Now, chances are, since I think she has many more blog readers than I do, that you already know kt literary client Krista Van Dolzer very well! Nonetheless, I’m delighted to share another in my new series of client interviews. Officially, Krista Van Dolzer is a stay-at-home mom by day […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
13 posts
Welcome back to another edition of About My Query! I’m in transit today on my way to ALA Midwinter, so let’s get this moving along! Dear Awesome Daphne, An old folks’ home is far from the perfect vacation destination, but twelve-year-old Haley is stuck tagging along with her mom to […]
Of course you would! But how, you ask! Well, it couldn’t be simpler! Just stop by Stephanie’s blog tonight for the full details, and spread the word! And soon, we all may be able to enjoy excised French kissing. Ooh la la!
I’m delighted to inaugurate my new series of posts about my clients and their books with an interview with Julia Karr, recent lady of leisure, and author of Truth (Puffin, January 2012) and XVI (Puffin, January 2011). From her bio: Julia Karr lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her four cats […]
Welcome back to a new round of About My Query posts. To briefly go over how this works — I look at a query submitted specifically for this purpose (i.e., not one pulled at random from my slush pile) and offer my thoughts on what works and doesn’t work, what […]
From the January 1st print issue of Kirkus, and online now (with a subscription): A double or triple pun in the title resonates throughout the creepy, clever and ambiguous second volume in the Shades of London series, following The Name of the Star (2011). Aurora—Rory—a Louisiana-bred teen at a boarding […]
This post is going on three years old, but it’s still chock full of good information: Lately I’ve gotten a number of emails from authors who’d like me to feature their query in my regular weekly “About My Query” posts (or AMQ for short). And I thought it would be […]
Let’s face facts, shall we? I love to read. I wouldn’t be in this business if I didn’t! But over time, I have found myself censoring my online opinions of books I’ve read for pleasure. Why? Well, in all honesty, I wouldn’t want my negative opinion of a book to […]
I’m truly excited to get back on the wagon in terms of blogging this year. I want to bring back my About My Query posts (more on that in another post), as well as continue to keep you updated on new books, news, and reviews. One of my plans is […]