Spanish Stepsister Giveaway!

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Uncategorized

How awesome is this cover for Hermanastra, the Spanish edition of Stepsister? I recently received a few copies of Hermanastra from RBA Molino, the publisher, and I’m giving one away next ... Read more

Czech Stepsister Giveaway!

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Uncategorized

I LOVE the title of the Czech translation of Stepsister: Nevlastní Sestra!! I don’t speak a word of Czech, but reading it gives me chills (I’d love to hear a ... Read more

Q&A: Where Did Love and Death Come From in Lost In A Book?

February 2, 2019March 1, 2019 Essays, News

I do a regular Q&A over on my Goodreads page, and I just answered a great question there from a reader named Jodi about Beauty and the Beast: Lost in ... Read more

My Bookshelf: SCRIBE by Alyson Hagy

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Essays, News

I loved this hard, dark blood-jewel of a book. Beguiling, unsettling, and beautifully written, SCRIBE is a story of long-buried secrets, of wrongs done, and of the power of words ... Read more

Why I Vote

November 5, 2018June 17, 2019 Essays, News

“Remember the ladies…” Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John on March 31, 1776, urging him and his fellow members of the Continental Congress to give women representation in the laws ... Read more

Wolf-Alice Comes Alive

April 9, 2018June 17, 2019 Essays, News

OK, forgive me a little fangirling here. It has been (many) years since I have stood in a sweaty, crowded club to see a band. But that’s exactly what I ... Read more

Why You Should Read Wuthering Heights

June 20, 2017June 17, 2019 Essays

I was an American sixteen-year-old the first time I read Wuthering Heights. Miss Warren, my English teacher during my junior year, assigned the book. I remember sitting at my desk ... Read more

Never Close Your Eyes

July 1, 2016June 17, 2019 Essays

A few years ago, I was asked by Penguin UK to write a foreword to a volume of Washington Irving’s work. Insanely honored by the request, I immediately said yes ... Read more

The Raven King

January 10, 2016June 17, 2019 Essays

I was fifteen when I saw David Bowie perform on Saturday Night Live and what I saw that night changed my life. In one song, he was a pale, unsmiling ... Read more

How I Got My First Sale

November 19, 2011June 12, 2019 Essays

If there’s one question I get asked more than any other, it’s “how do I get published?” A few years ago, I wrote a piece about how it happened for ... Read more