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December 2013

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Holiday Book Showcase: The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan

Welcome to another edition of the Holiday Book Showcase! Have you heard of a young adult novel called The Tragedy Paper? It's written by Elizabeth LaBan and was published this year by Knopf Books. The Tragedy Paper has strong winter themes and is a perfect book to showcase during December.Thankfully the lovely author, Elizabeth LaBan was kind enough to guest post today on the role that winter plays in her book. She also sent me a fantastic excerpt to share with you today! Book Blurb: Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the presti[...]

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Holiday Book Showcase: Dillon’s Gift by A.J. Hawthorn

I put out a call on Twitter for some fabulous winter reads. I was looking for anything involving Christmas, snow, or December or anything you could link to it. I got some fabulous responses and I wanted to share them with you. Dillon's Gift, a romance novel was one of the books I heard about... I just peeked at the cover. Excuse me while I fan myself!   Today's Holiday Book Showcase is Dillon's Gift by A.J. Hawthorn.   Book Blurb: Stacy hasn’t celebrated Christmas in years and has no reason to change her ways. Dillon can’t understand why the most givi[...]

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Awesome Gifts for Writers: Postertext 2014 Calender!

If there's one thing I love to receive at Christmas, it's a calendar. I usually get one from my Aunt Kristi every year. Sometimes it's homemade, because she's crafty like that. Last year, it was a Harry Potter calendar. The other day when I was browsing in Barnes and Noble for a few gifts, I found myself wondering  why there weren't more calendars out there for writers. In the ten minutes I spent in the calendar section, there were a ton of different types: men with animals (hubba hubba), vintage soup labels, pin-up girls, horses, lighthouses, etc. But where wer[...]