You’re invited to my last two public author events of 2010–one for authors and one for readers!
“Give Yourself a Longer Shelf Life: Marketing for the Long-Term” panel discussion at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at BookPeople. Panelists: Cynthia Leitich Smith, Jay Ehret and Dana Lynn Smith.
What fun it was to join Bethany Hegedus and Brian Yansky in celebrating our new releases at BookPeople in Austin, Texas!
Bethany’s latest book is Truth with a Capital T (Delacorte, 2010)(ages 9-up), Brian’s is Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences (Candlewick, 2010)(ages 12-up), and mine is Holler Loudly,
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Matthew Quick is the first-time YA author of Sorta Like a Rock Star (Little, Brown, 2010). From the promotion copy:
Amber Appleton lives in a bus. Ever since her mom’s boyfriend kicked them out, Amber, her mom, and her totally loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy (aka Thrice B) have been camped out in the back of Hello Yellow (the school bus her mom drives).
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Bridget Zinn is a librarian and YA author who was diagnosed in 2009 with Stage IV colon cancer. Last year, a bunch of generous folks donated and bid on items in an online auction to raise money to help Bridget and Barrett with their medical expenses.
Bridget is still fighting, so this year there will be another auction,
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In 2010, I’m celebrating ten years as an author of children’s-YA literature. My first book was Jingle Dancer, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu (Morrow, 2000) and my most recent release is Holler Loudly, illustrated by Barry Gott (Dutton, 2010)–now available!
Of late, I’ve invited Cynsations readers to send in questions for me to answer.
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Congratulations to Kristin O’Donnell Tubb on the release of Selling Hope (Feiwel & Friends, 2010)! From the promotional copy:
It’s May 1910, and Halley’s Comet is due to pass thru the Earth’s atmosphere. And thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels and her father are due to pass through their hometown of Chicago with their ragtag vaudeville troupe.
Welcome, Barry Gott! And happy publication date for our picture book, Holler Loudly (Dutton, 2010)!
Could you tell us a little about yourself?
I grew up in Cleveland and worked at American Greetings for a few years after college. My job was writing and drawing the funny cards,
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Shannon Morgan writes novels and plays for young people, and short stories for all ages. She also writes grant proposals, blog posts, and tweets.
When not updating the world on her devotion to ABBA and key lime pie, she loves to read, run, and travel.
Shannon lives in San Antonio,
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A few years ago at one of those literary festivals where admiring throngs line up to get autographs from the Very Famous, a couple of us throngless, not-very-famous authors got into a conversation. I noted how some people publish so much, they seem to compete with themselves.
A friend’s comment surprised me.
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Beth Fehlbaum is the first-time author of Hope in Patience (WestSide Books, October 25, 2010). From the promotional copy:
Fifteen-year-old Ashley Asher has spent half of her life living in fear. Her stepfather has been sexually abusing her for years, but her mother doesn’t believe her.
After his latest assault lands her in the emergency room,
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