Bella Donna

I'm blogging over at the Teen Fiction Cafe today about my recent visit to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum!

Click HERE to read it and tell me about the art/artists that inspire you!

Fun, Prizes, & More!!

Hey Everyone-

Just wanted to let you know that we are celebrating 3 awesome years of the Teen Fiction Cafe being open for business by reflecting back on our careers and giving away some awesome prizes!!

I'm giving away a signed copy of SHADOWLAND along with an infinity bracelet and all you have to do for your chance to win is to leave a comment HERE and a winner will be chosen at random and announced on March 15!!!

Also, yesterday I learned that BLUE MOON is a finalist for the Children's Book Council's "Best Teen Book of 2009" Award--news that makes me extremely happy!! So thanks so much to all of you who voted for it! To see the full list of finalists, click HERE.

Have a great day!

A

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Everybody Knows

(blog title courtesy of Ryan Adams)

Hey Everyone-

Still mired down deep in deadline muckiness, but I just wanted to share the following:

This week marks the 3 year anniversary over at The Teen Fiction Cafe, and we are celebrating with stories, prizes, and fun--so be sure to join us by clicking HERE!!

Also, over at The Marvelous Marketer, the fabulous Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, et moi are talking, er, marketing!! You can read all about it HERE!!

Oh, and The Immortals has a website in Brazil! Check it out HERE, so cool!

Okay, that's it for me--hope you all have a great day!

Alyson

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Heart of Gold

(Blog title courtesy of Neil Young)

So, I'm over at The Cafe today, blogging about Friends & Boyfriends and would love to hear your take--all you have to do is click HERE.

Also, I just wanted to thank you yet again for your continued support! I was just informed that EVERMORE & BLUE MOON made the New York Times Bestsellers list once again for their 37th and 15th week respectively -- so Thank YOU so very much for that!!

I also wanted to give a shout out to my friends Stacia Deutsch and Becca Fitzpatrick who also made the list!!! CONGRATS!!!

Okay, back to work for me--hope you all are well!

PS- Oh, and this just in-- SHADOWLAND received 4.5 stars (out of 4.5) from RT magazine and was chosen as one of the December issues Top Picks!!! Woo-Hoo!!!

Alyson

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The Cafe!

I'm blogging about books, movies, TV, and music today over at The Teen Fiction Cafe and could really use your suggestions!

Just click HERE!!

Aloha!!!

Today I'm over at the Teen Fiction Cafe blogging about one of my favorite things-- Vacations!!!

Click Here to join me!!

Passport to Reading!!

Hey Everyone -

Just a reminder that I'll be talking & signing at tomorrow's Passport to Reading event at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, so if you're in the area, please stop by and say Hi!!

All the details can be found HERE.

Also, it's Good News Friday over at the Teen Fiction Cafe, so please stop by and share your good news with us HERE!

Have a fun weekend everyone!

Alyson

PS- Oh, almost forgot, EVERMORE is the Fresh Fiction Pick of the Day!  Check it out HERE!

And The BLUE MOON WInners Are . . .

The contest is over, which means two winners were chosen! Click HERE to see if it was you!

Mr. Blue Skies

It is the most glorious spring day here in Laguna Beach, but I'm inside writing.

Remember yesterday when I blogged that I typed "The End?"

Well, it should've read "The End For Now" since revisions are in order.

But even though it may sound crazy, revising is actually my favorite part, so I'm ready to dig in.

But, as for YOU just wanted to make sure you head over to the Teen Fiction Cafe and leave a comment on the BLUE MOON giveaway for your chance to win one of two signed copies (in July when it's released). You can do so by clicking HERE before midnight tonight, CA time. Winners will be announced sometime tomorrow . . .

And, speaking of free books, be sure to head over to Free Book Friday, both Teens and Adults versions and see what awesome titles they're giving away this week.

That's all for now-Happy Sunday Everyone!

A

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Finally Friday

Just wanted to share this awesome EVERMORE trailer made by a reader-- I can hardly believe how cool it is! Seriously, check it out!! 

I have the BEST readers ever!

And while you're out there enjoying the weekend, don't forget to stop by the Teen Fiction Cafe for your chance to win one of two signed copies of BLUE MOON (hot off the press in July!)and Amanda Ashby's awesome new book, ZOMBIE QUEEN OF NEWBURY HIGH (two different contests, so be sure to comment on both!)

Deadline for the BLUE MOON contest is Sunday, April 5, midnight California time, and all you have to do is click HERE.

Oh, and here's a really fun Q&A I did at Liv's Book Reviews HERE!

As for me, aside from Sunday's chat with The Tenners (a group of awesome YA authors whose debut novels will be released in 2010!) it's a working weekend for sure, but one I'm really looking forward to!!

How about you guys, any plans?!

Whatever you do--have a good one!

Alyson
xoxo

Win a signed copy of BLUE MOON!

It's promo week over at the Teen Fiction Cafe and to thank all of you awesome readers for the kind of enthusiasm and support that's kept me on the New York Times & USA Today bestseller lists for 8 weeks running--(5 of those at #1 on NYT!)--I'd like to say thank you by giving two random commenters signed copies of BLUE MOON (when it's released on July 7th!)!

All you have to do for your chance to win is click HERE:

Oh, and I also did a really fun interview with ReverieMedia that you can read HERE.

Have a great day everyone!

Alyson

Champagne Supernova

Yes, it's true. There was a bit of champagne drinking last night, and while the headache lingers, it was still totally worth it!!

Anyway, just wanted you to know that I'm blogging at The Cafe today, so feel free to stop by and say hello!!

And giving away a signed copy of EVERMORE Here.

Oh, and I also wanted to make it clear that EVERMORE's placement on the New York Times Bestseller list is for the week of 2/22. Publishers get the news a week and a half before it appears in the paper and online, which is something I didn't know until now!

Anyway, thanks again for all of your congrats--it means the world to me!!

Have a great day everone!

Alyson

xoxo

Mean Girls

It's Surviving Adolescence week over at The Teen Fiction Cafe and I'm blogging about being bullied as a kid and the surprising twist that just happened after all of these years . . .

Come join me, by clicking HERE!

Freebies Galore!!!

Question:  What's better than five free book giveaways?

Answer: Um, six?

Yes, that's right SIX separate book giveaways are happening now- and all you have to do to win these AWESOME titles 

is click HERE. 

And Here.

And Here.

So what are you waiting for?? Off with you!!

Heavy Metal

What does sushi have to do with public humiliation? And why did I title this blog post HEAVY METAL?

For answers to those burning questions and more, come on over to the Teen Fiction Cafe by clicking HERE. We're talking about embarrassing moments this week and would love for YOU to join us!

Also, yesterday was an amazing day as I learned that the foreign rights to my upcoming books EVERMORE and BLUE MOON sold to Goldmann (a division of Random House!) in Germany --at auction!!!!!

Also, EVERMORE sold Spanish and Catalan rights to Mondadori!!

And I'm planning an exciting new website makeover to introduce the new series, the unveiling will take place sometime in Dec/Jan!

Speaking of EVERMORE . . .for your chance to win an Advanced Reading Copy stop by Kelly Parra's Secret Fates Blog Extravaganza look for my post and leave a message. Kelly's giving away a lot of great prizes so be sure to check them all out! All you have to do is click HERE.

Oh, and, it's not to late to vote for YALSA's Teen's Top Ten Award (SAVING ZOE is nominated!) just click HERE!

And don't miss the interview with Stacy DeKeyser on the previous post- her new book is amazing!!

That's it for now-- I'm off to Beckman High School in Irvine to talk to some students!

Be well!

Alyson
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Freebies!

Okay, I admit, I LOVE free stuff!  Anyone who saw me in action at BEA or ALA knows this to be true.  So imagine how happy I was when I was tooling around on iTunes yesterday, not even looking for freebies when I came across a free download of one of my all time favorite books, THE ALCHEMIST by Paul Coelho-- as read by Jeremy Irons!  To get yours, just visit the iTunes store and click on audiobooks-- but hurry, the offer ends July 15!

And then today, I came across THIS. 

For those of you not wanting to click, it's a free download of Sherrilyn Kenyon's SEIZE THE NIGHT, in celebration of her upcoming release, ACHERON, the latest in her dark-hunter series. It's a new marketing tool a lot of publisher's are employing-- giving away free downloads of an earlier book (for a limited time) to gain interest in a new one-- and I think it's a great idea!

And if you're interested in winning an entire grab bag of free books, then just click HERE.

Oh, and if you're looking to visit a cafe where you can hang out for free for as long as you like, then head on over to the Teen Fiction Cafe. We're talking about friendships this week, and we're delighted that two new friends have joined us: the amazing Sara Zarr and Stephanie Kuehnert, so please stop by and say hi!

And of course, for free entertainment this weekend, stop by ROCK 'N' READ for a rockin' good time.  All of the details are HERE!

Have a good day everyone!

Big Book Givewaway!

Hey everyone-
Just wanted to let you know that fellow Teen Fiction Cafe patron, Teri Brown, has a book- her debut novel actually- READ MY LIPS- that's debuting today! And so, she's having herself a party that includes all sorts of awesome interviews with her fellow Simon Pulse scribes, and, yes, FREE BOOKS!

Click HERE to join the fun!

Have a good day!