{"id":962,"date":"2012-06-17T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:35:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:35:48","slug":"wrapping-up-sbbt-and-catching-up-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping Up the SBBT and Catching Up on Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>If you’re on the West Coast today, you’re probably propped up in front of the fan, marveling that a day which had a reported high of 95\u00b0F has become 103\u00b0F in your neck of the woods! It’s a perfect time to catch up on your blog blast tour reading<\/a> – get something icy and wet into you and read away.<\/p>\n

I was out and about on Friday and missed checking in with the fabulous goings-on during the Summer Blog Blast Tour this past Friday – but I am happy to report today the introduction to yet another author I hadn’t “met” – Benjamin Alire Saenz<\/a>, who spoke about his fab sounding book, ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE<\/i>, and other writerly details about his style and his view of the world. I also was pleased to read about blog-buddy and returning European traveler Ashley Hope P\u00e9rez<\/a> at Edi’s Crazy Quilt blog, where Ashley talks about her latest book THE KNIFE AND THE BUTTERFLY<\/i> as well as Liam-ese, her son’s Spanish-English-French language; the glamorous Paris life;; writing rules, and the Academic Ashley. Go – read!<\/p>\n

Our stats tell us that we had a jump in visitors this week, as usual – many people come by the blog during blog blast weeks, because we interview such fabulous people – another big shout-out of thanks to Rosemary Clement-Moore and Robin LaFevers for being our guests this week! We look forward to our next blog blast tour, and are already busily thinking of authors to chat with… <\/p>\n

Once you’re caught up on your Blog Blast reading, don’t miss this piece from Patrick Ness @ the Guardian – he’s he’s sick of hearing crap about teens<\/a>, and rightly so. Also at the Squeetus Blog, there’s talk of a book club<\/a>. If you read The Princess Academy, it’ll be awesome to have a re-read before Palace of Stone comes out – and don’t miss the unpubbed prologue from the sequel<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Hope you’re enjoying this sizzling summer day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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