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Kwame Alexander, Jennifer Lyn Barnes, Holly Black, Pseudonymous Bosch, Sarah Rees Brennan, Heather Brewer, Kiera Cass, Cinda Chima, Cassandra Clare, Andrea Cremer, Katie Crouch, Gitty Daneshvari, Melissa de la Cruz, Matt de la Pena, Kim Derting, Simone Elkeles, Elizabeth Eulberg, Gayle Forman, Kami Garcia, Adam Gidwitz, David McInnes Gill, Adele Griffin, Deborah Harkness, Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian, Michelle Hodkin, Ellen Hopkins, Tonya Hurley, Michele Jaffe, Caitlin Kittredge, Alyson Noel, David Levithan, Stephanie Perkins, Diana Peterfreund, Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs, Beth Revis, Jessica Rothenberg, Carrie Ryan, Eliot Schrefer, Natalie Standiford, Trenton Lee Stewart, Margaret Stohl, Cate Tiernan, Robin Wasserman, Marjorie Wentworth, John Corey Whaley, and Kathryn Williams.

From Hollywood Crush Press Release: “Literary Friendships is the theme, so it’s only fitting that “Mortal Instruments” author Cassandra Clare and “Spiderwick Chronicles” author Holly Black (real-life BFFs, duh) will deliver the keynote speech on that very topic. And, of course, there will be plenty of panels, events and performances to warm your literature-loving hearts.”

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This is a look at what writers do all day (if that writer happens to be me).

8:05 AM – Wake up to MTV’s behind the scenes video from the set of the Beautiful Creatures movie!  Watch the video 6x, retweet the video, and show the video to my 4 1/2 year-old (who says Zoey Deutch’s dress is pretty).

8:40 AM – Watch the glass breaking portion of the video 4 X to admire the use of physical effects versus CGI in the scene.  Discuss with 4 1/2 year-old, who does not enjoy this portion of the video because she can’t see Zoey’s dress.

9:00 AM – Answer email, tweet, and make coffee (not at the same time, though that would be impressive).  Ask myself if I should write.  Decide since my agent, Jodi, is reading my novel, UNBREAKABLE (before it goes somewhere top secret I can’t talk about yet), I can take a break.  Drink more coffee and head over to Pinterest to “work” on my inspiration boards.

* I am a complete Pinterest addict, but it’s actually an amazing tool for imagining the world of your novels and stories if you’re a visual person like me.  (You can also pin vintage jewelry you plan to buy when you’re procrastinating.)

10:00 AM – Take a shower & head to the office.  Consider taking photos of my office & Yvette assembling my Ikea bookshelf.  Then decide against it after I notice she doesn’t seem amused.

12:00 PM – Business call that would look boring if photographed, although the call was not boring at all.  Make a mental note to figure out how to make overseas calls before I have to make an overseas call again in the future.

12:45 PM – Leave for lunch with Molly Quinn, one of the stars of our upcoming film “Hansel & Gretel and the 420 Witch,” and the awesome TV show “Castle.”  More importantly, a friend and the fashion consultant for my new author photos I haven’t taken yet.

12:55 PM – Molly calls to tell me that the restaurant I picked no longer exists, but she is sitting in the new restaurant that opened in its place.  She is too polite to give me crap (Southern manners).

1:30 PM – Eat a giant plate of spaghetti while Molly eats polenta.  Talk about a wide variety of topics like why I wear so much gray, and our respective dog problems.

2:30 PM – Walk by the candy shop and stop to get chocolate butterflies, at Molly’s suggestion because the bunnies don’t have hazelnut inside.  Secretly wish I had purchased more chocolate by the time I get to the car.

3:00 PM – 5:45 PM – Return to the office.  Finish putting the Ikea bookshelf together because Yvette is annoyed with the directions that don’t actually include any directions.  Re-arrange my office to make room for the new bookshelf.  Make more business calls.  Cross-reference places on my map with places mentioned in UNBREAKABLE because my geography skills suck.

6:00 PM – Sit in LA rush hour traffic on Wilshire.

6:45 PM – Arrive home to find packages!  I do almost all my shopping online, so I get a ton of packages (this does not make receiving packages any less exciting).  New summer wedges inside.  Try them on for my daughter.

6:55 PM – My daughter tries on new summer wedges and decides they look cuter on her.

7:00 PM  – Open package #2 — Vintage necklace by Christine Wallace.  Try it on after my daughter.  LOVE it!  Plan to pin pictures later.

7:10 PM – Hang out with my kids and wait for Alex to get home.  Play with my dog, Spike, who is not supposed to be on the couch.  But like Spike from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” after whom he was named, Spike is blonde and cute, so I let him put his paws on the couch.

9:00 PM – Work on my inspiration book for UNBREAKABLE.  Journaling and inspiration boards are really important aspects of my writing process.  Read more about how I use inspiration boards HERE.

12:15 AM – Sleep.

In Stores October 23, 2012. Available for Pre-Order on Amazon now & Indigo Chapters.

Synopsis from Amazon:

Photo Credit: John Bramley

Read the full article  in EW here & on JustJaredjr.

ComingSoon.net also posted the photo and the official press release.

I believe the right book at the right time can save your life.  Maybe that’s why I love librarians so much.  They’re saving all of us, one book at a time.  But lots of people have trouble finding the right book  or the dreaded “what to read next.”  I still get calls from parents asking for reading lists or book suggestions.  So I thought I’d share some of them with you.

* Keep in mind, these are my opinions and suggestions.  My lists do not include every great book out there, just a few to get you started.  Sometimes I don’t include a book based on reading level (not everyone can read the Harry Potter books independently in third or fourth grade.  The profiles are generalizations based on the children, adults, and teens for whom I have recommended books.

My “reading diagnoses” come in two varieties: books for kids who hate to read and “what to read next” books.  Let’s start with the kid who hates to read (or hasn’t been hooked yet).

Case #1: The Reluctant Reader Who Hasn’t Been Hooked

“John” is a fourth grade boy who loves skateboarding and playing on the yard at school.  His favorite class periods are recess and P.E., and hanging out in the house to read is the last thing he wants to do with his free time.  In fact, when John is inside his activity of choice is playing video games.  He’s never had problems reading, but you would never catch him reading a book for pleasure.

Diagnosis:

On the Halfpipe with Tony Hawk by Matt Christopher

Skateboarding Science by Helaine Becker (Series)

Skateboard Breakdown by Sports Illustrated Kids (Series)

Extreme Sports by Extreme Sports: No Limits (Series)

Charlie Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Series)

The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (Series)

Ultimate Weird But True by National Geographic Kids

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger (Series)

The Unusual History of Video Games by Thomas James Maltman (Series)

Case #2: The “What Should I Read Next?” Reader

The reader is a fourth grader who likes to read, and reads above grade level.  The last book s/he loved was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.  What to read next (aside from the rest of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series):

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Series)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Series)

Mythopedia: She’s All That by Scholastic

Mythopedia: Oh My Gods by Scholastic

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Series)

Holes by Louis Sachar

The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (Series)

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger (Series)

*** If you have other reading recommendations, please share them in the comments section. ***

Getting Ready for the YA Panel to Start with DJ McHale, Margie, Lauren Kate & Our Moderator & Fellow Author, Aaron Hartzler

Reading from BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

DJ McHale Talking to Readers

Lauren Kate Answering Questions on the Panel

Our YA Series Panel: Margie, Aaron Hartzler, DJ McHale (Pendragon Series & Morpheous Road Series) & Lauren Kate (Fallen Series)

With Author Anna Carey (EVE)

Signing with Margie After the Panel

A Reader’s Awesome Lena-Style Charm Necklace

Author John Scalzi (FUZZY NATION & Others)

With One of My Favorite Authors Richard Kadrey (Sandman Slim Novels)

Hanging Out at the Mysterious Galaxy Booth Before Our Signing

With Kimberly Derting @ Giodanao’s  & a group shot with Rachel Vincent, Jeri Smith-Ready, Sophie Jordan, Tara Lynn Childs, Josephine Angelini, me, Kimberly Derting & S.R. Johannes

My Mess in My Hotel Room & Our Line On Teen Day

Lynn’s Awesome Beautiful Chaos Tee (She Made It Herself)

With Margie & Lynn at the Teen Day Signing

Another Fan Made T-Shirt & My Anne Rice Novel Signed to Me (Thanks Casey!)

At a Panel with Richelle Mead & Alyson Noel

Nancy Holder at Teen Day & Me with Francine Pascal (Author of the Sweet Valley High Novels) at the Teen Day Party

Read more HERE.

See the other members of the cast HERE.