Examiner picks best YA dystopian/science fiction
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Shop Indies – Saturday, Nov 30
Author Sherman Alexie suggested that authors spend an hour volunteering in their local indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday. I thought it was a great idea. I’ll be at my official bookstore, and the one closest to me, Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose, Calif. I’ll be walking around,Read More →
Barnes & Noble Discovery Day
Barnes & Noble is having a Discovery Day this Friday, Nov 22. The Marina branch asked me to appear at 5 pm for an hour. I know that is rush hour, so if you are planning on coming, you might want to come earlier and sit and have coffee orRead More →
Want an ENDERS ARC? And also help the Philippines?
Everyone wants to help and this is a way you can aid the Philippines relief effort and also get an ENDERS ARC. There are few of these as publishers turn more to e-versions. ARCs are more expensive to print than a hardback due to the small print numbers, so evenRead More →
Enders published in the Netherlands
My Dutch publisher, who has this beautiful cover, did a nice giveaway recently to celebrate the release of Enders in the Netherlands. Love the placement of Enders next to these amazing books. On the Examiner site, STARTERS was included in a list of 11 Dystopian YA book series to readRead More →
Dinner with Book Clubs
A wonderful friend, Joanne MacCallum, hosted a fun evening where I spoke to her two book clubs. Emily Corliss is a Cordon-bleu chef, usually cooking at Mozza in Newport, but occasionally lending her talents to private functions. She made all the amazing food you’ll see in the photos below. JoanneRead More →
Boston Book Festival – Salman Rushdie Live
Earlier this month, I was at the Boston Book Festival. This is an amazing event in the heart of downtown Boston. Friday night there was a private party for the authors at a hotel. After the cocktail party, we went into this beautiful church next store to hear Salman Rushdie whoRead More →
Win the NEWEST iPad, the iPad Air!
THIS CONTEST IS OVER! WINNER ANNOUNCED 1/7 BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BIG NEWS! Click on graphic to enlarge: Excited? Me too. This will be the newest iPad Air. You can pre-order anywhere to win. In addition, my closest indie bookstore has a separate, additional contest. If you order from Once Upon ARead More →
Winners and a New Contest Here
Winners of my YASH bonus contest are listed below. Your names are shortened to protect your privacy unless you have a public name, and if there is any confusion, the top five winners have been notified by email. Third to fifth place winners (chapter sampler and bookmarks, signed): 3. SuaRead More →