Sooo... It's been a while since I did one of these, and I was going to wait until after ALA to post, but, well, I kind of went a little crazy with books the last couple of weeks and it's just going to be too much for one post.
So this is just a teaser before The Big One!
The Game of Sunken Places by M. T. Anderson
Book 1 in the Norumbegan Trilogy - used up my last credit on Paperback Swap
Borrowed:
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By: fishgirl182,
on 6/8/2012
Blog: Read Now Sleep Later (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Guess what finally came out this week? You guessed it - Shadow and Bone! I've been waiting all year for this book to come out and I finally have it in my hands (insert evil laugh here). Alethea and I are lucky enough to live pretty close to Skylight Books where Leigh had her launch party on Monday night.
We arrived pretty early which was lucky because it got packed. Skylight did a fantastic job of organizing the party. Attendees were greeted at the door by a lovely candy and champagne table. There were all kinds of tasty treats including chocolate kisses, Jordan almonds, gumballs and cake pops. As you can see below, the tablescape was beautiful as well. We didn't get to eat too many snacks since we were staking out seats and later the food area was super crowded. But everyone else seemed to be enjoying their candy and champagne and it looked wonderful.
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| dreamy tablescape |
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| all kinds of candy |
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| alethea wants to live under this tree |
After some mingling and hanging out the event officially started. Leigh got up and talked about the book. She actually started off with a story about how she found part of a book that she had written when she was in junior high. It was about two fraternal twins, Jareth (sorry I don't know if I am spelling that right) and Blood. Of course, with a name like Blood, the girl could only be an assassin. Leigh talked about how Blood was a badass and how that's what she wanted to be like at that age. She also talked about her writing process and how she had to kind of trick herself into writing the book. She had that nagging inner voice telling her that the book wasn't any good and she agreed with the voice, telling it that she was just writing it for fun
By: Lara M. Zeises,
on 1/7/2008
Blog: girl uninterrupted (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Tomorrow, my good friend Liz Gallagher (a.k.a. ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
lizgallagherTHE OPPOSITE OF INVISIBLE</a>, hit the stores! I met Liz several years ago, when my grad school mentor Lisa Jahn-Clough introduced us because she thought we had similar writing styles. Apparently, slayground agrees, because she references my BRINGING UP THE BONES in her glowing review of OPPOSITE. You can read that here; an interview with Liz is available here.
Anyway, I got a chance to read a draft of this novel before it sold, and I was really impressed by Liz's style. She's one of those writers like Angela Johnson who can say a million things by using words sparingly. I hope you all check it out, because it's really good. And Liz rocks.
For those who live in Northern DE or Eastern PA, you can hear Liz read from her book in person! She'll be reading/signing at the Chester County Book & Music Company in West Chester, PA, on Saturday, January 12th at 1 p.m. I'll be there, so if any LJ readers are coming, give me a heads up and we can cheer Liz on together!
Want to know more about Liz or her book? Check out the Class of 2k8 website for a bio, an excerpt, and more!
Up next: read about another good friend's latest book - Laurie Stolarz's PROJECT 19 - when the Girlfriend's Cyber Circuit virtual tours return to "Girl, Uninterrupted" tomorrow.
Awesome books! I love the photo of Marissa Meyer! Wow, the cover for Maria Snyder's book is awesome---how cool of her to send that to you!
I'll be at ALA, too! :D Very excited--this is my first. Please say hi if you see me around!
Here's my new goodies!
I will! I hope someone organizes a meetup for book bloggers. If not I might just do an impromptu one, haha!
lol yes you are lol
njoy all
I wish I could have gone to Mrs. Nelsons. The milk book looks awesome. And I really want to read gilt. I cant wait for ALA. hope I don't seem awkward or crazy. Your shelves are gonna be insane.
What a haul! Love that you have awesome book ninja friends who are able to snag the very last copy for you! Seems that every time I clear off my shelves, a friend clears her shelves at the same time and we wind up trading books. No new space, but at least they're new bookcase occupants! Enjoy all of your books!
great post, awesome books! :)