This last week has been a busy one here at Planet Books. We’ve been graced with guest posts from three great new authors. (Click on the highlighted names to view the guest post.) Kathleen McCleary, author of House & Home talks with us about what she learned in the three years it took to write her debut novel. Author of Keeping The House, Ellen Baker, shares with us her different experiences that helped evolve a story she was writing that became her novel. And last but not least, author of Schooled, Anisha Lakhani tells us why she chose to write her first guest post ever here at Planet Books and gives a little hint of what she’s up to now.
I’m working on reading some ARC’s I received in the mail last week and staying cool during this extremely hot and humid Okinawan summer. A schedule of reading in the air conditioning is what I have to look forward to this week. Whew! Oh, and watching the Washington Redskins play in the 2008 Hall of Fame Game against the Indianapolis Colts. “Hail To The Redskins!!”
I’m really enthralled with an advance reading copy of Deborah Copaken Kogan’s Between Here and April right now. I started it last night and am half-way through. It’s a page turner! What are you reading? Any ARC’s or something that you purchased recently? Not living in the States right now, I was unable to participate in the craziness that I’m sure filled many bookstores nation wide this past Friday night at midnight. Did you get your copy of Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn? If you did, or your teen did, are you/they done yet? Is it any good? Please no spoilers!!
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I’ve got the ARC of the Kogan book too, but haven’t started it yet – glad to read the good word on it from you ahead of time! You’ve had some great recommendations and guest posts this week.
I have Between Here and April on my TBR, and I’m even more looking forward to it now. I’ll keep my eye out for your review…
I am not sure what an ARC is or how you get one. But I was in Chapters recently and picked up Jose Saramago’s Blindess. I have only cherry-picked it for now but I am intrigued by the format and style.
Hey Annie!
An ARC is an advanced reading copy of a book. You can sign up for them through publisher websites as well as great places like Library thing’s Early Reviewer program.
sadly my teens have moved on
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I haven’t bought Breaking Dawn yet (I was kind of hoping to borrow my girlfriend’s copy, but don’t know if I can wait that long)!