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Big congrats go out to Sherri from Chandler, Arizona-- she's won a signed copy of Alison Pace's CITY DOG! Sherri is the author of the blog . Sherri, shoot me an email or post a comment to this post-- you'll have to get us your address so that we may get you your prize!


Not a winner this time around? That's okay! Tomorrow, we'll be giving away a copy of Carleen Brice's ORANGE MINT AND HONEY. So, don't forget to check back here for a chance to win more books!

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Yes, I know it's Monday, but I just had to write to let you know that my book is being featured on !   It's a book giveaway site created by the wonderful author .  Jessica and her peeps give lucky readers the chance to win free books every Friday!  How awesome is that?!
We'll be giving away five (yes, you read that correctly, FIVE!) signed copies of JACK WITH A TWIST!  And guess when the winner will be announced?  Um, yeah, well, Friday.  Which really makes sense, bei

If you're around this weekend in the New York area, I do hope you'll ! It's a great event that I'm doing for the Transition Network: I'll be on a panel with fellow authors , and , moderated by Book Columnist Debbi Honorof.

But most importantly, there will be pastries. So you really can't go wrong.

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Have you heard the news? Well, the first bit of news is that they're doing a re-make of Footloose. And what's even more exciting than that is the fact that they've got Zac Efron all set to star!

Which brings me to the second bit of news. Seems . Perez Hilton's reporting that it's because he doesn't want to do another musical right now. (Or, for those High School Musical fans out there-- he doesn't want to do another muse-ick-ahl.)

Doesn't want to do anothe

The other day we talked about movie adaptations and how .

Well, more movie madness is being reported over on . Apparently, bestselling author Clive Cussler sued the movie peeps responsible for the movie adaptation of his novel, Sahara.

He claimed that he wasn't allowed a final peek at the script, and that's the reason that the movie wasn't as uber-successful as it should have been. The studios countered and argued that Clive

Today we've got the lovely and talented here to answer some of our deepest darkest questions. Now you all know that I her latest, , and now, Alison is being kind enough to give a copy away to one lucky reader! To enter, just leave a comment below!

And now, on to the grilling!



Tell us about your most recent novel in 25 words or less.

City Dog is the story of Amy, an author in New York City who writes children's picture books about her dog. When her dog becom

Big congrats go out to Wrighty-- she's won a signed copy of Carolyn Jewel's MY WICKED ENEMY!


Not a winner this time around? That's okay! Next week, we'll be giving away a copy of Alison Pace's CITY DOG. So, don't forget to check back here for a chance to win more books!

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I was so, so thrilled when I found out there was a trailer for the movie adaptation of Michael Chabon's Mysteries of Pittsburgh. I absolutely LOVED the book (and if you haven't read it yet-- get it on your reading list as soon as humanly possible!), and when I read the book, I remember wondering why a film version hadn't yet been made of this wonderful novel.

So, I dug into the trailer with glee, and was pleased to see that the movie seemed to have captured the tone of the book. However, as I c

or four, as the case may be!  I'll be speaking at a "Meet the Authors" Afternoon Tea on Sunday, March 29th from 2pm until 4pm.   But it gets even better-- I'll be joined by fellow authors , and , moderated by Book Columnist Debbi Honorof-- so, it's guaranteed to be a wonderful time!
The event takes place at the Hofstra University Club and costs $25 to attend.  To register, click .

More details follow:
"Meet The Authors" Afternoon Tea

Long Island authors

So, have you always wanted to write a book?  Do you have a story that's just dying to get out?  If so, print out some of those pages you've been playing around with and bring them to my writing workshop!
I'll be teaching at Mediabistro on Sunday, March 15th from 1pm until 5pm.  The workshop is a great forum to get pages of your novel read and critiqued, meet other writers, and network for the future.  We always have a total blast, and everyone who takes my workshops loves em!
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