Blog Entry: Changes (some unexpected, some secret), an auction, and a good book
Ah, how quickly life changes. Last Sunday morning? This was me: OMG! I only got woken twice! I'm in Heaven!
This morning: OMG. I got woken TWICE. I can't believe it. I feel like I'm going to die...
Yup. This is the unexpected side-effect of having a child who's just started sleeping through the night most of the time. (Four out of the last six nights!) Funny how quickly my body adjusts...in completely the wrong direction! I keep trying to remind myself that a couple of weeks ago, being woken only twice a night would have felt like an impossible dream. Oops. ;p
In the meantime, I am bursting with fascinating stuff that can't yet be shared, and it's driving me crazy.
I have seen my British cover! It is awesome! It even shimmers (no, really)!...but I can't show it to you guys yet. :(
I have found out that Kat will have a different series title and a different Book One title in the US, and as of last night, I even know what they will be...but I can't share them yet, either. :(
Aaaahhhh!
Imagine me hopping with impatience. Or maybe not. Like I said, I'm a bit tired today... ;)
However, if anyone wants a signed copy of the UK edition, in particular - or just wants the chance to read the book months before it's published in America! - you can do a good thing for Nashville at the same time by bidding on the signed UK paperback edition here. It's part of the Do the Write Thing for Nashville auction to support flood relief, which is also offering up a ton of other fabulous items from authors, editors and agents.
I'll sign the paperback copy of A Most Improper Magick and send it to the winner as soon as I receive my author copies, which will be at least five months before the US edition comes out, and quite possibly more (since the US edition may not come out until later in the spring - the exact date is still in flux).
And in the meantime, I wanted to recommend one of my new very favorite books, Jaclyn Moriarty's Feeling Sorry for Celia. I first discovered Jaclyn Moriarty as a writer by reading a guest blog she wrote on Justine Larbalestier's blog. That entry was beautiful and made me want to read more, so I went to check out her own blog, which is wonderful, and I got completely addicted. Finally, I decided to try her first book, hoping to enjoy it since I liked her blog writing so much...
...and oh. Oh. I loved it so, so much. Feeling Sorry for Celia is a story about a girl whose best friend (Celia) is out of control, and it's about friendship and family and change. It's told in letters and notes to and from the teenage heroine. Some of them are real (her mum's fabulous notes, left on the fridge, are among my favorite); some of them are imaginary, from groups like The Association of Teenagers (or, Young Detectives), berating the heroine for her inadequacies; they're all equally wonderful. I love the characters, I love the story, and I love that it was one of the funniest books I've read and yet also included some parts that made me want to cry.
It's the first in her Ashbury High series, and now I can't wait to read all the rest. I already know I'll be re-reading Feeling Sorry for Celia many, many times.
What about you guys? What books have you loved recently?