If blog neglect is a crime, I may be looking at 6 months in jail. But I have a good excuse. I’ve been touring for the past two weeks and the shock of interacting with people other than my husband and dog put me into such a state that I was unable to update my blog. Yes, I know, it’s a tragic story.
Anyway, I’m back now and after visiting Calgary (go Flames!), Ottawa, Toronto and New York, all I have to say is I love librarians, publicists, readers and the woman from Honduras who helped me get back to Manhattan when I got lost in Queens.
Now that I’m back there are two great things to mention:
1. If you live in Ontario you are eligible to enter a contest sponsored by Miss Smithers and Fashion 18 (Canada’s newest teen fashion magazine) and win a $2000 trip to a spa! Or copies of Alice, I Think and Miss Smithers! The grand prize will give you and a friend a trip in a limo to the spa and an entire day of trying to forget Alice’s fashion mishaps! I’m doing an online chat with Fashion 18.com tomorrow from 10:00 – 12:30 PST (1:00 to 3:30 EST).
www.fashion18secure.com/harpercollins/index.jsp
2. And I must say I’m a bit giddy about this one because I’m a dedicated Meg Cabot fan. Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries and All American Girl (and the Mediator series and many other excellent books) has started a book club. It’s sort of like Oprah’s, but with a sense of humour. And for her first book she has chosen Miss Smithers! So check it out. The site is great. You’ll even get to chat with Meg!
http://www.megcabotbookclub.com