Giving Back: Or, You’re Probably Fine
OK, yours are way better than mine. I loved hearing back from so many of you about your secret heart’s desires! One thing about secret heart’s desires, though (besides the fact that they’re supposed to be a secret. So no one has to know that you to want to be, oh, I don’t know, a […]
FAQs from the Book Festival
Did I have an amazing time in California at the LA Times Festival of Books? Why yes, I did . . . . . . until the tacos I had the other night came back up in the airport security line yesterday morning at LAX. I had them at a really fancy restaurant so I […]
Keeper Shelf Monday: Fat Cat by Robin Brande
A while ago I started hearing all this buzz about this book, Fat Cat by Robin Brande. Full of romance and comedy and cool science….OK, I’ll bite. But then I heard that it also involved a heroine’s experience being “the fat girl” as well as her experience trying to get healthy. That’s when I REALLY […]
Sometimes, Bad Can Be Good
This past week He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog has been passing a bunch of kidney stones. He already has a broken ankle. So, living with him has been a little bit like living with one of those monkeys at the zoo. You know, the ones who look all cute and cuddly […]
Too Much Awesome
Remember how the Wonder Twins (helpers to the Super Friends) would get together and save people? Well, it seems like whenever my brother and I get together, instead of saving people, we make people fall down. And break something. Take the last time my brother and I got together at my house: My grandma fell […]
Pass the Luck
I just got home from Birmingham, Alabama, where I got to speak at a luncheon in front of a BIG audience of Books-A-Million sales managers and buyers (hi, guys)! A lot of people think being a writer is just sitting around writing books, then jetting off to sign those books for fans, and then getting […]
Cancer Girl
So a few months ago, my mom is talking to me on the phone about, oh, I don’t know, her boyfriend, aka my former teacher, or whatever, when suddenly she goes, “Oh, remember that time the doctor had to pull your ovary out of your bellybutton?”
Life After Labor
Yes! I’ve got deadlines! I know, I know, who doesn’t? At least, all my writer friends do. We’ve been burning up the Internet, going: “How many words do you have left? What chapter are you on? Do you think I can get away with a fifty page flashback? What about a two hundred page flashback? […]
Boys Who Act Like Butts
It’s that weekend! Officially the first weekend of summer, the one where you go into your closet to get last year’s shorts, pull them on, and…they don’t fit. Or if they do, you look in the mirror and freak out because: a) you’re so pale you look like Edward Cullen (and not in a good […]
Book Lovers Unite!
Do you love books? Of course you do! Then you should know about this online book auction for a young YA author/teen librarian who has cancer. I’ve bid on a book (one of my faves, Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman).… Stop by and check the auction out! You might find some of your favorite […]
Are You There Judy? It’s Me, Meg
My mom and many of my friends were super excited to get a letter in their inboxes from Judy Blume the other day. It looked like this (only it had their names where this says “Friend.” For my mom’s the subject line said “Are you there Barb? It’s me, Judy”): I didn’t know anything about […]
Level 5 Alert
It’s been the craziest week already, hasn’t it? The World Health Organization has raised their alert level to 5, the second-highest level, because of the swine flu…. …and yet, more people die every year of ordinary flu than have ever died of this one, and they’ve never raised their alert level before. Go figure. Here’s […]
Fun ‘n Flu
Okay…don’t lie: How many of you woke up today convinced you had swine flu? (Hand raised.) What it is it about international pandemics that brings out the total hypocondriacs in (some of) us? Seriously, I woke up with a pounding head and burning eyes and was like, “This is it. I’m dying.” I didn’t even […]
The Four Elements Hate Me
The rumors are true! Sometimes I do feel down. Especially after a crummy day like yesterday turned out to be. I know people don’t believe it, because I am so naturally sunny and upbeat. Even the emergency room doctor who had to deal with me when I broke out into all those hives that one […]
Corporal Cuddling
What a week it’s been already! First off, I’m done with Princess Diaries 10…. Well, okay, I’m done with the first revision. We’ll see if I need to do more. If so, it’s cool. I’m up for it. Because…. I’m feeling MUCH better! Although according to: Don’t laugh, beginners need books like this. I’ll move […]
Airhead Sneak Peek/The Pee Jug/More Free Books
There’s a sneak peek to the first two chapters of my May release, Airhead, up now! Click here to see it (this link is guaranteed a pop-up so you won’t have to worry about getting back to this page) (Yes, I’m still very proud of myself for learning how to do this)! And be sure […]
The C Word
I won’t lie to you. I’m a little depressed. And it’s not because I keep getting emails from people who are angry with me because they ran out to buy my new books and it turns out they’ve already read them…. To those people, I just want to say, I’m very pleased you enjoyed my […]
Miley Is Not Sam, the Dangers of Chick Lit, Etc
First of all, let’s just get the latest rumor out of the way: Miley Cyrus is not starring in a Disney-made movie version of my book All American Girl. I don’t know how this one got started, but I’ve checked with all my sources. And I still own the film rights to this book, and […]
Blog-caytion!
OK, while I was recuperating from getting my ovary and twenty years of endometriosis yanked, I got really behind with work (which I was kind of behind with before). So now I’m REALLY behind. So I need to buckle down and focus– –even though I’d love to chat with you instead about how I’ve developed […]
Still Ow, But Getting Better
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with get well wishes and reassurances for my surgery last week! I’m happy to say it went really well, although there were some surprises (no cancer though, which was my biggest fear, of course) that are going to make my recovery longer than expected. The ginormous cyst ate my […]
All is well
Hi this is Janey (Meg’s web admin). I am just posting to let you all know that Meg had her surgery today. It went very well and she is doing fine!
Ow
I wasn’t going to tell you guys this, but you know I can’t keep a secret, and besides, secrets only lead to misunderstandings and gruesome murders, as we all know from reading too many madcap rom-coms and Anne Perry novels. This book is in UK stores now! It’s the British version of Big Boned! But […]
Tiny Boxes
Cough! Cough! Okay, so do any of the cold and cough medicines you can buy over the counter actually work anymore? Because I’ve been trying all the various members of the Robitussin and Sucrets family, and so far I’m still hacking away like Mimi in La Boheme (well, you know, if she’d really exhibited the […]
Catalano Confidential
Well, I have a really bad cold, and I’m going to go visit my mom this week, so I guess things couldn’t be worse. Ha ha, just kidding, Mom! No, really. I guess the plane I’m taking to go see my mom could crash. That would be worse. I have one of those colds where […]
Pardon my French
Sorry for the lack of updates, but my server crashed. The result is that it has been impossible for me to post updates to my blog to the site (you might have noticed the site has been loading kind of slow). Many thanks to Jared for fixing it. You rock, Jared! This is not the […]
Important things you have written to tell me:
–That the message boards are down. I know. Janey is taking them down to give them an upgrade to prepare for the onslaught that occurs every summer when so many of my readers get out of school. Don’t worry, your posts will be saved and they’ll be up again by Monday, if not sooner, and […]
Pants on Fire Tour Day 6, 7, and 8
Pop quiz: You have just come out of a successful business meeting and are hailing a cab. You are wearing a new dress and new shoes and you feel great. Just as a cab pulls up (at 5PM, the hardest time in the city in find cabs—how lucky are you?), a pretty girl with big […]
Pants on Fire Tour Day 4 and 5
Back in NYC (in my own apartment, no less!): Thanks to the wonderful world of the Internet, I already know what happened on The Office last night even though I was at a book signing (thank you to everyone who came to see me at Diane’s Books. You were all wonderful. Caroline, thank you for […]
Comfort Reads
Big news: Pants on Fire will be Number 6 on the New York Times Children’s Chapter Bestseller List! So thanks, everybody!! Who saw The Office last night? Was Pam amazing or WHAT???? How much do you want to bet Karen is going to get the job? And how awesome was Gilmore Girls (which I’ve started […]
You Can Make a Difference!
Diagnosis…negative. It’s not sinusitis. It’s just allergies. But I do have mild acid reflux! Thanks for all your well wishes and home remedies. I will try them. I’m laying off the taquitos for a while (and maybe I’ll give writing in an upright–as opposed to reclining–position a try). Hey…what do you think of the new […]
Yuck
I just got home from the hospital. I had to go in for some tests because ever since I got back from Europe I’ve had a) a weird buzzing feeling in my head, and b) this weird sensation that something is stuck in my throat. If you are like some people in my family—and perhaps […]
Tidying Up
It’s Friday! In my house that means it’s time to do some tidying up for the weekend, which is generally when the houseguests show up. As you can see, we’ve been doing lots of tidying up on this site. There are new links on the Meg in the News page under Cool Stuff… And be […]
The Mysterious Case of the Incredible Shrinking Boobs (plus: Jane Eyre and Lorne Doone!)
So you know how Dr. Oz and all those guys on those shows like You: The Owner’s Manual and in books like The South Beach Diet assure you that if you quit drinking carbonated beverages and caffeine you will lose belly fat first? So I was like, Hmmm, well, good, okay, so there’s a silver […]
Goodbye Forever, My Love
What I am about to tell you is something so shocking, so mind-blowing, that you, like me, probably aren’t going to believe it at first. In fact I hope you are sitting down. What follows is a tale of betrayal so sinister and heart-breaking that if there are young children in the room, you might […]
Last Entry of ‘06
As ’06 draws to a close, you may notice that there’s nothing on TV, but that there’s TONS going on with this site! The Meg Cabot Book Club’s got a new look…and I’ve updated my blog. That would be because—I’m bored! What is WRONG with our society? Why is there nothing good on TV? Don’t […]
Migraines
It’s kind of convenient that all this surgical drama erupted during my family’s visit last week here in Key West, because this week I was scheduled to have all these medical tests anyway. So as a consequence, today I knew exactly where to go for my MRI. I got an MRI because I have been […]
Puerto Rico Signing
Hey all you residents of Puerto Rico who keep asking why I've never had a book signing there… Book signing in Puerto Rico! Be there or be square! Wednesday, November 86PM-7:30PMBordersPlaza las Americas525 F.D. Roosevelt Ave. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 I'll be there. How about you? In other news…the antibiotics didn't work. I am […]
The Sickies
It's time to give thanks where thanks is due: I'd like to present the first annual Sickie Awards to the following people who came to my aid during my bout with strep throat. In case you're wondering, Sickies are like The Poundies, the awards I gave out after I discovered I'd gained twelve pounds in […]
SICK DAY
Driving lessons are cancelled for the time being: I have strep throat. I've been prescribed bedrest, Zithromax, codeine cough syrup, and as many JUDGING AMY reruns as I can find. I think my feelings about this would best be summed up by the epitaph on this tomb in the Key West Cemetery: More later, when […]
The “That’s it. I’m out” Moment
So it seems like a lot of celebrities announced that they’re getting divorced this week. I have to say I pretty much saw all of them coming except Kathy Griffin’s. I was truly shocked when I heard she and Matt were splitting up, because they seemed like such a funny, caring couple on her reality […]
Ol’ One Eye
By now I will assume you have all heard about my impromptu performance at the yacht club this weekend with Big Dick and the Extenders. All I have to say about that is, yes, it was a one time appearance, and no, Sabrina and Catrina (with back up from Hays) will not be performing again […]
Hypochondriac
I don't know if I've mentioned it before, or if you've already realized it, but I am a huge hypochondriac. That's why I was so excited when I finally got diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Because I actually HAD something. Usually when I go to the doctor, she's like, “Yeah, you're just dehydrated. Drink more water […]
New York, New York
I don't even know where to start, so much has happened since I last blogged. But here goes: –NEW ADDITION TO THE CABOT FAMILY– To begin with, and most importantly, I'm a new aunt again! My brother and his wife gave my not-yet two year old niece Maddie a baby sister on May 18. My […]
Sick Day
So I thought I was getting better in Vegas, thanks to the tender ministrations of Dr. Michele Jaffe, who took me for several sessions of retail therapy, a practice of which I thoroughly approve, and also enjoy. But the minute my plane home reached cruising altitude, it felt like the inside of my right ear […]
Princess in Training Tour Days 9-12
SALT LAKE CITY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Seriously. It's a city plopped down in the middle of this valley (aka The Great Basin) surrounded by all these white-capped mountains. And, unlike almost every other city I have been to in my life, there was no graffiti along the highway from the airport. I know. It freaked […]
Every Boy’s Got One Tour Days 13-17
Well, my airplane cold turned into full-fledged flu, and I can't say I'm feeling all that great these days. It turns out they weren't kidding when they urged us all to get flu vaccines this year. This thing is serious stuff. And I should know. It's been kicking my ass all week. On the bright […]
Every Boy’s Got One Days 9-12
So I knew it was going to happen. It always does. I mean, ALWAYS. I tried everything I could to stop it. I washed my hands so much, my knuckles got chapped. I downed Airborne and Emergen-C every night. I went to bed early, instead of staying out drinking with all the old college buds […]
Meg Reviews Smallpox, the Made-for-TV Disaster Movie
Psych! I didn't really watch Smallpox, so I won't be reviewing it here. I STARTED to watch it, but it was all scary and good, and I got freaked out and had to turn on Extreme Home Makeover instead. Made-for-TV disaster movies are only good when they're bad. Do you know what I mean? If […]
POX!
Well, once again I am ringing in the New Year in a delicate state of health. Apparently it was not enough that I had to begin 2004 with lyme disease, and end it with a badly bruised/broken coccyx bone. No, now I have the pox. Okay, it isn't really THE pox, like the one everyone […]
Travels with Meg’s Coccyx Bone
So I have sustained a writing-related injury, and it's not carpals tunnel syndrome. There's really no other way to say this, so I guess I'll just come out with it: In my glee over finishing writing the first draft of Princess Diaries 7, I threw myself backwards into a big armchair, and instead of landing […]
FAREWELL BRITAIN
I would just like to say that I have learned a lot since coming to England. I have learned about British culture (they all hate Posh) and British food (there is no such thing as bacon here. Here, all bacon is ham). I have learned how to properly prepare tea (milk goes in the cup […]
The Souvenir No One Wants
Yes. It is true. I have it. It started the morning of the Albert Hall appearance as a tickle. By Milton Keynes it was a full on throb. And by Cheltenham, I knew it wasn't going to go away without major medical intervention. Yes. I have it. The souvenir no one wants: A head cold. […]
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
Hello. Many of you have seen on the news that the Keys, where I live, is being evacuated due to the approaching Category 5 hurricane. Don't worry, we are leaving tonight, and will be well out of harm's way before Ivan even hits Jamaica. In the meantime, please enjoy this article that was emailed to […]
Naked People
More on the naked people in a minute. First, I wanted to say that I had a very good birthday, mostly due to the HUNDREDS of people who emailed birthday salutations to me. Seriously, you guys are SO COOL, thank you SO much for thinking of me. I totally plan on emailing each and everyone […]
Slime Disease
I've been inspired to blog more often by the book I'm reading, Why Girls are Weird, by Pamela Ribon, aka Pamie from TelevisionWithoutPity.com and pamie.com. I realize I am a terrible blogger. Susan Juby (aka author of Alice, I Think and it's sequel, Miss Smithers, due out this Spring, and hostess of susanjuby.com) and I […]
–BREAKING NEWS–
The Gift No One Wants So last month I went to my doctor for a physical. I was feeling OK. Well, I actually felt kind of blah–like I've been sleeping really late and I haven't felt much like answering my email (you might have noticed) or working on any of the books I have due […]