Give a Gift of Books!

The holidays are upon us!  If you want to give the gift of a Meg Cabot book, and you would like an autographed bookplate to put inside of it (plus fun bookmarks and flyers and postcards etc), for FREE, now is the time you should be sending your self-addressed stamped envelope to my PO Box, […]

Happy Holidays!

This is my favorite time of year. I love the lights and good tidings, not to mention all the crazy shows on TLC and HGTV about Christmas-themed weddings and competing with your neighbors to decorate your house (which I like to watch while gorging on peppermint bark).  (A festively decorated Key West house, with a […]

Best of 2011

Happy New Year! By the time you read this, it will most likely be 2012. How could another year have passed so quickly? I don’t know. All I know is that 2011 went by like lightning. Like most writers, I am a person of deep reflection (mostly when it concerns the lives of my characters, […]

My Dead Valentine

It’s that day again: The day some people love to celebrate with little pieces of paper cut into the shape of a heart and exchanges of gifts of candy and jewelry, and other people hate with an all-mighty passion. But don’t worry. Whether you’re a lover or a hater, I’ve got Valentines for everyone: 1) […]

Resolution: Have More Grit

I just saw True Grit starring Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin. It was fantastic. But it made me realize how lacking I am in grit. Could you, like Mattie Ross (played by the amazing 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, the true star of the movie), endure hangings, gunfights, stabbings, having to sleep next to […]

Best of 2010!

Abandon series

Sure, 2010 had its downsides: the horrible economy, the earthquake in Haiti, the BP oil spill, just to name a few. The weather certainly could have been better. And what was with all those bedbugs? But in what other year has something touched all of us as deeply as the miraculous rescue of those Chileans […]

Awesome Gifts, Some of Which You Can Win

If you’re like me, you’re panicking right now, realizing how behind you are in everything, including your Christmas shopping (if you’re shopping for Hanukkah, you’re basically screwed). So here are some ideas for you (for gifts. If you, like me, had a book due last week, all I can say is, welcome to the club […]

The Mark Ruffalo Effect

If you’re like me, you probably spent the holiday weekend eating, shopping, and watching movies. I have to send most of what I bought back because of course I bought it online and it’s way too small (this probably would not be the case if I hadn’t also bought ten boxes of peppermint bark from […]

Giving Thanks

It’s that time of year again. The one where we cease all normal activity and are forced to sit at a dinner table with a bunch of people we probably don’t see that often (or sometimes even necessarily like all that much). In some households, we hold hands with these people, say a prayer, then […]

NaNoWriMo, Witchery, and Signs

I guess it’s time you all knew the truth . . . I AM a witch! Or at least I dressed as one for Halloween. I was a good witch, casting spells for peace and hope for everyone.

Sensational

Fall in New York City is always magical (even if none of the tourists seem to be heeding the advice of the fabulous Stefon on SNL), but I’m glad to be home, first of all because Henrietta missed me so much (she hasn’t stopped talking since I walked through the door) and second of all […]

Your Valentine’s Day Mission

Happy Valentine’s Day! So that’s one Valentine you’ve just gotten. And not to give anything anyway, but if you subscribe to my e-newsletter, I know of at least one more you’re going to be getting (it’s not too late to sign up)! I’m always torn about whether to participate in February 14th festivities. Valentine’s Day […]

25 Things You Don’t Know About…

…Meg and Christmas! 1. My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story. Luckily for me, they show this movie all day on December 25. 2. But I also love It’s A Wonderful Life. 3. And Die Hard!

What It’s Not Too Late To Get People:

I know. This is the time when I should be telling you to get people books this holiday season. But you already know this, of course! And if you read this blog regularly, you’ve already bought all the books I’ve recommended throughout the year, and wrapped them up to give to others. So now I’m […]

Fa La La La Lifetime

So I turned in Insatiable and have been incapable of doing anything since but watch TV. I know I have a husband with a broken ankle who needs me. I know Christmas is coming and there’s holiday decorating (and shopping) to do. I know I have other deadlines.

Awesomely Naked Updates

It’s Fantasy Fest Week here in Key West! You think things get crazy in your town for Halloween? Where I live for the week leading up to Halloween, people come from all over the world to party, elect a King and Queen (the two people who raise the most money for AIDs Help), have a […]

Valentine’s Day Book Give Away!

Yes! It’s that time again! February is the month of romance–which can sometimes stink, I know, if you don’t have a Valentine. That’s why I’ll be giving away romances all month! The books (yes, that says books, plural) I’m giving away this week are: Tommy Sullivan Is a Freak This the UK paperback version of […]

Forever Princess Sneak Peek

Holiday greetings, merrymakers! I’ve just gotten back from my traditional Christmas Day bike ride along the beach, trying to work off some of that peppermint bark (now I can eat more of it!) before I veg out in front of Scrooged, and as promised, I’m going to gift you all with the sneak peek of […]

The List

Okay. How can Christmas be NEXT WEEK? I’m not ready! There were all these things I was going to do—like make a video of all my favorite books of the year and put it up on YouTube and urge you to buy them for your loved ones. But there’s no time for that now. Christmas […]

Thanks

Wow. So, I don’t know about you, but I found out I had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving…. …and not just that, unlike Real Housewife of Atlanta Kim W., my hair isn’t falling out…at least, not anymore. (When I had lyme disease, hair loss was one of my symptoms. So if you’re […]

Happy Day Before Thanksgiving!

If you’re a typical American, today you’re either a) traveling b) cooking frantically c) finishing your work so you can go home to get ready to start traveling or cooking. If you aren’t American, you’re scratching you’re head, going “What’s Thanksgiving?” It’s just a non-religious national holiday in America where everyone eats a WHOLE LOT. […]

Fairies Rule!

Well, I did it. I met the Scare-a-Thon Dare issued to me (and numerous other YA authors) by Lauren Myracle and conquered one of my biggest fears in time for Halloween. That’s right: I actually wore a fairy costume. In public. Not just in public, but to my neighborhood Halloween parade! And then to a […]

Luck of the Irish

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am especially qualified to wish this to you, being half Irish. Well, at least a quarter. Erin go bragh! This weekend was very hard on everyone. Clearly, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you must not own a TV, or if you do, you probably didn’t turn […]

There’s still time to shop!

So last time I wrote about what I wanted for Christmas. Here’s a list of what I’m getting other people (it’s okay, none of them read my blog): For my nieces, who are four and three, and love to dress up as princesses, I found these fun princess dress up clothes at My Fancy Princess. […]

Holiday Spirit!

A lot of people want to know why Princess Diaries 9 (click here for a sneak peek) isn’t coming out until AFTER Hannukah and Christmas. Well, that’s easy…my publishers know what you’re getting from your grandparents: Money and gift cards! And they’re hoping on December 26, you’re going to spend it on books (not just […]

Die Amy Die

I hope everybody who celebrated Thanksgiving had a good one! Mine was mellow. I don’t want to brag, but there is a chance I might catch up to all you NaNoWriMo participants, if I write 5,000 words every single day until November 30. The chances of this happening are approximately nil. But think of the […]

Happy Fourth of July!

Check it out, my hometown of Bloomington, IN is on one of my favorite shows of all time, MADE (well, okay, SuperMADE)! Turn on MTV tomorrow at eleven am (the episode will no doubt air again sometime soon only I can’t tell you when because my TiVo is gone and has been replaced by DVR […]

Haiku Hysteria

Today’s the day! What day, you ask? Why, the day Princess Diaries 8(Princess on the Brink in the US. After Eight in the UK) and 1-800-Where-R-You #5 (Missing You) officially hit store shelves! It’s true a few copies may have snuck out early here and there, but officially they’re not supposed to come out until […]

Thanksgiving 2006

Things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season: Dirty paws. Glasses. When they're on, it means I'm working and not to bother me. I LOVE them. Making the Lone Star Reading List (This is actually better than getting banned!) Princesses. Or just people who dress like them. Moms. Readers. From the kind who “rescue” dogs […]

TAKIN’ RISKS IN 06

Hello, and Happy New Year! Did any of you watch the drag queen drop in Key West on New Year's Eve? I did. Last year I actually went down the street to see it live, but this year I wasn't in the mood to battle the crowd, so I watched it on CNN. Sushi, Key […]

HOLIDAY MYSTERY SOLVED

BUSTED! The guilty party was duly chastised, and the bird restored to her rightful place (on a higher branch). In other news, ONE DAY UNTIL SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT and AVALON HIGH OFFICIALLY GO ON SALE!!! Alert readers have already spotted copies in airports and bookstore shelves across the nation!!!! Some readers who managed […]

HOLIDAY MYSTERY

It's happened again. MURDER AT CASA CABOT!!!! The victim this time:This innocent bird was found ripped from its perch! Oh the humanity! Here is the crime scene exactly the way we discovered it this morning. Nothing has been touched so that you can use your deductive reasoning to try to solve this senseless crime. It's […]

HOLIDAY REBOUND

Go here if you are feeling low on holiday cheer. Then click on TV ads, turn up your sound, and enjoy. Yes! Now you can download my favorite Christmas ad, called The Countdown! And yeah, okay, it's an ad. But it's so fun and pretty! And the song is so great (you can download it, […]

HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN

I just had a holiday breakdown at the vet's office. I went in to get thyroid pills for Henrietta and the lady at the counter couldn't give me any because I was supposed to have brought Henrietta in for blood work after 30 days, and it's been 33 days. So, naturally, I BURST INTO TEARS […]

HOLIDAZE

I don't know what's happening to me. Last year at this time I was SO not in the holiday spirit. And this year, I've basically gone mental. I keep buying things like this…. Look what happened to my front porch. The hideous (and dusty) cherub wall sconce cannot escape my holiday decorating mania…. Even Mrs. […]

The WB IS SPYING ON ME

Hey! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I know I did. I can tell, since none of my jeans fit and I'm forced to wear my yoga pants (not that I have ever actually done yoga in them) with the elastic waistband. Anyway, Saturday there was a knock on my door, and we opened […]

THANKSGIVING

So if you live in the US you are probably preparing for Thanksgiving right now, which is a national holiday here on Thursday, where everybody gets together for the sole purpose of consuming a GIGANTIC MEAL (oh…and giving thanks). Then we all sit around in a daze watching football and/or Christmas movies, until the stores […]

Valentine’s Day Post Mortem

So? How was it? Did you boycott? Did you save your money so you can go buy candy today for half off? Or did you break down, write him a twelve page love letter, slip it through the vent on his locker door, then spend the whole day worrying about how to get it back, […]

Holiday Newsletter

It is my favorite time of year—the time when people send their annual newsletters letting the rest of us know what has gone on in their family since the last time we heard from them, generally a year ago, in the last newsletter we received from them. These are people with whom we are friends—or […]

Holiday Trauma

Wow, did I ever get a lot of mail about my last blog entry! Thanks so much, you guys, for all the cards and well wishes. My coccyx bone does still hurt, but it's slowly getting better. I was pleased to hear from so many of you who had suffered similar accidents and were able […]

Holidaze

So, it's the holidays. I don't know. I kind of like them. My husband and I don't really do anything to celebrate them, except eat a lot. Like we don't do Hannukah or a Christmas tree. Also, I hate New Years, because you can never get a cab home, and it's usually like 10 degrees […]