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First: Congratulations to Book Crook Liza, who won my contest for BORN WICKED and THE CATASTROPHIC HISTORY OF YOU & ME. Thanks so much to everyone who entered and helped me spread the word about the first two chapters in the Penguin sampler! Second: I just wrote a post over on The Nightstand about why I heart THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. You should go read it and leave me a comment telling me why you heart it. (If you don’t watch it yet–you should!) Third: I went a little crazy ordering armwarmers this week. I got four pairs, all from Zen and Coffee’s Etsy shop, but these two are my favorite. Owls! And crazy corset gloves that I’m going to wear for Halloween! Have you made any fun or silly purchases this week? Tell me about it in the comments!

Hooray! Today I’m celebrating the release of fellow Apocalypsie A.J. Hartley’s middle-grade fantasy, DARWEN ARKWRIGHT AND THE PEREGRINE PACT. Eleven-year-old Darwen Arkwright has spent his whole life in a tiny town in England. So when he is forced to move to Atlanta, Georgia, to live with his aunt, he knows things will be different – but what he finds there is beyond even his wildest imaginings! Darwen discovers an enchanting world through the old mirror hanging in his closet – a world that holds as many dangers as it does wonders. Scrobblers on motorbikes with nets big enough to fit a human boy. Gnashers with no eyes, but monstrous mouths full of teeth. Flittercrakes with bat-like bodies and the faces of men. Along with his new friends Rich and Alexandra, Darwen becomes entangled in an adventure and a mystery that involves the safety of his entire school. They soon realize that... Read More