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March 2012 Recommended Reads, Listens and Looks

What? I was busy, okay? Writing and then the SHADOWS and ASHES cover reveals. Give me a break. Anyway, better late than never: READS Anthony, Lawrence; Babylon’s Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo. (St. Martin’s Griffin; 2008)….

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ASHES Gets a New Look–and SHADOWS, revealed!

As I mentioned last week, yesterday Mundie Moms hosted an exclusive cover reveal for both the new ASHES paperback (coming in August) and SHADOWS (due out 9/25/12). The lead-up was great fun–lots of tweeting, FBing, excited fans–and now I get…

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SHADOWS, Revealed! . . . er . . . almost

I am cursed, and here’s why. I have this habit of falling in love with shows that last only one season or, sometimes, two. We’re talking series like My Own Worst Enemy in which a deliciously diabolical Christian Slater took…

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Just for Fun: Red-Tailed Hawk Cam

These red-tailed hawks have been nesting above the Cornell Athletic Field for four years now, and there are now two eggs in that nest.  Watch their progress!  Very cool. Watch live streaming video from cornellhawks at livestream.com

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Get Out Much?

I don’t know if other writers have noticed this, but hanging out with random people–say, at an event like the bar mitzvah I attended this past weekend in Philly–is even tougher than it used to be.  Sure, we can chalk…

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To Blurb, or Not to Blurb…

Today, on ADR3NALIN3, my take on blurbs as a reader; as someone who’s had a book blurbed; and as someone who’s been asked to provide blurbs. My Sunday cake: I was doing taxes and so down in the mouth, I…

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February 2012 Recommended Reads, Listens and Looks

Boy, February always seems to go by quickly, even in a leap year.  Surprisingly, I found few books this time around but several decent films, and my picks follow below. READS Schmidt, Gary; Okay for Now (Clarion Books; 2011). This is…

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Carolrhoda Week on Bites Blog

Also, drop on by Donna’s Bites Blog for a peek at the inner workings of Carolrhoda Lab.    Today’s feature: the madness of my wonderfully talented editor, Andrew Karre.

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The Better to Hear You

Zip on over to ADR3NALIN3 today for a post about writers, readers, and the art of reading aloud (and whether writers should).  Don’t forget: only 4 days left in the DROWNING INSTINCTGiveaway!

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30 Country DROWNING INSTINCT Goodreads Giveaway!

You asked for it, you got it.  I received so many emails from overseas fans who wanted a crack at DROWNING INSTINCT that I’ve opened up another giveaway.  I’ve got three copies to give and you have from now until…

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