Eternal Now Available; Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith; Giveaway Winners

Eternal Now Available; Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith; Giveaway Winners

Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, Feb. 10, 2009) is now available! Read an excerpt from Candlewick Press. From the promotional copy:

“At last, Miranda is the life of the party: all she had to do was die.

“Elevated and adopted by none other than the reigning King of the Mantle of Dracul,

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Illustrator Interview: Gene Brenek on Images of Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Eternal

Illustrator Interview: Gene Brenek on Images of Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Eternal

Gene Brenek is the illustrator behind the tie-in designs for Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007, 2008) and Eternal (Candlewick, 2009) used on T-shirts and other items available from the Sanguini’s store at Cafe Press.

Gene is an author, illustrator, and advertising professional. In 2009, Gene received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

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Eternal Grand Prize Giveaway Package

Eternal Grand Prize Giveaway Package

Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick) goes on sale Tuesday, Feb. 10!

In celebration of the final countdown, you’re invited to enter to win an Eternal Grand Prize Giveaway Package!

2 First Prizes

One signed copy of Eternal
One Eternal T-shirt (choices below)
1 dragon finger puppet
1 bear finger puppet
bear stickers
guardian-angel token
signed bookmark

2 Second Prizes

One signed copy of Eternal
bear stickers
guardian-angel token
signed bookmark

12 Third Prizes

bear stickers
signed bookmark
signed bookplate

Here’s a peek at prizes!

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Interview: Shayne Leighton on the Eternal Trailer and “The Incubus”

Interview: Shayne Leighton on the Eternal Trailer and “The Incubus”

You’ve heard of rising stars?

Eighteen-year-old actress-director-writer Shayne Leighton is more like a rising constellation!

Today’s she’s back at Cynsations to discuss her latest book trailers and to tell us about her latest personal project, an upcoming film, “The Incubus.”

I had the pleasure of taking a sneak peek at her screenplay,

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Book Trailer: Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Second Code Option)

For those having trouble connecting to the Facebook code, here’s the trailer on YouTube. The resolution is not as high, but you’ll be able to see it at least. Thanks for your patience!

Coming Feb. 10, 2009; from Candlewick Press

Eternal trailer produced by Shayne Leighton. Trailer music from Beatsuite.com Music Library,

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Publisher Interview: Patricia Aldana of Groundwood Books

Publisher Interview: Patricia Aldana of Groundwood Books

Patricia Aldana was born and brought up in Guatemala. She came to Canada in 1971, after attending university in the United States.

She founded Groundwood Books in 1978. Groundwood’s mandate was and has remained the publication of the highest quality Canadian children’s books for all ages. Increasingly this has meant finding and developing authors from all of Canada’s peoples–from the first people to the latest arrivals.

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The Bradford Blog Bash Presents an Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith and a Tantalize Giveaway

The Bradford Blog Bash Presents an Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith and a Tantalize Giveaway

Today I’m honored to be featured in an interview in conjunction with the Bradford Blog Bash in celebration of the release of GoldenGirl by Micol Ostow (Simon Pulse, Jan. 27, 2009).

Peek (on my favorite thing about blogging): “Being able to offer a most-days hearty dose of information and inspiration.”

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