It is snowing outside right now.
No, I’m not kidding.
This is why I haven’t transplanted my seedlings yet.
Meet Me at Second Life – TONIGHT!
The MORE half-marathon was a blast, despite several hours of torrential downpours. We ran. We conquered.
We got our bling!
I’m headed to catch the train home. When I get there, I’ll be participating in a Second Life Virtual Author Visit from 8 – 9 pm EST.
Details:
Hang with Laurie: Virtual Author Visit with Laurie Halse Anderson
Hang with Laurie Halse Anderson in the Bookhenge on USDLC’s beautiful
Star Island for a conversation about her books, her writing, and new
projects. She’s just as cool virtually as actually.
WHEN? Monday, April 26, from 8 to 9 pm ET.
WHERE? Bookhenge at
http://slurl.com/secondlife/USDLC%20Star%20Island/62/78/23
(Second Life browser will open if it’s installed on your computer)
or join us on UStream at www.bookosphere.net
Contact Cris Crissman at ccrissma@dpi.state.nc.us for more details.
Gotta hop! Bye!
Can You Stand Even More Excitement?!
::cues drummers::
Are you ready for my BIG NEWS?
This is officially a Big Freaking Deal. As in, I hyperventilated when I heard. The Carnegie is the equivalent of the Newbery Award in the UK. Take a look at the other authors on the list. Neil Gaiman! Terry Pratchett! Julie Hearn!! I am agog to be in their company.
I am agogging still in New York City. Yesterday was Penguin Day, which included meetings and lunch with my Viking editor, Joy,
I also spent a big part of the day with my daughter, Stef,
who will be running in the half-marathon with me tomorrow.
We got shirts!
And now I will scurry about and try to get more work done before the giant pre-race pasta fest with Deb Sloan and her running crew.
P.S. Yes, that is the British paperback cover of CHAINS, above.
P.P.S. Congratulations to one of my favorite bookstores, Wild Rumpus Books, for being named the best children’s bookstore in Minneapolis!
Simon & Schuster Day!
I am staying with my friend Deb Heiligman and her husband whilst in NYC. Deb beat me to the blogging punch yesterday about how fashionable we were as we power-walked down to 52nd Street. Turnabout is fair play so this is what Deb looked liked before our walk yesterday.
My day at Simon & Schuster started with anab-fab reception where I got to meet many of the good people who work there and sign a couple of books.
After that I did a short taping for Studio 4 to create more video content for the S&S website (here’s is some of the content created in 2008.)
That lady in the backsground is my FORGE editor, Caitlyn Dlouhy. Here she is in her office….
… which is filled with so many books all I wanted to do was to sit and read. But that was not on the agenda. The day was filled with meetings and meals and sometimes meetings at meals. Most of the conversations revolved around the publication of FORGE (October 19! Mark your calenders!) and the booktour that they are putting together for it. I don’t have any details yet about where and when I’ll be speaking, but as soon as I do, I’ll let you know.
Oh – and Caitlyn and I also talked about some upcoming picturebooks. Again – details later.
And I was able to see the FORGE cover, but it is not fully final yet so I probably shouldn’t show that. But I wish I could because it is GORGEOUS. Lizzy Bromley, the designer of CHAINS, is in charge of FORGE, too, and that is a VERY good thing because Lizzy is a genius, and a hard-working one at that.
Instead of showing you the FORGE cover, I can show you this group of nice S&Sers at one of the meetings.
The day ended with a magnificent meal at a cool restaurant off an alley on the Lower East Side, and before I knew it I was in a cab heading uptown and somehow, this dizzying day was over.
And now I am off to do it again at Penguin.
Big Apple
So I’m in NYC now for a mixture of business and fun. Today I’ll be at the offices of Simon & Schuster, tomorrow I’ll be at Penguin, Saturday is a research/family day and Sunday I’ll be running a half-marathon in Central Park.
Monday I limp home.
I have a camera with me. What do you want me to take pictures of? (Leave me a note in Comments or on FB or Twitter.)
I don’t know how much I’ll be able to post for the next couple of days. In case you miss me, check out these video interviews with me at AdLit.
Or you can read this article about Kristen Stewart.
Off to change into my city suit of armor….