Looking Ahead to the Book Blogger Convention

This is just to say that I am getting very excited about a certain Book Blogger Convention that will be taking place in New York City on May 28th. You won't be surprised to learn that the fine readers/writers behind My Friend Amy, Galleysmith, Maw Books, Linus's Blanket, MotherReader, The Book Lady's Blog, and Hey Lady! Watcha Readin' are masterminding this event, nor that some truly terrific book bloggers, agents, and authors are already registered. I'll be there, too, on a panel now being crafted. I'll be the one who is happiest, above all else, to finally be able to thank some angel-winged people in person.

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A rather exquisite Nothing but Ghosts giveaway

Confession: I neither google my name nor go looking for reviews of my books, and still sometimes I'm following a chain of comments, or dear Anna Lefler will send me a link, or someone will write to me and say, "hey," and I come across some gift that has been strung out there in the blogosphere, and I think, Oh Gosh, I almost did not thank this soul for that.

Today I came across a most exquisite Ghosts giveaway on the very-fine GalleySmith blog. If I said any more about it you might not be tempted to spend time on that site. And so that's it. That's all I'm saying. Visit GalleySmith.

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