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January 27th, 2010

My very first sample copy of Rhythm and Blues arrived in the mail this week!

Behold: The ENVELOPE.

Inside, another envelope
Gah! Another envelope inside the first envelope. The suspense is killing me!

First glimpse of the spine
This newborn gets delivered spine first, like an alien baby. Memorize this view in case you need to find it on a shelf this way!

Rhythm & Blues
Yay, shiny and blue!

Mmm… cracking it open for that first whiff of New Book Smell. Newsprinty, with an overwhelming boquet of “squee!”

First glimpse of the first chapter. You know what this means: I’ll have to post an excerpt soon. Stay tuned!

How to talk to writers: "The Book"

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January 27th, 2010

Y-Eh! Interview with Alan Silberberg

I’m interviewed today by my neighborhood pal Alan Silberberg. Alan is a middle-grade author, cartoonist, and TV writer whose latest book, MILO is coming out later this summer. I’m really looking forward to reading it. He interviewed me about everything from food to writing… and then things got a little personal. ALAN: Did you have [...]
- June 14th, 2010
- in Media Clippings
Rhythm and Blues on YA Book Shelf

I’ve had the great pleasure of seeing Rhythm and Blues all over YA Book Shelf this week. Melissa is making tons of noise about YA on her blog, and the enthusiasm is infectious. If you love reading and YA, you should definitely check it out, and I’m not just saying that because of this glowing [...]
- June 11th, 2010
- in Media Clippings
Y-Eh! Interview: Nelsa Roberto

Rhythm and Blues protagonist and spotlight hog Alya has done it again. She’s interviewed another author for you, for the Y-Eh! blog tour. Alya’s subject is Nelsa Roberto, author of YA novel ILLEGALLY BLONDE– the story of Lucy do Amaral, the determined and adventurous daughter of strict Portuguese parents, who is torn between two worlds [...]
- June 10th, 2010
- in y-eh