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The Friday Five
1. As I mentioned in my previous posts, my writing life is currently getting a serious spit ‘n polish thanks to a reading of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. Which brings me to my first story … my dog has serious thunder anxiety. She paces and whines and drools and claws at all the doors…
2015 Book Superlatives
It’s that time of year, when people are making their top 10 or 20 or 200 books of the year. As of now, I’m at 64 books read (though I’ll probably add another 1-2 before the year ends). Less than in recent years, but hey, this was my first full year taking care of a…
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This Rom Com Is The Best, Fight Me: Katie Cotugno
For today’s installment of #30DaysofRomComs, we’ve got one of my favorite YA contemporary authors, Katie Cotugno, here to to tell us about her favorite rom com. Katie is the author of How to Love and the NYT Bestselling 99 Days, so she knows from romance. And if you follow her on Twitter, you definitely know she…
What’s Making Me Happy This Week
I love podcasts. They’re my fave for when I’m in the car, or when I’m out on a run (which, let’s be honest, hasn’t happened since before I was pregnant … but I’ll be back to it soonish!). And one of my favorite, never-miss podcasts is NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour. It’s hosted by Linda Holmes,…
#30DaysofRomComs Interview: Amy Spalding
Hey guys! Sorry about the hiatus. #30DaysofRomComs took a little break while I was in Boston for Boston Teen Author Festival this weekend! I promise to do a recap soon. The festival was fantastic, and I highly recommend it to any readers or author friends who are looking for great festivals! But now we’re back,…
