Persuasion on Justine Magazine’s Must-Read Books for Fall
Here’s the link. I love the reader who described Eight in the rain. : ) https://justinemagazine.com/2015/09/must-read-books-for-fall-2015/
read morePersuasion Hits #8 on Epic Reads’ 18 Most Anticipated YA Books List
Can I just say how much I love that Persuasion is number EIGHT! 😀 http://www.epicreads.com/blog/the-18-most-anticipated-ya-books-to-read-in-october/
read moreRecent Giveaways, Interviews, Teasers, and Other Fun
I’m WAAAY behind on posting interviews, but I’m so grateful to the lovely bloggers who have helped me spread the word about Compulsion and Persuasion. August, 2015: The Young Folks: My Favorite Southern Gothics PLUS A T-Shirt and Swag Pack Giveaway Bookish Lifestyle: An Interview, Including How I Developed the Tangled Family Trees of Watson Island PLUS Giveaway Adventures of a Book Junkie: Weird Research and Why I Love Eight and Barrie PUS Giveaway The Pen and Muse: What Advice I’d Give to Aspiring Authors, PLUS Giveaway...
read moreA Great Charity Event and a Chance to Hang Out with 25 YA Authors
Nori Horvitz, a student at Moorestown High School and a contributor to The Intelligencer newspaper, is organizing a great charity event to revitalize a library in a low-income school in Camden County, New Jersey. I’m delighted to be one of the twenty-five authors who will be featured at the event. Bookitcon will consist of author signings, meet-and-greets, an after-party and a concurrent book drive, will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Moorestown Community House at 16 E. Main St. Guests with VIP tickets get dinner with the...
read moreHighlights from Literacy Council Keynote Event
A few tidbits and links to more photos and great information about the wonderful recognition event for the Northern Virginia Literacy Council event. I so enjoyed meeting the staff, volunteers, and learners and hearing the inspirational stories of the people who came to this country in search of hope and opportunity....
read moreYoung Adult Lit Author Martina Boone Visits Falls Church
by Karim Doumar for The Falls Church News-Press No two things have ever fit together better than Martina Boone and the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia. At its annual recognition event on Thursday, June 18, the council recognized the volunteers of the year, gave out community service awards, and heard the winners of the annual essay contest read out their essays which all surrounded the theme: My Hopes and Dreams. The Literacy Council teaches adults – mostly immigrants – basic skills in reading, writing, speaking and understanding...
read moreLovely Review of Compulsion in UK’s The Guardian
‘It had the capturing power that only very few books do – to keep you so hooked in that world that you find it hard to believe you’re actually living in another’ Read the full text here:...
read moreWin a Bag of Books and Swag for Your Classroom, School, or Library — The COMPULSION FOR READING Campaign
What’s the Compulsion for Reading campaign? Classrooms, schools, and libraries are too often faced with shrinking budgets these days, so authors get a lot of requests for free copies of our books. I wish we could send one to everyone who asks! Reading has been transformative in my life, and because my own daughter was a reluctant reader until a particular book sparked her imagination, I discovered how all aspects of a teen’s life can change when they catch the reading bug. I started the Compulsion for Reading program to get books...
read moreAudio Book Release Giveaway!
To celebrate Tantor Media’s release of the Compulsion Audio Book, we’re giving away a great batch of prizes. First — we’ve got FOUR audio books to give away! And then there’s the Grand Prize, which includes an Audio CD, Signed Compulsion Hardcover, Signed Persuasion ARC and a set of Koss Wireless Headphones. (The grand prize is international, and all other prizes are US only!) a Rafflecopter...
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