It’s Web Site Update Day here at Casa Cassidy! I’ve got a long list of updates I want to make to the site, so I’ve set a goal to tackle one item from the list every week. As long as I’m not on vacation, of course. (Vacation is gold. GOLD, I tell you.) This week’s [...]

Hi all! I’ve been getting loads of questions lately about when CINDY ON A MISSION will be out. Thank you so much for your passion for the Cindys and what they stand for! Girl power, FTW! Since quite a few of you have posted questions about COAM here on the blog, I wanted to do [...]

Holy smokes, it’s almost December! Things have been hopping here at Casa Cassidy. I’ve been getting a lot of tweets and emails this month about CINDY ON A MISSION timing and wanted to give you all a quick update. It’s been a whirlwind couple of months (including the exciting sale of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY to [...]

It’s here! I’ve been getting emails all year asking when THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY’s e-book would be available for Kindle, Nook, iPad, Sony Reader, etc. I’m delighted to announce that it’s finally here for all you e-reader fans! As a new Nook buyer, this is extra fun. I’ve already downloaded the sample chapter just so I [...]

It’s that time of year again… the holidays are approaching, and I’m busy re-evaluating how I want to finish out the year and kick off 2011. One of the things I’ve been pondering is my Five. I’m a huge proponent of Living Your Five™… choosing the five areas you most want to make a difference [...]

Happy release day to Daisy Whitney and her debut, THE MOCKINGBIRDS! If you haven’t met Daisy yet, high-tail it over to her web site (or visit her on Twitter @daisywhitney) and get to know this incredibly sweet dynamo. Daisy is not only a fellow Tenner, but also a fellow girlfriend on the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit. [...]

It’s time to announce the winner of Denise Jaden’s debut LOSING FAITH, a US/Canada giveaway sponsored by her publisher! The winner of LOSING FAITH is: Lauren (aka 365 Days of Reading) Congratulations, Lauren! Please contact me here with your mailing address and I’ll forward it to Denise so her publisher can send along your copy [...]

HER AND ME AND YOU winner! Congratulations to the winner of Lauren Strasnick’s latest book, HER AND ME AND YOU… Carly! (aka Carly Reads) Congrats, Carly! Please contact me here with your mailing address. I’ll forward it along to Lauren, and you’ll receive your book directly from her publisher. And now… GCC presents Denise Jaden! [...]

It’s GCC time! A few weeks ago, I had the lovely opportunity to meet this week’s Girlfriends Cyber Circuit guest: the awesome, funny and incredibly sweet… Linda Gerber Welcome, Linda! The Girlfriend Name: Linda Gerber Short Bio: Linda Gerber (www.lindagerber.com) is the author of the popular Death by Bikini, Death by Latte, and Death by [...]

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the lovely and incredibly talented… Lauren Strasnick Welcome, Lauren! (Readers: Be sure to check out the Her and Me and You giveaway at the end of the interview!) The Girlfriend Name: Lauren Strasnick Short Bio: Lauren Strasnick grew up in Connecticut, now lives in Los [...]

I’m delighted to be participating in Christine Johnson‘s delightful (and yummy!) Great YA Bake Sale of 2010! If you haven’t seen her launch post for it, here’s what it’s all about from the magical Christine herself. from Christine: It’s here, it’s here – The Great YA Bake Sale of 2010! It all started when I [...]

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the wonderful and funny… Lucienne Diver Welcome, Lucienne! The Girlfriend Name: Lucienne Diver Short Bio: Lucienne Diver is a writer by night and a literary agent by day. The Book ReVamped September 1, 2010 Flux Gina and her boyfriend Bobby are sent undercover to infiltrate [...]

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the fabulous… Kristina Springer Welcome, Kristina! The Girlfriend Name: Kristina Springer Short Bio: Kristina Springer is the author of THE ESPRESSOLOGIST, MY FAKE BOYFRIEND IS BETTER THAN YOURS and the forthcoming PUMPKIN PRINCESS (fall 2011). She has a Masters in Writing from DePaul University and [...]

What a great turnout we had for Skip a Starbucks Day to help the awesome C.J. Redwine finally bring her adopted daughter home! You helped raise more than $4,000 of the $8,000 they need to bring Johanna home from China. As promised, I am giving away an extra special combo pack with a Cinderella Society [...]

The chance to help someone so deserving AND be in the running to win cool stuff? Life is good, I’m telling you. The scoopage is this: C.J. Redwine, my wonderful friend, agentmate and fellow Pixie Chick (our 2008 GH class), is a force of nature. She hosts a hysterical blog (I just blogged there with [...]

I’m counting down the days to my deadline for CINDY ON A MISSION, the sequel to THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY, and have some fun things planned for the web site to finish out the year! Here’s what’s in store in the months ahead… It’s Big Blog World Coming this fall, look for these fun features on [...]

International Winners! I am delighted to announce the winners of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY International Book Blogger Tour! (What a strong showing from Team Brazil! Now I really can’t wait for you to meet the Brazilian character in the sequel to TCS, titled CINDY ON A MISSION – coming Fall 2011 in the US!) Huge congrats [...]

Join us for the 10 in ’10 Chick Lit chat with July guest author Lindsay Eland, author of SCONES AND SENSIBILITY! We’ll be chatting about the book, what we’ve been reading, and all things chick lit and fabulous. See you there! http://www.chatzy.com/921886379231

Happy July, everyone! Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of review requests from international bloggers who don’t have an easy way to purchase a finished copy of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY. Unfortunately, my publisher doesn’t generally send ARCs internationally and I don’t have any ARCs left to give away. But it got me thinking. Right now, [...]

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the lovely… Jenny O’Connell Welcome, Jenny! The Girlfriend Name: Jenny O’Connell Short Bio: Jenny O’Connell received her BA from Smith College and her MBA from the University of Chicago. The author of PLAN B and THE BOOK OF LUKE, she lives outside of Boston with [...]

It’s GCC time! This week, I’m delighted to bring you the awesome, charming, talented and all-around FABULOUS… Wendy Toliver Welcome, Wendy! The Girlfriend Name: WENDY TOLIVER Short Bio: Born in Texas, raised in Colorado, and now living in Utah, Wendy Toliver has successfully eliminated “y’all” from her vocabulary. However, she still managed to marry a pickup man. They have [...]

Huge congrats go to our newest monthly winners of the national Great Scavenger Hunt Contest reading program for kids and teens! Please join me in cheering on the winning hunter: ** Amber T. ** And the winning librarian: ** Sylvia Sepulveda **       from La Habra, CA Enjoy your prizes!!

Check out the June 2010 additions to the national Great Scavenger Hunt Contest reading program for kids and teens! Everlasting by Angie Frazier  (YA) The Farwalker’s Quest by Joni Sensel  (MG/Tween) Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs  (YA) The Knight in the Shadows by Chris Eboch  (MG/Tween) A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgis  (MG/Tween) Of All the Stupid Things by Alexandra Diaz  (YA) Reality Check by [...]

Thanks so much for playing along with us last week during the Egmont debut author tour! Here are the winners of the wonderful goodies from last week’s blog posts here. The winner of Chelsea Campbell’s THE RISE OF RENEGADE X bookmarks is: CINDY S. The winner of Bree Despain’s THE DARK DIVINE nail polish is: MOLLY BOUNDS WILLIAMS Congratulations [...]

Welcome to Day 5 of the Egmont debut tour! I’m delighted to be joining my fellow Egmont debut authors Alex Bracken, Chelsea Campbell, Bree Despain, Lindsay Eland, and Kristina McBride for a fun interview series (with giveaways!). Check out the individual posts to see what goodies we’re giving away periodically throughout the week. [...]