For all my Philly readers- Author Pam Jenoff will be at the Central Library downtown on August 5 at 7:30p.m. The event is completely free and no tickets are required. Jenoff’s latest book A Hidden Affair was released on July 5. Check out the event listing here! I’ll be there! If you are planning on [...]
Partial Book Review: Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar
July 28, 2010 in Filed Under: Books I Couldn't Finish
Cum LaudeAuthor: Cecily von ZiegesarISBN: 9781401323479 Well, I really was very excited for this book because I’m a huge von Ziegesar fan. I adored the Gossip Girl series and I enjoyed reading The It Girl series, as well. Cecily von Ziegesar’s stories of the wealthy and privileged usually draws me right in, but this story [...]
Waiting On Wednesday
July 27, 2010 in Filed Under: Book Memes
Today, I’m participating in Waiting on Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This event highlights the upcoming releases that we are eagerly awaiting! Today, I am waiting for… If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now by Claire LaZebnik (September 27, 2010) I saw a review for this book on [...]
Book Review: The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax
July 26, 2010 in Filed Under: 5 Star Book Reviews
The Accidental Bestseller Author: Wendy Wax ISBN: 978042522671 The Accidental Bestseller tells the story of four writers and best friends. The story opens in NYC at a writers conference where author Kendall Aim’s is up for the prestigious Zelda award. She is counting on this award to boost her career and give her a renewed [...]
It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?
July 25, 2010 in Filed Under: Book Memes
It’s Monday, What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through A World Of Books to discuss what we are reading this week, as well as books completed the previous week. Books I Completed Last Week: The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax: This was one of THE. BEST. [...]
Fabulous Publishing and Writing Blogs
July 24, 2010 in Filed Under: Book Chat
Over the past year that I’ve had this blog, I’ve found so many new great blogs to read. It started out with me finding wonderful book blogs filled with book reviews, author interviews, giveaways and more. Then, I found myself clicking around great blogs about the writing process and the publishing industry. These blogs have [...]
Re-Evaluating My Novel
July 22, 2010 in Filed Under: Writing The Novel
Last week when I met Jennifer Weiner (I promise I’ll stop talking about this as soon as this post is over…maybe), she asked me, “Are you a writer?” And I said, “Yes! I’m working on a novel.” She said, “Oh, great! What’s it about?” Cue silence. “Ummm, well…it’s about…people in high school?” I stammered. Brilliant [...]
