Thursday, July 30, 2009
There's an important stop we need to make on the tour, a stop that I'm willing to bet will send you right to your local bookstore or library. I fell in love with the novel, SHADOWED SUMMER, in the first chapter. There was something about it–the way I found myself sweating in the Louisiana heat […]
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
The next stop on our tour is a long way from vampires and into the shelves of middle grade fiction. Most of you probably don't read a lot of middle grade fiction, unless you happen to be a librarian or a teacher. As an elementary school Reading Specialist, I've read my share and one of […]
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
I will be heading to Comi-Con tomorrow for our first signing on Friday (11:00, Booth #1116). There are several ways this can play out. But I'm a glass half full, worst-case-scenario-kind-of-girl, so here is my Top Ten: 1. Margie and I are sitting at a table stacked with our beautiful ARCs, while people wander […]
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Southerns are famous for their eccentricities, which include their pet preferences. I only bring this up because my mom lives in NC, and her neighbor has fancy roosters. Yes, you read that right. "Fancy" roosters. Say it a few times and this about it. It's hard to wrap your mind around isn't it? I did […]
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
[ Harper Lee & Truman Capote ] If there is one Southern writer I love as much as Flannery O'Connor, it's Harper Lee. Most of us have, or will have to read To Kill a Mockingbird in a high school English class. But I think TKM is better enjoyed alone. The tedious over-analysis and chapter […]
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Friday, June 12, 2009
The famed Jestine's Coca-Cola cake – I just had some by the way. And pecan fried chicken and sweet tea. This is what you do in South Carolina when you aren't looking at beautiful houses you don't live in or sweltering in the June heat. If you're not in the mood for Coca-Cola cake, this […]
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