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An Island at Rest, Animals Bewildered

By Richard Lewis - April 2, 2009

Seven am on March 26, and there's something horribly wrong here on the island of Bali. There's the melody of morning songbirds—several different songs that make me wish I knew the difference between a ricepaddy sparrow and a chucklebird—and they sound unusually happy. Ecstatic. There's the droning of bees, a slight rustle of wind, but something's wrong---where's the sound...

Try a Little Tenderness

By Jeffrey Rotter - March 23, 2009

The zeitgeist has been gorging itself on chicken nuggets these days. And I’m doing my humble part to keep the breaded chunks of flaky white meat under the warming red lights of the cultural buffet. The main character in my book, The Unknown Knowns, has an epiphanic scene with chicken nuggets at an old waterpark in Colorado. So when we were planning a book party, nuggets had...

By Sarah Wendell - March 18, 2009

As a blogger, I feel very odd blogging in other locations. So let me introduce myself. I'm Sarah Wendell, also known as Smart Bitch Sarah from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, a blog devoted to the romance genre. I'm also the co-author of the upcoming book Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels, which is coming out in April 2009 from Touchstone/Fireside....

By Joshua Clark - March 17, 2009

Finally I cry. When for so long there was no time but to hold tight to the smile. Four years after the planes fell out of an ordinary September sky and the fire came to America, the water came to New Orleans. This time, sky shook the Earth, ocean rose above the land, and water filled eight-tenths of our city like it does the human heart. Clouds shifting through attic roofs,...

Beware the Ides of March

By Jennifer Echols - March 16, 2009

Find out more about Going Too Far, the release on March 17, my book signing on April 3, and my PARADE!!! at the MTV Books Blog.

The Ex Games: a time line and weather report

By Jennifer Echols - March 16, 2009

Why wasn't my snowboarding novel due AFTER the biggest snow in Alabama in 16 years? Come see my Very Bad Snowman at the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog.

New York Performance and Workshop - March 26, 27

By Ariel Schrag - March 9, 2009

March 26th 7:00 - 8:30 PM Performances from STUCK IN THE MIDDLE and POTENTIAL as well as a preview of my new book, LIKEWISE - out April 7th. Q&A following the reading. Performing with me will be my fantastic sister, Tania Schrag, and the fabulous comedian, Karen Sneider. Location: NYU - 19 University Place Rm 102 (corner of E.8th and Univ. Pl, just past Wash. Sq....

The Core Fundamental Rule of Writing

By Richard Lewis - February 25, 2009

I've been writing (more or less) all my life, and professionally eight years or so, with my fourth novel coming out this July. So from my own puny patch of personal and professional perspective, which includes a fondness for asinine alliterations that I edit right out of my first draft manuscripts, I have some insights to share on the core fundamental rule of writing. The...

By Jeffrey Brown - February 24, 2009

Less than two weeks now and it'll be time for STAPLE, the small press comic festival in Austin, Texas. March 7 is too early to have copies of 'Funny Misshapen Body' to sell, but I'll be bringing a couple advance reader copies for people to take a look at. And so the comic book convention season of 2009 begins for me...

25 Random SPORTS Things About Phil

By Phil Bildner - February 18, 2009

1. In college, I batted against Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch, both prospects at the time in the Orioles organization. Needless to say, I didn’t do too well and was scared out of my mind. 2. In grade school, I took tennis lessons after school. Martina Navratilova and Dr Renee Richards practiced on the next court. 3. I have an NCAA Lacrosse Championship ring for Johns...

My glamorous glamorous life

By Hannah Moskowitz - February 18, 2009

Hi! Thanks for visiting my page. While some interesting writing-related things occurred in my life today--I received an Advance Review Copy of BREAK, and, oh my God, my book is a book, and I'm on page 121 of my current project--right now I'm being absorbed by another, very real part of my life. In fact, he is staring at me from the back of another book as we speak. He's black...

How to build an author web site

By Jennifer Echols - February 17, 2009

I have redesigned my web site yet again. Do you think I should design my own or hire a professional? You can vote! I'm not saying I'm going to listen to you, but you can definitely vote! Express your opinion and trace my trek through the web at the MTV Books Blog.

Tons of new stuff up at www.jasonmyersauthor.com

By Jason Myers - February 17, 2009

I have lots of great stuff up on my website. An interview with Jack Bastard of The Altarboys, Lewee Regal of Get Dead, and Conan Neutron of Mount Vicious. Plus, I have a new short story up called The Wax Pimp. Go and Get some! www.jasonmyersauthor.com

THOUGHT ATTACKS: Transcending Toxic Thoughts

By Don Joseph Goewey - February 16, 2009

Mark Twain once said, “I’ve been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” I call this “Thought Attacks.” Thought attacks are the origin of a self-destructive attitude. This attitude begins in fearful thoughts that, when believed, quickly turn into negative emotions that create perceptions of threat. These perceptions are not real;...

By Bethenny Frankel - February 14, 2009

My favorite time in my life was during grammar school when my life revolved around roller-skating. I went to a private Catholic school, and everyone was into classic rock and roll like The Rolling Stones and The Doors. I had no interest in that whatsoever, which began my alter ego of a disco bunny rollergirl.My secret roller-skating life existed at Hot Skates, a roller rink in...

Introducing SLUGGERS!

By Phil Bildner - February 12, 2009

2009 is all about change! I want to make sure everybody knows about the exciting new changes that are happening in February with the chapter book series I've created with Loren Long. Well, our series Barnstormers is no longer going to be called Barnstormers. It's going to be Sluggers! So why change the title of a successful series in the middle of the series? Loren and I...

I am huge in Malaysia!

By Jennifer Echols - February 12, 2009

Find out how I am like David Hasselhoff AND enter to win a copy of Going Too Far at the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog!

All the Famous Folks Who Were Cheerleaders

By Kate Torgovnick - February 9, 2009

A friend sent me this slideshow showing all the famous people who were once cheerleaders. There were a few on here I had no idea about. But since they also missed a few good ones, here is a comprehensive list of former cheerleaders who now run (or at least entertain) the world. The Presidents: George W. Bush (Andover, Yale), George Bush Sr. (Yale), Ronald Reagan (Eureka...

A Super Quick History of Cheerleading

By Kate Torgovnick - February 9, 2009

cheer-post-men.jpgMost people don’t know this, but cheerleaders were originally men. Cheerleading goes back to the very first college football game, between Princeton and Rutgers. Princeton students started chanting, “Rah rah rah! Tiger tiger tiger! Sis sis sis! Boom boom boom! Ahhhhh!” It became a student tradition, and soon the school appointed “yell leaders” who sat...

Is Nancy Pelosi The Devil?

By Ed Gungor - February 6, 2009

For those of us who are Christ-followers, it doesn’t take long for us to get offended as we look at what’s going on in American culture. We live in an upside down world where good is called evil and evil, good. It grieves us, and it should. It grieves God’s heart as well. This past weekend Nancy Pelosi was on NBC’s “This Week” program and said some things that...

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