I finished the Paula Danzigger book. She's quite a writer. She uses rhythm in neat ways. Like this: Is this a plot of her mother's? How's Jim going to take this? What will Mindy say? I look around at everyone at the table. No one's saying anything except Mrs. Carson....

I know everyone else is about 13 hours into this, and I've just started, but I'm going to stay up late! The fire's roaring, the popcorn's gone, and I've just read for an hour. After discussing Woodstock and Paula Danzigger with the fabulous Nova Ren Suma this morning,...

It's all about popcorn, tea, and something to read from here on out...oh, wait...I might have to go chop a little firewood. And then I'm on it. I'm changing books. I'm picking from my ARC pile, or I might go for the comfort of Betsy-Tacy or Nevil Shute. I'll let you...

Somehow, even though I saw tweets and twitters about this, I neglected to check it out. Today is the 24 hour readathon! I'm joining up a bit late, I should've started reading at 5am (which would've been hard since I slept until 9am!). However, better late than never....

Well, okay, I'm not really at a loss for words or it would be a pretty boring post, but it is my day to blog at The Debutante Ball, and this week we're talking about book deals. Come on by!

I have to admit, when I first heard of Sara Zarr, my immediate thought was, "Wow. Is that the coolest writer name ever? Yes, I think so." Sara and I share an agent, which is how I first found out about her, but I know her fantastic books, Story of a Girl and...

If you're a fan of the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace, then you're probably wondering why the title of this post isn't Betsy, Tacy & Sunday Lunch. I shall reveal all. Just stick with me here. In honour of the re-release of the Betsy-Tacy high school books,...

Hi All, I'm over at The Debs today talking about leaping and falling and landing. Stop on by and tell me what chances you've taken that have paid off.

Welcome to my new-ish Wednesday feature. For the most part, you will find interviews on Wednesdays with authors who I can coerce into answering my questions. However, as many of you know, my computer crashed last week, so I'm a bit behind trying to play catch-up and...

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, although most people had their big dinners yesterday. It's sort of optional here which day of the three-day weekend you choose to pig-out. We chose yesterday. That way we can eat well again today by digging into the leftovers. You might...

I'm over at The Debs where we've been talking about morning people and night owls all week. Join me and have a bowl of cereal!

Today's interview with author Sara Zarr has been postponed due to illness (mine, not hers). Also, on Monday, my computer bit the dust, taking her interview with it. The computer gurus promise that while the computer itself is history, Sara's interview can be...

I'm a lifelong Cubs fan. Assuming you believe life starts at fourteen, which because I'm a YA writer,  that works for me. Yesterday was the last day of the regular season for 2009, and naturally, the Cubs lost.* This didn't bother me because at the end of the season,...

I'm saying nice things about my agent over at The Debutante Ball today, but before you pop over there, I have an announcement! I have chosen a winner for the name my feature on Wednesday contest. Thanks for all the entries, everyone! I have decided to go with Wild...

You may have noticed that the blurb for my book is by Suzanne Selfors. I feel particularly lucky about this, not just because of what she said, but because I have been a fan of Suzanne’s fantastic writing for a very long time. Her YA, Saving Juliet, was one of my Fave...