Hi, everybody! I’m home from my events in New York! They were tons of fun. Such great turn outs! Thanks to everyone who attended, and don’t forget there’ll be even MORE events the week after next in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts (check out the exact dates and times here). After my New York signings I Read more »
I know, I know. I haven’t posted in forever. He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog went to Indiana to visit his dad (who was having open heart surgery), leaving me alone in the house with my deadlines, two cats, and the port wine cheese spread. Big mistake. But he’s home now so Read more »
Happy Easter and Passover! And of course to those of you who celebrate the NCAA (as at least one person has been doing in my house all weekend), happy that, too! For those of you who missed it, on April 1 I celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary (obviously, I was a child bride). Many have Read more »
Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? I didn’t. Well, not everything. I wanted a Pomeranian puppy, a pedicab, and a new swimming pool with a built-in outdoor Jacuzzi and slide (like the one they have at Atlantis in the Bahamas, complete with sharks). But then I read this essay in the New York Read more »
Yes! Another episode of Read Our Lips is up! Michele and I tackle some important issues in this one, such as what to do if you’ve never been kissed (we hear about this problem a lot). We also hear from a young lady who fears that she acts like a ditz around boys. And I Read more »
Do you ever have one of those days where you wake up and go to put on some jeans, and maybe they’re jeans you haven’t put on in a while, but they used to fit, and now you can’t even button them anymore? And so you decide maybe they shrank in the wash. But just Read more »
I had the most amazing time at TLA (the Texas Library Association conference) and at my signing at the Blue Willow Book Shop! Seriously, it was so fun. Although I must admit, I’m exhausted. I’m crashed in my hotel room right now, barely able to move, listening to Vampire Weekend and eating M&Ms given to Read more »
I’m on Jezebel! I never thought it would happen, but I’m on one of my favorite fashion/gossip/feminism (and also, on Fridays, YA lit) sites, Jezebel. I guess I’m not the only one feeling a lot of John Hughes nostalgia these days. The fuss is all about this: Although truthfully my favorite John Hughes movie was Read more »
Did you know over 3,000 people sign up to win the six free copies of my books that I give away here every month? Which isn’t to say you shouldn’t keep trying, but you might want to even out the odds a little. Anyone wanting to get their hands on an autographed advanced reader copy Read more »
