tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39091319369026504912024-03-18T22:52:49.302-04:00Written In LipstickA glimpse into the musings of a debut young adult author...Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-52424729329777914432012-05-17T21:39:00.000-04:002012-05-17T21:39:47.403-04:00Rochester Teen Book Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will be at the Rochester Teen Book Festival on May 19. It will be a fun day of author interviews, panels, games & signings. Come join me and the other authors if you're in the area!<br><br>
Where?<br>
Nazareth College
Main entrance at Shults Center
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618<br><br>
When?<br>
Saturday, May 19, 2012
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The authors will arrive around
8:45 a.m. Come cheer for them and watch the parade!<br><br>
Why?<br>
Meet 31 authors!! The Seventh Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival is FREE (thanks to our generous partners!) and open to everyone, but seating preference will be given to teen readers at all sessions! No registration is needed...just come and enjoy the day!<br><br>
For more details, check out the TBF website <a href="http://www.teenbookfestival.org/">HERE</a><br><br>
Hope to see you there!<br>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG403AKCyEUfQHExnum9yNL-mRM1MhhbWTK3MnSsKDIljoAOkKPvAJT1S4FUeufjSKuHXx2ptV550Y4EHNeg2EqWWudI2EAyXUTZ7sXCzJuVlUNAZK7y5I_o-iFxL3VXhWXiiq5h4Jz8/s1600/jptbfdisplay%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="241" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG403AKCyEUfQHExnum9yNL-mRM1MhhbWTK3MnSsKDIljoAOkKPvAJT1S4FUeufjSKuHXx2ptV550Y4EHNeg2EqWWudI2EAyXUTZ7sXCzJuVlUNAZK7y5I_o-iFxL3VXhWXiiq5h4Jz8/s320/jptbfdisplay%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-42185370936329574002012-02-14T17:33:00.004-05:002012-02-14T17:38:06.484-05:00Heart DayHappy Love Day! I've been masterminding a bit of a blog revamp, but in the meantime, I thought I'd repost one of my past valentine's day confessions:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_ZxOc8iqnRgVRVs54uy6trPEeWpg5rLfz8SfBaafNce5jmpsF7Qam6yDZ0ErVNBlRlObOWw-3ZVV8NJcImR_GFRIdxomSa0OO6fBGehyphenhyphenV1-ui5wwRGwwB-GxrbU_8UnENXGVAy2jWB8/s1600-h/01%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_ZxOc8iqnRgVRVs54uy6trPEeWpg5rLfz8SfBaafNce5jmpsF7Qam6yDZ0ErVNBlRlObOWw-3ZVV8NJcImR_GFRIdxomSa0OO6fBGehyphenhyphenV1-ui5wwRGwwB-GxrbU_8UnENXGVAy2jWB8/s400/01%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435409251028076866" /></a><br />In light of Valentine's Day, I feel it's time to come clean. I can no longer deny that I have a serious problem with monogamy. Yes, I admit, I am a book cheater... <br /><br />It all started when I'd shift between the pages of Dr. Seuss and P.D. Eastman books carelessly... all the while, neither book knew about the other. Call me naive, but I didn't know two-timing was wrong back then. Soon enough two books weren't enough to satisfy my book cheating urges... I'd move on to three, four, or five at a time. Board books, picture books, coloring books - it didn't matter how I satisfied my compulsion - I wasn't picky. <br /><br />Things progressed grimly during my elementary years when the Scholastic Book Club reinforced my book cheating addiction even more. I'd purchase piles of books at a time despite the incredulous stares and whispers of my fellow classmates. <br /> <br />But I confess, I didn't just book cheat in school... I would have late night trysts with the pages of Roald Dahl books... and move on seamlessly to Katherine Paterson, Madeleine L'Engle, Shel Silverstein, and Beverly Cleary... <br /><br />Fortunately, my early years weren't completely devoid of book monogamy. My Judy Blume phase was a time I'm proud to say I went steady with a book. It was good while it lasted... But then Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine dragged me into the depths of cheating again by their wicked plots and twisted writing. After that, I was right back to my dirty old book cheating habits. <br /><br />As I matured into young adulthood, my book cheating grew worse. Once in college, I began cheating on fiction with non-fiction... and I cheated on non-fiction pleasure reading with academic reading... and then academic reading with TABLOID MAGAZINES! Good grief, it's disgraceful to own up to!<br /><br />However, I can't take all the blame for my tainted book moral compass. There are book pushers who drive me to cheat with their "books for purchase" ploys. Yes, I'm referring to bookstores. <br /><br />But with the warped help of Amazon, I no longer worry about the awkward glances from book pushing clerks while I peruse the shelves of Borders and Barnes and Noble adorned with a fake mustache disguise. Amazon has been a book cheating middle-man, making it all the more easy to find books willing to help me cheat on my other books in the privacy of my own home.<br /><br />And Amazon's enabling ways don't stop there... Most recently I've gone down a new technologically sick book cheating path by cheating on my real books with my Amazon Kindle books. Does the shame ever end?! For the love of books, I need HELP people!<br /><br />So tell me, my friends of the blog world (if you're still actually reading this...), am I the only one suffering in the depths of book cheating torment? I beg you to come forward so we can work together toward book monogamy... or, on second thought, we could trade books and begin a polygamous book cult. <br /><br />Happy heart day to all and to all a good night!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-14780912730195164792011-11-15T14:10:00.005-05:002011-11-15T14:18:07.533-05:00Gift Card GiveawayCheck out this fun giveaway on Natalie Zaman's blog: <a href="http://nataliezaman.blogspot.com/2011/11/giveaway-tuesday-whose-shoes-are-whose.html">Whose Shoes Are Whose?</a> I was with Natalie this past Saturday for YA-Palooza in Clinton, NJ... and my shoes make an appearance in her giveaway contest. I would post pictures from the event, but will have to wait until Natalie's giveaway is over (11/25/11) so that the answers aren't given away. Natalie is giving away a $100 gift card to Clinton Bookshop in Clinton, NJ. What a fab prize!!! Click the link above & enter! Good luck!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-42050511470637398182011-11-11T21:20:00.018-05:002011-11-11T22:00:22.113-05:00YA-Palooza!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u9vEBzr9vhjFgrojejOf_zGKZXUYQKAeSfcc5vgObKoYCeDQOpSFW0xooUFPm0jTyk2c1LDVt4ud_Zo55yzQsrknq8YAaxDWO5e66nLZ3N0GIPB_mJBrEI6szrP_6m7IwaOYWL7z1Tc/s1600/381454_10150362417126482_680651481_8447522_2073159683_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4u9vEBzr9vhjFgrojejOf_zGKZXUYQKAeSfcc5vgObKoYCeDQOpSFW0xooUFPm0jTyk2c1LDVt4ud_Zo55yzQsrknq8YAaxDWO5e66nLZ3N0GIPB_mJBrEI6szrP_6m7IwaOYWL7z1Tc/s400/381454_10150362417126482_680651481_8447522_2073159683_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673928494182819202" /></a><br /><br />Come see me, <a href="http://alissagrosso.com/">Alissa Grosso</a>, <a href="http://thesirenz.com/authors/">Charlotte Bennardo, Natalie Zaman</a>, <a href="http://kathymcculloughbooks.weebly.com/">Kathy McCullough</a> and <a href="http://kristi-cook.com/">Kristi Cook </a>tomorrow (11/12/11) from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Clinton Bookshop in Clinton, NJ (12 East Main St, Clinton, New Jersey 08809-1410 - 908-735-8811). There will be pizza, sweets, giveaways, prizes, book signings, reading... and lots of FUN! See all of the event details <a href="http://www.clintonbookshop.com/event/ya-lapolozza">HERE</a>.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-12279675761228480962011-10-24T21:47:00.022-04:002011-10-24T21:59:06.324-04:00Neshaminy Event PicturesI participated in another group author signing this past Saturday (10/22) at the Neshaminy Mall Barnes & Noble in Bensalem, PA with the <a href="http://www.kidlitauthorsclub.com/">KidLit Authors Club</a>. Here are some pictures from the event:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PXLa5QaXklg6Deh7B_kO7OdwS2-f0VbRbMT0U5kQ30qNDr8FE1RnbWPJT7XzZjXaPoqV0e91a33oxEwCPcZ5TZAzR09vqwrJVKHgmAbVtSJS8SvhZPWDW8J_-Xc4VDavQ7XbuNMp4p0/s1600/294124_2095496427465_1246966686_31859199_1619020824_n%255B2%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PXLa5QaXklg6Deh7B_kO7OdwS2-f0VbRbMT0U5kQ30qNDr8FE1RnbWPJT7XzZjXaPoqV0e91a33oxEwCPcZ5TZAzR09vqwrJVKHgmAbVtSJS8SvhZPWDW8J_-Xc4VDavQ7XbuNMp4p0/s320/294124_2095496427465_1246966686_31859199_1619020824_n%255B2%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667240946404061682" /></a><br /><center>Front Row L to R: Alissa Grosso, Amy Holder, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Keri Mikulski<br />Back Row L to R: Cyn Balog, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Cynthia Chapman Willis</center> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTxkad-cGC24G49HP7VC-PZM2QfdKfzBsfuwb06pTf14zxqD0cOdHHU_8r8EKBLHimcWr2ToJfUBKPG654FrnUesIrjXr9H1Nc7CCpaf4C2wEU2Y0ZFb3ma1wTf894KPb630y27oAobc/s1600/294124_2095496547468_1246966686_31859200_1493421023_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTxkad-cGC24G49HP7VC-PZM2QfdKfzBsfuwb06pTf14zxqD0cOdHHU_8r8EKBLHimcWr2ToJfUBKPG654FrnUesIrjXr9H1Nc7CCpaf4C2wEU2Y0ZFb3ma1wTf894KPb630y27oAobc/s320/294124_2095496547468_1246966686_31859200_1493421023_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667241038572553970" /></a><br /><center>Authors Nancy Viau & Alison Ashley Formento</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSik8BgKYrxRjUUat30cTtyxcoZ-lClOLlwfKUq8bBA0n-uRM-suIC7ABwIT-aQVan2HJOlm9gcKtpfS8LRAo7pCLrjidV6f-5a5HmOJjRzjz1vlvefiFEhm8ytZ6DJbQeXjUC6EOI_eg/s1600/294124_2095496587469_1246966686_31859201_2039975226_n%255B2%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSik8BgKYrxRjUUat30cTtyxcoZ-lClOLlwfKUq8bBA0n-uRM-suIC7ABwIT-aQVan2HJOlm9gcKtpfS8LRAo7pCLrjidV6f-5a5HmOJjRzjz1vlvefiFEhm8ytZ6DJbQeXjUC6EOI_eg/s320/294124_2095496587469_1246966686_31859201_2039975226_n%255B2%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667241125295410306" /></a><br /><center>Keri Mikulski and Amy Holder (me!)</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQHnhkD5ySotHJ9MoDKiclH_3WOcqPTK-u9WKMcCahDW5zFn5qBJrxJG1JG-Y_kJhiHaiV01FLDRN4YPvEhsoF7mz0PYQC3yyvmxR8Wq4rIKMBlc7QJhqfPt6WB1F7VyAoHVbdONq4zI/s1600/294124_2095496667471_1246966686_31859202_1037992196_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQHnhkD5ySotHJ9MoDKiclH_3WOcqPTK-u9WKMcCahDW5zFn5qBJrxJG1JG-Y_kJhiHaiV01FLDRN4YPvEhsoF7mz0PYQC3yyvmxR8Wq4rIKMBlc7QJhqfPt6WB1F7VyAoHVbdONq4zI/s320/294124_2095496667471_1246966686_31859202_1037992196_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667241203333119986" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Amy Holder, Jennifer R Hubbard, Nancy Viau, Alison Ashley Formento, Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Ellen Jensen Abbott</center>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-9119229411877076422011-10-21T13:27:00.009-04:002011-10-21T13:39:53.356-04:00Neshaminy Mall EventDo you live near Bensalem, PA? If so, the Barnes & Noble at the Neshaminy Mall will be hosting me and eight other <a href="http://www.kidlitauthorsclub.com/">KidLit Authors</a> tomorrow (<strong>October 22nd from 1 to 4 pm</strong>) for a big signing event. We would love to meet you!! <br /><br /><center>Participating Authors:<br />Ellen Jensen Abbott<br />Cyn Balog<br />Alison Ashley Formento<br />Alissa Grosso<br />Amy Holder (me!)<br />Jennifer R. Hubbard<br />Keri Mikulski<br />Nancy Viau<br />Cynthia Chapman Willis<br /><br />Store events page details <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3120958">HERE</a><br /><br /><strong>Store address & phone: 300 Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA 19020, 215-364-4235</strong></center>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-67708759017083105642011-10-09T09:35:00.059-04:002011-10-09T09:35:00.630-04:00More Event Pictures...I've been keeping busy so far this fall with many fun signing and book festival events. I'm sharing some pictures from the last two that I participated in below:<br /><br /><center><strong>Collingswood Book Festival - 10/1/2011</strong></center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AtpYzglO5tETNlKJM9TOVJ3tSZBcUBL_z3SN6RiS96IzuTAWylqsITj0ZoKvw2ZqZ82i6HzfO0yfk0QofBbqZm3iD_cRXJoZntATbkwYLOhH5WOtYoVCNUSpD4SEjQH7MDfJGyT36FE/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AtpYzglO5tETNlKJM9TOVJ3tSZBcUBL_z3SN6RiS96IzuTAWylqsITj0ZoKvw2ZqZ82i6HzfO0yfk0QofBbqZm3iD_cRXJoZntATbkwYLOhH5WOtYoVCNUSpD4SEjQH7MDfJGyT36FE/s320/8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661377633171800546" /></a><br /><center>KidLit Authors Club YA Tent</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBL5-moESPUGvYDqurbVdMQU3GkGQw-mxMfRjSIN5__H28qijnCbHya_fYF4AjnvSypb_mhr8HzfPkkjLigDzk0i-l4_CdLzJxIHqfbug4avmxNFhdjPbOMtqvgLdcnvU6VEhIgOOcbc/s1600/298252_10150303729415740_315793720739_8675108_879425806_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBL5-moESPUGvYDqurbVdMQU3GkGQw-mxMfRjSIN5__H28qijnCbHya_fYF4AjnvSypb_mhr8HzfPkkjLigDzk0i-l4_CdLzJxIHqfbug4avmxNFhdjPbOMtqvgLdcnvU6VEhIgOOcbc/s320/298252_10150303729415740_315793720739_8675108_879425806_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661332570568848274" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Alissa Grosso, Keri Mikulski, Amy Holder (me!), Ellen Jensen Abbott, Cyn Balog</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33jsMTzNgQ6pwMRTQXlv7dHAZxeKkh3zDEWsdLqx86XbcTESc5FVhuyflNTeFPkPRF2HRwLKTTbCqa4ZttSWXjLZYxhyphenhyphenZgsqmqhSqBeRM6eInWF9qmXxZRsnp5TkvTgKbcq0C9UgzyRE/s1600/298252_10150303729420740_315793720739_8675109_1545661247_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33jsMTzNgQ6pwMRTQXlv7dHAZxeKkh3zDEWsdLqx86XbcTESc5FVhuyflNTeFPkPRF2HRwLKTTbCqa4ZttSWXjLZYxhyphenhyphenZgsqmqhSqBeRM6eInWF9qmXxZRsnp5TkvTgKbcq0C9UgzyRE/s320/298252_10150303729420740_315793720739_8675109_1545661247_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661332672523269010" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Ann Malaspina, Toni De Palma, Cynthia Chapman Willis, Irene Breznak, Alison Ashley Formento, Timothy Young</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnf_KRkz58A1ETqKvFol7LuYpz203FqO4k7zxnNF44CubVlu3B7lJ8HUXDrgTqwq3CfBIs-YQ5ss2npU3LXa8bxxYfVnTOMFe1FCtJHoRY191x8FXNEwVlOSyW9HQntxgoItVs-z2atA/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnf_KRkz58A1ETqKvFol7LuYpz203FqO4k7zxnNF44CubVlu3B7lJ8HUXDrgTqwq3CfBIs-YQ5ss2npU3LXa8bxxYfVnTOMFe1FCtJHoRY191x8FXNEwVlOSyW9HQntxgoItVs-z2atA/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661375984290523266" /></a><br /><center>Authors Alissa Grosso & Keri Mikulski</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPbhFnwB9zT3eKHlQYCPAp0xOwqlLmf5uFtgAgiKz5pabvm6sSN7cVgJxZGQIyg_kOSQn2RmRX_Em1eN-rySNZ7S9fhQTDxS7Zw3Zi5ITAXET_msnwQlhRhAsfYC-n21pibdyMclGI7Q/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPbhFnwB9zT3eKHlQYCPAp0xOwqlLmf5uFtgAgiKz5pabvm6sSN7cVgJxZGQIyg_kOSQn2RmRX_Em1eN-rySNZ7S9fhQTDxS7Zw3Zi5ITAXET_msnwQlhRhAsfYC-n21pibdyMclGI7Q/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661376234798948290" /></a><br /><center>Authors Ellen Jensen Abbott & Cyn Balog</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ToncwEXpgmKuIBjqo9U7_D5EqQRh2JRRy8qIeOTBfCaZMWO_SRjuDLjtsqNb7E9SeIF3UWba71-EauDc3ne-xypWTxwXo_xsiMC1WM1t3aS0_kvAb8_Gd2M756Gn9fr3K_SVjko14F4/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ToncwEXpgmKuIBjqo9U7_D5EqQRh2JRRy8qIeOTBfCaZMWO_SRjuDLjtsqNb7E9SeIF3UWba71-EauDc3ne-xypWTxwXo_xsiMC1WM1t3aS0_kvAb8_Gd2M756Gn9fr3K_SVjko14F4/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661376489745026626" /></a><br /><center>Authors Margie Gelbwasser & Jennifer R. Hubbard</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE16O6OKCi0nupm8pM7ehFFM8WJnHJsKz3jblWPQJuRC3iUJU5TNsPrBtdsUhuzcgHauQ69vICvaU0EVre3IMvrswwlzK56pIftApbBdXBRiGDpe83ByvLKSlf2GkRzE-z5Sd6O3a_3U/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE16O6OKCi0nupm8pM7ehFFM8WJnHJsKz3jblWPQJuRC3iUJU5TNsPrBtdsUhuzcgHauQ69vICvaU0EVre3IMvrswwlzK56pIftApbBdXBRiGDpe83ByvLKSlf2GkRzE-z5Sd6O3a_3U/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661376727396270290" /></a><br /><center>Authors Irene Breznak & Alison Ashley Formento</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdTM4WN89rW0vrrw7D8R57JMdb1t5yD8Dng48fP5G4fd8xOEkPx4MO9PiDLBJuCuS6Sy01IhexBZ88rhWC2a9DDVmue6Tt8UJXWhakPruklNpPga1MXOgcanT6MIuFcMpLIcoDCm07TI/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdTM4WN89rW0vrrw7D8R57JMdb1t5yD8Dng48fP5G4fd8xOEkPx4MO9PiDLBJuCuS6Sy01IhexBZ88rhWC2a9DDVmue6Tt8UJXWhakPruklNpPga1MXOgcanT6MIuFcMpLIcoDCm07TI/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661376947340209538" /></a><br /><center>Author & Illustrator Timothy Young</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLCHwOTE92B4EfT9eONDVXPdABMP9Po9H_Yn2XjNA5FNywoeEYz2JZm4Axy5NzFvWPPjHCEg0dZBYTBzhLiezAtQ0k16NMLd8bBwB65MvA-CpJtak0L_J6ZKoBebR7lwzjzYmFp2CuYc/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLCHwOTE92B4EfT9eONDVXPdABMP9Po9H_Yn2XjNA5FNywoeEYz2JZm4Axy5NzFvWPPjHCEg0dZBYTBzhLiezAtQ0k16NMLd8bBwB65MvA-CpJtak0L_J6ZKoBebR7lwzjzYmFp2CuYc/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661377176623040642" /></a><br /><center>Author Nancy Viau talking with young readers</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFXVm0TgOKcbXQB6CrKECGy6fazpIc4kGIb4oaRvgQHtWt1sgsSVmLWd2pO8tXhTX8cOEs31nJ0OBg7cTZ0XbnG5Fu8UlRigNsV-LBDN8eQBrNG3JJRSQAR_4JAHeHErVNtDSkLmTb9k/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFXVm0TgOKcbXQB6CrKECGy6fazpIc4kGIb4oaRvgQHtWt1sgsSVmLWd2pO8tXhTX8cOEs31nJ0OBg7cTZ0XbnG5Fu8UlRigNsV-LBDN8eQBrNG3JJRSQAR_4JAHeHErVNtDSkLmTb9k/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661377422501392642" /></a><br /><center>KidLit Tent</center><br /><br /><center><strong>Doylestown Bookshop Event - 9/23/2011</strong></center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKBnXPTtaCIXJnO69Iq5FCJnZwmVXXkHKC5_m0hRFtDxiPTuHlzQgO8Y6jKELKRwiaojPGjSAdSM5PtiqKKs_wD0q1hwtxN6IjyAlNvNp9TdZq8K6PS5OHbucKhbklJ4G10gnMeiIV4k/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKBnXPTtaCIXJnO69Iq5FCJnZwmVXXkHKC5_m0hRFtDxiPTuHlzQgO8Y6jKELKRwiaojPGjSAdSM5PtiqKKs_wD0q1hwtxN6IjyAlNvNp9TdZq8K6PS5OHbucKhbklJ4G10gnMeiIV4k/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661378113767177026" /></a><br /><center>Doylestown Event Announcement</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz4J5hcuGO-FmuojW5VjhWJbUPqLPpnCOsJ4T4RLCTv8qhEOeYH3npVsRc8xnFuQjt_Z10aF3S-v1XieoTFe8za3Ak6RxGDzopLCjxhu0o3SyjPV-4xpwiOCPx9YUTlGUyR5YwEi_ImM/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz4J5hcuGO-FmuojW5VjhWJbUPqLPpnCOsJ4T4RLCTv8qhEOeYH3npVsRc8xnFuQjt_Z10aF3S-v1XieoTFe8za3Ak6RxGDzopLCjxhu0o3SyjPV-4xpwiOCPx9YUTlGUyR5YwEi_ImM/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661378390801895106" /></a><br /><center>Doylestown Bookshop Shelf Display</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0klCzjMeu0PRqZZZ-niuFthhgSy0soHnTlOg8VS3rCjdnbYewPEHtGSQ-kJOm5r9w-6OHpMS-mHoYl3KaxYGlrgnQ-eDXr0VXpZ4K41yt89adCMUIj7tCzNbV3CERI_tYjJ4VjImL0M/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0klCzjMeu0PRqZZZ-niuFthhgSy0soHnTlOg8VS3rCjdnbYewPEHtGSQ-kJOm5r9w-6OHpMS-mHoYl3KaxYGlrgnQ-eDXr0VXpZ4K41yt89adCMUIj7tCzNbV3CERI_tYjJ4VjImL0M/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661378603978961202" /></a><br /><center>Doylestown Bookshop Shelf Display #2</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjhTHO3TEcaOp2EXn6D32DPFhoYMVbKXQ87aD6IY96QSJwCddXTRv8CBN41O6cHipg4MccUjIF_4L2rey4b1SptwtZGdBJe_bFxJgndsTgyYvV8WvWcq9YJ2ipFvmtZOJN4WTx4EKk6Y/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjhTHO3TEcaOp2EXn6D32DPFhoYMVbKXQ87aD6IY96QSJwCddXTRv8CBN41O6cHipg4MccUjIF_4L2rey4b1SptwtZGdBJe_bFxJgndsTgyYvV8WvWcq9YJ2ipFvmtZOJN4WTx4EKk6Y/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661379018123974162" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Amy Holder (me!)</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw03NrKP5NaBkqbEb6sSfCehKu6ddLjRIS9LyTRaksuvb5qdwjwvVP9HAVCij8sFnb69SB3yK5jHDVbVpqe11wU73wdAZ-_6_ry92hTL40jkGOsYto4uodWVZgcT2KmWsQuspiewykKo/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw03NrKP5NaBkqbEb6sSfCehKu6ddLjRIS9LyTRaksuvb5qdwjwvVP9HAVCij8sFnb69SB3yK5jHDVbVpqe11wU73wdAZ-_6_ry92hTL40jkGOsYto4uodWVZgcT2KmWsQuspiewykKo/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661379427603690578" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Amy Holder (me!), Alissa Grosso, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Cyn Balog</center><br /><br />That's it for now... Please check my <a href="http://amyholdernews.blogspot.com/">News & Reviews</a> page for more upcoming events. I'd love to meet you! :)Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-2367186337410444262011-09-27T19:01:00.043-04:002011-09-28T17:00:23.304-04:00Book Birthdays Galore!Some big Happy Book Birthday wishes are in order! Yay! Today is the release day of three very special <a href="http://www.classof2k11.com/">Class of 2k11</a> books: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EJ88eu4PZKdD_fDDTyc_zsAciMPVIGUwJpExJdqDM7jpoJPHNII5L2Lacf5VswmfHmN-BDAZHJtyJig3JjK7hgglAey5doo1mgiEKOi4ZIFo4hwpiu4HwSQYx7bwSftZG44h9fLi3_g/s1600/Faerie-Ring-Cover-Final%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EJ88eu4PZKdD_fDDTyc_zsAciMPVIGUwJpExJdqDM7jpoJPHNII5L2Lacf5VswmfHmN-BDAZHJtyJig3JjK7hgglAey5doo1mgiEKOi4ZIFo4hwpiu4HwSQYx7bwSftZG44h9fLi3_g/s320/Faerie-Ring-Cover-Final%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657178973593231506" /></a><br /><center><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Faerie-Ring-Kiki-Hamilton/dp/0765327228/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317164796&sr=1-1">THE FAERIE RING</a> by <a href="http://www.kikihamilton.com/">Kiki Hamilton</a></strong></center><br /><center>The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.<br /><br />Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist. <br /><br />Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…</center><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvpjy0H1Y5ATTOwdq1kxp9WqQm1Pi870PxXiGzEgRiGaipvmO7VfJl6JBrwThYmFA2k6ZnDuWcQQ01_n3d1rkgEPVjPTOchSeZMTGyKuBq7uR9ml11GglQLPEqmJFaar-7oI5Ky7hisM/s1600/The-Mephisto-Covenant-Not-High-Res2%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvpjy0H1Y5ATTOwdq1kxp9WqQm1Pi870PxXiGzEgRiGaipvmO7VfJl6JBrwThYmFA2k6ZnDuWcQQ01_n3d1rkgEPVjPTOchSeZMTGyKuBq7uR9ml11GglQLPEqmJFaar-7oI5Ky7hisM/s320/The-Mephisto-Covenant-Not-High-Res2%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657179229757310194" /></a><br /><center><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mephisto-Covenant-Redemption-Ajax/dp/160684170X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317165039&sr=1-1">THE MEPHISTO CEVENANT: THE REDEMPTION OF AJAX</a> by <a href="http://www.trinityfaegen.com/">Trinity Faegen</a></strong></center><br /><center>Sasha is desperate to find out who murdered her father. When getting the answer means pledging her soul to Eryx, she unlocks a secret that puts her in grave danger—she is an Anabo, a daughter of Eve, and Eryx’s biggest threat.<br /><br />A son of Hell, immortal, and bound to Earth forever, Jax looks for redemption in the Mephisto Covenant—God’s promise he will find peace in the love of an Anabo. After a thousand years, he’s finally found the girl he’s been searching for: Sasha.<br /><br />With the threat of Eryx always looming, Jax knows he has to keep Sasha safe and win her over. But can he? Will Sasha love him and give up her mortal life?</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioml5MECfmY3HBCoobmhdEHn53bka5IhzCUvfsy9R0Ok9QhyMVKnwwkRypDTAnfWOvmpVYZL1eauvfaB1lcSl4jt2bUbyRpVuqVcaPIuxy2R5fllTE-b3-x9N8WWoDbUp5McicGRs6iwE/s1600/LOVE-cover-Copy1%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioml5MECfmY3HBCoobmhdEHn53bka5IhzCUvfsy9R0Ok9QhyMVKnwwkRypDTAnfWOvmpVYZL1eauvfaB1lcSl4jt2bUbyRpVuqVcaPIuxy2R5fllTE-b3-x9N8WWoDbUp5McicGRs6iwE/s320/LOVE-cover-Copy1%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657178771221937442" /></a><br /><center><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Name-like-Love-Tess-Hilmo/dp/0374384657/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317165088&sr=1-1">WITH A NAME LIKE LOVE </a>by <a href="http://tesshilmo.blogspot.com/">Tess Hilmo</a></strong></center><br /><center>When Ollie’s daddy, the Reverend Everlasting Love, pulls their travel trailer into Binder to lead a three-day revival, Ollie knows that this town will be like all the others they visit— it is exactly the kind of nothing Ollie has come to expect. But on their first day in town, Ollie meets Jimmy Koppel, whose mother is in jail for murdering his father. Jimmy insists that his mother is innocent, and Ollie believes him. Still, even if Ollie convinces her daddy to stay in town, how can two kids free a grown woman who has signed a confession? Ollie’s longing for a friend and her daddy’s penchant for searching out lost souls prove to be a formidable force in this tiny town where everyone seems bent on judging and jailing without a trial.</center>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-19144325545952369332011-09-26T22:17:00.055-04:002011-09-26T22:42:01.009-04:00Find a Home for Padfoot!If you follow my blog or have checked out my author site, you most likely know that I'm a huge animal lover. I came across an article about a very special dog who's up for adoption that I couldn't help but mention on my blog. Berry, the dog that played Padfoot (Sirius Black's animagus) in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is up for adoption in Britain. Here's a picture of the adorable guy below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikTU0_IpL-s5uFSou9fnwXGINyaTKXErLnmpqUJ8dU4HIHVwmFnFZ3W1NgW39sinAwX5HtHjPmhT53u34FopLrFcAfCo59sMYaURVjDD40rK5ScyLwAGxKeq9-qNAWexD1k2Tbfks99M/s1600/PADFOOT%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikTU0_IpL-s5uFSou9fnwXGINyaTKXErLnmpqUJ8dU4HIHVwmFnFZ3W1NgW39sinAwX5HtHjPmhT53u34FopLrFcAfCo59sMYaURVjDD40rK5ScyLwAGxKeq9-qNAWexD1k2Tbfks99M/s320/PADFOOT%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656860227797945922" /></a><br /><center>Let's all let out a collective "awwwww!" for this cutie...</center><br /> <br />If interested, please read the full story <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/26/harry-potter-dog-berry-padfoot-adoption_n_981596.html">HERE</a>. <br /><br />I'm pretty confident that this movie star will probably be adopted rather quickly (thankfully), but I just wanted to take a moment to give a shout-out to all the amazing animals who are up for adoption and in need of homes at your local shelters. I myself have two dogs that I adopted five and six years ago. They are my buddies and I couldn't picture life without them. If you're thinking of getting a pet, please consider saving a life by adopting one. You won't be sorry, and your new furry friend will be forever grateful. <br /><br />Now, let's send some magical thoughts Berry/Padfoot's way to help him find the perfect furever family!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-63228531813518688702011-09-23T12:40:00.009-04:002011-09-23T12:52:35.492-04:00Teen Night at the Doylestown Bookshop!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoDpbcjvDl-8obTH462NkpZ_s4uNISKR48uD7hW88AT7_h1-nFmdQCtQv5BfzjlRkS2SKclUwQksNUowBvHcZFAGkawz9ujQLzBJV_EL971ARBzceRiKHXrJL0hZKux2Q41Zwr-o-rLo/s1600/LOGO227a%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoDpbcjvDl-8obTH462NkpZ_s4uNISKR48uD7hW88AT7_h1-nFmdQCtQv5BfzjlRkS2SKclUwQksNUowBvHcZFAGkawz9ujQLzBJV_EL971ARBzceRiKHXrJL0hZKux2Q41Zwr-o-rLo/s400/LOGO227a%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655597421671101714" /></a><br />Come see me and YA authors <a href="http://cynbalog.com/">Cyn Balog</a>, <a href="http://ellenjensenabbott.wordpress.com/">Ellen Jensen Abbott</a>, <a href="http://alissagrosso.com/">Alissa Grosso</a> and <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~jenniferrhubbard/index.htm">Jennifer R. Hubbard </a>for a group signing and teen night at the Doylestown Bookshop (16 S Main St Doylestown Pennsylvania 18901) tonight (September 23)! The event will be from 7 to 9 pm. For full details, please check out the event page on the Doylestown Bookshop's website <a href="http://www.doylestownbookshop.com/event/yanight/092311">HERE</a>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-59778734818060491212011-09-19T16:00:00.002-04:002011-09-19T16:11:56.479-04:00Warwick Book Festival 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs47LvkpnlHGsTOTLv89labfsFhk7_2aveAk6d9VP2knHSJR5OmpS55P617f7wn26IgUGLE5vZnH3DzZK5D7wWI5wVh2U4Vsu-BbsiVA5LFzzN9ungMcCfRotd4qG6HBFCFg8Ig8tNM/s1600/DSC0404922.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs47LvkpnlHGsTOTLv89labfsFhk7_2aveAk6d9VP2knHSJR5OmpS55P617f7wn26IgUGLE5vZnH3DzZK5D7wWI5wVh2U4Vsu-BbsiVA5LFzzN9ungMcCfRotd4qG6HBFCFg8Ig8tNM/s400/DSC0404922.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653928727812665250" /></a>This past weekend, I participated in the Warwick Children's Book Festival. It was an amazing event in Warwick, NY that was put on by the Albert Wisner Public Library. There were close to 50 other YA, MG and/or PB authors participating with me. The day was filled with fun, book signings, mingling with authors, and advocating literacy and reading. I was able to take some pictures before the event started, so I thought I'd share some of them on my blog! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMrZr51p1uoBvlkb5UXPSacVYF2VKEeeQl9dAPj0jhICqncBSmGYHBDokHEPE_iRKRNUzJNwRaVotw9OpjM80_RhzcPLUVaMvhFrX-2LdiKsAqayedn1-_R7L5aZXkLtXx-Alp-936es/s1600/DSC04047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMrZr51p1uoBvlkb5UXPSacVYF2VKEeeQl9dAPj0jhICqncBSmGYHBDokHEPE_iRKRNUzJNwRaVotw9OpjM80_RhzcPLUVaMvhFrX-2LdiKsAqayedn1-_R7L5aZXkLtXx-Alp-936es/s400/DSC04047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653919513827516226" /></a><br /><center>YA author <a href="http://alissagrosso.com/">Alissa Grosso</a> (POPULAR)</center> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-KOyenppvEbbQK-4dTYOhQTZRo1_GbxSiUaVrGhWkBGp-3oy2F5gY6536DJXaziEdPxrw0QLkvr_BPyDXL745gXKZJ7XA1O32CnB31VKmSf1V8cFD1kGOT-3jMO2rEIF97wahX5shNA/s1600/DSC04045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-KOyenppvEbbQK-4dTYOhQTZRo1_GbxSiUaVrGhWkBGp-3oy2F5gY6536DJXaziEdPxrw0QLkvr_BPyDXL745gXKZJ7XA1O32CnB31VKmSf1V8cFD1kGOT-3jMO2rEIF97wahX5shNA/s400/DSC04045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653922110042672850" /></a><br /><center>YA author <a href="http://ellenjensenabbott.wordpress.com/">Ellen Jensen Abbott</a> (WATERSMEET)</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91q1Z01KjLOnRFT0tEU1qCKQzNxvxa4iYFO2yTovf5H42dsaHql-ulOLPt6R9et-T4iIWYnGxYHvlai3lfFCuQp7gx-nhfM2LwUOlQtgf4af_hbJS3MDGnpJi88_oWcDodReEeYKx8yY/s1600/DSC04046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91q1Z01KjLOnRFT0tEU1qCKQzNxvxa4iYFO2yTovf5H42dsaHql-ulOLPt6R9et-T4iIWYnGxYHvlai3lfFCuQp7gx-nhfM2LwUOlQtgf4af_hbJS3MDGnpJi88_oWcDodReEeYKx8yY/s400/DSC04046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653922799456437730" /></a><br /><center>YA author <a href="http://www.margiewrites.com/">Margie Gelbwasser</a> (INCONVENIENT)</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxg8H1I-BTdq6DSmD7o383nPsRlBMKEN3jXCla5U-rVQRZ-TaxW7aJRRQGXZ5XHAX1r0cTYKGMCGm3rHX-atN7FGymACvFCh2bCW9hmckNZ4rKbd7lA3dwf1DY2QEZVoqwMXLWi-OZtk/s1600/DSC04052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxg8H1I-BTdq6DSmD7o383nPsRlBMKEN3jXCla5U-rVQRZ-TaxW7aJRRQGXZ5XHAX1r0cTYKGMCGm3rHX-atN7FGymACvFCh2bCW9hmckNZ4rKbd7lA3dwf1DY2QEZVoqwMXLWi-OZtk/s400/DSC04052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653923381509530482" /></a><br /><center>YA author <a href="http://www.sharimaurer.com/">Shari Maurer </a>(CHANGE OF HEART)</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7v0m0Fe3IgARTqHApexhGcptjcVSEHqWHC4WzvPNoj6U5X_GjfKDg6oIvTwePIVdg-tyesgYxaH_bY1bugcsG2xcKw_NO2M7BRpoHIgfuK55sMnQKSbRkugY0AUzTw0wtRadvKiPYn0/s1600/DSC04044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7v0m0Fe3IgARTqHApexhGcptjcVSEHqWHC4WzvPNoj6U5X_GjfKDg6oIvTwePIVdg-tyesgYxaH_bY1bugcsG2xcKw_NO2M7BRpoHIgfuK55sMnQKSbRkugY0AUzTw0wtRadvKiPYn0/s400/DSC04044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653920489456746050" /></a><br /><center>Authors setting up before the crowd came.</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkAn2YxFbJYYtWs6fkHJSajiz2qq3dudViNBIEfqxVdUmKugWl3rBnOxbOCte9iNDhotqZ7_nzoaJDZSU39kOb5r9kHj5kbIRKBctmRGVMiGGsdd7X6K7sAAmmYueZ1awotAu1X9r-AE/s1600/DSC04041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkAn2YxFbJYYtWs6fkHJSajiz2qq3dudViNBIEfqxVdUmKugWl3rBnOxbOCte9iNDhotqZ7_nzoaJDZSU39kOb5r9kHj5kbIRKBctmRGVMiGGsdd7X6K7sAAmmYueZ1awotAu1X9r-AE/s400/DSC04041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653920098534696578" /></a><br /><center>Another picture before the festivities...</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kfO86eslIe2751SyvjCIRGXWOJCEMCu8M5H19uotiH7-aCcFSVqcxs3XBRHpsQPUtPTpVczoHmv-rWITCPR64RlHQ90D4jobWGkCFcz72yOGMLEvvXzXIYgB-yDMitUvVm2jj03uUYw/s1600/DSC04055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kfO86eslIe2751SyvjCIRGXWOJCEMCu8M5H19uotiH7-aCcFSVqcxs3XBRHpsQPUtPTpVczoHmv-rWITCPR64RlHQ90D4jobWGkCFcz72yOGMLEvvXzXIYgB-yDMitUvVm2jj03uUYw/s400/DSC04055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653923875765615458" /></a><br /><center>KidLit Authors Club (KAC) group shot:<br />L to R: <a href="http://www.wendymass.com/">Wendy Mass</a>, Ellen Jensen Abbott, <a href="http://www.irenebreznak.com/">Irene Breznak</a>, Margie Gelbwasser, <a href="http://www.alisonashleyformento.com/Alison_Ashley_Formento/WELCOME_TO_MY_WEBSITE%21.html">Alison Ashley Formento</a>, <a href="http://www.amyholder.com/">Amy Holder </a>(me!), Alissa Grosso</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwmTn5uRrTnpsqeSy7OeYW4gA2gu6ssppskRzpodAsK5Qgfa0qBW0KKzs-YlD2M10AK4wglgmRYlT1qMe39SHvzEFWEleQW4CqQkWk4owuaflitvYwsBBuFBUYZacrSeLEee6eXtHHZY/s1600/KAC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwmTn5uRrTnpsqeSy7OeYW4gA2gu6ssppskRzpodAsK5Qgfa0qBW0KKzs-YlD2M10AK4wglgmRYlT1qMe39SHvzEFWEleQW4CqQkWk4owuaflitvYwsBBuFBUYZacrSeLEee6eXtHHZY/s400/KAC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653927456905545138" /></a><br /><center>Another KAC group shot:<br />L to R: Alissa Grosso, Margie Gelbwasser, Elen Jensen Abbott, Alison Ashley Formento, Amy Holder</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIrFDag9gGVwRjroXdeU7TNkAo322j70nAIE5JtmeukXb08V_yKSGKNBw7OoCT9bHx5cZRXK36D_kINGclPdlLkafyfxPirgF_Ax87ViX9hsg-hT3ILPtBEPOUiFHX5vVBy8aRfZpoBQ/s1600/DSC04073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIrFDag9gGVwRjroXdeU7TNkAo322j70nAIE5JtmeukXb08V_yKSGKNBw7OoCT9bHx5cZRXK36D_kINGclPdlLkafyfxPirgF_Ax87ViX9hsg-hT3ILPtBEPOUiFHX5vVBy8aRfZpoBQ/s400/DSC04073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653966592145122178" /></a><br /><center>One of the promotional posters for the event...I was excited to see <a href="http://www.amyholder.com/books.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a> on it!</center>Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-80205336783645906762011-09-16T22:52:00.016-04:002011-09-16T23:29:50.338-04:00Giveaway Winners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaCWdBwlQtlZDvRpU7k_pJ9ziISSRRknb-UZe7UQ7zsdd55aE3da6KLerEnKUEJoVEFQYCnBrAeNjimla9iekPsSw_LspgPGciiMjilfdIvXwpgJ2yFTIoiyWWP9l_0MRjb9-XZuS754/s1600/DSC00033.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaCWdBwlQtlZDvRpU7k_pJ9ziISSRRknb-UZe7UQ7zsdd55aE3da6KLerEnKUEJoVEFQYCnBrAeNjimla9iekPsSw_LspgPGciiMjilfdIvXwpgJ2yFTIoiyWWP9l_0MRjb9-XZuS754/s200/DSC00033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653158957142628914" /></a><br />Thanks to everyone who entered my <a href="http://amyholderbooks.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-giveaway-yay.html">September Giveaway</a>! Kudos to some great Lipstick Laws! After collecting all the entries, I used the <a href="http://classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine/">random name picker </a> at Classtools.net to randomly choose three winners. <br /><br /><center>Congrats to:<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/09790244390075247862">Nata ArtistaDonna</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01565424842334968772">Lynsey</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00311504716754776604">Sarah</a><br />You have won a Lipstick Laws prize package. Please email me at <strong>amy@amyholder.com </strong>to set up the shipping details.</center> <br /><br />Thanks again & I hope everyone has a great weekend! <br /><br />For those of you near Warwick, NY, I'll be participating in the <a href="http://www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/content/childrens-book-festival">Warwick Children's Book Festival</a> from 11am - 4pm tomorrow (Sept. 17) with over 40 other authors. Stop by for the festivities, great books, signings, and a chance to meet some awesome authors.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-30861583558985582152011-09-02T12:00:00.002-04:002011-09-02T14:44:03.591-04:00September Giveaway! Yay!<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IVJm2qWQCKA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<br />I've been wanting to run another giveaway on my blog for a longggggg time now. My summer was pretty crazy, and now that things are settling down, I thought this would be the perfect time! So, here are the details:
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<br /><strong>What will I be giving away?</strong>
<br />Prize packages for three separate winners containing:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsqHRMnH_K0-W4Qg8XEP3rRktfjqbc427ot1YWfVsT1j6oGt74luP37qO_yPZW5pbu9I-0D7eWS4m8XasbLuJ3YsdM382k3f_qEwoPDRHRRlH5baJHiXd0nKEwXKoTcMpFG8LbO1KyNA/s1600/DSC00033.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsqHRMnH_K0-W4Qg8XEP3rRktfjqbc427ot1YWfVsT1j6oGt74luP37qO_yPZW5pbu9I-0D7eWS4m8XasbLuJ3YsdM382k3f_qEwoPDRHRRlH5baJHiXd0nKEwXKoTcMpFG8LbO1KyNA/s200/DSC00033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647642509271382962" /></a>A signed copy of The Lipstick Laws
<br />Lots of swag (bookmarks, stickers, temporary tattoos, etc.)
<br />One Lipstick Pen
<br />One lips lollipop
<br />Lipstick & gloss
<br />The lip beauty encyclopedia from e.l.f. cosmetics
<br />Class of 2k11 swag
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<br /><strong>Who can enter?</strong>
<br />This giveaway is open internationally! You must be a blog follower to win.
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<br /><strong>How can you enter?</strong>
<br />Since the Lipstick Laws are a set of rules that are followed in my book, you can enter this giveaway by leaving a comment below explaining a Lipstick Law that you'd create and abide by....be as crazy and funny with your answer as you'd like!
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<br /><strong>What can you do for extra entries?</strong>
<br />Tweet about this giveaway = <strong>+1 entry</strong>
<br />Vote for The Lipstick Laws on goodreads <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/list/book/8730372-the-lipstick-laws?page=1">HERE</a> = <strong>+1 entry per vote (up to five)</strong>
<br />Blog about this giveaway = <strong>+2 entries</strong>
<br />Send me a picture of my book (not the ARC or Netgalley version) in the wild (at a bookstore, on your bookshelf, kindle, etc) to <strong>amy@amyholder.com </strong>= <strong>+10 entries</strong>
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<br />*Please add up your entries and leave the number with your comment below*
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<br /><strong>When will the winners be announced?</strong>
<br />The winners will be chosen at random and announced on September 16, 2011! Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-38045549167887968572011-07-28T08:30:00.000-04:002011-07-30T00:52:07.027-04:00Literary Rambles GiveawayWant a chance to win a signed copy of my book? Check out my most recent interview by Natalie over at Literary Rambles <a href="http://caseylmccormick.blogspot.com/2011/07/amy-holder-interview-and-book-giveaway.html">HERE</a>. Leave a comment by midnight on July 30 & a signed book winner will be chosen from the comments and announced on August 1! While you're at it, check out the rest of the site... there are so many great interviews & resources for writers.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-12716206174651862102011-07-25T06:00:00.006-04:002011-07-25T06:00:10.677-04:00Night of the giving Dead Charity AuctionIn my last post, I mentioned the <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/night-of-the-giving-dead">current charity auction </a>that author Carrie Harris is holding to benefit the <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/about-the-giving-library/">Giving Library</a>. There are AMAZING items up for bid, including manuscript and query critiques by agents, phone conversations with authors, signed ARCs, customized book trailers...and there's even a chance to win two fantastic grand prizes! <br /><br />Please check out the auction items available <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/night-of-the-giving-dead-auction-items/">HERE</a>. While you're at it, please consider bidding on the signed copy of <a href="http://nightofthegivingdead.blogspot.com/2011/06/signed-copy-of-lipstick-laws-by-amy.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a>, which I will be sending directly to the winner. You can continue to bid on my auction item until 12 pm noon EST today (July 25)! <br /><br />Thanks so much for supporting this very important cause!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-85707068802523261982011-07-12T07:00:00.024-04:002011-07-12T07:00:04.544-04:00For the Love of Zombies!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxLH_SpyO53YEgFOuesiqXSVXsEvvmTx9U-UinnYf1tjXv7ZYi8Jg4YHqw_d2ghz__rgfqNttDy81EmFWuCtCbHf2mjQ8nFcNgREbYO54y-tBRvLgLlXN07E6GLJknwqduuH6EKVtS1c/s1600/zombie+amy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxLH_SpyO53YEgFOuesiqXSVXsEvvmTx9U-UinnYf1tjXv7ZYi8Jg4YHqw_d2ghz__rgfqNttDy81EmFWuCtCbHf2mjQ8nFcNgREbYO54y-tBRvLgLlXN07E6GLJknwqduuH6EKVtS1c/s320/zombie+amy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628315497193919138" /></a>As you might be able to tell from this charming picture of me, I've gotten some lovely new red highlights... and a really bad case of poison ivy. Obviously I'm severely allergic to poison ivy. I'll be fine...in time. Lots of time & ointment. In the meantime, at least I still have my smile. Okay, the truth is I'm celebrating (in style) the launch of <a href="http://www.carrieharrisbooks.com/bad-taste-in-boys/">BAD TASTE IN BOYS</a>, a wickedly funny YA zombie book by the amazing <a href="http://www.carrieharrisbooks.com/">Carrie Harris</a>. I was lucky enough to be able to read an early draft of BTIB... and have to say it's as awesomesauce as its author! And I'm not even naturally the zombie-loving type...but this book converted me to zombieism (spelling?). So, the short of it is if you're looking for laughs, a fabulous zombie-fighting heroine, a hottie, and some good wholesome...er, maybe not so wholesome (we're talking lost body parts here, people) zombie fun, you should run and get your copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Taste-Boys-Carrie-Harris/dp/0385739680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310443250&sr=8-1">BAD TASTE IN BOYS</a> today! <br /><br />Don't believe me about the zombie fun? Take a look at this trailer:<br /><iframe width="525" height="329" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AiOvsdxDAEI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />While you're celebrating the zombierama, you should also check out the special launch auction called <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/night-of-the-giving-dead"> NIGHT OF THE GIVING DEAD </a>that Carrie has set up to benefit the <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/about-the-giving-library/">Giving Library</a> at the University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. There are tons of fabulous items up for bid, including signed books, critiques, phone conversations with authors and agents, and two awesome grand prizes! For a full list of auction items, click <a href="http://carrieharrisbooks.com/night-of-the-giving-dead-auction-items/">HERE</a>. If you'd like a signed copy of <a href="http://www.amyholder.com/books.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a> from yours truly (ah-hem...me), click <a href="http://nightofthegivingdead.blogspot.com/2011/06/signed-copy-of-lipstick-laws-by-amy.html">HERE</a> to bid! I will give you a cupcake (free of zombie parts). <br /><br />So, what are you waiting for? Start bidding & celebrating zombie-mania!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-92186028956712865422011-07-03T20:00:00.024-04:002011-07-03T20:29:27.233-04:00Pictures GaloreHelllllooooo! I know, I know, I've been MIA from the blogosphere... but for good reason. The last month has been a whirlwind both professionally and personally. I've survived a move, had lots of fun at signings and events, and have been working on writing whenever there's extra time. I thought I'd share some photos to bring you up to date on some of the recent events I've participated in below. <br /><br />If you haven't been able to come to any of my signings/events yet (listed <a href="http://amyholdernews.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>), I'll be at the Neshaminy Mall Barnes & Noble in Bensalem, PA on Friday, July 8th from 5-7 pm. Also, I'll be signing at the PAYA festival in West Chester, PA on August 27th. I'd love to see you at either event! <br /><br />And now for the pictures: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeonU6powGn7dZSC7pxZ7NkuRiCpkBCIOOjF5zem0jAJ7vzVMW69MEZ4gz_jCvp9zerEohIQloe5bIi4a4EQ_hEwDN7_9lVjlgW0dKSxDvFUzHKZdBY_xeM-dw2mF-2PScSeCE2AcYBc/s1600/247542_1748134543635_1246966686_31530904_2473752_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeonU6powGn7dZSC7pxZ7NkuRiCpkBCIOOjF5zem0jAJ7vzVMW69MEZ4gz_jCvp9zerEohIQloe5bIi4a4EQ_hEwDN7_9lVjlgW0dKSxDvFUzHKZdBY_xeM-dw2mF-2PScSeCE2AcYBc/s320/247542_1748134543635_1246966686_31530904_2473752_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625277336280504626" /></a><br /><center>Books of Wonder, NYC</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlKR0Uf0JOWc5U5QEIZi1kr0DzaDKtcLC0Zm4BgHes3ztTEO8EEFmrhV-OFM1VIGSiona3q4v8AjRhbLMc3zMxB69y3mAZTgT9Su4PGvkl94E61hsJY392xAgAZCyJGR0f48T-xr4eBo/s1600/248015_1748119343255_1246966686_31530869_1802873_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlKR0Uf0JOWc5U5QEIZi1kr0DzaDKtcLC0Zm4BgHes3ztTEO8EEFmrhV-OFM1VIGSiona3q4v8AjRhbLMc3zMxB69y3mAZTgT9Su4PGvkl94E61hsJY392xAgAZCyJGR0f48T-xr4eBo/s320/248015_1748119343255_1246966686_31530869_1802873_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625270571258662866" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://www.classof2k11.com/">Class of 2k11</a> author panel at Books of Wonder (in NYC) during BEA week.<br />L to R: Sheila O'Connor's arm, Bettina Restrepo, me, Alissa Grosso, Angie Smibert, Geoff Herbach, Christina Mandelski, Kiki Hamilton, Amy Fellner Dominy</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvESWRjKL_6ui4qzgxt5Rb0qX26jFNGACumCGwP5yKs_R0tfNvjCu4tNj9wT-ZyfMRDLZJI9360oNVtmC8RD9c2MxvcV7__zzBqVg5M2HLE3bNL9ea41F6f8xsUUuV9fJY-7BkwhAkCMw/s1600/247542_1748134503634_1246966686_31530903_4230046_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvESWRjKL_6ui4qzgxt5Rb0qX26jFNGACumCGwP5yKs_R0tfNvjCu4tNj9wT-ZyfMRDLZJI9360oNVtmC8RD9c2MxvcV7__zzBqVg5M2HLE3bNL9ea41F6f8xsUUuV9fJY-7BkwhAkCMw/s320/247542_1748134503634_1246966686_31530903_4230046_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625271785983181250" /></a><br /><center>Class of 2k11 display at Books of Wonder</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn08Kwamgm47ojWLPpCTcJBgqZCBh6ynNOIpsiAtqP7dnY2I1sTNXU5kI1DzGo1Cxf7GwnQ-MKDAbJMMg4h3p1vu4FWnnU5huUPp7BPIfXC7lJ_qWBbR_CRPDvEwh5hPG8ZNkxaPQWMk/s1600/254518_1942069786375_1081362841_2149417_2492748_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn08Kwamgm47ojWLPpCTcJBgqZCBh6ynNOIpsiAtqP7dnY2I1sTNXU5kI1DzGo1Cxf7GwnQ-MKDAbJMMg4h3p1vu4FWnnU5huUPp7BPIfXC7lJ_qWBbR_CRPDvEwh5hPG8ZNkxaPQWMk/s320/254518_1942069786375_1081362841_2149417_2492748_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625272145004394850" /></a><br /><center>I'm with super awesome James of <a href="http://bookchicclub.blogspot.com/">Book Chic </a>(check out his Lipstick Laws review <a href="http://bookchicclub.blogspot.com/2011/04/fresh-new-voice-of-ya-lipstick-laws-by.html">HERE</a>) and fellow 2k11 author, Christina Mandelski.</center> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04gKXsr1fN0NcxPis1KsXnI_6_fochTuVfYUYs6Nntf-v5FvlrZDX6wZ_OnrqdnLE_ztGOvjDCcelsIUTaHMpQAC_pb0Wh7P21C_E48yourdOI34vSztyVRT4laSD4RUhHwcrWfUcSJw/s1600/254086_1748126263428_1246966686_31530880_5668825_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04gKXsr1fN0NcxPis1KsXnI_6_fochTuVfYUYs6Nntf-v5FvlrZDX6wZ_OnrqdnLE_ztGOvjDCcelsIUTaHMpQAC_pb0Wh7P21C_E48yourdOI34vSztyVRT4laSD4RUhHwcrWfUcSJw/s320/254086_1748126263428_1246966686_31530880_5668825_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625278130588071074" /></a><br /><br /><center>Natalie Zaman & Charlotte Bennardo, authors of SIRENZ</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJqoG_J8DfJwxlJ6jNIQhXIoeat2TNl64aKMrrdjlxXmlY-edMoRQ0WK1P_J9JaecfqvaNrVg-bsDPFNBKWOWBvKRc2bh6gokQfQl690b3c_UsGSWBnQgJX4gvQrXTjIMh9gq3w3IO6w/s1600/250190_1748145823917_1246966686_31530940_451132_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJqoG_J8DfJwxlJ6jNIQhXIoeat2TNl64aKMrrdjlxXmlY-edMoRQ0WK1P_J9JaecfqvaNrVg-bsDPFNBKWOWBvKRc2bh6gokQfQl690b3c_UsGSWBnQgJX4gvQrXTjIMh9gq3w3IO6w/s320/250190_1748145823917_1246966686_31530940_451132_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625278775664380370" /></a><br /><center>With a great group of students!</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E2wStNcxVHXr7J6LLsG6l6lPMO9vgCGG2r1zaQKXWxXjOr7hu73hzI6O2CoopJeVrCtCEAN-3ePpvcVIz-Kkp_HtAgxtP5llHFbbkapTjs1w-CORlBG7_ThuPtvM2BhX9E43xUeIZtk/s1600/254086_1748126183426_1246966686_31530878_8376247_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E2wStNcxVHXr7J6LLsG6l6lPMO9vgCGG2r1zaQKXWxXjOr7hu73hzI6O2CoopJeVrCtCEAN-3ePpvcVIz-Kkp_HtAgxtP5llHFbbkapTjs1w-CORlBG7_ThuPtvM2BhX9E43xUeIZtk/s320/254086_1748126183426_1246966686_31530878_8376247_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625277658257079730" /></a><br /><center>Voracious Reader, Larchmont, NY</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7YlF0jx4Gf55E3h01Lg56ZJrr_2lD_elkwf_qpfIlsknkDngzoU9KlQiVvcfc7vMbo1BqCFzNpQNKevGfgJnt11f1ayY42x5Y5AzkuAYlVD-osDREZpHyvIVSLrvQ3tmOppZ_F5v9lM/s1600/248015_1748119303254_1246966686_31530868_1479942_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7YlF0jx4Gf55E3h01Lg56ZJrr_2lD_elkwf_qpfIlsknkDngzoU9KlQiVvcfc7vMbo1BqCFzNpQNKevGfgJnt11f1ayY42x5Y5AzkuAYlVD-osDREZpHyvIVSLrvQ3tmOppZ_F5v9lM/s320/248015_1748119303254_1246966686_31530868_1479942_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625273623935484850" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://www.classof2k11.com/">Class of 2k11</a> authors at Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY<br />L to R: Bettina Restrepo, Alissa Grosso, (front) Amy Fellner Dominy, me, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Angie Smibert</center><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosYa2o2l1jYFJ3MpGhDhJ-pLn4jgk0WVcDBAetP77wlAXuhfqxsu1lkzXJ9FQvG1nldKJxF9oQJn9TbAJqsGWzKcIyafvwgTGJsfg20QNPS2egM63FdxT34V4FlrL94lKyw_l2pL6hM/s1600/250190_1748145983921_1246966686_31530944_7257607_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosYa2o2l1jYFJ3MpGhDhJ-pLn4jgk0WVcDBAetP77wlAXuhfqxsu1lkzXJ9FQvG1nldKJxF9oQJn9TbAJqsGWzKcIyafvwgTGJsfg20QNPS2egM63FdxT34V4FlrL94lKyw_l2pL6hM/s320/250190_1748145983921_1246966686_31530944_7257607_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625272979828420770" /></a><br /><center>L to R: Alissa Grosso, me, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Angie Smibert</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS5hzfcHfDG7T1VNIjkuMozSFGf4H8oJxp7sQClWzizknbE5QMuwCFExoaDhvQ7nSaV4fqskeRFWoU61xXPUqMcqdSFkxiWHUd-9ZyqOz7TvHZc6owZD49J874qxHXqsHmuZ9XnSq0Ns/s1600/248015_1748119263253_1246966686_31530867_841543_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS5hzfcHfDG7T1VNIjkuMozSFGf4H8oJxp7sQClWzizknbE5QMuwCFExoaDhvQ7nSaV4fqskeRFWoU61xXPUqMcqdSFkxiWHUd-9ZyqOz7TvHZc6owZD49J874qxHXqsHmuZ9XnSq0Ns/s320/248015_1748119263253_1246966686_31530867_841543_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625274250799518658" /></a><br /><center>Voracious Reader Class of 2k11 display</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV-izqomC_6idBuLxEMsgVk8UtwWma2Tyf_0VPuyXFNIuQ336Ml6FwQ2oCgP6GpEtHGXP1NMOpq4CMpv7xTFpb2yndT7hQ3TdsiP7qWsKcACKjkCJQqMB9kIwyTD4bRLBMa0HtIEmo18/s1600/248426_1754199215248_1246966686_31540182_7151235_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV-izqomC_6idBuLxEMsgVk8UtwWma2Tyf_0VPuyXFNIuQ336Ml6FwQ2oCgP6GpEtHGXP1NMOpq4CMpv7xTFpb2yndT7hQ3TdsiP7qWsKcACKjkCJQqMB9kIwyTD4bRLBMa0HtIEmo18/s320/248426_1754199215248_1246966686_31540182_7151235_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625274789641159282" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1475#m12399">The Shelf Awareness Image of the Day 6/1/2011</a> from the 2k11 Voracious Reader event.<br />L to R: Bettina Restrepo, Amy Fellner Dominy, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Carole Estby Dagg, me, Alissa Grosso, Angie Smibert</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLmSbfhgIgXxeczlZTigOKDMhO9gkxLeYfm_zloTVR8m1G_C_ie6pzuD2wu9UNxJLCWdzZLEZdIWfjKVK3NfJ49Sje-MMvA7imI9nRfcB-CzCbm_I_UruZgSakvKvJroCgJAiSSICXk/s1600/254086_1748126223427_1246966686_31530879_7067060_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLmSbfhgIgXxeczlZTigOKDMhO9gkxLeYfm_zloTVR8m1G_C_ie6pzuD2wu9UNxJLCWdzZLEZdIWfjKVK3NfJ49Sje-MMvA7imI9nRfcB-CzCbm_I_UruZgSakvKvJroCgJAiSSICXk/s320/254086_1748126223427_1246966686_31530879_7067060_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625275744051714050" /></a><br /><center>Gae Polisner with the henna artist. Yes, 2k11 had a henna artist at our BEA events!</center> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWoMFQ3TJaNbupbnTiUWlKCiFf9wSaz-q9oJf-aVTIdnqFwWMw4z124_pj5ZimlmH_dDIMksplDVkzUJoVAfI4CqH4PD_SnKBhVYUJouGT7qy4QmNHeu5aRe_OX0HmRroh7BIchiZqa4/s1600/249455_1748170544535_1246966686_31530957_5965348_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWoMFQ3TJaNbupbnTiUWlKCiFf9wSaz-q9oJf-aVTIdnqFwWMw4z124_pj5ZimlmH_dDIMksplDVkzUJoVAfI4CqH4PD_SnKBhVYUJouGT7qy4QmNHeu5aRe_OX0HmRroh7BIchiZqa4/s320/249455_1748170544535_1246966686_31530957_5965348_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625276189133538130" /></a><br /><center>Lipstick Laws signing at Borders in Exton, PA</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobeieECFaEMBlwm3IQfHYyFCyqbH_BkBCXUKFCaOzSXs4E5Jmdl7Ihp0i2Au_70TWZ2xcimn5k7gWxvXPZsIPIzyxDN7E4sg-izTNXOn_qBHx4tas7WVDDlvS3q0SpB_LX5ZoI7cwvFM/s1600/Stroudburg+group+KAC+signing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobeieECFaEMBlwm3IQfHYyFCyqbH_BkBCXUKFCaOzSXs4E5Jmdl7Ihp0i2Au_70TWZ2xcimn5k7gWxvXPZsIPIzyxDN7E4sg-izTNXOn_qBHx4tas7WVDDlvS3q0SpB_LX5ZoI7cwvFM/s320/Stroudburg+group+KAC+signing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625254568063950562" /></a><br /><center><a href="http://www.kidlitauthorsclub.com/Who_s_In_The_Club.html">KidLit Authors Club </a>(KAC) group signing event at Borders in Stroudsburg, PA. <br />L to R: Irene Breznak, me, Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Cynthia Chapman Willis</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkxhMCwYjrg73jMTB6ze0dOah6V8OCI8aoKUduIojhbYWJYf7bcvFO891oVKJZjd5_gxeGSbh5jRt6VLYC-X4L1SzUxQ5U-CPirD0_WJjEWYX7RvSn35-bLkTsBdPCxoo21XVU01DLIg/s1600/kac+authors.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkxhMCwYjrg73jMTB6ze0dOah6V8OCI8aoKUduIojhbYWJYf7bcvFO891oVKJZjd5_gxeGSbh5jRt6VLYC-X4L1SzUxQ5U-CPirD0_WJjEWYX7RvSn35-bLkTsBdPCxoo21XVU01DLIg/s320/kac+authors.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625256656336770914" /></a><br /><center>Some of my favorite KAC authors! L to R: Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Cynthia Chapman Willis</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgoDiY5gU1BFV6i-iXg_VzV8wRi_4zyBVbu_u7GOg0LxLgJ-xQcOLGz45kDTR5xqwOX3OUJFbSgjK3q2-tD3sORxiaBEwwepQmxS4ey3aGokwgsPGTgZ0VBK7dL6-nOkD-wIRlsP0XvM/s1600/with+book+blogger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgoDiY5gU1BFV6i-iXg_VzV8wRi_4zyBVbu_u7GOg0LxLgJ-xQcOLGz45kDTR5xqwOX3OUJFbSgjK3q2-tD3sORxiaBEwwepQmxS4ey3aGokwgsPGTgZ0VBK7dL6-nOkD-wIRlsP0XvM/s320/with+book+blogger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625255159288319202" /></a><br /><center>In this picture I'm with Lauren (teen blogger extraordinaire) from <a href="http://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/">Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf</a> at the Stroudsburg signing. Check out her review of my book <a href="http://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/2011/04/lipstick-laws-by-amy-holder.html">HERE</a>.</center> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji1sX7zs01uHLm4Lu0UWcW3x-vMmbVf69vr_MtEmPnAbeSyRpjBtZMC5YwKaQsD93JBu4Sip6a8uk77mc1T19ZsQjOw-r50t3F-IIbXuI9vXpC1Pkwbm1oiGDqQ8WxzTjddjTdQ7SUc8/s1600/kac+display.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji1sX7zs01uHLm4Lu0UWcW3x-vMmbVf69vr_MtEmPnAbeSyRpjBtZMC5YwKaQsD93JBu4Sip6a8uk77mc1T19ZsQjOw-r50t3F-IIbXuI9vXpC1Pkwbm1oiGDqQ8WxzTjddjTdQ7SUc8/s320/kac+display.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625255770637392098" /></a><br /><center>The fabulous KAC display at Borders in Stroudsburg, PA</center><br /><br />That's it for now... hope you all have been well!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-84750092774510699122011-05-20T18:00:00.002-04:002011-05-20T18:48:32.473-04:00Updates: Giveaway & Events!So...I've been slacking a bit on the Blogger front. Shame on me! Time has slipped away from me recently. I'm so sorry & have missed you all. I'm hoping to resume a more regular blogging schedule, write an updated post about the TV info, and hold the giveaway I've been promising in the coming weeks (hopefully sooner rather than later). However, today I just wanted to post a quick update on some things you might want to check out:<br /><br /><br />Sara (Fabulous) McClung is holding a giveaway right now for a copy of my book and lots of swag over at her awesome blog, Babbling Flow. Today is the last day to enter to win. She's also reviewed The Lipstick Laws & interviewed me - woohoo! Check it all out <a href="http://babblingflow.blogspot.com/2011/05/interview-with-amy-holder-and-giveaway.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow (May 21) I'll be signing books at Borders Express at the <a href="http://extonsquare.com/">Exton Mall</a> (Exton, PA) from 1-3pm. I would love to see you there if you're in the area!<br /><br /><br />Are you going to BEA in NYC next week? If so, please check out the many <a href="http://www.classof2k11.com/">Class of 2k11</a> events going on that week. For a full list, <a href="http://www.classof2k11.com/?page_id=1802">CLICK HERE</a>. I will be participating in the Books of Wonder signing on May 25 6-8pm & the Voracious Reader group signing on May 26 6-7:30pm. <br /><br /><br />If you can't make those signings (or you're stalking me), maybe you'll enjoy stopping by the Harrisburg (PA) <a href="http://jpiexpo.com/familyfavorites/default.asp">Family Favorites Festival</a> on June 4th. I'll be there for a YA signing with <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~jenniferrhubbard/index.htm">Jennifer R. Hubbard</a> (author of The Secret Year).<br /> <br /><br />I'll also be participating in a <a href="http://www.kidlitauthorsclub.com/">KidLit Authors Club</a> group signing at the Borders in Stroudsburg, PA on June 18 from 1-3pm. <br /><br /><br />I hope to see you at one or more of these events! I'll have more signing/event updates through the summer as well. Stay tuned...Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-40261853694080144312011-04-26T21:58:00.011-04:002011-04-26T22:06:42.849-04:00Exciting News!If you read Publishers Marketplace, you may already know this. If not, here is the official announcement of my big news:<br /><br /><strong>Television rights:</strong> Amy Holder's THE LIPSTICK LAWS, to producer Teri Weinberg's Yellow Brick Road Productions (The Office, Ugly Betty, The Tudors), by Jerry Kalajian of the Intellectual Property Group. <br /><br />I'll be writing a more detailed post on how this came about soon. In the meantime, I'm jumping up and down like crazy with excitement! I love the shows that Teri produces & feel lucky that she has my book! Fingers crossed that it goes to production! :)Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-23418935105452436882011-04-17T23:59:00.000-04:002011-04-18T18:17:37.070-04:00Week Three Blog Tour Winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF2ZQQl3GB6ap_PCKRwKvMI7219IEzlBueQWyCNn_-yBo_GVmPK-B_EvYxp4ufVCTYOtuWIh_iQ6KDtaZti4-F-KyHRhcLEThWecudCcEoZ2cfO6eHewMywUxqt97EZsKPoe7AHKeXNU/s1600/lipsticklawssmall%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF2ZQQl3GB6ap_PCKRwKvMI7219IEzlBueQWyCNn_-yBo_GVmPK-B_EvYxp4ufVCTYOtuWIh_iQ6KDtaZti4-F-KyHRhcLEThWecudCcEoZ2cfO6eHewMywUxqt97EZsKPoe7AHKeXNU/s320/lipsticklawssmall%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597048772070382114" /></a><br />Thanks so much to everyone who followed and commented on The Lipstick Laws blog tour! After collecting all the comments from the last week of the tour posts, I used the <a href="http://classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine">Random Name Picker</a> at classtools.net to help me choose the week three winner of a signed copy of <a href="http://www.amyholder.com/books.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a>. A big congrats to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/04439399868591953472">Kailia Sage</a> for winning! I will be in touch with prize details. <br /><br />If you did not win one of the three signed book giveaways from this blog tour, keep in mind that I'm planning a fabulous giveaway to hold on my own blog soon. There will be multiple chances to win signed copies of my book, swag, and other fun prizes. Stay tuned...<br /><br />In the meantime, if you missed my <a href="http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/the-lipstick-laws-tour-details.html">Teen Book Scene</a> blog tour, but would still like to visit the tour posts, please check out the details and direct links <a href="http://amyholderbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/teen-book-scene-lipstick-laws-blog-tour.html">HERE</a>.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-4661075497078472632011-04-16T18:27:00.013-04:002011-04-16T18:39:04.752-04:00My Embarrassment = Your Chance to Win a Signed Copy of The Lipstick Laws!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1ZU2wI6CfstMJxAUm389-ENzG3WFRdX7qbqMJ17X7CNloUISZmfZRhzl4MK8gtkkdlFtO3hzP6ymtPUZteVw0wjfC-bNpOW93QkaMmJkf1Q4LI_BsQSS-qPtDfJX5YyJ0nRd2RkU9Xw/s1600/lipsticklawssmall%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1ZU2wI6CfstMJxAUm389-ENzG3WFRdX7qbqMJ17X7CNloUISZmfZRhzl4MK8gtkkdlFtO3hzP6ymtPUZteVw0wjfC-bNpOW93QkaMmJkf1Q4LI_BsQSS-qPtDfJX5YyJ0nRd2RkU9Xw/s320/lipsticklawssmall%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596312499905350386" /></a><br />Today is the last tour stop of my three week blog tour for THE LIPSTICK LAWS. If you're interested in being entered to win a signed copy of my book, please be sure to comment on at least one of this week's posts -<a href="http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/the-lipstick-laws-tour-details.html">LINKS HERE</a>-(one entry per post)...and I'd like to especially urge you to read and comment on my very last guest post <a href="http://www.bookscompleteme.com/2011/04/guest-post-with-amy-holder-author-of.html">HERE</a>, where I embarrass myself & reminisce about my teen traumas that inspired some of the angst in my book. <br /><br />I will be randomly selecting a winner from the comments collected on the last week of the tour tomorrow night. Thanks for following my tour!Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-36141950992474204382011-04-10T21:30:00.026-04:002011-04-18T17:28:28.644-04:00Week Two Blog Tour Winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dGotE6cWEg3Cv8tmLlMxa-4mRFDiKogInFVfWOhZgBLLFIv8SeLjQEor45yp6pq9zCM8V3FmmQp_8dwkkyt6p84w1XdndhHdS0oc823cKjMN66HZ2ro-gssPAQUSqR2xA3sAC0dzWLU/s1600/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dGotE6cWEg3Cv8tmLlMxa-4mRFDiKogInFVfWOhZgBLLFIv8SeLjQEor45yp6pq9zCM8V3FmmQp_8dwkkyt6p84w1XdndhHdS0oc823cKjMN66HZ2ro-gssPAQUSqR2xA3sAC0dzWLU/s200/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594171929475154786" /></a>After collecting the comments from the week two Lipstick Laws blog tour posts, I used the random name picker at classtools.net to help me select the winner of the second signed copy of my book. Congratulations to <strong>Ana Lucia </strong> for winning! I will be in touch with prize details. <br /><br />Please follow and comment on the last week of the Lipstick Laws blog tour to be entered to win the final signed copy of my book. You will be entered once for each comment per tour stop. The more posts you comment on, the better your odds will be to win. Thanks for following my tour and good luck! <br /><br /><center><strong>WEEK THREE Lipstick Laws Blog Tour Links</strong></center><br /><strong>*The winner of the third signed copy giveaway will be randomly selected on April 17 from the comments collected from the April 10 - April 16 posts* </strong><br /><br />Sunday, April 10: Kelsey at <a href="http://thebookscout.blogspot.com/">The Book Scout </a>(<a href="http://thebookscout.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-lipstick-laws-by-amy-holder.html">Review</a>)<br /><br />Monday, April 11: Corrine at <a href="http://lostforwords-corrine.blogspot.com/">Lost for Words</a> (<a href="http://lostforwords-corrine.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-tour-lipstick-laws-amy-holder.html">Author Interview</a>)<br /><br />Tuesday, April 12: Amber at <a href="http://justyourtypicalbookblog.blogspot.com/">Just Your Typical Book Blog </a>(<a href="http://justyourtypicalbookblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/character-interview-matt-from-lipstick.html">Character Interview: Matt</a>)<br /><br />Wednesday, April 13: Jami at <a href="http://yaaddict.blogspot.com/">YA Addict</a> (<a href="http://yaaddict.blogspot.com/2011/04/lipstick-laws-by-amy-holder.html#comments">Review</a>)<br /><br />Thursday, April 14: Yara at <a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/">Once Upon a Twilight</a> (<a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/2011/04/book-tour-lipstick-laws-top-tens-list.html">Tens List - Top Ten Places or Activities I did as a Teen</a>)<br /><br />Friday, April 15: Amber at <a href="http://justyourtypicalbookblog.blogspot.com/">Just Your Typical Book Blog </a>(Review)<br /><br />Saturday, April 16: Cindy at <a href="http://www.bookscompleteme.com/">Books Complete Me </a>(<a href="http://www.bookscompleteme.com/2011/04/guest-post-with-amy-holder-author-of.html">Guest Post - Teen Traumas</a>)Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-85348651052551509512011-04-07T15:30:00.023-04:002011-04-07T16:03:57.555-04:00It's A Girl!I'm a little behind in posting this exciting announcement (because my week has been CrAzY):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q80WCo9wdFoZ0vxmey7tugu2v7beIEJYECC54F0v8R_-gISaLJErr-irzi5DzUM0bfsTWrx-jxqtb6aY0wmHdL9igmR-g8J3joh2p1UBKJ5KCXsC0nHso0kwzvr_E-axyYibBjDuyF4/s1600/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q80WCo9wdFoZ0vxmey7tugu2v7beIEJYECC54F0v8R_-gISaLJErr-irzi5DzUM0bfsTWrx-jxqtb6aY0wmHdL9igmR-g8J3joh2p1UBKJ5KCXsC0nHso0kwzvr_E-axyYibBjDuyF4/s200/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592927279085020738" /></a><a href="http://www.amyholder.com/books.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a> was officially born this past Monday (April 4). She came into the world wearing red lipstick, weighing in at less than a pound, and measuring 5 & 1/2" x 8 & 1/2"! Woohoo! A big thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (and my editor, Julia Richardson) for making my publishing dream come true! <br /><br />If you see my book baby out in the wild, please snap a picture and send it to me at <strong>amy@amyholder.com</strong>. I'm thinking up a giveaway for later in the month where these pictures will earn you entries. Stay tuned...<br /><br />I have a lot of Lipstick Laws related interviews and guest posts floating around the internet now. Check out my <a href="http://amyholdernews.blogspot.com/">News & Reviews</a> page for links. If you aren't already following my blog tour through <a href="http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/the-lipstick-laws-tour-details.html">The Teen Book Scene</a>, please see details (and tour links) <a href="http://amyholderbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/teen-book-scene-lipstick-laws-blog-tour.html">HERE</a>. I will be giving away three signed copies of THE LIPSTICK LAWS. The winners will be chosen from the tour post comments. <br /><br />And finally, here is the fabulous James from <a href="http://bookchicclub.blogspot.com/">Book Chic Club</a> reading an excerpt! I never thought I'd see a guy reading about April's bra-stuffing... but I'm pleasantly surprised by James! He's awesome (and brave)!<br /> <br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CQ2esmXwXko?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />You can see his original vlog of this on his site <a href="http://bookchicclub.blogspot.com/2011/04/fnv-excerpt-vlog-lipstick-laws-by-amy.html">HERE</a> or YouTube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ2esmXwXko">HERE</a>.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-45232219865136683002011-04-03T21:58:00.054-04:002011-04-03T22:50:04.333-04:00Week One Teen Book Scene Blog Tour Winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19e9ulBfDniEU39zWsG7YDsWKCoGPT3Pe3DrBpMcVgdkjfqUuYSo0pS9mUHqQ03QKhzX79DuNQo9oveBF9lshk7z0FFD_Mi8bdAcTvYRgivDu-6GUpLN3drLAWmPBC0U4Lpi2duj9N3U/s1600/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19e9ulBfDniEU39zWsG7YDsWKCoGPT3Pe3DrBpMcVgdkjfqUuYSo0pS9mUHqQ03QKhzX79DuNQo9oveBF9lshk7z0FFD_Mi8bdAcTvYRgivDu-6GUpLN3drLAWmPBC0U4Lpi2duj9N3U/s200/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591546789070129586" /></a>Thanks so much to everyone who is following and commenting on <a href="http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/the-lipstick-laws-tour-details.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS Teen Book Scene blog tour</a> that's going on right now. For those of you who don't know, I will be giving away a signed copy of my book at the end of every week of the tour (three copies total). The winner(s) will be randomly selected from the comments collected on the tour stops each week. Comment on at least one tour stop each week to be entered. To increase your odds of winning a signed copy, please comment on several or all of the posts. For more tour details and links to the posts click <a href="http://amyholderbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/teen-book-scene-lipstick-laws-blog-tour.html">HERE</a>. <br /><br />Now it's time to announce the first signed copy winner! After collecting all of the week #1 entries, I used the <a href="http://classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine">Random Name Picker at Classtools.net</a> to help me select the winner. Congratulations to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/12753118506880244146">Fiona Chan (Fi-chan)</a> for winning the first week's giveaway! I will be in touch with prize details. <br /><br />Thanks again to everyone else who has been reading and commenting on my blog tour posts! Please continue to follow and comment on the rest of the tour stops for a chance to win the other signed copies.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3909131936902650491.post-50475309390260224532011-04-02T08:00:00.002-04:002011-04-02T08:00:04.047-04:00TWO more days!Holy crapoli! There are only two more days until <a href="http://www.amyholder.com/books.html">THE LIPSTICK LAWS</a> is out in the wild! Dun, dun, dunnnnn.....<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y8Kyi0WNg40?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Wait..wait...did someone just say THE LIPSTICK LAWS is coming out in bookstores in TWO days?! <br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/plWnm7UpsXk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Why yes, yes I did say that. And I'm feeling super excited... and a little nervous... and a little, well, like this guy:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JTMf40ORFE8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Since these three highly caffeinated animals are clearly geeked about the official release of THE LIPSTICK LAWS, how about you get on the geeked bandwagon with them & help me stalk my book in the wild. Any authentic pictures of wild bookstore LIPSTICK LAWS sightings will be greatly appreciated! Please send your picture(s) to <strong>amy@amyholder.com</strong>... and I will give you a cupcake. Or maybe a signed bookmark will be less messy to mail. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPmj2KEtwOX1UI7VUjKXx9N8T-U8oY3TcBe8yZ9MGobfKL7nNiu2gCqAikIKE92A2JLlVefxw3HEn-OaBePq5lJJvAC9dPaWXBlT_ugA47ALuKaHjDcbQov1hs5_40oXMJv-HoFDGFfo/s1600/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPmj2KEtwOX1UI7VUjKXx9N8T-U8oY3TcBe8yZ9MGobfKL7nNiu2gCqAikIKE92A2JLlVefxw3HEn-OaBePq5lJJvAC9dPaWXBlT_ugA47ALuKaHjDcbQov1hs5_40oXMJv-HoFDGFfo/s320/The_Lipstick_Laws_-_web_copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590147544959708226" /></a><br /><br />Remember to follow my blog tour and comment at the various tour stops to be in the running to win one of the three signed copies I'm giving away! Details are <a href="http://amyholderbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/teen-book-scene-lipstick-laws-blog-tour.html">HERE</a>.Amy Holderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883850323559851866noreply@blogger.com5