tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9871674961426814642024-03-17T06:52:50.916+01:00Presenting LenoreWork, life, travel and books!Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comBlogger1610125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-87752270961676681212018-10-12T16:55:00.000+02:002018-10-12T16:55:02.924+02:00Cover for THE MANIC PIXIE DREAM BOY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The cover of my forthcoming novel was revealed last week, and I neglected to put it on this neglected blog, so I shall remedy that now!<br />
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Isn't it magnificent? The cover designer, Emily Harris, really captures the fun energy of the book. I love how she included the glass-shard hearts as they actually appear in a few scenes.<br />
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Here's a short summary:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Riley lives in TropeTown, where everyone plays stock roles in novels. Riley, a Manic Pixie Dream Boy, is sent to group therapy after going off-script. Riley knows that breaking the rules again could get him terminated, yet he feels there must be more to life than recycling the same cliches for readers' entertainment. Then he meets Zelda, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Geek Chic subtype), and falls head over heels in love. Zelda's in therapy too, along with several other Manic Pixies. But TropeTown has a dark secret, and if Riley and his fellow Manic Pixies don't get to the bottom of it, they may all be terminated.</span><br />
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Sound good? It comes out on March 5, 2019 from Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner but you can already:<br />
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Add to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41803866-the-manic-pixie-dream-boy-improvement-project">goodreads</a><br />
Preorder from <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781541512597">indiebound</a><br />
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Preorder from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Manic-Pixie-Dream-Improvement-Project/dp/1541512596/">amazon</a><br />
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Let me know what you think! </div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-49868259611246146812018-08-28T02:28:00.000+02:002018-08-28T02:28:00.756+02:00When Your Husband Reads Your Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been scarce around bloggerdom, and part of the reason is that I got married (for those of you who didn't know). This was over a year ago, and the husband in question is Michael Eisenhour. He's an excellent physical therapist and he brings with him two lovely children in elementary school. I'm now living in the DC area, and am starting to really feel at home here.<br />
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Michael leads an active, busy life, so even though he enjoys reading, he doesn't get much down time to devote to it. That's why it has taken him nearly two years from the time he met me to actually read some of my books. Over the summer he read The Memory of After and Chasing Before, and it was a delight to get to discuss the themes with him while walking on the beach at night during our recent vacation to Hilton Head. He really gets what I was trying to do with the series. And he really gets me.<br />
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I hope to be back to blogging more regularly now that I am finally settled somewhere. Hopefully some of you are still reading this blog! </div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-12619648682862919022017-12-30T21:04:00.000+01:002018-10-12T16:42:08.587+02:002017 in Review - Music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I bought about about the same amount of music as last year including the albums Native Invader by Tori Amos and Wonderful, Wonderful by The Killers. </span><br />
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*Machine - MisterWives<br />
*Hot Thoughts - Spoon<br />
*I Dare You - the xx (+ On Hold)<br />
*Sorry - Nothing but Thieves<br />
*Guilty Party - The National (+Day I Die)<br />
Everything Now - Arcade Fire<br />
Sugar for the Pill - Slowdive<br />
In Undertow - Alvvays<br />
Only a Child - Gracie and Rachel<br />
Particle - Hundred Waters<br />
*Los Ageless - St. Vincent<br />
SGL - Now, Now<br />
*Bang - Tori Amos (+Wildwood +Climb)<br />
Someone to You - BANNERS<br />
Hurt Like Hell - The Heydaze<br />
Now and Then - Sjowgren<br />
Broken - lovelytheband<br />
Edge of Town - Middle Kids<br />
It's a Trip! - Joywave<br />
Something Just Like This - Coldplay<br />
Shape of You - Ed Sheeran<br />
Feel it Still - Portugal, The Man<br />
Tummy Ache - Diet Cig<br />
Run for Cover - The Killers<br />
Roots - Alice Merton<br />
The Gold - Manchester Orchestra<br />
In Cold Blood - Alt-J<br />
Don't Take the Money - Bleachers<br />
Up All Night - Beck <br />
Two High - Moon Taxi<br />
There's A Honey - Pale Waves<br />
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<b>Favorite finds from previous years </b></div>
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Cleopatra - The Lumineers (2016)<br />
Favorite Liar - The Wrecks (2016)</div>
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The Night We Met - Lord Huron (2015)<br />
The Two of Us - Sophie Park (2013)<br />
Can't be Broken - Twin Forks (2013)<br />
Illumination - Secret Garden (1997)</div>
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<b>Live Music in 2017</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , sans-serif;">+ Agnes Obel (March 7) in DC</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Coldplay (August 7) in D.C.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Tori Amos (Nov 3) in D.C.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Tori Amos (Nov 4) in Philadelphia, PA</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Tori Amos (Nov. 11) in Durham, NC</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />I'd love to hear about your favorite music of the year - share with me!!</span> </div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-46668855788490715422017-01-03T16:45:00.000+01:002017-01-03T16:45:15.925+01:00My Awesome Reads of 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I read over 60 books in 2016, most of them for my MFA program. After I graduated in July, I kind of slacked on reading, but am excited to dive back in during 2017! Here are my top 10:<br />
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I bought --130 new songs this year (only about half as many as <a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-in-review-music.html">last year</a>) including the albums My Woman - Angel Olsen and Currents - Tame Impala,<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">*Lucky - AURORA (+ Winter Bird </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Murder Song)</span><br />
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Free - Broods (+ Couldn't Believe + Full Blown Love)<br />
*Higher - The Naked and the Famous (+ Laid Low + The Water Beneath You)<br />
2AM - Bear Hands<br />
Big Ideas - The Boxer Rebellion<br />
How - Daughter<br />
Dust - Haelos<br />
Open Your Eyes - School of Seven Bells<br />
Something to Believe In - Young the Giant<br />
Sunday Love - Bat for Lashes<br />
Somebody Else - The 1975 (+ The Sound)<br />
You Don't Get Me High Anymore - Phantogram<br />
*New Song - Warpaint<br />
*Not Gonna Kill You - Angel Olsen (+ Shut Up Kiss Me + Intern)<br />
Brand New Moves - Hey Violet<br />
What Am I Becoming? - POP ETC<br />
Still Breathing - Green Day<br />
Love Me Better - Love Thy Brother<br />
*I Won't Let You Go - Switchfoot<br />
*Your Best American Girl - Mitski<br />
Washed Up Together - Knox Hamilton<br />
I Am Chemistry - Yeasayer (+ Silly Me)<br />
Bad Decisions - Two Door Cinema Club<br />
Sweet Disaster - DREAMERS <br />
*Ladies Don't Play Guitar - Tennis<br />
What We Live For - American Authors<br />
Lose It - Oh Wonder<br />
Live While I Breathe - The Moth & The Flame (+ Red Flag)<br />
Fall Together - The Temper Trap<br />
Past Lives - Local Natives<br />
Love Is A Disease - Honeyblood<br />
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Roses - The Chainsmokers (2015)<br />
This Year - Cooper (2015)</div>
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Destruction - Joywave (2015)<br />
Queen - MisterWives (2015)<br />
When You Were Mine - Night Terrors of 1927 (Feat. Tegan and Sara) (2015)<br />
High Dive - Andrew McMahon (2014)<br />
You Are Enough - Sleeping at Last (2014)<br />
Here With Me - Susie Suh (2014)<br />
You Ruin Me - The Veronicas (2014) </div>
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Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (2013)<br />
Diamonds - The Boxer Rebellion (2013)<br />
Cigarette Daydreams - Cage the Elephant (2013)<br />
Out of My League - Fitz & The Tantrums (2013)<br />
As It Seems - Lily Kershaw (2013)<br />
It's Real - Real Estate (2011)<br />
Help I'm Alive - Metric (2009)<br />
My Mistakes Were Made for You - The Last Shadow Puppets (2008)<br />
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World (2001) </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Florence and the Machine with Of Monsters and Men (June 4) in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Angel Olsen (Sept 15) in D.C.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Switchfoot (Oct 26) in D.C. </span><br />
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-24652286642575553092016-12-30T17:58:00.000+01:002016-12-30T17:58:38.495+01:002016 in Review: Movies and TV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Even though I don't usually blog about movies or tv, I do like my year end list summaries.<br />
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Ghostbusters (2016 version)<br />
How to Be Single (plane)<br />
Arrival<br />
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them<br />
Finding Dory (video)<br />
Star Trek Beyond (video)<br />
The Secret Life of Pets (video)<br />
Sing<br />
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Total of 8 (6 less than last year)<br />
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Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2<br />
Blended<br />
The Croods<br />
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Zootopia<br />
Rogue One<br />
Kubo and the Two Strings<br />
La La Land<br />
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Mr Robot - Season 1<br />
The Expanse - Season 1<br />
Colony - Season 1<br />
Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 - Season 1+2<br />
Game of Thrones -Season 5+6<br />
Orphan Black - Season 3+4<br />
The Mindy Project - Season 4<br />
Arrested Development - Season 4<br />
Stranger Things - Season 1<br />
Criminal Minds - Season 3, 4, 5, 6, 7<br />
The Bates Motel - Season 4<br />
Master of None - Season 1<br />
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How was your year in movies and TV?</div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-10698869559468976172016-11-10T23:23:00.001+01:002016-11-10T23:23:10.248+01:00Book Talk: Amy Stacie Chelsea Dee by Mary G. Thompson <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The creepy doll cover promises a scary read, but this novel explores the psychological after-effects of a traumatic kidnapping instead of a fright-fest.<br />
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Amy comes back to her hometown years after she was kidnapped, but she can't talk about what happened to Dee, her cousin who was kidnapped with her. Over the course of the novel, the reader discovers the heartbreaking reason why.<br />
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AMY STACIE CHELSEA DEE is a page turner with a sympathetic main character and a ripped-from-the-headlines plot. Highly recommended for fans of dramatic contemporary YA fiction. Find out more about it at the <a href="http://marygthompson.com/">author's website</a>. </div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-87012416672687378192016-07-28T17:50:00.001+02:002016-07-28T17:50:53.570+02:00Guest Post: Intertextuality in Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had the pleasure of moderating a panel for the Barnes & Noble Teen Fest with the fab authors Jessica Spotwood, Kate Hattemer and Lisa Maxwell. We got to talking about intertextuality and l noted to Jessica that I loved her shout out to Noelle Stevenson's graphic novel NIMONA, which I had just read. Of course, Jessica's main shout out is to a poet - but I'll let her talk about that.<div>
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<br />WILD SWANS has changed a lot from its original conception – perhaps the most of any of my books – but the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay has always played a role.<br /><br />Back in the fall of 2013, I’d just read April Tucholke’s brilliant BETWEEN THE DEVIL & THE DEEP BLUE SEA. I loved the creepy-gorgeous atmosphere of it and admired how the Citizen Kane, the family’s crumbling old mansion by the sea, functions almost as another character. I’ve always loved setting-heavy books, and I’d just finished my historical fantasy trilogy and wanted to write something completely different. I set out to write a sort of Gothic-flavored contemporary mystery. I decided that the setting of my new book would be an old white farmhouse on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, with the Chesapeake Bay right in its backyard.<br /><br />In the book’s early incarnation, the house was haunted. Not – as it is now – figuratively, by the weight of being a Milbourn girl. (Everyone in their small town knows what it is to be a Milbourn girl: Talented. Troubled. Cursed.) Originally, there was the ghost of a famous novelist, Dorothea, who had written one Great American Novel and then, like Harper Lee, become a recluse. Over the course of the summer, as Ivy worked with her granddad’s cute poetry student to archive Dorothea’s journals, they discovered a series of clues that perhaps Dorothea hadn’t written the novel after all. Perhaps she’d stolen it. Perhaps she’d murdered someone to keep that secret. And perhaps her ghost was willing to murder again to make sure it stayed secret. One of the clues that Ivy and Connor would stumble upon was the Millay poem <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/237262">“Dirge without Music</a>.” <br /><br />Unfortunately, I don’t actually know how to write a mystery. I am constantly surprised by TV whodunnits. I do not have a suspicious, logical, clue-parsing mind. The book, in that incarnation, was clearly not working. <br /><br />An editor who read the beginning suggested that perhaps I could take the ghost and the mystery out and still have a summery, character-driven novel. And so Dorothea became Ivy’s great-grandmother, who was selfish and talented and troubled, but not murderous. Now the plot revolves around a family legacy of both artistic talent and mental illness. Ivy and Connor still work together to archive Dorothea’s journals, but Dorothea’s a famous poet, not a novelist.<br /><br />And Connor is a poet, too, with tattoos of poems he loves. Ivy loves his talent and his passionate focus even as she's a bit jealous of it. One of those poems – one that means so much to him that it’s tattooed right over his heart – is “A Dirge Without Music.” (I’ll let you read the book to find out why, but it's a subject of fascination for Ivy - and not just because seeing it means seeing Connor shirtless.) In early days, lines from "A Dirge Without Music" were the epigraph for the book, but unfortunately it is not in the public domain.<br /><br />My editor, searching for a title, read some Millay and came across “Wild Swans.” She suggested we use that as the title. And when I read it, it felt like a perfect fit:<div>
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I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over.<br />And what did I see I had not seen before?<br />Only a question less or a question more;<br />Nothing to match the flight of wild birds flying.<br />Tiresome heart, forever living and dying,<br />House without air, I leave you and lock your door.<br />Wild swans, come over the town, come over<br />The town again, trailing your legs and crying!</div>
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<br />To me, this poem speaks to the yearning that the Milbourn women feel. Ivy, like her mother and grandmother and great-great-grandmother, is ambitious and ambivalent about small-town life. She clings to the comfort of it even as she finds it suffocating. House without air, I leave you and lock your door – this line particularly resonates with me; it is exactly how I think Ivy’s mother feels about the house and the town. Erica is desperate to escape the version of herself that she is there, even if she hurts her own daughters in the process. <br /><br />I’m so happy that this poem is in the public domain, so I can share it here and as the book’s epigraph.</div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-61096376414261713592016-06-07T16:18:00.000+02:002016-06-07T16:18:35.037+02:00Book Talk: Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><br />I love that this novel works on so many levels. On the surface, it is a fun paranormal story with a breezy tone (and a genuinely creepy reveal regarding the source of the magic), but beneath that it is a thoughtful examination of free will with incredibly high stakes.<br /><br />Aspen has gone through life with a gift of "reaching" - that is, if he touches something that belongs to someone, he can see inside them and take away anything from motivations to aptitudes for math or even physical markers like freckles or burn scars. Because of this, he's quite selfish and entitled. He uses his power for his own gain without much thought of the consequences to others, despite evidence that his magic has caused people serious harm. He doesn't know them personally, so he thinks "so what?" His justification lies in a family secret: they are the protectors of the town, and if they don't perform a ritual to keep a magic cliff satisfied, the cliff will crumble and the town will be crushed. It's the sacrifice of a few for the greater good argument - but is that what is really going on here? Aspen starts to have his doubts after questions arise about the truth of his cousin's death ...<br /><br />Ribar has a gift for banter and writing complex relationships between flawed, authentic characters. The magic system is imaginative and logical. I loved the parallels between his romance with Brandy and his parents failed marriage, and the examination of how even our negative qualities are necessary to shaping our identities.<br /><br />Reminded me a lot of Maggie Lehrman's <i>The Cost of all Things</i>, which I also highly recommend.<br /><br /><br />And guess what? It's out today!<br /><br />Buy it on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rocks-Fall-Everyone-Lindsay-Ribar/dp/0525428682?ie=UTF8&keywords=rocks+fall+everyone+dies&qid=1465305632&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1">Amazon</a>.</div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-63338076417796962372016-04-01T19:21:00.001+02:002016-04-01T19:21:23.873+02:00Book Talk: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the type of novel I love - great, high-concept premise, relatable characters, unique structure and storytelling. And it's SO different than the Chaos Walking series (which I also adored) so plus points for that too.<br />
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Let's start with the premise. Basically, Ness pokes fun at the "chosen one" trope by making his protagonist just an ordinary guy who lives in an extraordinary town. Mikey is not an "indie kid" so he doesn't have to worry about being the one who is essential to fighting off demons or vampires. He has his own stuff going on: his sister has an eating disorder, his dad is an alcoholic, his mom is running for office, and he has OCD and is in love with a friend of his.<br />
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So structure-wise, there's a short run-down at the start of each chapter telling us what is happening in the "main plot" and then Mikey tells us what's going on in his life for the rest of the chapter - and it's clearly much more interesting and authentic.<br />
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I love the underlying theme of being the hero of your own story, and I rooted for Mikey the entire novel.<br />
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You'll enjoy this if you like meta-fiction, originality and gentle satire.<br />
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-66316226555831580462016-01-02T13:38:00.000+01:002016-12-02T04:40:13.174+01:00Books Read in 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>YA Fiction</b><br />
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The Emperor of Any Place by Tim Wynne-Jones<br />
Calvin by Martine Leavitt<br />
<a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2016/04/book-talk-rest-of-us-just-live-here-by.html">The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness</a><br />
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larsen<br />
The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig<br />
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz<br />
I Crawl Through It by AS King<br />
Juba by Walter Dean Myers<br />
<a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2016/06/book-talk-rocks-fall-everyone-dies-by.html">Rocks Fall Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar</a><br />
A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry<br />
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson <br />
Rook by Sharon Cameron<br />
Tyrell by Coe Booth<br />
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley<br />
Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood<br />
Land of 10,000 Madonnas by Kate Hattmer<br />
Places No One Knows by Brenna Yovanoff<br />
Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston<br />
Tumbling by Caela Carter<br />
Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Oppel<br />
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Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse<br />
Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn<br />
<a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2016/11/book-talk-amy-stacie-chelsea-dee-by.html">Amy Stacie Chelsea Dee by Mary G. Thompson</a><br />
The Memory Book by Laura Avery<br />
I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by Gretchen McNeil<br />
Replica by Lauren Oliver<br />
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<b>Fiction</b><br />
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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer<br />
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu<br />
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders<br />
You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott<br />
The Secret Place by Tana French<br />
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<b>MG Fiction</b><br />
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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai<br />
Doll Bones by Holly Black<br />
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko<br />
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky</div>
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Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park</div>
Schooled by Gordon Korman<br />
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo<br />
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech<br />
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker<br />
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<b>Non-Fiction</b><br />
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Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes</div>
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer<br />
Stoned by Aja Raden</div>
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<b>Graphic Novels</b><br />
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Prez by Mark Russell<br />
Hereville by Barry Deutsch<br />
Scott Pilgrim Vol #1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley</div>
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Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta (Lunch Lady, #3) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka<br />
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson<br />
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-66661238155982507222015-12-31T23:47:00.000+01:002015-12-31T23:47:02.886+01:002015 in Review: Movies and TV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Even though I don't usually blog about movies or tv, I do like my year end list summaries.<br />
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<b>2015 Movies I saw this year</b><br />
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Mad Max: Fury Road<br />
The Avengers: Age of Ultron<br />
Insurgent (DVD)<br />
Spectre<br />
Trainwreck (plane)<br />
Pitch Perfect 2 (DVD)<br />
The Duff (DVD)<br />
Sleeping With Other People (plane)<br />
Paper Towns (plane)<br />
Jupiter Ascending (TV)<br />
Star Wars: The Force Awakens<br />
Jurassic World (DVD)<br />
Minions (DVD)<br />
Home (DVD)<br />
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Total of 14 (four more than last year)<br />
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<b>Notable movies I saw in 2015 that were released before 2015 </b><br />
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Whiplash<br />
Birdman<br />
Stormpiercer<br />
Mockingjay Part 1<br />
If I Stay<br />
Wild<br />
Interstellar<br />
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<b>2015 movies I still want to see</b><br />
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Mockingjay Part 2<br />
Joy<br />
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<b>TV series I watched in 2015 </b><br />
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Mad Men Final Season<br />
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The Bates Motel Season 3<br />
12 Monkeys Season 1<br />
The Last Ship Season 1+2<br />
Camp Cutthroat Kitchen<br />
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver<br />
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How was your year in movies and TV?</div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-42620333730712443722015-12-30T17:31:00.003+01:002015-12-30T17:58:56.436+01:00My Awesome Reads of 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I read over 90 books in 2015, and annotated all of them for my MFA program at VCFA, though I didn't talk about many of them here. As you can see by the handy Goodreads graphic below, many of them were backlist. If you click on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1613795?page=1&print=true&shelf=2015-awesome-reads">this link</a>, you can find out more about each of my favorites. Also, see my <a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2014/12/my-awesome-reads-of-2014.html">Awesome Reads of 2014</a> which I just posted now, one year late!
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-88566221840200966072015-12-29T19:53:00.000+01:002015-12-30T02:55:18.729+01:002015 In Review: Music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I bought 220 new songs this year (way more than <a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2014/12/2014-in-review-music.html">last year)</a> including 4 albums, Every Open Eye/Chvrches, Beneath the Skin/Of Monsters and Men, Song Spells #1/Sea Wolf, Art Angels/Grimes<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">*Flesh Without Blood - Grimes </span><br />
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*Leave a Trace - Chvrches </div>
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*Happy - Marina and the Diamonds<br />
*True Confessions - Blondfire<br />
*Breaker - Deerhunter</div>
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The Shade - Metric</div>
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Lightning Strike - A Silent Film</div>
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Grey Days - Chelsea Wolfe</div>
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1998 - Chet Faker feat. Banks</div>
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Trip Switch - Nothing but Thieves</div>
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I of the Storm - Of Monsters and Men</div>
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Body Talk - Foxes</div>
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Hiding - Florence and the Machine</div>
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High - Zella Day</div>
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Step Brother City - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin</div>
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Strange Hellos - TORRES</div>
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Greek Tragedy - The Wombats</div>
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Little Wanderer - Death Cab for Cutie</div>
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Begin Again - Purity Ring</div>
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The Labyrinth Song - Asaf Avidan</div>
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White Lies - Milo Greene</div>
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A Beginning Song - The Decemberists </div>
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My Least Favorite Life - Lera Lynn</div>
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Empty Gold - Halsey</div>
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Blame it on Me - George Ezra<br />
Anything - TOPS<br />
Too Late to Say Goodbye - Cage the Elephant<br />
Water Slides - Mew<br />
Molecules - Atlas Genius<br />
I Feel It - Avid Dancer</div>
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*Algiers - The Afghan Whigs (2014)</div>
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Cecilia and the Satellite - Andrew McMahon (2014)</div>
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*Black Soap - Ex Cops (2014)<br />
Go - Grimes (2014)</div>
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*Lover - In the Valley Below (2014)</div>
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Black Mambo - Glass Animals (2014)</div>
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* Lover, Where Do You Live? - Highasakite (2014)</div>
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Zigzagging Toward the Light - Conor Oberst (2014)</div>
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Lust and Lies - The Ramona Flowers (2013)</div>
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*Teen Idle - Marina and the Diamonds (2012)<br />
Sun - Two Door Cinema Club (2012)<br />
Hold On - Alabama Shakes (2012)</div>
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My Secret Friend - IAMX (2010)<br />
Christmas Won't Be the Same Without You - Plain White Ts (2009)</div>
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I Don't Believe You - The Magnetic Fields (2004)<br />
August - Rilo Kiley (2001)</div>
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<b>Live Music in 2015</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Alt J with Wolf Alice (Feb 7) in Offenbach, Germany</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Rachael Yamagata (Feb 20) in Frankfurt, Germany</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Sea Wolf (May 21) in Frankfurt, Germany</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Of Monsters and Men with Highasakite (July 1) in Frankfurt, Germany</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Death Cab for Cutie with Twin Shadow (Sept 19) in Columbus, Ohio</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Landmark Festival in DC (Sept 27) with Chvrches, George Ezra, TV on the Radio, Lord Huron, Houndmouth, In the Valley Below</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">+ Deerhunter (December 17) in Columbus, Ohio</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /><br />I'd love to hear about your favorite music of the year - share with me!!</span>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-4740796005129912732015-12-15T02:14:00.002+01:002015-12-15T02:14:58.214+01:00Book Talk: Spoils by Tammar Stein<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's not too often I come across a character in a novel named Lenore, so this was a nice surprise. I asked Tammar how she came up with the name, and this is what she said:<br />
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About Lenore...Well, it's a gorgeous name, of course. You know this already. My main character's names always pop into my mind rather mysteriously. I never have to sit and think about it. It's usually names that kind of surprise me, never the name of someone I know with that name. With Leni, I just knew it was Leni. And then I thought, who names their kid Leni? It's probably a nickname...and it went from there. I liked the thought of her taking ownership of her name, changing it to something she felt comfortable with. I feel like Lenore is a name you have to grow into (though I suppose you would know better than I would.) Maybe a young person wouldn't feel comfortable with such a majestic name. I bet by the time Leni finished college, she'll reclaim her full name.</blockquote>
Interesting! Lenore is indeed a pretty majestic name, though I suppose I grew into it early.<br />
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So - the book itself. Lenore is the youngest daughter of a family who won the lottery and then spent the money wildly over the years until there's nothing left. Lenore's parents expect her to give up her part of the money when she turns 18 (it has been in a trust) to keep them afloat, and she is ready to do this until her older sister confesses that the money is dirty and that whatever Lenore does, she needs to get rid of it completely.<br />
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So that's the mystery - what's wrong with the money? Turns out, a lot. Lenore is visited by an angel who also warns her to get rid of it - and she only has a week until her birthday to figure out what to with it.<br />
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The novel explores the idea of the universe having checks and balances on good and evil - when evil is thwarted by good, it seeks out weaker targets.<br />
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I really enjoyed this one! Find out more at <a href="http://www.tammarstein.com/">Tammar's website</a>. </div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-7254143661710866312015-12-09T00:39:00.004+01:002015-12-09T00:39:51.026+01:00First Draft Pod!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This summer, the fabulous Sarah Enni was in Paris and asked me and Amy Plum to be guests on her podcast series called First Draft in which she interviews writers about books and life. <a href="http://firstdraftwithsarahenni.tumblr.com/post/134808691066/ep-60-amy-plum-and-lenore-appelhans">The episode is now live</a> (we discuss travel and how writing letters and blogging got us into publishing) and I'm excited to go back and listen to the other 59 episodes.<br />
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-51701517676216452842015-10-21T22:03:00.000+02:002015-10-21T22:03:11.980+02:00Playlist October featuring The Summer After You & Me by Jennifer Doktorski<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love music and I love books, which means I really love book playlists. So all through October I'm going to be posting book playlists. I've invited a bunch of authors to contribute, so hopefully we'll all discover some great new music and good reads.<div>
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<br /><br />Jennifer Doktorski is here today to share some of the resonant lyrics from her playlist for her new novel THE SUMMER AFTER YOU & ME.<br /><br />Here's the book summary:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
When Superstorm Sandy sweeps up the New Jersey coast, local shore girl Lucy Giordano is brought together for a few intense hours with her longtime crush/part-time summer neighbor, Connor Malloy. Lucy believes their connection is real, but in the hurricane’s devastating aftermath, nothing is the same and Lucy is left to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and home.</blockquote>
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And Jennifer's playlist!<br />
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<br /><br /><b>“Crazy For You” Stars on 45</b><br /><br />Every single word that you say<br /> Every little thing that you do<br /> Hits like a hurricane<br /> When I'm secretly crazy for you<br /><br /><b><br />“Absolutely Still” Val Emmich</b><br /><br />We were running from the same noise<br /> We were stuck in the same pursuit<br /> Now the door's locked<br /> And I find that this dizzy madness is bleeding through<br /> Promise me you'll never leave this room<br /><br /><br /><b>“Every Breaking Wave” U2</b><br /><br />Are we ready to be swept off our feet<br /> And stop chasing<br /> Every breaking wave<br /><br /><br /><b>“Riptide” Vance Joy</b><br /><br />Lady, running down to the riptide<br /> Taken away to the dark side<br /> I wanna be your left hand man<br /><br /><br /><b>“Come to Me” Goo Goo Dolls</b><br /><br />Fortune teller said I'd be free<br /> And that's the day you came to me<br /> Came to me<div class="MsoNormal">
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I love music and I love books, which means I really love book playlists. So all through October I'm going to be posting book playlists. I've invited a bunch of authors to contribute, so hopefully we'll all discover some great new music and good reads.<div>
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Today, I have Yvonne Prinz talking about her playlist picks for her new novel, IF YOU'RE LUCKY.</div>
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When seventeen-year-old Georgia’s brother drowns while surfing halfway around the world in Australia, she refuses to believe Lucky’s death was just bad luck. Lucky was smart. He wouldn’t have surfed in waters more dangerous than he could handle. Then a stranger named Fin arrives in False Bay, claiming to have been Lucky’s best friend. Soon Fin is working for Lucky’s father, charming Lucky’s mother, dating his girlfriend. Georgia begins to wonder: did Fin murder Lucky in order to take over his whole life?<br /> <br />Determined to clear the fog from her mind in order to uncover the truth about Lucky’s death, Georgia secretly stops taking the medication that keeps away the voices in her head. Georgia is certain she’s getting closer and closer to the truth about Fin, but as she does, her mental state becomes more and more precarious, and no one seems to trust what she’s saying. </blockquote>
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As the chilling narrative unfolds, the reader must decide whether Georgia’s descent into madness is causing her to see things that don’t exist–or to see a deadly truth that no one else can.</blockquote>
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<br />1. Somewhere Down The Road- Feist<div>
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A sad, pretty song for Georgia and how I imagine she yearns for her dead brother, Lucky. <br /><br /> <br />2. Poison Oak- Bright Eyes. </div>
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I love these lyrics. I think that Oberst wrote this song to go with my story. That isn’t true, of course, but the song reminds me of my character, Georgia, and her brother, Lucky. Georgia has always been in awe of Lucky’s ease in his life. He brought the world home to False Bay with him when he returned from his adventures and he made it seem small and friendly. After he’s gone, Georgia doesn’t know how to look at the world anymore. <br /><br />“I fell asleep with you still talking to me and you said you weren’t afraid to die” <br /><br /></div>
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If You’re Lucky is part ghost story and this song seemed appropriate. I adore Shakey Graves. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDycke-u6M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDycke-u6M</a> <br /><br /> <br /><br />4. Wild is the Wind- Cat Powers</div>
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This is a beautiful cover of a David Bowie hit. I played it a lot while I wrote about Georgia losing touch with what’s real. <br /><br /> <br /><br />5. Sailor Song- The Felice Brothers</div>
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The Felice Brothers are self-proclaimed slouching Hudson River Pirates. I think this song speaks to Georgia’s slide downward. Her delusions start to define her life as she slips away from reality. I love the sea shanty feel of this tune. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFI_VZT6to">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFFI_VZT6to</a> <br /><br /><br />6. Shangri-la-Mark Knopfler</div>
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Lots of surf culture in this story. Lucky thrived in that life. He worked here and there and then followed the waves around the world. I’ve always loved the way this song speaks to that Gypsy life that Lucky embraced. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsO-O8SG7yc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsO-O8SG7yc</a> <br /><br /><br />7. Oh, Lonesome Me- M. Ward featuring Lucinda Williams </div>
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The coastline where I set the book in Northern California is one I’m very familiar with and this track is just how I feel when I drive that lonesome highway along the edge of the western world, overlooking the Pacific. There are lots of versions of this Neil Young song but nothing quite touches the soulfulness of this one. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRysO58leA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRysO58leA</a> <br /><br /><br />8. The Riptide-Beirut</div>
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Georgia fears the water though it’s all around her while she’s awake and in her dreams. Beirut is a big favorite of mine. I love their rich multi-instrumental arrangements. I like this video too. It’s reminiscent of the scene where Georgia’s family scatters Lucky’s ashes into the ocean. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX7fd8uQle">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX7fd8uQle</a> <br /><br /><br />9. Minor Swing- Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli</div>
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Sonia (Lucky’s girlfriend) and Georgia take a drive down to a small bar in Bodega (near where Tom Waits now lives, incidentally) to see a Gypsy Swing band. They’re surprised when Fin gets onstage to sit in with the band. He’s obviously an accomplished guitar player and neither of them knew anything about this. I loved building a character with a flourish like this, another dollop of intrigue, another layer to explore. <br /><br /><br />10. In My Sleep- Austin Hartley and Kendall Jane Meade</div>
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This one’s a weeper. I see Georgia is hanging on to her dead brother too tight and she sees him in her dreams, always in the water, always reaching for her. <br /><br />11. Jayne’s Blue Wish- Tom Waits- A nice poetic note to end on. A touch of hope for Georgia. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hYKy62DZM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hYKy62DZM</a> <br /><br />
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Find out more about IF YOU'RE LUCKY at <a href="http://yvonneprinz.com/">Yvonne's website</a> and look for it in stores starting October 20th! </div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-81344144158575903312015-10-02T22:22:00.000+02:002015-10-02T22:22:50.924+02:00Playlist October! Among the Shadows Story: Panic Room by ... me!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I love music and I love books, which means I really love book playlists. So all through October I'm going to be posting book playlists. I've invited a bunch of authors to contribute, so hopefully we'll all discover some great new music and good reads.<br />
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First up, I wanted to share a few songs that go with my short story in the <b>Among the Shadows</b> anthology (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Among-Shadows-Thirteen-Stories-Darkness/dp/1516860659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443817244&sr=8-1&keywords=among+the+shadows">out now - buy here</a>). My story is called Panic Room and it's about a girl who has to adjust to life on a doomsday prepper commune before and after an EMP attack.<br />
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<b>Lights Out by Santigold</b><br />
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<i>Lights out, shoot up the station<br />TV's dead, where's there to run?<br />Watch everybody come undone</i><br />
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<i>If we survive this (WE WANT IT)<br />We only want it with the lights out<br />If we say that (WE WANT IT)<br />We only want it with the lights out</i><br />
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<b>Trip Switch by Nothing but Thieves</b><br />
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<i>They put out the lights, they put out the lights<br />What we do when the power's out<br />What do we do when the lights go<br />Down, down, down, down, down</i><br />
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<b>Bug by Alex G</b></div>
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<b>Shock to Your System by Tegan and Sara</b></div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-84117355430197305392015-08-27T23:28:00.000+02:002015-08-27T23:28:01.096+02:00Book Review: Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I realize it's been <i>forever</i> (hehe) since I've posted a review here, but I just had to tell you all about PROOF OF FOREVER.<br />
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Four friends who have grown apart reunite at summer camp and end up traveling back in time to the summer before they went their separate ways. Each experience growth, change and truth. Luce's personal challenge is the illusion of perfection - going after accolades for the having of them rather than the meaning in them. Tali is obsessed with appearances and lives life on the surface. Zoe can't face the truth of her authentic self. And Joy is hiding a secret that keeps her from really engaging with those around her.<br />
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Hillyer's use of language is gorgeous and her insight into her character's inner lives is impressive. What started off as a fun, breezy read became deeper and I was unprepared for how hard the end hit me emotionally.<br />
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-69635949391510038952015-07-28T19:15:00.001+02:002015-07-28T19:15:19.285+02:00Dr. Seuss Classic Tour: There's A Wocket in My Pocket! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dr. Seuss has a new book out - WHAT PET SHOULD I GET?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5JNVoUN6YBzCyrAYayUgrbfugbhEYsl2WefF3mDKn5N5aB2jM-uM8XGsepkQHTZQkOx96xLfRZxxzX0-JbVCLHWW03ngBLYpd4noPWBc8wHspiFJvdzJ4vXnW251T5XEIxmTt-swIrZq/s1600/Dr+Seuss+Tour+Banner.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5JNVoUN6YBzCyrAYayUgrbfugbhEYsl2WefF3mDKn5N5aB2jM-uM8XGsepkQHTZQkOx96xLfRZxxzX0-JbVCLHWW03ngBLYpd4noPWBc8wHspiFJvdzJ4vXnW251T5XEIxmTt-swIrZq/s400/Dr+Seuss+Tour+Banner.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />To celebrate I've joined the blog tour along with:<br /><br />Dr. Seuss 44 Classic Book Celebratory Tour<br />And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, 1937 – <a href="http://theyoungfolks.com/">The Young Folks.com</a><br />The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, 1938 – <a href="http://bookishantics.com/">Bookish Antics</a><br />The Seven Lady Godivas, 1939 – <a href="http://eaterofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/07/review-reawakened-by-colleen-houck.html">The Eater of Books</a><br />The King’s Stilts, 1939 – <a href="http://www.onstarshipsanddragonwings.com/">On Starships and Dragonwings</a><br />Horton Hatches the Egg, 1940 – <a href="http://www.thebookcellarx.com/">The Book Cellar</a><br />McElligot’s Pool, 1947 – <a href="http://www.mediamikes.com/">Media Mikes</a><br />Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, 1948 –<a href="http://frugalmommieof2.blogspot.com/">Mommie of 2</a><br />Bartholomew and the Oobleck, 1949 – <a href="http://nonperfectparenting.com/">Nonperfect Parenting</a><br />If I Ran the Zoo, 1950 – <a href="http://livetoread-krystal.blogspot.com/">Live to Read</a><br />Scrambled Eggs Super! 1953 – <a href="http://wordspelunking.blogspot.com/">Word Spelunking</a><br />Horton Hears a Who! 1954 - <a href="http://bookiemoji.com/">Bookiemoji</a><br />On Beyond Zebra! 1955 - <a href="http://www.jessabellareads.org/">Jessabella Reads</a><br />If I Ran the Circus, 1956 – <a href="http://www.bookhoundsya.net/">Book Hounds</a><br />The Cat in the Hat, 1957 – <a href="http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Bookbag">The Bookbag</a><br />How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1957 – <a href="https://nightlyreading.wordpress.com/">Nightly Reading</a><br />The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, 1958 – <a href="http://winterhavenbooks.blogspot.com/">Winter Haven Books</a><br />Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, 1958 – <a href="http://www.alicemarvels.com/">Alice Marvels</a><br />Happy Birthday to You! 1959 – <a href="http://www.chapter-by-chapter.com/">Chapter by Chapter</a><br />Green Eggs and Ham, 1960 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOkc2PP2lPDUMLg0p6rGGDQ">Poland Bananas</a><br />One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, 1960 – <a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/">Once Upon a Twilight</a><br />The Sneetches and Other Stories, 1961 - <a href="http://themodpodgebookshelf.blogspot.com/">The Mod Podge Bookshelf</a><br />Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book, 1962 – <a href="http://goodbooksandgoodwine.com/">Good Books and Good Wine</a><br />Dr. Seuss’s ABC, 1963 – <a href="http://theirishbanana.blogspot.com/">The Irish Banana</a><br />Hop on Pop, 1963 – <a href="http://mundiemoms.blogspot.com/">Mundie Moms</a><br />Fox in Socks, 1965 – <a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/">Page Turners</a><br />I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, 1965 – <a href="http://bookrockbetty.com/">Book Rock Betty</a><br />The Cat in the Hat Songbook, 1967 – <a href="http://giveawaytrain.com/">Giveaway Train</a><br />The Foot Book, 1968 – <a href="http://www.iamareader.com/">I Am A Reader</a><br />I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! And Other Stories, 1969 – <a href="http://cuddlebuggery.com/">Cuddlebuggery</a><br />I Can Draw It Myself, 1970 – <a href="http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/">The Children’s Book Review</a><br />Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 1970 – <a href="http://curling-up-with-a-good-book.blogspot.com/">Curling Up with a Good Book</a><br />The Lorax, 1971 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/elizziebooks">Elizziebooks</a><br />Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! 1972 – <a href="http://readingwithabc.com/">Reading with ABC</a><br />Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973 – <a href="http://www.memyshelfandi.com/">Me, Myshelf, and I</a><br />The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, 1973 – <a href="http://fireflyreadit.blogspot.com/">Paperback Princess</a><br />There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! 1974 – <a href="http://www.presentinglenore.blogspot.com/">Presenting Lenore</a><br />Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! 1975 – <a href="http://www.yabookscentral.com/">YA Books Central</a><br />The Cat’s Quizzer, 1976 – <a href="http://www.lillepunkin.com/">Lille Punkin’</a><br />I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! 1978 – <a href="http://vi3tbabe.com/">Confessions Of A Vi3tbabe</a><br />Oh Say Can You Say? 1979 – <a href="http://exlibriskate.com/">Ex Libris</a><br />Hunches in Bunches, 1982 – <a href="http://nobsbookreviews.com/">No BS Book Reviews</a><br />The Butter Battle Book, 1984 – <a href="http://novelnovice.com/">Novel Novice</a><br />You’re Only Old Once! 1986 – <a href="http://www.dadofdivas.com/">Dad of Divas</a><br />Oh, the Places You’ll Go! 1990 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDPo9-NZFNi2Gwe8LnlvAUQ">Jesse the Reader</a><br /><br /><br />I'm talking about <b>THERE'S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET</b> today. Because I always had a fondness for nonsense rhyming words, I continue to enjoy the rowdy fun of this book. It doesn't have a plot, but it has a great rhythm for reading aloud.<div>
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ABOUT DR. SEUSS<br />Theodor “Seuss” Geisel is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. His long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot’s Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys and a Peabody. Geisel wrote and illustrated 45 books during his lifetime, and his books have sold more than 650 million copies worldwide. Though Theodor Geisel died on September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of children of all ages to explore the joys of reading. For more information about Dr. Seuss and his works, visit Seussville.com.<br /><br /><br />ABOUT WHAT PET SHOULD I GET?<br />In the Fall of 2013, an original manuscript with accompanying sketches by Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, was discovered in the La Jolla, California home of the late beloved children’s author. That complete manuscript was for the picture book, WHAT PET SHOULD I GET?, and will be published by Random House Children’s Books on July 28, 2015. It is the first original new Dr. Seuss book since the publication of the last book of Dr. Seuss’s career, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! in 1990. WHAT PET SHOULD I GET? captures the excitement of a classic childhood moment—choosing a pet—and features the brother and sister characters that Dr. Seuss drew in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.<div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-65258712384447544902015-03-30T20:10:00.001+02:002015-03-30T20:10:37.772+02:00Announcing the Among the Shadows Anthology!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm super thrilled to be contributing a short story to the YA anthology AMONG THE SHADOWS!<br />
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AMONG THE SHADOWS is a 100% author organized project, so we're gathering funds on Kickstarter. If you'd like to contribute, pre-order a copy, or check out a few of our other great incentives, including signed copies of books and MS crits (I'm offering one up to 10k words!), have a look at our Kickstarter page <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1701040115/among-the-shadows-a-ya-anthology">here</a>. AMONG THE SHADOWS will be released September 14th.<div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-11208868784968540882015-02-03T20:37:00.005+01:002015-12-31T01:35:15.673+01:00Books Read in 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot<br />
My Book of Life by Martine Leavitt<br />
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard<br />
Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin<br />
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach<br />
The Cost of All Things by Maggie Lehrman<br />
How They Met (And Other Stories) by David Levithan<br />
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson<br />
In A World Just Right by Jen Brooks<br />
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler<br />
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Fat Kid Rules the World by KL Going<br />
Stitching Snow by RC Lewis<br />
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison<br />
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray<br />
All The Rage by Courtney Summers<br />
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby<br />
Twisted Fate by Norah Olsen<br />
How It Ends by Laura Wiess<br />
Empty by Suzanne Weyn<br />
Looking for Alaska by John Green<br />
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Tithe by Holly Black<br />
The Memory Key by Liana Liu<br />
I Will Save You by Matt de la Pena<br />
The Art of Secrets by James Klise<br />
<a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/2015/08/book-review-proof-of-forever-by-lexa.html">Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer</a><br />
The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen<br />
The Third Twin by CJ Omololu<br />
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff<br />
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse<br />
The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough<br />
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie<br />
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky<br />
Lily and Taylor by Elise Moser<br />
The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater et al</div>
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Caminar by Skila Brown </div>
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The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma</div>
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A Step from Heaven by An Na</div>
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Nothing Janne Teller</div>
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Steampunk! by Kelly Link et al</div>
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers</div>
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The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher</div>
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The Outsiders by SE Hinton</div>
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The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour</div>
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The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi</div>
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson<br /></div>
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The Understory by Elizabeth Leiknes<br />
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins<br />
Days of Awe by Lauren Fox<br />
Those Girls by Chevy Stevens</div>
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Whales on Stilts! by MT Anderson<br />
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia<br />
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi<br />
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl<br />
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead<br />
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson<br />
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg</div>
The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz<div>
Ghoulish Song by Will Alexander</div>
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The Nest by Kenneth Oppel<br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner</div>
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Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le GuinRising Strong by Brene Brown<br />
Yes Please by Amy Poehler<br />
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Sheltered Vol. 1 by Ed Brisson<br />
Sheltered Vol. 2 by Ed Brisson<br />
Sheltered Vol. 3 by Ed Brisson<br />
Runaways Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan<br />
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang</div>
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Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-11138146436291263582015-01-05T19:44:00.000+01:002015-01-05T19:44:00.097+01:00Giveaway: Half Bad by Sally Green<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HALF BAD by Sally Green comes out in paperback on January 13th, just in time to get it read before the sequel, HALF WILD comes out in hardcover on March 24th.<br />
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<br />Brew a winter concoction to settle in and read! Enter the giveaway by filling out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1V07O4MZqw8YN5OZ3MiEszGYiLYc2tJqqBQv8-AXVfkw/viewform?usp=send_form">this form</a> (deadline January 20, 2015).<br /><br />One (1) winner receives:<br /><br />· a branded tumbler and hot chocolate,<br /><br />· plus a copy of Half Bad.<div>
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He has a powerful Gift. It’s how he uses it that will show if he’s good or bad.<br /> <br />In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and sixteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan’s father is the world’s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his seventeenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch—or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust—not even family, not even the girl he loves?</div>
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<br /><br /> <br /><b>About HALF WILD </b><br /><br />In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, seventeen-year-old Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world’s most powerful and violent witch. Nathan is hunted from all sides: nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted. Now, Nathan has come into his own unique magical Gift, and he’s on the run–but the Hunters are close behind, and they will stop at nothing until they have captured Nathan and destroyed his father.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Links!</b><br />Book trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIcpalOypmo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIcpalOypmo</a></div>
<br />Visit the Half Bad <a href="http://www.halfbadworld.com/us/">website</a><br /><br />Find Sally Green on <a href="https://twitter.com/%40Sa11eGreen">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.wattpad.com/user/Sa11eGreen">Wattpad</a></div>
Lenore Appelhanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987167496142681464.post-68533487576977923172014-12-30T21:36:00.000+01:002015-01-01T00:13:09.859+01:002014 in Review: Movies and TV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Even though I don't usually blog about movies or tv, I do like my year end list summaries.<br />
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<b>2014 Movies I saw this year</b> (top 3 marked with an *)<br />
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300: Rise of an Empire (3D Imax)<br />
Divergent<br />
The Lego Movie<br />
*X-Men: Days of Future Past (3D)<br />
Maleficent<br />
The Fault in Our Stars<br />
*Gone Girl<br />
Lucy<br />
*Boyhood<br />
The Maze Runner<br />
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Total of 10 ( 4 less than last year)<br />
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<b>Notable movies I saw in 2014 that were released before 2014 </b><br />
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Nebraska<br />
12 Years a Slave<br />
American Hustle<br />
We're The Millers<br />
About Time<br />
Man of Steel<br />
Thor 2<br />
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<br />
Blue Jasmine<br />
Her<br />
Anna Karenina<br />
Rebecca<br />
The Book Thief<br />
Pillow Talk<br />
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<b>2014 movies I still want to see</b><br />
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Mockingjay Part 1<br />
If I Stay<br />
Birdman<br />
Wild<br />
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<b>TV series I watched in 2014 </b><br />
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Seasons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8<br />
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Top of the Lake<br />
The Bates Motel Season 2<br />
Homeland Season 3<br />
True Detective<br />
Game of Thrones Season 4<br />
Walking Dead Season 5<br />
Orange is the New Black Seasons 1, 2<br />
Orphan Black Season 2<br />
The Mindy Project Season 3 (so far)<br />
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How was your year in movies and TV?</div>
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