I got a truly wonderful surprise this week: A group of sixth graders made a book trailer for my book! I found out that a class of sixth graders had a final reading project to make a book trailer for one of their favorite books they read this year. Well, you won’t believe it, but [...]
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New MG Blog “From the Mixed-Up Files” Book Giveaway
June 7th, 2010As a middle-grade (tween/whatever you’d like to call it!) author, I’m excited about the launch of a new group blog by middle-grade authors called From the Mixed-Up Files… of Middle-Grade Authors. This blog will be featuring all things MG—for readers, parents, writers, booksellers, librarians, and everyone and anyone who loves middle-grade books.
And that’s not all—because [...]
Bid on a Signed DANI NOIR & Support Flood Relief in Nashville
May 7th, 2010In response to the flooding in Nashville, three Nashville writers—Victoria Schwab, Amanda Morgan, and Myra McEntire—banded together to create “Do the Write Thing for Nashville,” a way to raise money for flood relief in Nashville by auctioning off critiques and more from your favorite authors, agents, and editors. It’s only day [...]
The Barnes & Noble Reading, and What’s Next for Me
February 28th, 2010Now 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 [...]
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 [...]
