Llevame a la Luna!

So, the other day I was tooling around the Internet conducting some research when I came across the Spanish version of FLY ME TO THE MOON (or, as I like to call it, Spanish Fly), which will be released in November 2008 in a Spanish speaking country near you! Viva Espana!

Also, I just now realized that this Wednesday, which, according to my calendar is just two days away, I will be heading to my first ever RWA National Conference (yes, I've been so ridiculously busy that I didn't realize it was actually THIS week!) and I'm really looking forward to it! Partly because it's in San Francisco, one of my favorite cities, and partly because I get to meet up with a whole bunch of friends I only know through the Internet, catch up with others I don't get to see near as much as I'd like, and gawk at all sorts of famous authors I admire like Nora Roberts and Melissa Marr and, well, basically all of these people.

And while I'm not taking part in the Literacy Signing, (basically because I wasn't totally sure I would be attending the conference until recently due to house guests, impending deadlines, etc.), or the St. Martin's signing (leaving Saturday morning due to above mentioned house guests), I will be lurking around, most likely looking extremely lost, so if you're around too, please stop by and say hi!

Well, that's probably it for the week, so have a good one!

PS-- Oh, and I forgot to mention that the Teen Fiction Cafe got a lovely mention here, calling it "funny and witty and something which teen readers all over the globe would be interested . . ."
So if you haven't stopped by yet, please do so soon!

R. I. P.

Randy Pausch died today.

For those of you who are unfamiliar, Randy was the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal pancreatic cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book. He was 47.

The same age as my brother-in-law (my husband's twin), when he died of that horrible disease a few years back. And, like Randy, my brother-in-law lived large, was always ready for fun, and still managed to make a difference both in his community (he had a building named after him), and with anyone lucky enough to know him. Leaving a legacy in lots of good memories and two wonderful kids that I'm just crazy about.

If you haven't read Randy's book (it's on the NYT bestseller list), or watched his lecture on YouTube-- I urge you to do so.

And though there are so many noteworthy things that he said-- I'll leave you with this:

"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully."

Have a wonderful weekend everyone--- and don't forget to Live Full!

Time Warp (?)

I'm blogging about movies this week over at the Teen Fiction Cafe, or, more accurately, remakes of movies.

Movies such as this one:



So drop by for a visit and tell me what you think about the Rocky Horror remake!

Rock 'n' Read Photos!

Didn't make it to Rock 'n' Read? Well, I hate to say it, but you missed out! Stephanie Kuehnert and Alexa Young put together an awesome day of music & books, and I had such a great time meeting everyone, hanging out with friends, and, of course, rockin' 'n' readin'- that if they ever do it again, I am so there!

Anyway, here's a few photos so you can see what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Ms. Stephanie Kuehnert reading from I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE


Alexa Young, reading from FRENIEMIES


Dirty Spanglish (lead singer is so cute he reminds me of Rey in KISS & BLOG!)




Kim Culbertson, reading from SONGS FOR A TEENAGE NOMAD



Megan Crane, reading from NAMES MY SISTERS CALL ME






Noah Stone


Norfolk





Lucid Nation


Oh, and I read from CRUEL SUMMER





And did I mention the AMAZING raffle bags??! My niece was lucky enough to win one and she walked away with some major, drool worthy, booty!!

So don't miss out next time- just click HERE to see if they're coming to your town!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

EVERMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was completely gobsmacked this morning when I woke up and found this in my in box:






That is the cover for my new EVERMORE series, and it's even dreamier than I dreamed it would be!

Kudos and Confetti and a huge glittery GRACIAS to the amazingly talented people in the St. Martin's art department!

Oh yeah, and pictures from Rock 'n' Read are coming soon!!

(Spoiler alert: It was AWESOME!!!!)