Playing Catch(up)

So, I'm getting ready to head out the door and over to ALA, but first I want to blog about a few important things--one of which is:

My good friend Jessica Brody's awesome debut novel, THE FIDELITY FILES, grabbed the #2 slot on the Denver Post bestseller list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And trust me, there are not enough exclamation marks in the world to convey how happy I am about this!!!

Also, if you're at all interested in winning a GRAB BAG OFBOOKS full of great summer reads (including CRUEL SUMMER ), then head on over to Teensread for your chance to win-- all you have to do is click HERE (and then scroll half way down).

Oh, and this just in from Flamingnet Reviews:

"I really enjoyed reading Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel. It was a very unique book filled with love, hate, adventure, and many unforgettable opportunities and experiences. I thought it was cool how the author wrote the book like it was partly a blog, a regular story, and a diary. . .Overall, Cruel Summer was a great novel that I definitely recommend to teenage girls looking for a little summer romance."

Oh, and this just in! CRUEL SUMMER is part of Seventeen.com's Summer Book Club!


Okay, that's it for now--- have a good day everyone!

Crush (ed)!

We're blogging about CRUSHES over at the Teen Fiction Cafe, so come on by, pull up a chair, and tell me all about yours!

CRUEL SUMMER GIVEAWAY!

The awesome BOOK CHIC is celebrating their one year anniversary by giving away 2 signed copies of CRUEL SUMMER and assorted other titles you are going to want to read over on his myspace blog. All you have to do to win is leave a comment (and cross your fingers!). Click HERE for your chance to win!

But hurry, contest expires Wednesday at 9:00 PM-- Eastern time!

Rock 'n' Read

It's official-- The ROCK 'N' READ website is now up and running, and trust me, if you are anywhere near the LA area on July, 13, oh, say around 3-ish-- you will not want to miss this event because it's going to be AWESOME!!

Think of it as a super cool Literary Lollapalooza showcasing amazing authors and bands and raffle prizes you will definitely want--with the proceeds benefitting the Virgin Unite Charities!

So, WHERE is this can't miss event taking place?

The Virgin Megastore at Hollywood & Highland

6801 Hollywood Blvd.

Hollywood, CA 90028

323.769.8520

And WHO is going to be there?

For the complete list of authors and bands, click HERE!

I'll be reading from my latest release, CRUEL SUMMER, and I hope to see you there! 

Orlando and Me (or is it I?) . . .

You know how they have those celebrity READ posters? The ones where Big Name People Who Read pose with a book that inspired them? Big Name People like, I don't know, Orlando Bloom for instance?



Well thanks to the awesome people at the Fontana Library (yup, them again-- I told you they rock!) I, a Not So Big Named Person Who Loves to Read, got to appear on one of these too!!

And just so you know, I happen to be holding a copy of Judy Blume's, DEENIE. The very same copy I read wayyy back in the day, that not only made me want to be a writer (along with ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET, which was borrowed by a certain someone, and never returned) but also managed to survive moves from The OC to Mykonos to NYC and back to The OC. And while I was really hoping that Orlando and I could pose together, in the end, it worked out okay!

Have a good weekend everyone!