Off on tour (updated)
Not my tour but Scott’s tour for his latest book Extras. It pubs on the 2nd of October and is deeply awesome. In fact, it’s my favouritest of the Uglies series. Aya is my new hero. I’ll be along at...
View ArticleJacket monkey
I am a jacket monkey which totally works for me as those are two of my favourite things. I love beautiful jackets and I love monkeys. What could be better than putting them together? (If I weren’t...
View ArticleEasy Rawlins
Internet access at last! And, sadly, I have to use it to work. While Scott is off entertaining littlies in schools all over Chicago to celebrate the official publication day of Extras I’m stuck in our...
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The first book shop event
Last night we went to Anderson’s books in Naperville, Illinois. Much fun was had. Scott explained the origins of the Uglies series and of Extras. The first is all about our society’s beauty obsession;...
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At the book shop appearances Scott keeps being offered a free book as a reward for his hard work and charming-ness. We keep choosing mass market paperbacks because we’re travelling and running out of...
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Toes, passports, and other misadventures
If this is Sunday it must be Oakland. What do you mean it isn’t Sunday?! But this is Oakland, right? Today has not been one of my better efforts. Let’s see: I almost broke one of Scott’s toes, Put the...
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On book tour time
Everything on the book tour has very short margins. The driver taking you places in traffic-laden cities has to calculate the odds of getting you to your next gig on time and allow for potential...
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Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson and other famous persons
One of the fabulous things about this tour is seeing how popular so many of my friends are. At a book shop on the outskirts of Chicago I saw this: I pointed it out to Scott. “Look! Someone here loves...
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Fans rule
Day 11 of the tour: Tonight’s appearance at Books Inc (Opera Plaza) was fabulous. Lots of rabid, smart, enthusiastic Scott fans and passionate arguments about David/Zane. For the record I like Zane...
View ArticleNo, not those either, but yes to these
Now I’m being asked if formal shorts are okay. I love that you’re writing me for fashion advice! Yay! Cause I have the requisite strong opinions, but can you do a little research first? I’ve been over...
View ArticleBook tour wisdom
There are two golden rules of the book tour: Eat whenever you can Pee whenever you can. That is all.
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