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Friday evening at 7pm, I'll be visiting a fabulous independent bookstore on the Philadelphia Main Line (where I went to college and where This Side of Salvation is set). Here are the deets:

April 18: 3 J's and a K Talk YA (panel, games, giveaways, Q and A, and booksigning)
Time: 7-9pm
Place: , Haverford, PA
Along with:
, How My Summer Went Up in Flames and Famous Last Words, Taste Test and Just Like the Movies, Vengeance Boun...

's is out in paperback this week! She's here on the blog giving us a little insight into the inspiration behind this intense YA novel.

First, a summary of the book:

Nikki’s life is far from perfect, but at least she has Dee. Her friends tell her that Dee is no good, but Nikki can’t imagine herself without him. He’s hot, he’s dangerous, he has her initials tattooed over his heart, and she loves him more than anything. There’s nothing Nikki wouldn’t do for Dee. Absolutely...

Each weekday between March 31 and April 10 (that's today!), I'm posting a new "trading card" on my blog and on my various social networks. The cards feature quotes by the different characters, as well as iconic images associated with them. By sharing this image on your blog and/or social networks, you could win some great prizes!

Today's card features David's homeschool math teacher, Mr. Ralph. (He doesn't have a last name.) While I was writing This Side of Salvation, I...

Each weekday between March 31 and April 10, I'm posting a new "trading card" on my blog and on my various social networks. The cards feature quotes by the different characters, as well as iconic images associated with them. By sharing this image on your blog and/or social networks, you could win some great prizes!

Today's card features one of David's homeschool classmates, Eve Decker. Overshadowed by her obnoxious older brother, Ezra, she's a bit of a wallflower when we...

Each weekday between March 31 and April 10, I'm posting a new "trading card" on my blog and on my various social networks. The cards feature quotes by the different characters, as well as iconic images associated with them. By sharing this image on your blog and/or social networks, you could win some great prizes!

Today's card features Sophia Visser, leader of the Rush cult. A widow with a sordid past, Sophia dreams of eternal peace and salvation. But what will she sacri...

Each weekday between March 31 and April 10, I'm posting a new "trading card" on my blog and on my various social networks. The cards feature quotes by the different characters, as well as iconic images associated with them. By sharing this image on your blog and/or social networks, you could win some great prizes!

Today's card features Jennifer Cooper, David's mom. Like me, she loves cats, coffee, and peanut butter/granola bar sandwiches (that's peanut butter spread atop...

Today I'm doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) over at . Please come and ask me questions about, yes, ANYTHING you like. You must register on the site to post a question or comment, but it only takes about 10 seconds to sign up.

AND...you can help me spread the word by sharing the above image on your social networks just as you would the This Side of Salvation Superfan daily trading cards. Those who do this today will be entered into a special bonus daily drawing (for a free...

A couple people have asked where today's post is, which is awesome--you guys have picked up a great habit! The Superfan contest is running only on weekdays, to allow everyone to enjoy their weekends offline, hopefully in nice weather.

If you haven't shared , you have all weekend to do it, until Monday at 9am-ish (as I said, I am flexible with regard to timing).

Monday morning I'll start bright and early at 8am with a SPECIAL EVENT image to share.

Meanwh...

Each weekday between March 31 and April 10, I'm posting a new "trading card" on my blog and on my various social networks. The cards feature quotes by the different characters, as well as iconic images associated with them. By sharing this image on your blog and/or social networks, you could win some great prizes!

Today's card features David and Mara's father. He's one of the most challenging characters I've ever created. A recovering alcoholic, he replaced booze with re...

Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt!

On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, you also get a secret number. Add up the numbers for a chance to win a major prize—one lucky winner will receive at least one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team!

But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online until noon Pacific Time on Sunday April 6th!

You can start right here or you can also go to the