Leviathan author Scott Westerfeld asks, "Have you ever had a friendship with someone who you couldn't tell something important about yourself?"
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
March: Have You Ever Hidden Something From a Friend?
Leviathan author Scott Westerfeld asks, "Have you ever had a friendship with someone who you couldn't tell something important about yourself?"
Monday, March 22, 2010
Rgz Street Team: Enna Reviews The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
The rgz Street Team is a group of teens who bring YA reviews to our blog, led by Postergirl Miss Erin. Find out more.Today, Enna reviews The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan:
"What can you say about zombies? Except that THEY ROCK!
"Carrie Ryan is brilliant. Seriously. It's easy to make a zombie movie intense, because you're always lookin' at 'em. It's much harder to make a book intense like this one. Just like in The Forest of Hands and Teeth (read Vanessa's Street Team review) you had the constant presence of the Unconsecrated (now called Mudo) in this book that just gave me chills! (especially at 1 in the morning)
"I didn't like this book as much as Hands and Teeth, probably because I wanted to know more about Mary! This book takes place something like 30 years after Hands and Teeth ends. I wanted to know what happened to Mary! The book did briefly summarize what she'd gone through, but not enough! Not enough!
"Gabry was a delightful character, just as conflicted as her mother was in H&T but just as brave deep inside.
"*sigh* I love these books. They're intensely horrific, while not being inappropriate.
"Way to go Carrie Ryan, you've done it again. I sit on pins and needles for your next book in the series and your 3 short stories.
P.S. Carrie doesn't really seem to like love interests..." --Enna
P.P.S. Want to win a signed copy of this book? Go here!
Cover Stories: Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
Michelle Zink got a redesign! Her Prophecy of the Sisters has a new cover for its paperback incarnation, and Guradian of the Gate, its sequel, follows that design. So how does Michelle feel about the changes?
Read on:
"I'm always so focused on channeling the story that the cover doesn't occur to me until well after the book is complete. Prophecy of the Sisters was my first published book, and I was so focused on writing something worthy of publication that I never dared to DREAM about the possibility of a cover! With Guardian of the Gate, I originally envisioned another graveyard statue (because that's what was on the cover of the Prophecy hardcover, left). Once I heard that Little Brown would be rejacketing the series, I immediately imagined something very pretty that would stand out on the shelves and reflect the sensuality of the era and the books without being obviously historical.
"I've always felt strongly that everyone has a job to do in bringing a book to the shelves of a bookstore. I rarely second-guess my agent's advice (because I trust him implicitly and he's never steered me wrong), and I try not to question the advice and expertise of my editor, the Marketing department, my publicist, etc. It's not that I can't think for myself, it's that the skills necessary to write a great story are so different form the skills of an editor, a publicist, a cover designer. Maybe because of this, it never occurred to me that I might be included in the cover design, and when the talented Alison Impey designed the first Prophecy cover, I saw immediately why she'd created it! Once I was told the series was getting new covers, my editor sought my ideas and suggestions for the new look, and we had some really great back-and-forth about our ideas for the new look. We were totally on the same page, which was awesome!
"I had mixed feelings about the first cover, not because I didn't love it. I TOTALLY loved it. I knew how unique and striking it was and how different from anything else in the YA market. But I wasn't entirely positive it would be warm enough for the average teen reader. Bloggers are savvy when it comes to covers and adults tend to see covers very differently from teens, but the average teenage girl (I have a teenage daughter and am surrounded by teenagers so I see firsthand how they choose books) who just walks into a bookstore looking for something to read is often drawn to things they can identify with and/or things that are beautiful and sensual..."
Read Michelle's full Cover Story at melissacwalker.com, and see the redesigned covers there too (here's a peek at one!):
Read on:
"I'm always so focused on channeling the story that the cover doesn't occur to me until well after the book is complete. Prophecy of the Sisters was my first published book, and I was so focused on writing something worthy of publication that I never dared to DREAM about the possibility of a cover! With Guardian of the Gate, I originally envisioned another graveyard statue (because that's what was on the cover of the Prophecy hardcover, left). Once I heard that Little Brown would be rejacketing the series, I immediately imagined something very pretty that would stand out on the shelves and reflect the sensuality of the era and the books without being obviously historical.
"I've always felt strongly that everyone has a job to do in bringing a book to the shelves of a bookstore. I rarely second-guess my agent's advice (because I trust him implicitly and he's never steered me wrong), and I try not to question the advice and expertise of my editor, the Marketing department, my publicist, etc. It's not that I can't think for myself, it's that the skills necessary to write a great story are so different form the skills of an editor, a publicist, a cover designer. Maybe because of this, it never occurred to me that I might be included in the cover design, and when the talented Alison Impey designed the first Prophecy cover, I saw immediately why she'd created it! Once I was told the series was getting new covers, my editor sought my ideas and suggestions for the new look, and we had some really great back-and-forth about our ideas for the new look. We were totally on the same page, which was awesome!
"I had mixed feelings about the first cover, not because I didn't love it. I TOTALLY loved it. I knew how unique and striking it was and how different from anything else in the YA market. But I wasn't entirely positive it would be warm enough for the average teen reader. Bloggers are savvy when it comes to covers and adults tend to see covers very differently from teens, but the average teenage girl (I have a teenage daughter and am surrounded by teenagers so I see firsthand how they choose books) who just walks into a bookstore looking for something to read is often drawn to things they can identify with and/or things that are beautiful and sensual..."
Read Michelle's full Cover Story at melissacwalker.com, and see the redesigned covers there too (here's a peek at one!):
Party It Up: A Leviathan Soiree!
Planning your own Leviathan book group/get-together? Here are some party ideas from author Scott Westerfeld. Invite: Something with gears, or Victorian wallpaper.
Décor: Match the invite.
Attire: Victorian clothes: corsets, bustles, long dresses, fancy hats. Check out some pieces of steampunk jewelry and ensembles here, there, and everywhere.
Food: Anything shaped like gears.
Movies: Sherlock Holmes, The Golden Compass, Wild Wild West
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Carrie Ryan! She writes! She talks! She reads! She's awesome!
Hey, readergirlz! Exciting day! Carrie Ryan's here, and we announce a giveaway toward the bottom of this post.
Carrie Ryan is on a blog tour right now to celebrate the release of The Dead-Tossed Waves, the companion book (in the same world! with zombies!) to The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Today, Carrie's with us. We couldn't be happier to host her! We've got a video conversation with Carrie, me, and Holly Cupala!
Carrie talks about: How The Forest of Hands and Teeth was born from a worry over tuna.
Carrie talks about: Having a fiance who's also a writer and how they work together. (He'll become her husband on April 1!)
Carrie talks about: Her writing process.
Carrie talks about: What she's publishing next -- lots! (Also, Holly does her motherly duties with our adorable unseen audience member.)
Go here for more about Zombies vs. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier, and with stories by lots of readergirlz faves including this month's featured author, Scott Westerfeld (woo!).
Special treat! Carrie reading from The Dead-Tossed Waves. She gave the audience a choice between Kissy Scene and Zombie Scene, and the audience promptly chose zombies. There's still plenty of kissing in it. :)
Many thanks to University Bookstore for giving us space to talk with Carrie, and for hosting an awesome Zombie Pizza Party with her, even if they might've only been kidding about brains on the pizza. Note the awesome forest/fence scenario they set up for Carrie to read in front of. Also had a soundtrack of waves going.
*****Giveaway alert!*****
Carrie signed a copy of The Forest of Hands and Teeth for one lucky readergirl! Comment on this blog post, and we'll pick a random entry to win!
Check out more of Carrie's blog tour. Here's where she's just been:
The Page Flipper
Through A Glass, Darkly
And here's where she'll be next:
Mundie Moms
Cheryl Rainfield
Follow along!
Also! You can talk to Carrie on www.RandomBuzzers.com, Random House's interactive author site. She'll be answering questions there from tomorrow, Mon, March 22 through Sat, April 2.
So get reading The Dead-Tossed Waves and The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and then get talkin' to Carrie!
You can also friend The Dead-Tossed Waves on Facebook, and view Carrie's book trailers there. Plus, check out www.CarrieRyan.com to learn more, see trailers, visit Carrie's blog and follow her tweets.
Far be it for me to deny you readergirlz anything, so here's the latest Liz with Author photo (slightly modified classic pose).
Plus, bonus super-cute Holly with Author photo!
Carrie Ryan is on a blog tour right now to celebrate the release of The Dead-Tossed Waves, the companion book (in the same world! with zombies!) to The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Today, Carrie's with us. We couldn't be happier to host her! We've got a video conversation with Carrie, me, and Holly Cupala!
Carrie talks about: How The Forest of Hands and Teeth was born from a worry over tuna.
Carrie talks about: Having a fiance who's also a writer and how they work together. (He'll become her husband on April 1!)
Carrie talks about: Her writing process.
Carrie talks about: What she's publishing next -- lots! (Also, Holly does her motherly duties with our adorable unseen audience member.)
Go here for more about Zombies vs. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier, and with stories by lots of readergirlz faves including this month's featured author, Scott Westerfeld (woo!).
Special treat! Carrie reading from The Dead-Tossed Waves. She gave the audience a choice between Kissy Scene and Zombie Scene, and the audience promptly chose zombies. There's still plenty of kissing in it. :)
Many thanks to University Bookstore for giving us space to talk with Carrie, and for hosting an awesome Zombie Pizza Party with her, even if they might've only been kidding about brains on the pizza. Note the awesome forest/fence scenario they set up for Carrie to read in front of. Also had a soundtrack of waves going.
*****Giveaway alert!*****
Carrie signed a copy of The Forest of Hands and Teeth for one lucky readergirl! Comment on this blog post, and we'll pick a random entry to win!
Check out more of Carrie's blog tour. Here's where she's just been:
The Page Flipper
Through A Glass, Darkly
And here's where she'll be next:
Mundie Moms
Cheryl Rainfield
Follow along!
Also! You can talk to Carrie on www.RandomBuzzers.com, Random House's interactive author site. She'll be answering questions there from tomorrow, Mon, March 22 through Sat, April 2.
So get reading The Dead-Tossed Waves and The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and then get talkin' to Carrie!
You can also friend The Dead-Tossed Waves on Facebook, and view Carrie's book trailers there. Plus, check out www.CarrieRyan.com to learn more, see trailers, visit Carrie's blog and follow her tweets.
Far be it for me to deny you readergirlz anything, so here's the latest Liz with Author photo (slightly modified classic pose).
Plus, bonus super-cute Holly with Author photo!
Cover Stories: Beautiful by Amy Reed
Amy Reed's Beautiful Cover Story is up at Unabashedly Bookish. How cool is that full cover wrap?!
Read Street Team member Sarah's review of Beautiful, too!
Read Street Team member Sarah's review of Beautiful, too!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Cover Stories: Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The prolific and fabulous Cynthia Leitich Smith, whose book blog Cynsations is a must-read, is here today to share the Cover Story behind ETERNAL, her second YA Gothic fantasy novel (TANTALIZE was the first). This one came by special request from Ari of Reading in Color (another fantastic blog).
And I'm sharing it with readergirlz along with a HUGE congratulations, because it hit the NY Times Bestseller list recently! WOOHOO!
Here's Cynthia:
"I had trouble imagining what the cover of ETERNAL (Candlewick, 2009) might look like. It's set in the same universe as my previous YA Gothic fantasy novel, TANTALIZE (Candlewick, 2007, right), so I sort of expected the books to have a somewhat similar cover design style.
"Only problem? Where TANTALIZE is told from one point of view, that of Quincie (who's 'pictured' on the cover), ETERNAL is told in alternating points of view by two characters, the guardian angel Zachary and the vampire princess Miranda.
"I couldn't figure out how the designers would incorporate two similarly laid-out profiles, unless one was on the front and one on the back, but then, how would they pick which would go where? I was also vaguely worried about them finding the right stock image of a girl to represent Miranda. She's Chinese-Scottish, and I've noticed that at least some mixed-race characters on book covers don't seem to reflect their full heritage (with the obvious caveat that biracial kids in general turn out looking a very wide variety of ways; the text made it clear that Miranda's facial features reflected both sides of her heritage).
"On a related note, here's how Miranda describes Zachary: 'This one is a heavenly looking young man. He's tall and muscled like a swimmer or a statue by Michelangelo. No, not a statue; nothing so mundane, so common, as a mere masterpiece. More like its inspiration. His shoulder-length, gently curled hair falls like feathers. It's a golden brown, a shade lighter than his skin. His eyes are a shocking green--not emerald, warmer than that, more vibrant and fringed with dark gold lashes. He looks like he's been ripped from Eden, and he's gazing at me as if mesmerized, as if he loves me, and as if I'm the most geeky hell spawn in history.'
"How do you cast that? I wondered. Heavenly is a high standard.
"The irony? That the author writing this nonlinear series from multiple points of view and in both prose and graphic-novel formats would expect the design team to hem themselves in.
"They went with a symbolic cover instead, juxtaposing Zachary's luminescent white wing against a dark background, showing heaven's light at the top and then becoming more shadowy as the eye descends to the Gothic, devilish red lettering that represents Miranda. I've also included the Walker UK cover (12/7/09 release, above), which emphasizes the concept more (vampire princess, guardian angel) with jazzier type while still using the same image and the Walker Australia and New Zealand cover (12/01/09 release, right), which offers the angel himself instead."
I've always admired Cynthia's covers. I think TANTALIZE is breathtaking, and I like the version of ETERNAL with just the wing--it has an ethereal feel that hints at lightness and darkness. I'm into the subtlety. What do you guys think?
And I'm sharing it with readergirlz along with a HUGE congratulations, because it hit the NY Times Bestseller list recently! WOOHOO!
Here's Cynthia:
"I had trouble imagining what the cover of ETERNAL (Candlewick, 2009) might look like. It's set in the same universe as my previous YA Gothic fantasy novel, TANTALIZE (Candlewick, 2007, right), so I sort of expected the books to have a somewhat similar cover design style.
"Only problem? Where TANTALIZE is told from one point of view, that of Quincie (who's 'pictured' on the cover), ETERNAL is told in alternating points of view by two characters, the guardian angel Zachary and the vampire princess Miranda.
"I couldn't figure out how the designers would incorporate two similarly laid-out profiles, unless one was on the front and one on the back, but then, how would they pick which would go where? I was also vaguely worried about them finding the right stock image of a girl to represent Miranda. She's Chinese-Scottish, and I've noticed that at least some mixed-race characters on book covers don't seem to reflect their full heritage (with the obvious caveat that biracial kids in general turn out looking a very wide variety of ways; the text made it clear that Miranda's facial features reflected both sides of her heritage).
"On a related note, here's how Miranda describes Zachary: 'This one is a heavenly looking young man. He's tall and muscled like a swimmer or a statue by Michelangelo. No, not a statue; nothing so mundane, so common, as a mere masterpiece. More like its inspiration. His shoulder-length, gently curled hair falls like feathers. It's a golden brown, a shade lighter than his skin. His eyes are a shocking green--not emerald, warmer than that, more vibrant and fringed with dark gold lashes. He looks like he's been ripped from Eden, and he's gazing at me as if mesmerized, as if he loves me, and as if I'm the most geeky hell spawn in history.'
"How do you cast that? I wondered. Heavenly is a high standard.
"The irony? That the author writing this nonlinear series from multiple points of view and in both prose and graphic-novel formats would expect the design team to hem themselves in.
"They went with a symbolic cover instead, juxtaposing Zachary's luminescent white wing against a dark background, showing heaven's light at the top and then becoming more shadowy as the eye descends to the Gothic, devilish red lettering that represents Miranda. I've also included the Walker UK cover (12/7/09 release, above), which emphasizes the concept more (vampire princess, guardian angel) with jazzier type while still using the same image and the Walker Australia and New Zealand cover (12/01/09 release, right), which offers the angel himself instead."
I've always admired Cynthia's covers. I think TANTALIZE is breathtaking, and I like the version of ETERNAL with just the wing--it has an ethereal feel that hints at lightness and darkness. I'm into the subtlety. What do you guys think?
Little Willow's Book Bag
This Week's Picks
The Keys to the Kingdom: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
This Month's Spotlighted Title
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
The Keys to the Kingdom: Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
This Month's Spotlighted Title
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Friday, March 19, 2010
Rgz Shoutout: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl!
Beautiful Creatures fans, take note! Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl recently announced the title of the sequel, which will be out on October 26 (just in time for Halloween, yay!).
Did you hear?
It's. . . BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS!
There's more! TODAY, they're debuting the cover art at the Beautiful Creatures NING.
Before you run off to get your first peek at the cover, check out this shoutout that's just for readergirlz!
I don't know what could match up to the gorgeous Beautiful Creatures cover, but I can't wait to see!
Did you hear?
It's. . . BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS!
There's more! TODAY, they're debuting the cover art at the Beautiful Creatures NING.
Before you run off to get your first peek at the cover, check out this shoutout that's just for readergirlz!
I don't know what could match up to the gorgeous Beautiful Creatures cover, but I can't wait to see!
March: What Beastie Would You Choose as a Pet?
Leviathan author Scott Westerfeld asks, "If you could make any animal in the world into a loyal pet, what beastie would you choose?"
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Cover Stories: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
I read Elizabeth Scott's latest novel in one day last week while I ate gingerbread cookies and drank coffee and tried to avoid my revisions. What a treat! (You can win a copy of it, along with four other great titles, on I Heart Daily.) Oh, and check out Adele's review of the book to learn more about the inside.
Oh, and check out Holly Cupala's Story Secrets with Elizabeth, plus Elizabeth's latest Readergirlz Author in Residence video!
Here's Elizabeth herself to chat about the gorgeous purple cover!
"I didn't really have an idea for the cover. I just knew I wanted it be as pretty as my other Simon Pulse covers are!
[See two cover tries for The Unwritten Rule in this lineup of Elizabeth's other books (the bottom one is the final, just in different colors):]
"My editor and I talked about what would look good, and we both thought hands touching or passing a note might be cute. But it turned out that there was a much better picture out there!
"We looked at a lot (A LOT) of images before *the one* was found and we talked about all of them...."
Read the rest of Elizabeth's story, and see more trial images for the cover, at melissacwalker.com.
PS-Don't you love how Elizabeth and Simon Pulse let us share all these test covers?! They did it with Something, Maybe too. FUN.
Oh, and check out Holly Cupala's Story Secrets with Elizabeth, plus Elizabeth's latest Readergirlz Author in Residence video!
Here's Elizabeth herself to chat about the gorgeous purple cover!
"I didn't really have an idea for the cover. I just knew I wanted it be as pretty as my other Simon Pulse covers are!
[See two cover tries for The Unwritten Rule in this lineup of Elizabeth's other books (the bottom one is the final, just in different colors):]
"My editor and I talked about what would look good, and we both thought hands touching or passing a note might be cute. But it turned out that there was a much better picture out there!
"We looked at a lot (A LOT) of images before *the one* was found and we talked about all of them...."
Read the rest of Elizabeth's story, and see more trial images for the cover, at melissacwalker.com.
PS-Don't you love how Elizabeth and Simon Pulse let us share all these test covers?! They did it with Something, Maybe too. FUN.
Story Secrets: THE UNWRITTEN RULE by Elizabeth Scott
What a treat to have Elizabeth Scott, well-loved author of SOMETHING, MAYBE, BLOOM, PERFECT YOU and many more - and our second Author-In-Residence at readergirlz - here to spill her Story Secrets about THE UNWRITTEN RULE, which just released this week! (If you missed other Story Secrets, read them here!)Welcome, Elizabeth!
*****
THE UNWRITTEN RULE is about a girl who falls for her best friend's boyfriend. As you can guess, things get really messy really fast, and although the story is a romance, it's as much about friendship and how complicated it can be as it is about love.How did THE UNWRITTEN RULE come to you?
I actually came up with it when I was talking to my editor, Jen Klonsky! We were talking about high school and somehow we ended up talking about the things you weren't supposed to ever do--like liking a friend's boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. "It's like a unwritten rule!" I said, and then WHAM! The story just hit me...
Read the rest and see the trailer!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
rgz LIVE! with Scott Westerfeld
Welcome to our rgz LIVE! chat with Scott Westerfeld! We're super excited to have him visit FROM AUSTRALIA, and the chat will start at the top of the hour--make sure you're here with your steampunk goggles on, rgz!
rgz LIVE! chat with Scott Westerfeld tonight!
Stop by the readergirlz blog tonight for a LIVE chat with Scott Westerfeld, author of the very cool steampunk novel, LEVIATHAN!
The live chat starts at 6pm PST/9pm EST - hope to see you there!
The live chat starts at 6pm PST/9pm EST - hope to see you there!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Cover Stories: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall is one of my favorite books that I've read in 2010--I really loved the voice. Street Team member Sarah described the book as "Groundhog Day meets Mean Girls," and I think that's spot on (read Sarah's review here to learn more about the book).
We're here, of course, to learn about the cover! What else? Here's Lauren:
"You know what? I really didn't have an idea for the cover. I am probably the least visual person in the world, weirdly enough. When I have to memorize phone numbers, for example, I memorize the sound of them. I just realized this recently. I have essentially the opposite of a photographic memory, and again, almost no visual sense. Maybe that's why I almost failed Photo 1 in high school.
"My publisher didn't ask for input, but I trusted them completely. HarperTeen is renowned for doing gorgeous covers; I want to eat all of their books. There is nothing an author likes better than a book that will sell by virtue of the cover alone, regardless of the quality of the text itself! It's a huge relief.
"When I first saw my cover, I was stunned. I thought it was breathtaking, literally.
"Originally we felt the cover was too summery; the grass was too green, the flowers too vivid. My book takes place in February and has a kind of bleakness to it, so it just felt too cheerful.
"The art department took that note to heart..."
Read the rest of Lauren's Cover Story at melissacwalker.com.
We're here, of course, to learn about the cover! What else? Here's Lauren:
"You know what? I really didn't have an idea for the cover. I am probably the least visual person in the world, weirdly enough. When I have to memorize phone numbers, for example, I memorize the sound of them. I just realized this recently. I have essentially the opposite of a photographic memory, and again, almost no visual sense. Maybe that's why I almost failed Photo 1 in high school.
"My publisher didn't ask for input, but I trusted them completely. HarperTeen is renowned for doing gorgeous covers; I want to eat all of their books. There is nothing an author likes better than a book that will sell by virtue of the cover alone, regardless of the quality of the text itself! It's a huge relief.
"When I first saw my cover, I was stunned. I thought it was breathtaking, literally.
"Originally we felt the cover was too summery; the grass was too green, the flowers too vivid. My book takes place in February and has a kind of bleakness to it, so it just felt too cheerful.
"The art department took that note to heart..."
Read the rest of Lauren's Cover Story at melissacwalker.com.
Meet Will, the real-life steampunk readerboy
I am pleased to introduce our very own steampunk readerboy: Will, the first mate of the H.M.A.S. Dauntless, pictured here with some of the crew, bosun Johnny "One-Button" and Sasha, at the PAX convention. They had a blast at this event, where they hung out with Harley Quinn, used the force with some Jedis, and ran into Frank from Donnie Darko, among others.
Oh, see those cool googles Will's wearing? He made those himself.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, this month's featured title at readergirlz, has joined the crew's bookshelf. You should have seen Will's face when I told him we got in a new steampunk title, back when the book first arrived in the store.
A mutual friend of ours, Brendan, would have loved this book. You are missed, Brendan.
Oh, see those cool googles Will's wearing? He made those himself.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, this month's featured title at readergirlz, has joined the crew's bookshelf. You should have seen Will's face when I told him we got in a new steampunk title, back when the book first arrived in the store.
A mutual friend of ours, Brendan, would have loved this book. You are missed, Brendan.
Rgz Shoutout: Kimberly Derting!
It's a big day for debut author Kimberly Derting!
Her book THE BODY FINDER is out today!
Here's what Melissa Marr said about it:
"The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn't know whether to hold my breath or scream."
Wow. Awesome. Can't wait to dig in!
And here's a special message from Kimberly to YOU, readergirlz!
Her book THE BODY FINDER is out today!
Here's what Melissa Marr said about it:
"The romance and the mystery in THE BODY FINDER were so intense that I didn't know whether to hold my breath or scream."
Wow. Awesome. Can't wait to dig in!
And here's a special message from Kimberly to YOU, readergirlz!
Monday, March 15, 2010
rgz named a Top Link for Literacy Leaders
Shout out for Choice Literacy for naming readergirlz one of their Top 30 Links for Literacy Leaders!
What an honor. Thank you!
Author in Residence Elizabeth Scott: Win a Copy of The Unwritten Rule!
Our second amazing Author in Residence, Elizabeth Scott, is a smart and hilarious writer who will be on the rgz team through April! Check out her mini-issue at the rgz website.Throughout her visit, she will be cross-posting at the readergirlz blog. We are honored to have Elizabeth among us (look at that lineup of books!). Learn more about Elizabeth Scott and our author-in-residence position.
Here is the third of Elizabeth’s monthly vlog entries about writing, in which she answers readers questions about the writing of her brand new novel, The Unwritten Rule! She talks about how she writes relateable characters and creates perfect guys.
Comment below for a chance to win a copy of The Unwritten Rule! (Elizabeth is giving away five copies!)
You can learn a lot from this awesome writer. Here she is:
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