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Monday, December 21, 2009 4:50:26 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled December 19 - 21st and feeling surly ...:
Mandy said, "Feeling overwhelmed. (Okay. Grinchy!)Have that itchy-need-to-write-but-the-screen-just-blinks-at-me feeling.Have a bit of a pit in my gut because of the blinking white screen/ blank-slate brain right now.Feeling like I've gotten wrapped up in..." more
Friday, December 18, 2009 1:08:41 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled December 18 and The Book Thief:
Mandy said, ""It's just a small story really, about, among other things:A girl Some words An accordionist Some fanatical Germans A Jewish fist fighterAnd quite a lot of thievery "I really don't think you can get better than this (though you can bet I'll spend..." more
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:51:54 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Colombia From the Hip + December 10 - 15 Book Recommendations:
Mandy said, "Well, I was caught up in the mad Colombian party vortex last week and was conspicuously absent from my keyboard.Yikes!!But for good reason. Really. It was worth every sleepless minute. :-)On December 7th and 8th, Colombia celebrates the "Alumbrado"..." more
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 8:07:30 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled December 8 and December 9th with Poetry ...:
Mandy said, "Well, I have one book for two days, but it's a book for two voices!! Does that count?Flickering fireflies, honey bees who want to unionize, a moth's love affair with the porch light and more, Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman..." more
Monday, December 7, 2009 8:19:28 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled On the Seventh Day ...:
Mandy said, "Okay ...Too biblical, and a somewhat irreverent reference; however, my pick for day seven is Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.Set in small town, trailer-park central, Texas, USA, this is a story about how Vernon Gregory Little's life has been turned..." more
Monday, December 7, 2009 8:19:27 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled On the Seventh Day ...:
Mandy said, "Okay ...Too biblical, and a somewhat irreverent reference; however, my pick for day seven is Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.Set in small town, trailer-park central, Texas, USA, this is a story about how Vernon Gregory Little's life has been turned..." more
Sunday, December 6, 2009 1:55:26 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled On the Sixth Day of Book Recommendations ...:
Mandy said, "This was a hard list to narrow down. Ellen Hopkins has six verse novels on the shelves, and I'm not sure how to choose. But I had to pick one, and I pick Burned.Pattyn is caught in a world where abuse, subservience to men, and a rigid church..." more
Thursday, December 3, 2009 1:30:31 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Three recommendations for December 3rd!!:
Mandy said, "I know. It's supposed to be one per day. I'm not REALLY cheating. But I'm taking artistic license to share three of my favorite children's books of the moment.This is one of the most beautiful, poetic books I've read, written by Mexican author Jorje..." more
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:18:35 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled On the First Day of December ...(And Second):
Mandy said, "It's December!!And to celebrate I'm going to post a book a day and why I loved it!!So celebrate the holidays and give people a book. Keep writers writing, publishers publishing, kids, children, teens and adults reading, and imaginations blooming.And..." more
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 1:10:26 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Another Blog about Twilight??:
Mandy said, "Well, at least I got you to come to the blog.It seems to me the only blogs being read these days are rants, few raves, and mostly incensed insults about the famous Twilight series.Several years ago when Twilight first hit the shelves, I read no..." more
Monday, November 23, 2009 10:51:04 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled The Bookshelf Muse is hosting a CONTEST!:
Mandy said, "http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2009/11/massive-followers-contest.htmlGreat prizes, including a full manuscript critique! It's a great blog that I have relied heavily on."
Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:23:15 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Thanksgiving: Let the Chaos Begin:
Mandy said, "I never fully appreciated my mom until I had to put on my own Thanksgiving dinner. And I think the people who ate my first five or six Thanksgiving dinners would REALLY appreciate mom. (But, luckily, these feasts are held in other countries where..." more
Friday, November 13, 2009 2:19:11 AM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Best Author Visit questions EVER ...:
Mandy said, "This year my author visits were with Kindergarteners, second and third graders, who, in my opinion, had some of the best questions and comments ever!1. Did you write your book in pencil or are you allowed to use a pen?2. Do you have lots of pictures..." more
Monday, October 19, 2009 2:59:30 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Price Wars:
Mandy said, "So, the Book Wars that began late last week are continuing . . . with Wal-mart and Amazon slashing prices on their best-sellers to crazy levels, what will happen to independent bookstores and new-to-the-scene authors? For those of you who aren’t..." more
Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:45:26 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled COMPROMISED HAS A COVER!!!!:
Mandy said, "Thank you, Mischa Rosenberg, "Design Assistant Extraordinaire" at HarperCollins! Wow. Speechless here."
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:29:14 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled RANT: Don't touch my child ...:
Mandy said, "Okay. It was time. I have to rant, rave, stump, scream, and unload here. I haven't "raised" a child in the States, but I can pretty much guarantee that people are more respectful about a child's space there than here. (But I'd love everybody's..." more
Monday, October 12, 2009 10:53:33 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Happy Dreaded Chore Day!:
Mandy said, " Monday! Hurray! I am so in love with Mondays. No, seriously! On Monday mornings, my dear husband goes to work, my sweet son goes off to preschool, and I’m left with a couple of hours to myself to work. It’s heaven – the best way to start the..." more
Monday, October 12, 2009 10:53:33 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Introducing Lindsay Eland:
Mandy said, "Okay, so I'm a little biased. Linds, as I call her, and I have followed each other across the internet for about five years now. Back in the day when we were both newbie writers, we joined our first critique group which later broke up. But I dragged..." more
Friday, October 9, 2009 5:15:06 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Thank you, Libba Bray:
Mandy said, "I think it's high time I created a blog, something I have studiously avoided for quite some time. Everyone says aspiring authors should have one. I am part of Sharing the Brain, the blog my critique group, the Wordslingers share, but I have been..." more
Friday, October 9, 2009 5:15:06 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Some cool news!:
Mandy said, "Okay. It takes me a while to assimilate these things but seeing it in print helps me a lot.This was on Publisher's Weekly a bit ago and I just wanted to share:2009 IRA Young Adult fiction award winner for FREEZE FRAME, Heidi Ayarbe's THE DOUBTING,..." more
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 5:44:50 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Waxing Philosophical: What I didn't know about Coca Cola ...:
Mandy said, "Today I'm feeling a little bit grateful for the fizzy brown fluid (that was originally green ... really), so I'm going to go off on a tangent (something writers have a tendency to do) and write a list of things I didn't know, some things I did, and..." more
Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:37:16 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled In the Stacks with Barbara Moon:
Mandy said, " To kick off BANNED BOOKS WEEK, I'm starting my latest and greatest Blog Section: IN THE STACKS (name stolen from Barbara Moon, and since I'm stealing the cool name, I'm going to start off with her.) I have never met Barbara but I feel so..." more
Monday, September 21, 2009 4:51:07 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Why I Love Juanes ...:
Mandy said, "Juanes brought music to Cuba yesterday. To 1.2 million Cubans gathered at Revolution Square to be, more or less, exact. He brought a message of peace. He brought a message of love. He brought the message that no matter where we come from, what our..." more
Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:54:47 PM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled Colombia from the Hip:
Mandy said, "Interesting encounters with an overpacked backpacker ...Oftentimes the people we meet stop and give me pause. This was one. Probably because he had 79 kilos of "stuff" on his back on his trek from Tierra del Fuego up. (My back ached just looking at..." more
Friday, December 25, 2009 8:57:10 AM
Mandy Silberstein wrote a blog post titled December 22 - 25th ...:
Mandy said, "I'm back!! I was in the clutches of a nasty influenza this past week which did little to improve my holiday mood.But it's Christmas morning. Everybody's napping (except for me). And I'm feeling like I've accomplished something amazing. I survived..." more