I’m a firm believer in relationship buying. There are two huge home improvement chains less than two miles from my house. There is also a tiny hardware store that’s been family-owned for decades. The building is decorated with family photos, old signs (the real ones, not the faux ones), and notes from customers. Everything in [...]
John Green has been talking about the future of the book on his blog. Like many, John predicts that the bookstore an entity will disappear, much the way that the corner record store went away. I bet him a classic comic that his dire prediction was wrong. If I’m wrong and still ambulatory in 10 [...]
Nov 20-24: NCTE National Convention (Philadelphia)
Time: TBA
Activity: Signing SOUL ENCHILADA in the HarperCollins booth and speaking on a panel at ALAN Workshop with Jen Bryant and Chris Crowe.
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AASL National Conference November 6th, time TBA, Author PitStop at AASL National Conference (Charlotte, NC). Join me and a slew of other YA authors. I’ll be signing SOUL ENCHILADA and giving away special prizes, with one reserved for a N school librarian.
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Oct. 9-11: Southern Festival of Books (Nashville TN)
Time: TBA
Activity: Speaking and signing SOUL ENCHILADA
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I’ll be speaking at the SCBWI Carolinas Conference at the Sheraton Durham, as well as signing SOUL ENCHILADA. Times TBA.
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HarperCollins has redesigned it’s author pages, and they look marvelous, if I do say so myself. Check it out for bios, new books, contests, and more.Here’s mine, with a snazzy photo and my personal 6-word memoir.
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In his best performance since “Rocket Man,” The Negotiator resprises Sarah Palin’s resignation speech. Take that, Klingon.
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