Playboy! Kissing! Emerging sexuality! Would you buy a book for your eleven old you thought was about these things? Probably not. But if parents go to Judy Blume’s newly updated Barnes and Noble page for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, that’s exactly what they’re going to find out that the book has in  Read more »

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  Read more »

The thing I think is so cool about the author of today’s book for Keeper Shelf Monday is that she started out as an artist making her own line of cool greeting cards (something I’ve always dreamed of doing!). And then she got a got book published! Plus, she has pink hair! How cool is  Read more »

Robert B Parker, one of my favorite writers and creator of the Spenser series, just passed away (rumor has it at his desk, writing) at age 77. If you’re a Spenser fan, you know why I’m so bummed about that. No more Spenser, Hawk, and Susan to look forward to.

I’m so out of the loop trying to finish my next Allie book, I actually can’t keep track of anything anymore! Like, I didn’t even realize this book was out yet. But it is!

I know you still have money leftover from all those gift certificates you got for Christmas/Hanukkah. Or maybe—like me—you have a winter birthday, and are going to be getting even MORE gift certificates soon (hint). In any case, here’s a book that you’ll want to add to your keeper shelf (in between the Agatha Christies,  Read more »

It’s cold. Seriously, even the iguanas here in Florida are going into hibernation and falling out of the palms trees onto unsuspecting people’s heads. (OK, it’s not really that cold in Key West. But tomorrow it’s supposed to be going down into the 40s at night!) Obviously, since many Floridians don’t even have heat, during  Read more »

I’m leaving now for Miami for my event tomorrow, and I’m so excited because I get to stay in a fancy hotel in South Beach instead of my house (which still smells like a rotting mouse corpse. How can such a small thing take so long to decompose?), eat room service, and…. …I get to  Read more »

I know, I know…you’ve always wanted to meet Judy Blume. Well, now you have your big chance! On Monday, October 19, she’ll be hosting a night of comedy to celebrate free speech (and benefit the National Coalition Against Censorship) at City Winery in New York City…. And you can be there! (Okay, for $50. But  Read more »

I’m so excited that Malinda Lo’s brilliant retelling of Cinderella, Ash, is finally in stores! I was fortunate enough to be able to read a review copy of this book a long time ago, and couldn’t wait to be able to talk about it with you. And now here it is! Finally! Publishers Weekly says  Read more »