Okay, so for those of you who've been asking: I think I finally have the definitive US on-sale dates down for my upcoming releases. Here goes: HOW TO BE POPULAR, YA stand alone romantic comedyIn US stores July 25, 2006Sneak peek coming soon. VALENTINE PRINCESS, a Princess Diaries novellaIn US stores December 12, 2006 IT'S  Read more »

Dear Ms. Rowling, Hi! So, I've never actually met you, but I just read what you said about how you might have to kill off your main character in the final book of your HARRY POTTER series. I just want you to know I TOTALLY get what you're saying, and I couldn't agree more. I  Read more »

Check it out you guys! Here's a pic of my new crush! Photo by Stuart Ramson, AP That's him, on the far right. Warren! WARREN BUFFETT!!! OMG I love him so much. Why? Because he's giving $37 billion dollars to The Gates Foundation. I know you've heard of this foundation, but just in case you  Read more »

This past week has turned out to be very traumatic on the feline front. I stumbled downstairs one morning, bleary-eyed and looking for tea, when I noticed that one of Gem's pupils was way bigger than the other. The following conversation occurred in our kitchen: Me: How come one of Gem's pupils is way bigger  Read more »

Okay, so I was flipping around the channels last night, and I came across a show called Hotel Erotica Cabo. This show was on Cinemax (or Skin-emax, as I like to call it). Anyway, in the bit I saw, the lead actress, who was playing an author, explains that she had been sent to Hotel  Read more »

Father's Day is always bittersweet for members of the Dead Dad Club. The Dead Dad Club was formed after my friend lost his dad suddenly. And then my dad died kind of suddenly, too (well, suddenly to me), and when my friend found out, he said, “Welcome to the Dead Dad Club. Now I'm not  Read more »

To celebrate my homecoming, as well as Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, I gave Henrietta a little catnip. She seemed to like it. A lot, actually. Maybe a little more than she should have. In fact, she seemed kind of upset when there wasn't any more. And she let me know just HOW upset, by attacking my camera!  Read more »

You know what's nice? That I got home from book tour just in time for the first tropical storm of the season. But whatever. Home is good no matter what the weather is doing outside! Everyone so far has been very glad to see me. By everyone of course I mean He Who Shall Not  Read more »

People keep telling me that I do not follow my own book tour advice…. …and that at the DC book festival, I was seen walking up and down the line to my signing asking attendees if they belong to my book club. People, I am sorry to disappoint you, but that was not me. Yes,  Read more »

SIGNING IN DALLAS IS POSTPONED! I keep getting emails from people about my Dallas signing tonight. Except that there is no signing in Dallas scheduled for tonight. It has been postponed indefinitely (honestly, I don't know why. I just go where they point me. I don't have time to ask questions, I'm just trying to  Read more »