Winner of Lost in Time

Vivian

with this e-mail

tomoyo_1928@yahoo.com 

Is the winner of Lost in Time: A Blue Bloods Novel.

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered.

Reading Slumps

I seem to be in a pretty big reading slump right now.  I've tried several books and nothing seems to be catching my attention.  I hate when this happens especially after I've been on a roll!  According to my Goodreads 2011 Challenge, I've read 78 books this year.  I'm 3 ahead of pace.  Not bad.  And probably reading 78 books in 9 months, one needs a bit of a break.  

But I feel lost without a book in my hands.  I've been reading Anna Dressed in Blood for a while, and I like it but I can only read a few pages at a time.  My attention just doesn't tend to keep.  I'm hoping this will break.  I just want to read and I see everyone reading great books and I'm just blah!!!

Also, who do I need to talk to to get an advance copy of The Clockwork Prince! :)  I think that book will get me out of my slump!!! 

Can you believe tomorrow will be October 1??? What happened to July?  Why is the time flying by??? I wish it would stop.  Has anyone been watching Vampire Diaries? Pan Am? Suburgatory? I love those shows.  Of course I'm back to my stalwart shows The Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, Glee, Raising Hope, Fringe. The verdict hasn't come back on New Girl or 2 Broke Girls. I need to give it a few more chances.

Okay people, I'll be picking a winner of the Lost in Time: A Blue Bloods Novel at 7.30 pm EDT.  So check here to make sure you find out who wins!  It just might be you!!!

I Read Banned Books

i read banned books!

i read banned books!

i read banned books!

i read banned books!

I READ BANNED BOOKS!

Books that were challenged in 2010*

1) And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; 

2) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; 

3) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley; 

4) Crank, by Ellen Hopkins; 

5) The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins;

6) Lush, by Natasha Friend; 

7) What My Mother Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones;

8) Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich; 

9) Revolutionary Voices, edited by Amy Sonnie; 

10) Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer

*taken from the ALA website

Lost in Time, Melissa de la Cruz

Here is some information regarding the launch of the new Blue Bloods novel, Lost in Time. If you're like me, you are totally looking forward to this one!  After the two novellas, Bloody Valentine and Keys to the Repository, getting a continuation is extremely welcomed.  The cover Gods are very good to Melissa as well.  I love this cover.  Sky and Jack, perhaps?


I am also giving away a copy of this book and a bookmark!!!! All you have to do is tell me in the comments who is your favorite character in the Blue Bloods series.  I will randomly pick a winner and send the information to my contact who will send the book and bookmark out.  Please remember to include your e-mail address in the comments.  Any comments without e-mail will not be entered.


This contest is open to US/CA only. Contest ends September 30, 2011.

-Mel’s book tour for LOST IN TIME: http://melissa-delacruz.com/index.php/info/events/ 

-A “Behind the Scenes” Video for the LOST IN TIME cover shoot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPL9_0iSHB4&feature=player_embedded

-Excerpts from LOST IN TIME: http://bluebloodsbooks.com/includes/lostintime-synopsis.html

-The Blue Bloods “Vamp Yourself” App: http://bluebloodsbooks.com/vampyourself/ and http://apps.facebook.com/bluebloodsbooks/

-A list of movie theaters scheduled to show the LOST IN TIME trailer (9/30-10/13 and 11/18-12/1): http://bit.ly/rpNG7a (All dates subject to change without notice)

To stay up to date on the latest news, readers can visit Mel’s website at http://melissa-delacruz.com, follow her on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/melissadelacruz) and Tumblr (http://authormelissadelacruz.tumblr.com) and “Like” the Blue Bloods Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/BlueBloods.


Got some more information late this afternoon!!!


-Melissa will be doing a Facebook chat this Thursday (September 22^nd) from 6-7PM ET at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/BlueBloods

-The trailer for LOST IN TIME has been unveiled: http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/09/20/blue-bloods-lost-in-time-trailer  

The Unquiet, Jeannine Garsee

I am so proud to reveal my favorite person in the world her cover for her new book that will be out next year.  We don't have a release date, but as soon as she does, I will totally let you know.  So look no further, here is:

The Unquiet, Jeannine Garsee

Sixteen-year-old Rinn Jacobs has secrets: One, she’s bipolar. Two, she killed her grandmother.

After a suicide attempt, and now her parents' separation, Rinn and her mom move from California to the rural Ohio town where her mother grew up. Back on her medications (again!) and hoping to stay well, Rinn settles into her new home and school. She refuses to be daunted by the fact that the previous owner hanged herself in Rinn's bedroom, or that her classmates believe the school pool is haunted by Annaliese, a girl who drowned there. But when a reckless séance goes awry, and terrible things start happening to her new friends—yet not to her—Rinn is determined to find out why she can’t be "touched" by Annaliese...or if Annaliese even exists.

With the help of Nate Brenner, the hunky “farmer boy” she’s rapidly falling for, Rinn devises a dangerous plan to uncover the truth. Soon reality and fantasy meld into one, till Rinn finds it nearly impossible to tell the difference. When a malevolent force threatens the lives of everyone she cares about--not to mention her own--she can't help wondering: who should she really be afraid of?

Annaliese? Or herself?

I've read this in various drafts and it is so good.  Isn't this cover just eerie???

SKYSHIP ACADAMY: NEWS!!!

Nick has an upcoming ustream chat. It'll be on next Thursday the 8th (release day!) at 3PM pacific/5PM central/6PM eastern.


Also, if you're on twitter--we're tweeting under #skyshiptour. 


Come join Nick on his live chat!  Should be a blast!

SKYSHIP ACADAMY: ON THE FRINGES - The Fringes

In the world of SKYSHIP, most of the United States is covered in what is called the Fringes.  This vast desert is loyal to neither the Skyship Community nor the Unified Party. It’s filled with rebels who have been cast out of the government system and live a difficult life in rotting Fringe Towns, enduring temperatures well over triple digit. 

Because it comprises the vast majority of the country, most Pearls fall in the Fringes. This makes it a natural battlefield for Skyshippers and Unified Party Pearlhounds, who both seek to capture these precious objects. Throughout the years, there have been small uprisings in the Fringes, usually aimed at the Unified Party’s Chosen Cities. Unfortunately, Fringers are not well organized. These events usually go unnoticed by the government, though the Unified Party certainly keeps an eye on what’s happening beyond their borders. Fringers are unhappy, and they won’t stay silent for long.

Author’s Inspiration: When I wrote this book, I was living in Central Washington. Coming from the coast, it was the first time I had lived in a drier, more desert-like climate. I love the idea of contrasting some of the book’s higher-technology moments with something very rough--kind of a sci-fi/western hybrid. 

Terms to know:

Fringe Town- there are thousands of ghost towns littering the post-bombings America, but not all are truly abandoned.

Fringers - those who live in the Fringes

Surface Tan/Surface Stroke - most Fringers’ skin is dark and blistered from continual exposure to the sun. Surface Stroke is a deadlier, more serious form of the tan.

Clue #1: 

• As part of the Skyship Academy: The Music feature last month, a character playlist was given for many characters in the book. On Wednesday of that week, two songs were featured for Avery Wicksen. Fill in the blank number in the running time of her second song. That will be your piece of the coordinates for the day. RUNNING TIME: 3 minutes, 1_ seconds
• http://alienhits.blogspot.com/2011/08/skyship-academy-music-day-three.html

What you can win: A supplemented copy of the book with a bonus Skyship diagram and bonus chapter or annotations. 

How the clues work:  Throughout the next nine days and 15 stops, there will be 8 clues scattered on the blogs.  Make sure you go to every stop on the tour so you can find the clues. These clues spell out a secret coordinate and you need this coordinate so you can win on the last stop of the tour.

First Stop: Day 1 Post: 10 Things You Didn't Know About SKYSHIP at deathbooksandtea.blogspot.com

First stop for Day 2 Post tomorrow at www.frenzyofnoise.net

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