.
It's so big that when you walk in you feel like you're entering an airport.
And there's an info center and cafe.
Yes, CAFE!!!
Yes, CAFE!!!
The interior design is awesome. And there are computers with huge flat screen monitors everywhere you look throughout the three story building.
The Children's area is HUGE. There are toys and tons of games, and a really fun creativity center. I can't wait to bring back the kids.
One of the most AMAZING sections is the teen room called the VORTEX. It's for grades 6 through 12 and it's separate from the rest of the library.
And yay, my books were there!
And yay, my books were there!
Bean bags and cool chairs for the teens!
The words are made out of hanging beads!
Even the stairways are cool.
The adult section is AWESOME too! There are tables everywhere with outlets underneath for people to work (wow, Starbucks is so going to lose business...).
I can't wait to hang out more here!
Just Your Average Princess Cover!
I can finally share the cover for my fall book (10/11/11), JUST YOUR AVERAGE PRINCESS!
Summary: Jamie Edwards has loved growing up on her family’s pumpkin patch in Average, IL, and she’s always dreamed of one day being the town’s Pumpkin Princess at the annual Pumpkin Festival. But when her rich and famous cousin, Milan Woods, comes to town and changes everything, Jamie knows she has to expose Milan for who she really is and teach her that life’s not all pumpkins and apple butter at the patch.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Ode to My Local Borders
I'm so sad today. My favorite Borders in Bolingbrook, IL, is one of the 200 Borders that are closing. I wrote my very first book in the cafe in this Borders. This was when I had no idea I'd ever be a published author and was just giving writing a try. A lot of people don't like the big bookstores and try to only shop or appear at independent bookstores but this particular Borders has always been so good to me, even when my local independent bookstore wouldn't even take my calls because I wasn't a big enough name. For starters, the general manager of the Bolingbrook Borders, Lynn Nulicek, herself came to my launch party for The Espressologist (held at a coffee shop) and hand sold the books. Lynn is completely amazing!
And Lynn and Borders welcomed me and my friends from The Debs for a holiday event in 2009. (That's Cynthea Liu, Lara Zielin, Aprilynne Pike, me, Darcy Vance, and Saundra Mitchell).
Kristin Walker, Kimberly Pauley, and I had a super fun Valentine's Day event there as well in 2010.
Kristin and I were regulars at the Bolingbrook Borders, doing the Teacher Appreciation Days and Reader Meet Author events. And they always spoiled us with samples from the cafe.
This past fall I had my launch party for My Fake Boyfriend is Better Than Yours at Borders as well.
I've had so many happy memories at this store. I'm just so sad to think there will be no more events for me at my favorite Borders. I'll keep doing events at other stores and libraries but this Borders is like home. :-(
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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