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It seems the palooza tagline has been used for all manner of events. I wonder if any enterprising equine enthusiasts (how’s that for alliteration?) have had an Appaloosa-palooza. If they haven’t they certainly should. Well, there won’t be any appaloosas (sorry, equine enthusiasts) but that’s about the only thing there won’t be at this Saturday’s YA-Palooza right here in downtown Clinton, NJ. I’ll be joining fellow YA authors Charlotte Bennardo, Kristi Cook, Amy Holder, Kathy McCullough and Natalie Zaman for this event which runs from 1 to 3. Enjoy lunch with the authors, answer fun trivia questions, win prizes and get a jump start on your holiday shopping at this fun event.  The Clinton Bookshop is located at 12 E. Main...

. . . is that they don’t get it right. The online YA community has been a buzz because of a recent article that bashes young adult literature by saying it is all dark and disturbing, all about bad things happening to teenagers, contains foul language and basically has no redeeming value whatsoever. This is just my quick summary, but you can read the full article here. First of all, I think the whole practice of trying to pigeonhole any large and ginormous thing, like say, the whole of YA literature is just utterly absurd. I mean if that’s the case, why not just try and pigeonhole the whole of adult literature or all literary classics? Second of all not all of YA literature is of the wings and fangs variety. I feel the need to say this because even...

I feel a little bit bad for putting my local postal clerk to work hefting a 20-pound box of books to the counter on tax day no less, but it’s hard to feel too bad when I am now the proud owner of a whole box full of copies of my novel. Sure, most of these author copies are already earmarked for various giveaways, and will not be in my possession for very long, but it’s still nice to see, and of course if you want to try to win one of the books from this box, there are a few different opportunities on my giveaways page. I also want to tip you off to another giveaway, where you can win a copy of Popular. This one is being hosted by Apocalypsie, Jill Hathaway. In case you were wondering the Apocalypsies are a group of debut children’s and young...

At long last, I am ready to unveil my book trailer, but first let me do my version of a long winded Oscar acceptance speech thanking everyone who submitted photos to help me make this trailer. Thank you to Amy Fellner Dominy, Cari of Cari’s Book Blog, Caroline Kimberley and Rachel, Dawn Metcalf, Emily Borchers, Gae Polisner, Kari Olson at a Good Addiction, Kathy McCullough, Megan Bostic, Natalie Zaman, Rebecca and Nolan, Samantha Gale, Sara Bennett Wealer and Stephen and Sarah Parrish. You guys are awesome! And now I present the official Popular...

It’s group blog time once again, It’s Monday What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Most of the reading I’ve done this week has been off of a computer screen, and it’s been stuff that I’ve written as well as the revision notes on what I’ve written, none of which really lends itself to a book review. The only books I made it through were Jeff Vandermeer’s wonderful guide for authors, Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st -Century Writer which was filled with all sorts of helpful advice and wonderfully strange graphic novel called Percy Gloom by Cathy Malkasian. I began and was quickly sucked into Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, which has provided...