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More Izzy on the way

By Laura Caldwell - November 19, 2009

Well, its official - I'm writing four more Izzy books. I am into number four now. I don't have a title yet and can't decide if I should continue to use the "Red" titles. If you have any thoughts, please let me know. In the meantime, I have a few last book events for the Izzy books this month. If you happen to be in any of these areas, I'd love to see you. This weekend I will be...

By Laura Caldwell - November 19, 2009

October was my month for travel. First, I went to Napa with girlfriends and bled the countryside of wine. Next, I went to the Wisconsin Literary Festival in Madison (Great town, great people, great popcorn). Then it was on to Indy for Bouchercon, the world's largest mystery convention, where I cavorted with authors, readers, agents, publishers and the like. Finally, I find...

Countdown to Christmas - 39 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 17, 2009

Day 39 and holiday arguing has officially begun. I (very) sweetly asked Husband to please grill turkey outside as have only one oven and will need that to bake pie, stuffing and sweet potatoes. Husband (very) hotly refused - insists barbequed bird not authentic enough for Thanksgiving - a ridiculous assertion considering Colonists had no self-cleaning ovens and most...

Let The Countdown Begin!

By Sandra Brown - November 16, 2009

I don't count down the days to Christmas. Instead, I count down the days to Thanksgiving, because it's one of maybe a dozen days a year when I cook. Kind of like with writing, if you don't cook habitually, you don't acquire good cooking skills. Hence, the countdown. Not with anticipation, but with anxiety. Give me a chapter that needs work any day over preparing a meal. I...

By Alex Lemon - November 16, 2009

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Countdown to Christmas - 42 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 13, 2009

From the Holiday Recipe Files: Pumpkin Pie. Lori G. ALWAYS makes pumpkin pie from a real pumpkin. She buys the smaller, sweet ones in October and leaves them on her porch, because she says she can't find real pumpkins after Halloween. I tried using fresh pumpkin one year. I too, bought the Sugar Pie variety which is grown specifically for eating (the pumpkins you get...

Hi From Tristan Bancks

By Tristan Bancks - November 11, 2009

Hi, I’m author of the upcoming MAC SLATER HUNTS THE COOL (April 2010). It’s the first in a fast-moving series for middle-graders about a kooky inventor kid who gets offered a job as a Coolhunter. The story is a collision of my love of filmmaking, the web, New York City, the beach, wild inventions, flying and the idea of staying true to your gut in spite of the plans that...

Countdown to Christmas - 44 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 11, 2009

Sweet Potatoes Part Two: Our friend Ms. Peacock adds a dash of rodent repellent to a half cup of sweet potatoes and serves this to any Unwanted Guest, i.e., any boor who disrupts her Thanksgiving dinner with tiresome political rants. Now before we judge Ms Peacock as Off Her Rocker, I suggest that she has exposed the dark side of family get-togethers and finessed a practical...

By Alex Lemon - November 11, 2009

Check out an excerpt in the new "Best & Brightest" issue of Esquire.

Countdown to Christmas - 46 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 10, 2009

From the Holiday Recipe Files: Sweet Potatoes. Aside from the turkey, sweet potatoes seem to be the dish that indicates you're eating the Thanksgiving meal. Nicole G. says that she would feel lonely and bereft without sweet potatoes. One year, Roxanne H. attended a Thanksgiving dinner and the host didn't HAVE sweet potatoes - she was unable to enjoy her meal. Fran W. doesn't...

Working for a world that functions for all

By Pierre Pradervand - November 10, 2009

Either we create a world that really works for all, or soon it will work for no one! For centuries, the rich, the powerful, the nobility, the military, the clergy (nearly all men) ran the world in their interest, while the majority of the population eked out a more than modest living. This worked in a very sparsely populated world (we were one billion in 1800) of primitive...

Countdown to Christmas - 49 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 9, 2009

From the Holiday Recipe Files: Several girlfriends told me that the Silver Palate holds considerable influence over their Thanksgiving menu. Christy E. said she makes the sweet potato and carrot puree from the first Silver Palate every year. Marilyn B. makes the Brussels sprouts from S.P. Good Times. I realized I always bake their Old Fashioned Apple pie. I wonder if S.P. has...

The First Adventure of the First Book

By Sarah Rees Brennan - November 9, 2009

When people talk about being a writer, the first words that come to mind are glamour and artistic parties like Charles Dickens used to mix cocktails for. Whether you're starving in a garret or living in a castle like JK Rowling, I had this image of the author as a flawless, composed individual, serene in the knowledge they were creating art. Maybe with the occasional (very...

Stupid Cupid book launch--contest!!

By Rhonda Stapleton - November 6, 2009

Let the countdown begin! My novel STUPID CUPID releases on December 22nd, just in time for Christmas! So, I'm kicking off my book launch contest. Here's what's up for grabs:--a copy of Stupid Cupid, signed by yours truly--a $30 bookstore gift card to the store of your choice--a $30 iTunes gift card--a $30 Starbucks gift cardThat's a $100 value!So, what do you have to do to enter...

Countdown to Christmas - 51 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 5, 2009

Am sticking to plan to pace myself over the holidays - nothing too much too soon. Didn't entertain Thanksgiving until all Halloween candy consumed. Battled temptation - Macy's had a gorgeous display of winter hats and gloves - but breezed past with reminder that there is never occasion for woolen neck scarf or mittens in LOS ANGELES. Anyway, as is November 4th, thought it...

Countdown to Christmas - 53 Days

By Sandra Harper - November 5, 2009

It is November 2nd and Tina A. has commenced Phase I of her holiday decorating - Thanksgiving. Because she has so many autumn leaves, turkey feathers, corn stalks, gourds, scarecrows and pilgrims she consults PHOTOGRAPHS of her house from last year to remember where to place everything! I alternately praise and deride her about this craft compulsion. "If you focus on the...

By Sarah Beth Durst - November 4, 2009

In ICE, Cassie journeys over the sea ice, across the tundra, and through the boreal forest. And today she has crossed the Atlantic Ocean! Today, ICE is coming out in the UK! I have very fond memories of the UK. After college, I lived for a year in Cambridge, England. My boyfriend (now husband) had a fellowship there, and I trailed along because, hey, England! Castles! ...

By Alex Lemon - November 3, 2009

Jung's Red Book show at The Rubin Museum of Art

SHADE bonus scene and 1st ARC giveaway!

By Jeri Smith-Ready - November 3, 2009

Read a bonus "prequel" scene from SHADE and enter the first drawing for an Advance Review Copy! Drawing will take place on Friday, November 6, 11:59pm. Details at my blog. Other YA authors' signed books also up for giveaway, so stop on by!

Those autumn leaves ...

By Cindy Gerard - November 2, 2009

I love autumn. I love the scents, the colors, even the crisp chill that arrives after a blistering hot summer of sun, fun and humidity. I know, falling leaves herald the coming of falling snow flakes in some parts of the country (mine included) but even knowing those sub-zero winter days aren’t far behind and that the hummingbirds have already started their migration to...

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