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It’s almost YALLFest time, celebrating all things YA and authors and readers and everything in between. If you are in the area, you really should make this a part of your life. A lot of great authors, discussions, signings. You name it, it will be there. Including ghosts. Which leads me to the wonderful Kami Garcia, the author I am excited to host on my blog today. I had the pleasure to hear her speak as well as meet her last year at the Southern Book Festival. She is just as awesome in person as she seems. And the fact that she loves the paranormal and ghost-hunting make me love her even more. What one thing do you need to have when you write? I need three things: my laptop, my headphones, and Diet Coke. Describe your book in 5 words Paranormal. Ghost-hunting. Intense. Romance. Secret Societies. Tell us 5 random facts about yourself. 1. I don’t know how to ride a bike. 2. I used to be an artist (a painter). 3. I won’t fly without my huge charm necklace that I believe will keep the pl...

It’s almost YALLFest time, celebrating all things YA and authors and readers and everything in between. If you are in the area, you really should make this a part of your life. A lot of great authors, discussions, signings. You name it, it will be there. Except maybe unicorns. Anyway, to help celebrate the upcoming awesomeness that will be YallFest, I am hosting author interviews. Today I welcome Veronica Rossi to the blog. What is the hardest line to write- the first or the last? Yeah, those. And all the ones in between! Best writing tip you ever received? $5. Just kidding. Um… tip… I think it’s probably to allow yourself to suck when writing early drafts. It takes away a lot of the fear of generating good material. It’s not easy to be creative when you’re judging your work.            Tell us 5 random facts about yourself. 1.        In the past year, I discovered a deep love of Brussel sprouts 2.   ...

It’s almost YALLFest time, celebrating all things YA and authors and readers and everything in between. To help celebrate, The Hodgenator is hosting author interviews. The Hodgenator welcomes Ransom Riggs to the blog for today. Woot! What one thing do you need to have when you write? Silence. My noise-cancelling headphones have become almost essential. What is the hardest line to write- the first or the last? The first. I rewrite and rewrite it a million times. The last comes easy. Tell us 5 random facts about yourself. I’m six foot four. I lived on a working farm until I was five. I used to know how to cook Indian food but now I’ve forgotten. I love documentaries. One day I will conquer the moon. What are you working on now? A novel for Little, Brown the plot of which is SECRET! (Sort of, for now. But I’m really excited about it.) What is your favorite genre to write in? To Read? Oh, definitely YA to write in. I read everything, lots of YA, lots of adult, nonfiction of all sorts. I ...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine .  It’s designed for readers to spotlight upcoming releases that they simply can’t wait to read, feature on their blog, or share with their students in their classroom. This week's pick looks like it will be a bit of a tickler. Not only is that cover made of awesome, the plot looks like it will be a girl-power novel for second and third-grade readers. My son is in third grade, so I'm always looking for reads that help me get into his world because, let's face it, I'm pretty far removed. Title: 'Don’t Wear Polka-Dot Underwear with White Pants’ Author: Allison Gutknecht Publisher: Aladdin Pages: 144 Release Date: 12 Nov. 2013 Summary (from Goodreads ) : Eight-year-old Mandy Berr learns life lessons with patriotic pizazz in the first adventure of a new chapter book series. Eight-year-old Mandy Berr has a lot going on. She has to share her parents’ attention with her newborn twin siblings, who ...

When I saw this in the Netgalley catalog, I knew I had to read it—Elizabethan England AND witches? I. Am. In.  love this cover Title: ‘Witchstruck’ Author: Victoria Lamb Pages: 320 pages Publisher: Harlequin Teen Available: NOW at your local bookstore and library Source: requested from Netgalley Summary (from Goodreads ) : If she sink, she be no witch and shall be drowned. If she float, she be a witch and must be hanged. Meg Lytton has always known she is different; that she bears a dark and powerful gift. But in 1554 England, in service at Woodstock Palace to the banished Tudor princess Elizabeth, it has never been more dangerous to practice witchcraft. Meg knows she must guard her secret carefully from the many suspicious eyes watching over the princess and her companions. One wrong move could mean her life, and the life of Elizabeth, rightful heir to the English throne. With witch finder Marcus Dent determined to have Meg's hand in marriage, and Meg's own family conspi...