Book Tuesday: The Art of Racing in the Rain

September 9, 2014 by ·

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Title: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Author: Garth Stein
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
Pages: 321
Buy: Amazon

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn’t simply about going fast. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life…as only a dog could tell it.

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Heir of Fire Launch Party aka Fangirling to the Extreme

September 6, 2014 by ·

I’m not sure when authors reached the level where girls were fangirling over meeting them, but I think it’s an amazing and wonderful thing.  Maybe it started with JK Rowling? Who knows.  All I know is I was totally fangirling at the Heir of Fire launch party at Books of Wonder in NYC.

Sarah J. Maas was joined by her two besties, the amazing Susan Dennard and Alexandra Bracken.

The room was packed; Jess and I squeezed our way toward the back.  We were surrounded by a bunch of teenage girls, but some older ones as well, waiting to hear the panel.  It was a fun, informal, girls get-together (ok, a few boys were thrown into the mix as well), where Sarah, Susan, and Alexandra discussed Star Wars, Sailor Moon, Tamora Pierce, Outlander, and some embarrassing early writing samples from High School.

I think everybody in that room wanted to be friends with them by the end of the night–that’s how down to earth and fun the three of them are.

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Book Tuesday: Release Day – Heir of Fire

September 2, 2014 by ·

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Title: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: September 2, 2014
Pages: 565
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Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy.

While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

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London Veggie Pasta

September 1, 2014 by ·

This pasta really has nothing to do with London except that I always used to make it when I was living there.  It was cheap, healthy, and delicious.  PLUS it was easy to scale down for one person!

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The PiTCH (part 2)

August 29, 2014 by ·

Where to begin summarizing how amazing, useful, exhausting, eye-opening, and reaffirming an experience this has been?

The second and last nights went extremely well.  We got some great feedback! We left feeling much better on where we were with the piece and where we want to take it.  Robby and I will be working extremely hard over the next few weeks to get it ready for the industry reading.

I call this the “Family” shot.

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Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes

August 27, 2014 by ·

This is the perfect Summer recipe!

It’s completely delicious, nutritious, and super duper easy to make.

Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes.

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Book Tuesday: Child of a Hidden Sea

August 27, 2014 by ·

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Title: Child of a Hidden Sea
Author: A.M. Dellamonica
Genre: Fantasy, Portal Fantasy, Adult
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: June 24, 2014
Pages: 336
Buy: Amazon

One minute, twenty-four-year-old Sophie Hansa is in a San Francisco alley trying to save the life of the aunt she has never known. The next, she finds herself flung into the warm and salty waters of an unfamiliar world. Glowing moths fall to the waves around her, and the sleek bodies of unseen fish glide against her submerged ankles.

The world is Stormwrack, a series of island nations with a variety of cultures and economies—and a language different from any Sophie has heard.

Sophie doesn’t know it yet, but she has just stepped into the middle of a political firestorm, and a conspiracy that could destroy a world she has just discovered… her world, where everyone seems to know who she is, and where she is forbidden to stay.

But Sophie is stubborn, and smart, and refuses to be cast adrift by people who don’t know her and yet wish her gone. With the help of a sister she has never known, and a ship captain who would rather she had never arrived, she must navigate the shoals of the highly charged politics of Stormwrack, and win the right to decide for herself whether she stays in this wondrous world . . . or is doomed to exile.

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On the Air – Industry Reading and Director

August 25, 2014 by ·

Remember back when I said I had some HUGE news about On the Air?

Well this is it!

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The PiTCH (part 1)

August 22, 2014 by ·

As I am writing this post, I’m sipping some coffee and going over notes from opening night.  What a whirl wind few days it’s been!

It was a four hour drive up to Auburn, NY and we were all excited to be on our way!

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Book Tuesday: Green Rider

August 19, 2014 by ·

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Title: Green Rider (Green Rider #1)
Author: Kristen Britain
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Daw Books
Publication Date: April 1, 2000
Pages: 471
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On her long journey home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G’ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves as a galloping horse bursts from the woods, the rider slumped over his mount’s neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows. As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells Karigan that he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king, and that he bears a “life and death” message for King Zachary. He begs Karigan to carry his message, warning her not to read it, and when she reluctantly agrees, he makes her swear on his sword to complete his mission “for love of country.” As he bestows upon her the golden winged-horse brooch which is the symbol of his office, he whispers on his dying breath, “Beware the shadow man…”

Karigan’s promise changes her life forever. Pursued by unknown assassins, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent specter of the original messenger, she herself becomes a legendary Green Rider. Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, Karigan is hounded by dark beings bent on seeing that the message, and its reluctant carrier, never reach their destination.

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