Author S. A. Harazin, whose debut novel Blood Brothers has received a great deal of attention and acclaim - including, most recently, an Edgar nomination for best YA mystery fiction of 2007 - gives an interview on Jessica Burkhart's blog. Those who comment to the blog will be entered in a contest to win copies of this book!
Ms. Harazin's a neat lady, and I've talked with her before about doing a blog-interview of our own for HHS Reads. In point of fact, there's at least four to six different authors who would be willing to do Q&A here on our very own book blog, whose books you will be seeing more of this spring and next fall in the library. Is there interest in an event like this? Would you all be interested in reading the work of various authors and getting to do more author-contact and questions?
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Showing posts with label authors. Show all posts
Friday, March 07, 2008
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
It's a Giving Season...
'Tis the season for giving, and a number of authors just love to post holiday giveaways to fans and friends. Follow the links in this post for some terrific reading opportunities and contests!
Writer Tiffany Trent, author of the new YA series Hallowmere, is hosting a drawing to receive signed copies of the first two books of the series, as well as other goodies (who doesn't like cookies and chocolates?). The Hallowmere books are a post-Civil War gothic fantasy series that should appeal to those who favor Holly Black or M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation.
Jo Knowles, whose book Lessons from a Dead Girl has been nominated to the YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, is doing a stocking-stuffer drawing for signed copies of her book. Post to your own blog to advertise the drawing, and get an additional name in the stocking!
For a basket of possibilities, Teenreads.com is hosting its Holiday Basket of Cheer giveaway ending the 17th; sign up for the possibility of winning a gift basket of twelve books - and Christmas stocking stuffers and sweets.
Writer Tiffany Trent, author of the new YA series Hallowmere, is hosting a drawing to receive signed copies of the first two books of the series, as well as other goodies (who doesn't like cookies and chocolates?). The Hallowmere books are a post-Civil War gothic fantasy series that should appeal to those who favor Holly Black or M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation.
Jo Knowles, whose book Lessons from a Dead Girl has been nominated to the YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, is doing a stocking-stuffer drawing for signed copies of her book. Post to your own blog to advertise the drawing, and get an additional name in the stocking!
Lisa Schroeder's blog on both MySpace and Livejournal is hosting The Twelve Books of Christmas! For twelve days in December, Lisa is giving away twelve different books to those who comment with interest. The list includes a copy of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, and Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - an upcoming HHS Reads book. Sign up and win!
For a basket of possibilities, Teenreads.com is hosting its Holiday Basket of Cheer giveaway ending the 17th; sign up for the possibility of winning a gift basket of twelve books - and Christmas stocking stuffers and sweets.
Monday, September 17, 2007
readergirlz.com
I stumbled on readergirlz.com tonight and thought some of you would be interested in it. Next month readergirlz.com has teamed up with YALSA, sponsors of Teen Read Week, they will be facilitating online discussions with 31 different YA authors! And some of your favorites will be there...Stephenie Meyer, John Green, Meg Cabot, Ann Brashares, Carolyn Mackler and many more. Check out the full schedule here.
From their manifesta, "Reading a book isn't the same thing as experiencing a book. You know what we mean. There's a reason why we readergirlz are known to shove books at our best friends: books that have rocked our world, books that have revealed our souls, books that are gifts of the heart." This statement totally shares how I feel about reading. Reading is an experience that is worth sharing. Share it with each other, your family, your teachers, your friends, everyone!! As Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing."
From their manifesta, "Reading a book isn't the same thing as experiencing a book. You know what we mean. There's a reason why we readergirlz are known to shove books at our best friends: books that have rocked our world, books that have revealed our souls, books that are gifts of the heart." This statement totally shares how I feel about reading. Reading is an experience that is worth sharing. Share it with each other, your family, your teachers, your friends, everyone!! As Martha Stewart would say, "It's a good thing."
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Authors Who Blog
Check out this article from Publisher's Weekly about authors who blog. The article features authors Meg Cabot, Sarah Dessen, Stephenie Meyer, John Green and others. The authors talk about why they blog and what they like and don't like about it.
Do you like it when your favorite authors have blogs? Do you read their blogs on a regular basis? What/Who are some of your favorites?
Do you like it when your favorite authors have blogs? Do you read their blogs on a regular basis? What/Who are some of your favorites?
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