Now I can say I read at a Barnes & Noble in my home of the Hudson Valley the weekend of a snowstorm! And what a snowstorm. Seriously, if I could have picked a worse weekend to do it this winter, I’m not sure if I would have found one. Most of the snow had [...]
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On the Radio & Reading at B&N
February 24th, 2010I’ll be on the local Kingston, New York, radio station WKNY this Friday, February 26, at 8:45 a.m. talking about DANI NOIR and whatever else may come up—and you can listen live online on the radio station’s website; just click “Listen Live.”
And I’ll be braving the snowstorm to travel upstate this weekend [...]
Random Paragraph (& Its Real-life Inspiration)
January 17th, 2010Random paragraph from DANI NOIR:
“Maybe this would be the part of the movie where we’d go back in time to see how it all happened. That’s called a flashback. Like I open the door to Theater 1, take a step into the darkness, and my whole life spins out before my eyes: being born, first [...]
Where I’ve Been + Where I’ll Be: B&N Reading / Q&A Feb. 27
January 12th, 2010Hi! It’s been a while since I posted here. Thank you so much for your e-mails about DANI NOIR—it’s so great to hear from readers! Since my last post, I’ve been hard at work writing my next book—seriously seriously hard at work. This new book is a YA novel, and I’ll let you know more [...]
Golden Notebook Signing: Such Fun!
November 28th, 2009I had my first signing all on my own this Friday at the Golden Notebook bookstore in Woodstock, New York, the town where I lived during high school and the very bookstore where I picked up books to devour all those years ago. It was a great honor to return to one of my hometowns [...]
Who’s Dani Noir? on BarnesandNoble.com
November 18th, 2009There’s a new interview of me up on the B&N.com blog Unabashedly Bookish. Jill Dearman has questioned me about what noir influenced the noir you’ll find in DANI NOIR, my writing process, and my many distractions.
Here’s a snippet from the interview:
JD: How do you switch gears between YA and adult fiction?
NRS: I used to write [...]
Interviewed (Two Times!)
November 17th, 2009You’ll find interviews of me in two places this week…
First, check out “A Passion for Books,” where you’ll find me talking about Dani’s voice and big attitude and what I hope readers will take away from the book. Here’s a peek:
Dani has such a spunky attitude and she had me laughing the entire time with [...]
Win GILDA or a Signed DANI NOIR! (contest closed)
November 10th, 2009Susan Adrian has interviewed me and is hosting a contest on her blog with two prizes: a signed copy of DANI NOIR and a DVD of the movie Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth… the very movie that inspired this novel.
You only have until noon MST on Thursday, November 12, to enter! Head on over to Susan’s [...]
DANI NOIR Giveaway on JoelleAnthony.com! (contest closed)
November 5th, 2009Would you like to win a copy of DANI NOIR? Check out the interview of me in Joëlle Anthony’s “Wild Card Wednesday” series. If you comment on Joëlle’s blog post or email her through the contact page, you could win a DANI. I’ll even sign it for you!
To win the book, you must comment on [...]
DANI NOIR: Called One of the Best Books of 2009 by Amazon.com
November 3rd, 2009This is absolutely amazing, but guess what? DANI NOIR was listed as one of Amazon.com’s Editors’ Picks for the Best Books of 2009! You’ll find it on the list of the “Top 10 Children’s Books: Middle Readers.” Scroll down to #10!
As someone who loved—absolutely loved—When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, I am stunned and [...]
