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 […]

Bullies!

While I was on vacation last week (it turned out to be super nice, by the way) I had a lot of time to think about all this bullying going on. And I started wishing someone would do a poll to find out how many authors were bullied as kids. I bet the number would […]

Lock and Load

If I’ve seemed distant lately, I honestly do have a good reason. And it’s not because I’ve been on some glamorous book tour for Allie Finkle’s latest adventure, which is, believe it or not, in stores now. No, the truth is, my husband has left me.

Johnny Has Feelings

So while I was busy not keeping my promise to blog every day (ha, THAT was stupid) some stuff went on. Here’s what: I saw the movie The Ghost Writer, in which very bad things happen to not one, but TWO writers who are hired to write ghost write a politician’s memoirs. Though I’m not […]

Back to School Contest For Teachers/Librarians!

Remember how I said I was going to blog every day? Well, I totally meant to keep that promise. But then someone gave me a case of Back To School Stomach Flu (don’t even ask why this happens every time I go on a plane). Anyway, I’ve spent the past two days with a salad […]

Get Glitter Girled!

Ladies (and some of you gentlemen). I know what you want. It’s what we all want. What we’ve all been wanting for some time: And that’s to get Glitter Girled! Well, tomorrow, your Glitter Girl dreams will come true:

Glitter Girls

Guess what I just got? A big box of the new Allie Finkle adventure, Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out! I know! I was like, didn’t Allie’s Rules for Girls, Stage Fright, just come out? How can the new one be here already? But this is just the advanced reader copy (uncorrected proof) for […]

New Books for Fall, An Excerpt…and a Giveaway!

I’ve been so busy trying to finish up my deadlines before I leave for my book tour in Brazil—and yes, Princess Diaries 10 is out now in Brazil! Check it out–I almost forgot to offer ADVANCED READER COPIES of one the two new titles I’ve got coming out this fall! (One them is coming out […]

Win Prizes! Vital Writing Questions Answered! BEA video

Happy 4th of July (in advance)! 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays because it involves eating delicious grilled foods, explosions, and water sports (depending on where you live, of course). In fact it was a year ago this 4th of July that I was snorkeling and my snorkeling partner purposefully woke up […]

Amazon Fail Sunday*

I finally finished the book I’ve been working on (Allie Finkle #5, Birthday Bash), and I slept till noon today! I had breakfast for lunch and I’ll probably have lunch for dinner, and now I have to get started on the next book (Airhead #3) I have due. It’s all just crazy. But not as […]

The Day After

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you’re wearing green, even if you’re not Irish…it’s lucky, you know. And we all need as much luck as we can get these days! I had my Friends of the Library event last night with Judy Blume and though I do say so myself, I think it went pretty […]

Did you see it?

Were you there? Don’t worry! If you missed it, you can go here and watch the whole thing…and register to win the bedroom set, which is SUPER CUTE, as you can see here: (You win both beds and the bedding and the night stand and the lamp and the alarm clock and the green polk-a-dot […]

It’s Slumber Party Day!

I’m getting ready for my slumber party with comedian Caroline Rhea tonight (although technically, we’re not actually sleeping over anywhere, but we’ll be wearing pajamas) and I haven’t even washed my hair yet. Although it’s pretty exciting (not the hair part) because kids sent in their own rules and tonight they find out if their […]

Publication Day!

I can’t believe it! This day totally snuck up on me. I only got off the plane for New York City (yes! The Big Apple! Actually, I hate it when people call it that, because, whatever, there really aren’t that many more apples here than anywhere else) yesterday, and next thing I knew—Allie Finkle’s Rules […]

Advice, Please!

Whenever I was feeling sad because a boy had said something mean to me or dumped me or asked some other girl to the prom and not me, my mom would make me a cup of hot cocoa in a special Mary Englebreit mug we used to have that looked like this: It had this […]

Lunch with Judy Blume! And I’m Late For It!

I have to make this short and sweet because I’m leaving in a few minutes for lunch with Judy Blume! You’ve heard of Judy Blume, right? She’s the one who taught you all about sex in her book Forever (page 95!) and about God and having your period in Are You There God It’s Me […]

Live Webcast and Bedroom Set Giveaway!

Hey! Check it out…. On March 12th at 7:30PM EST tune in to see the amazingly funny and bubbly Caroline Rhea (yes! The aunt from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, who had her own talk show and does such hilarious stand up!) chat with me – LIVE – at Allie Finkle’s Super Sleepover right here! Anyone […]

Writing: Exercise for Your Mind

It’s the last week of February! You know what that means: Yes…the final romance give-away from megcabot.com! But before I get into that I want to talk about the #1 question I got while I was on my mini-tour this past week. And that was, surprisingly, not “Where do you get your inspiration?” but “Where […]

Allie Finkle 3 Sneak Peek

I’m writing this from a location of mystery. Yes, I’ve gone rogue! The plane I took from Chicago to Miami was late, thanks to de-icing (but de-icing is good…we like de-icing), so I missed my connecting flight to Key West. Then the airline tried to put me in a shuttle with a bunch of other […]

Free Books—Allie Finkle 3

Yes, it’s February, the month of romance…. So naturally, I’m giving away romances here at megcabot.com! First up: All right, the first book I’m giving away isn’t technically a romance, but there’s kissing in it (even if the boys who get kissed don’t like it). You so know you want an Advanced Reader Copy of […]

Books, Tiaras, and Surprise Babies

So many books that I actually read this year (okay, well, last year) are getting awards! The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman just won the Newberry (yay, Neil!), and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart and Audrey, Wait by Robin Benway are being nominated for or basically just winning everything. This is […]

Oh, Mo!

Poor Mo Rocca! He’s having a lot of trouble with the tiara he’s making for my auction to raise money for the New York Public Library’s teen programs, as he describes in his blog here. He even made a video about it! I’m very proud of Mo. I know a lot of us (I’m not […]

Tiaras ‘n Tweets

Oh my God, you guys. So many of you RSVP’d for my NYPL event, it’s already sold out (and we haven’t even sent out the snail mail invitations we had printed up)! I guess word got out via Sarah Dessen’s blog about a certain celebrity emcee who will be in attendance….or are you all just […]

Books…and a Tiara Auction!

I can’t believe it. But there’s less than a month until the last Princess Diaries book ever comes out! Is that even possible? But widgets don’t lie: It’s really strange to be approaching the holidays and not have a Princess Diaries book due! This is the first time in over ten years. It’s making me […]

State of Blue

Gah! So much has happened since I last updated this diary, I don’t know where to begin. First of all, we have a new president elect! Yes, we DID! Is it just me or does this entire country just seem…happier? I mean, I had to get on two airplanes the day after the election (from […]

Quick Update

Do you like Miranda Cosgrove (she plays Megan in Josh and Drake, Carly on iCarly, and was Summer, the bossy girl in School of Rock)? Of course you like her! Who doesn’t? Well, on Wednesday, November 5, at 4:00, Miranda will be at the Scholastic Store in downtown Manhattan to read aloud from her favorite […]

Media Alert

So many things have happened while I’ve been on vacation and “offline” (which I still am, but I’ve snuck online for a quick update) I don’t even know where to start! How about with the obvious…. –The Olympics! I’m so mad I missed it (especially the swimming and gymnastics). But there’s no TV where I’m […]

Announcements:

It’s here! The New Girl is in stores at last! And to celebrate Allie finally getting her kitten (maybe), Scholastic has created some adorable virtual pets just for you: Just go here and you can pick your own cute puppy or kitten, name it, and give it cute toys and baths, and pet it all […]

The Horror

We finally have photographic proof of the heinous criminal behavior enacted on our property over a week ago! View the shocking truth and share the horror. As you can see, the evidence is clear: Someone—or something–threw themselves upon the striped chair in an aggressive and/or gaily madcap manner while running wildly through the house in […]

Contests ‘n Kittens

Hey! Congratulations to Maliha, Heather, Ren, Emily, and Menisha, all of whom won free copies of Airhead (and one grand prize winner received Queen of Babble Gets Hitched, as well) from megcabot-staging.htnwbil5-liquidwebsites.com! It’s not too late to sign up to win free books for next month’s contest! And look out for free copies of The […]

Free Stuff/The Book of the Passion

You read that right. We’re giving away free stuff! What kind of stuff, you ask? The kind of stuff that is free. Just email Allie with your name, age, and home address (the address at which you receive package deliveries) and Allie just might send you an advanced reader copy of the latest installment of […]

Elves ‘n Manolos

I spent the weekend fielding phone calls and emails from friends who were surprised to find a review of one of my books in their local paper (the New York Times). You can read the review here. I actually knew in advance there was going to be a review of Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: […]

New YouTube Video and Other Assorted Madness

Okay, I know, I know. I need to post more often. But this has been a crazy week! From attending the IRA teacher’s convention to the Kentucky Derby (how come every time I watch a horse race, something bad happens? Starting in 1975 when I was eight with the whole Ruffian thing. So traumatizing. I […]

Where in the world is Meg?

As of Monday, I’ll be in Atlanta for the International Reading Association (IRA) annual convention! I’ll be speaking there (along with some other fantastic authors) at the Scholastic Book Clubs Annual Breakfast Tuesday morning from 7:00AM-8:30AM (I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t 8:30AM the time Meg usually wakes up? Yes. Yes, it is. It’s going […]

Jinx! You owe me a Coke.

Get ready! Jinx is coming to your TV screen. Karen Glass, one of the producers behind The Princess Diaries and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (and sister to This American Life’s Ira Glass) has optioned Jinx for a TV movie for ABC Family. No word on casting yet, but the script is underway, so I’ll […]

Millionaire Matchmaker vs. Lady Executive

It’s a new month, and you know what that means…. A Meg Cabot novel! Ha, I’m kidding. I’m not that quite prolific. This month Avon’s put out a trade paperback edition of an oldie but a goodie of mine, She Went All the Way — This was actually my first ever contemporary romance! Now it’s […]

Allie Finkle Has Her Own Website!

In case you haven’t noticed, my new book character, star of Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls, has her very own website…. …and it’s finally up and running (just in time for Allie to hit #4 on the NY Times Children’s Chapter book list)! Yay! Yes, her website IS quite fancy. Thank you for noticing. You […]

Victory is Mine–But I Should Have Washed My Hair.

We just gave away a bunch of copies of Princess Mia. Now we’re giving away a bunch of copies of Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls. Just click here! Being an author can be completely surreal sometimes. This morning I was eating my Cheerios while reading the local paper which I always enjoy immensely because it […]

Allie Finkle + Susanna Hoffs = Love

It turns out I have a new book out in stores. The first book in my new series for middle grade readers, Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls: Moving Day, is apparently already for sale in US shops and on online retailers! I guess there was some confusion because I had Allie down as a March […]

So Many Contests….

…so many chances to win my books! Okay, so those of you who’ve been dying to get your hands on advanced reader copies of Big Boned and Princess Diaries 9, here’s your chance… Just click here (actual bidding is going on here)! There’s tons of stuff to bid on besides my books. So get bidding! […]

NYT/Allie Finkle Search/Kathy Finds A Guy Who Won’t Steal From Her

Guess what? JINX rose to number 3 on the NY Times Children’s Chapter bestseller list this week! Thanks a lot, you guys! And congrats to Megan Mccafferty, whose new Jessica Darling book Fourth Comings debuted at number 16 on the adult list! Woohoo, Megan! It’s always cool to have so many Megans on any list […]

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls/Advice/Oracles

Thanks for your sympathy on my kitchen debacle, but as many of you pointed out, I do have a barn in Indiana I could go live in. I guess I could leave my husband’s cat behind with the carpenter, who would take really good care of her, and then she wouldn’t get eaten by coyotes. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Important Announcement

Well, if you want to know what I got for my birthday, here it is. No, it wasn’t a pink convertible Mini-Cooper. It’s even BETTER!!! For Immediate Release SCHOLASTIC TO PUBLISH MEGA-BESTSELLING AUTHOR MEG CABOT Meg Cabot’s “Girl-World Domination” Kicks Off With New Sassy Tween Series and Two Remarkable Teen Trilogies New York, NY (February […]