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By: JOANNA MARPLE,
on 9/16/2015
Blog: Miss Marple's Musings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Interview, Mo Willems, picture book, picture books, cats, Lemony Snicket, William Steig, Illustrators, Illustrator interview, Tomi Ungerer, Jon Klassen, Lisa Brown, Adele Griffin, Cathleen Daly, Marcus Ewert, Carson Ellis., Egyptian history, Kristen Sard, Maria Kalman, MUMMY CAT, Add a tag
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By: Lizzy Burns,
on 8/6/2014
Blog: A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Kate,
on 5/10/2011
Blog: I Just Wanna Sit Here And Read! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Kate: What do you think is your best personality/physical trait? Worst?
Adele: Well, worst is EASY—I am a chicken. Or, if I am going to be nicer
about it, I am brave-in-progress. It’s hard to coax myself into taking
risks, though it’s always rewarding. Best trait? It might go along with
chicken—I am a total crybaby. I find at least ten teary moments a day.
But I’m calling it a best trait because I try to celebrate it, even though
my brothers make fun of me.
Kate: Where do you see yourself in five years?
Adele: I bet I will be living somewhere outside the U.S. Or else my
husband and I are the biggest all-talk, no-action blowhards I ever met.
Kate: Who is your current TV crush?
Adele: Peter Dinklage’s character Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.
Every moment, every line is a thrill.
Kate: If you could be any supernatural character what would you be and
why?
Adele: Quick answer: I wish I could eat dark chocolate to save the world.
Real answer: Supernatural-wise, even the most modest abilities
would be rewarding. Bending forks with your eyes, for example.
You couldn’t hurt anyone with that, or even defend yourself, or save
anything. But still. Bending Forks With Your Eyes. You’d own the
party every night.
Kate: What is your favorite book?
Adele: The Turn of the Screw. I first read it in high school and I didn’t really
get it, but I sensed that Henry James could bend forks with his words.
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By: Marya Jansen-Gruber,
on 5/24/2010
Blog: Through the Looking Glass Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 1/2/2016
Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: JOANNA MARPLE,
on 9/16/2015
Blog: Miss Marple's Musings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I invited Lisa onto Miss Marple’s Musings because I fell in love with her art for her latest collaboration—MUMMY CAT, written by Marcus Ewert! As a feline-fanatic, I this memorable story within a story set in Ancient Egypt is one … Continue reading
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By: Lizzy Burns,
on 8/6/2014
Blog: A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Adele Griffin's newest book is The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone (Soho Press, 2014).
I had the privilege of interviewing Griffin, and writing up a little something about the book and how it was created, for School Library Journal.
You can go read my article at The Story Behind Adele Griffin's Hybrid Novel, 'The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone'.
I promise to write up more of my thoughts on Addison Stone here -- the short version? Loved it. This is the type of creative, inventive story telling I love, and Addison herself is a fascinating young women. Love her or hate her, you'll remember her.
Amazon Affiliate. If you click from here to Amazon and buy something, I receive a percentage of the purchase price.
© Elizabeth Burns of A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 5/23/2011
Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: May 23, 2011
As the school year ends, join Random House Children’s Books to
BEAT THE HEAT with SUMMER READING!
Because every beach bag should have sunscreen, a pair of shades, and a story…
By Lauren Kate
Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword & Cross—before they fought the Immortals—they had already lived many lives. Desperate to unlock the curse that condemns their love, Luce must revisit her past incarnations to understand her fate. Sweeping centuries and spanning the globe, PASSION is the third novel in the thrilling and romantic Fallen series by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate.
Delacorte Press | 978-0-385-73916-0 | June 14, 2011 | | $17.99 / $19.99 Can. | Ages 12+ | 432 pgs
THE WARLOCK: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
By Michael Scott
The fifth book in Michael Scott’s riveting six-part New York Times bestselling series, which has introduced readers to legendary historical and mythological figures—weaving history, mystery, and magic together seamlessly. Before penning the first novel, The Alchemyst (2007), Michael Scott devoted nearly a decade researching this series—and it shows. In THE WARLOCK, the twins of prophesy—Sophie and Josh—have been separated, and as the end of the series nears, the action-packed plot is more intense and absorbing than ever. With Scatty, Joan of Arc, Saint Germain, Palamedes, and Shakespeare all in Danu Talis, Sophie is on her own with the ever-weakening Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. She must depend on Niten to help her find an immortal to teach her Earth Magic. Much to the surprise of readers, she will find her teacher in the most ordinary of places.
Delacorte Press | 978-0-385-73533-9 | May 24, 2011 | | $18.99 / $20.99 Can. | Ages 12+ | 400 pgs
HE EMERALD ATLASBy John Stephens
Fourteen-year-old Kate, 12-year-old Michael and 11-year-old Emma have moved from one orphanage to another over the last 10 years. Taken away from their parents as babies, and seemingly unwanted, these children are more remarkable than they possibly could imagine. They are being protected from a horrible evil about which they know nothing—that is, until they discover a magical prophecy that is tied to three books of magic, the first of which is The Emerald
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By: Kate,
on 5/10/2011
Blog: I Just Wanna Sit Here And Read! (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Today I am hosting Adele Griffin, author of Tighter and The Julian Game, for an interview. Also be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post for a chance to win Tighter for yourself.
Kate: What do you think is your best personality/physical trait? Worst?
Adele: Well, worst is EASY—I am a chicken. Or, if I am going to be nicerabout it, I am brave-in-progress. It’s hard to coax myself into taking
risks, though it’s always rewarding. Best trait? It might go along with
chicken—I am a total crybaby. I find at least ten teary moments a day.
But I’m calling it a best trait because I try to celebrate it, even though
my brothers make fun of me.
Kate: Where do you see yourself in five years?
Adele: I bet I will be living somewhere outside the U.S. Or else my
husband and I are the biggest all-talk, no-action blowhards I ever met.
Kate: Who is your current TV crush?
Adele: Peter Dinklage’s character Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.
Every moment, every line is a thrill.
Kate: If you could be any supernatural character what would you be and
why?
Adele: Quick answer: I wish I could eat dark chocolate to save the world.
Real answer: Supernatural-wise, even the most modest abilities
would be rewarding. Bending forks with your eyes, for example.
You couldn’t hurt anyone with that, or even defend yourself, or save
anything. But still. Bending Forks With Your Eyes. You’d own the
party every night.
Kate: What is your favorite book?
Adele: The Turn of the Screw. I first read it in high school and I didn’t really
get it, but I sensed that Henry James could bend forks with his words.
Thanks Adele for your fun answers!!
From Goodreads. When 17-year-old Jamie arrives on the idyllic New England island of Little Bly to work as a summer au pair, she is stunned to learn of the horror that precedes her. Seeking the truth surrounding a young couple's tragic deaths, Jamie discovers that she herself looks shockingly like the dead girl—and that she has a disturbing ability to sense the two ghosts. Why is Jamie's connection to the couple so intense? What really happened last summer at Little Bly? As the secrets of the house wrap tighter and tighter around her, Jamie must navigate the increasingly blurred divide between the worlds of the living and the dead.
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By: Marya Jansen-Gruber,
on 5/24/2010
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Lisa Brown (in the hat) and Adele Griffin (sporting a mustache)
at their book launch
A few weeks ago I reviewed a splendid book called Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown. I also interviewed the book's creators just as they were about the launch the book. As I read about what Lisa and Adele were doing, I became interested in finding out what it was like to get a book off the ground once it was accepted by a publisher. I asked Adele if she would like to tell us a little bit about this journey, which she did. Here is her letter.
Dear Looking Glass,
We are launched! A whirlwind month to cap a fascinating year, when Picture the Dead first landed at our editor’s door—not with a thunk, mind you, but a polite and hesitant tap. As longtime collaborators on the project, we were both braced for rejection but hopeful that someone might find our Civil War ghost story worthy of an audience bigger than just us two. It’s a quirky read, for sure—a story about photography that is not illustrated with photographs. A serious young adult novel with pictures of a scrapbook that holds clues to its mystery. Historical fiction where much of the “historical” is tucked into our website.
Kelly Barrales-Saylor, the marvelous editor who answered our tap, jumped into our off-kilter world with both feet. She had no qualms—though plenty of queries. And so we spent much of last year tugging logic, plot and sentences into shape; placing and replacing the art; vetting for historical accuracy, and spinning out at least fifty titles (The Recognized, Find Me When I’m Gone, The Ghost of William Pritchett) before we arrived at the one that is stamped on the jacket.
But that was so last year. This year, we’re devoted to getting the book into your hands.
The Booksmith in San Francisco, where we just launched Picture the Dead, is not only the kind of bookstore you cross your fingers you’d get to grow up near, but has the added benefit of being Lisa’s local Indy. With our May 6, 2010, date set, and enterprising folk at the literary media site Red Room live-streaming the event, we were ready for our close-up. In full Victoriana, that is. Corsets, funny hats, and mustaches had been hunted down. Lisa’s husband, Daniel Handler, lent the wit and charm of his alter-ego Lemony Snicket, who acted (in absentia) as Master of Ceremonies. Booksellers were duly outfitted in Union uniform. We read from the book, presented slides, raffled T-shirts, tintypes, and lockets, signed books—and pinched each other in disbelief. After all, it had been almost seven years since that first afternoon when we conceived our gothic ghostly tale.
We gave readings in Brookline, Massachusetts, our book’s historical home,
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Oooh awesome! I've heard fabulous things about this book!
Cute answers! Lol, I wish I could also eat dark chocolate to save the world. Mm, Godiva?
Ha! I would LOVE to eat dark chocolate to save the world. That needs to be a thing, seriously.<br />Thanks for the giveaway! I can't wait to read Tighter! :)
Thanks very much for the giveaway - I recently read a really positive review that got me interested in Tighter! And who doesn't wish eating dark chocolate would save the world? :D
Wonderful interview and thanks for offering the giveaway. I love winning books.