January In a Nut Shell

It's February! *throws heart shaped glitter in the air* So a whole month has passed by in the lovely year of 2012. How is everyone? What great books have you read so far? What books do you plan on reading in February? I know I've gotten to read some really good books so far. 

Books Read In January:

1. Rock On by Denise Vega
2. If I Tell by Janet Gurtler
3. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
4. Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt
5. A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont 
6. Fracture by Megan Miranda
7. Where it Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
8. Forbidden Mind by Kimberly Kinrade
9. Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler 
10. The Girls of No Return by Erin Saldin
11. Welcome, Caller, This is Chloe by Shelley Coriell

Reviews Posted In January:

• The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight- CCC, Standalone
• Ditched by Robin Mellom- CCC, Standalone
• Willow by Julia Hoban-  CCC, Standalone
• Fracture by Megan Miranda- Standalone

Author Posts In January:

• Victoria Foyt

just sayin,

Kare

Pure by Julianna Baggott Interview and Giveaway

Description: Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet, she thinks about what is lost--how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies.


The publisher has graciously agreed to send a copy of Pure by Julianna Baggott to one of you! Before that though enjoy this quick interview with Julianna Baggott the author of Pure. 

A quote you live by: "I wish someone had told me, not that my life would be hard, but that it would be phenomenally rich. I wish someone had told me that through my own self-inquiry and my own unique experience, my empathy would deepen, my compassion would expand, my gratitude for being alive would be huge." I live by this quote because one of my four children is different in a very specific way -- one that will demand bravery. (Well, doesn't the world demand bravery from all of us?) And this quote is one that reminds me not only how to parent, but also how to live. Each of us has to embrace who we are and go forth.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be? I suppose as I head into PURE's publication, I'd like to be bulletproof, in terms of criticism. It's a catch-22 with a lot of authors -- me included -- in that writing is something that sensitive types are often drawn to. We should lay it bare -- be emotionally honest and open -- and then be tough at the same time. I could cut myself off from reading all reviews, but writing is already so solitary that I don't think I could bear it. And so, yes, to be amid the gunfire and yet steeled in Kevlar. That.

Do you have any projects in the works? If so can you tell us about any of them? Fuse is Book II in the Pure Trilogy. It's staring at me at this very moment -- a dark ominous glare. I'm deep into edits and a little terrified.