Art Geeks & Prom Queens Redux!!!

Hey Everyone-

As most of you probably know, I wrote 7 stand alone novels before THE IMMORTALS & RILEY BLOOM series that you can read about HERE. Over the last year, my publisher has been repackaging them, giving them shiny new covers (kind of like a makeover!) and, today, the brand-spanking-new version of my 2nd novel, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS is in stores!!

The old cover looked like this:

And while I liked it at the time--the new cover is so much better now. I also I think it depicts the protagonist, Rio Jones, a little better too!

Anyway, just wanted to share--let me know if you spy a copy when you're out & about!

Have a good day all!

Alyson

xoxo

The Pen Fatale Tour!!

Hey Everyone-

Well, tomorrow I'm off to Texas to get ready for The Pen Fatale Tour's official start on Wednesday, and I can't tell you how exited I am!

Hope to see YOU at one of the events listed below!

Pen Fatale Tour 2011

September 27 - October 15

TEXAS

September 28, 6:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

The Woodlands, TX

September 29, 7:00 p.m.

Off-site event hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop

Houston, TX

October 1

Austin Teen Lit Festival

Austin, TX

ILLINOIS

October 4, 7:00 p.m.

Anderson's Bookshop

Naperville, IL

COLORADO

October 5, 7:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

Boulder, CO

October 6, 7:00 p.m.

Tattered Cover

Highlands Ranch, CO

CALIFORNIA

October 9, 3:00 p.m.

Vroman's

Pasadena, CA

October 10, 5:00 p.m.

Upland Public Library

With Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop

Upland, CA

WASHINGTON

October 12, 7:00 p.m.

Third Place Books

Lake Forest Park, WA

October 13, 7:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

Lynnwood, WA

Bienal do Livro Signing!!

Hey Everyone-

Just wanted to share some pics of the on-stage interview and signing at Bienal do Livro! The event was completely amazing--it surpassed all of my expectations--and I want to give a Big, Huge, Sparkly THANKS to all who showed up and helped make the day so incredibly memorable!! You are all AWESOME!!

A nice poster for FAKING 19 in the Novo Seculo booth!

The on-stage interview with Val! We had lunch the day before and she's awesome!

View of the crowd--you guys ROCK!

Answering audience questions via the English translation coming through my headset!

After the interview we took a few pics and then we were off to the signing (below)!

View from inside the signing room!

Signing!

Identical twins--aren't they gorgeous?!

Taking a short break from the signing (it lasted 7.5 hours!) with bodyguards in tow!

Back to the signing with more adorable readers!

More pics on the way . . . stay tuned!

Alyson

xoxo

Blogger's Conference in Brazil!!

Hey Everyone!

On my third day in Brazil, my publisher, Intrinseca, hosted a blogger's conference. But, on our way to the convention hall, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant in world-famous Ipanema Beach, and I snapped a few pics along the way . . .

After lunch, it was onto the blogger's conference, where I took part in a Q&A, signed lots of the blogger's books, and meet some truly amazing people who love books & reading as much as I do!

We wrapped up the day with an interview . . .

Then it was off to dinner and the hotel . . . (no pics of this!)!

More to come--stay tuned!

Alyson

xoxo

More Photos from the Brazil Tour!

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to share some photos of the second day on the Brazilian Tour--enjoy!

These signs were all over the streets of Rio--advertising INFINITO (EVERLASTING) for the Rio Book Fair!

First day at the fair when it was open only to school children--the floor was swarmed the next day!

View of the floor from the author's room upstairs.

My Brazilian publisher's (Intrinseca) awesome booth!

Another pic of the Intrinseca booth--I signed in the glass room, it was so well organized!

Couldn't resist posing beside the huge wall of IMMORTALS!

Dilma Rousseff! The President of Brazil at the opening ceremony!!

More to come--stay tuned!

Alyson

:)

Brazil in Pictures!

Hey Everyone-

Well, it's taken me a while to get them all sorted, but over the next several days I hope to post pictures of my recent Brazilian Book Tour-- before I head off on the Pen Fatale Tour next week!

So, without further delay, here is a look at day 1--enjoy!!

The trip to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro!

The first stop on Sugarloaf

The husband & I at Sugarloaf

Amazing view of Rio!

More Rio!

Even more Rio!

Ascending into the mist--didn't get pictures up there--too windy and rainy and misty--but awesome all the same!

Stay tuned--more to come!

Alyson

:)

Pen Fatale Tour!

Hey Everyone-

Just wanted you to know that one week from today, the Pen Fatale Tour begins in Houston, TX, and I couldn't be more excited to sign alongside such amazing authors as Mary Pearson, Gabrielle Zevin, and Jessica Brody!

Hope to see you at one of the events listed below!

Pen Fatale Tour 2011

September 27 - October 15

TEXAS

September 28, 6:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

The Woodlands, TX

September 29, 7:00 p.m.

Off-site event hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop

Houston, TX

October 1

Austin Teen Lit Festival

Austin, TX

ILLINOIS

October 4, 7:00 p.m.

Anderson's Bookshop

Naperville, IL

COLORADO

October 5, 7:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

Boulder, CO

October 6, 7:00 p.m.

Tattered Cover

Highlands Ranch, CO

CALIFORNIA

October 9, 3:00 p.m.

Vroman's

Pasadena, CA

October 10, 5:00 p.m.

Upland Public Library

With Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop

Upland, CA

WASHINGTON

October 12, 7:00 p.m.

Third Place Books

Lake Forest Park, WA

October 13, 7:00 p.m.

Barnes & Noble

Lynnwood, WA

Videos from Brazil!

Well, I'm back from my amazing Brazilian Book Tour, facing down loads of laundry and going through serious coconut water and samba withdrawals!

I'm in the process of downloading the pictures to share with you--but, in the meantime, you can check out these videos. The first is from the signing in Curitiba, courtesy of Namoral TV, the second was done on my last day in Sao Paulo, courtesy of MTV Brazil.

Enjoy!

DREAMLAND In Stores Now!!!!

Hey Everyone-

I'm so excited to announce that book #3 in the RILEY BLOOM series, DREAMLAND, is now in stores!!

As I've said before, Riley is one of my favorite characters to write, and DREAMLAND was no exception!

In it, Riley's finding that the afterlife can be a lonely place when all you do is focus on work. So she goes to the place where dreams happen, hoping to find a way to contact her sister, Ever. She meets the director, who tells her about the two ways to send dreams. As a Dream Jumper, a person can jump into a dreamer's dream, share a message, and participate. As a Dreamweaver, an entire dream can be created in a studio and sent to the dreamer. But Dreamweaving was outlawed decades ago, and the studio was boarded up. Thinking it's her only way to reach out to her sister, Riley goes in search of the old studio. There she finds a ghost boy, who's been creating and sending nightmares to people for years. In order to stop him and reach out to Ever, Riley is going to have to confront and overcome her own fears.

I hope you enjoy Riley's adventures as much as I enjoyed writing them!! The trailer is below--enjoy!!

Alyson

xoxo