
Isn’t there something amazing about the power of a great adjective? Not a gratuitious one, or a self-indulgent one…I’m talking those words that grab you at the throat and put a twinkle (or a tear) in your eye. Take the word “incorrigible.” There’s a reason Stephanie Burgis‘s book is so
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Six days until Heroine Love and the prizes have started rolling in! This is a mere sample of the wonderful prizes donated by me, my amazing guest bloggers, my venerable publisher HarperCollins and the very generous and fabulous Blackstone Audio. And physical and audio books aren’t the only literary treats
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Favorite book moment of the week: Helping Eleanor Brown ring in the birth of The Weird Sisters. She read and spoke with aplomb, and the crowd went wild. Bonus: time to browse around The Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. I talked to the staff a bit, signed a few books
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Favorite book moment of the week: It’s a toss-up between being a fly on the wall for the many omgBorders conversations (what can I say, I’m fascinated by spectacular rises and falls) and, of course, witnessing the enormous outpouring of good cheer and support for February’s Heroine Love event, which
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Okay, so I’d love to pretend that there were constant swirling rumors about The Heroine’s Bookshelf…but dare to dream. However. I am very pleased to officially announce February the month of Heroine Love. For many, it’s a bitter month, or a swoony one, or just a normal one, but just
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