Jaclyn Dolamore - October Special Edition

It's been a crazy busy month here at Authors are ROCKSTARS!, but an exciting one. Today we have an awesome interview for you with Jaclyn Dolamore, author of Between the Sea & Sky. This book is adorable and absolutely magical, as is Jackie. We hope you enjoy hearing about this sweet story, how being "unschooled" informed Jackie's writing, and what she's cooking up for us next!


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Isn't she wonderful? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

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Road Trip Edition - Pitch Dark Tour

I am a lucky lady. I got to chat with Kiersten White, Amy Garvey, Anna Carey, and Claudia Gray before their signing at the Huntington Beach Barnes & Noble as part of the Pitch Dark Books tour. Unfortunately, Allison couldn't make it so it's all me today folks. This was such a fun interview! These books are all SO awesome and unique. There was so much to talk about!

Well you already get enough of me in the podcast, so I'll be quiet now and get this show on the road.

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Thank you to the audience members who participated! We love having you on the program. Please feel free to approach us if you see us at book signings. (We'll be the ones walking around with a mic.) We'd love to hear your thoughts and get you "on the air". Also, thanks again to the wonderful Huntington Beach Barnes & Noble for accommodating us. You guys are great!

Stay tuned. There may just be a giveaway coming up related to this podcast. So listen and stick around, okay?

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October Podcast - OMG! It's a bird, it's a plane... IT IS SHANNON HALE!!!!

We have been Shannon Hale fangirls for the longest time, so you can imagine how thrilled we were to have the chance to interview this fabulous Newbery Honor winning author for this month's podcast! Shannon is just as delightful as you would expect from reading her books. We talked about the gorgeous special edition of Forest Born, her experiences collaborating with her husband on their graphic novels, and how she manages to do it ALL as a busy mom.

Our book picks of the month this time around are suitably creepy for October-- The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin and The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson. Grab a mug of hot cocoa and enjoy!

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KidLitCon Edition

This past weekend, we had the privilege of attending KidLitCon 2011 in Seattle, and we had the best time ever! Every good thing you've ever heard about this conference? It's ALL TRUE. KidLitCon is a wonderful venue for authors, bloggers, librarians, teachers, and readers to come together and share a mutual love of children's and young adult literature.

Plus, we got to meet Scott Westerfeld!

And, okay... maybe it's silly to post this picture, because he isn't actually on the special KidLitCon edition podcast we're offering for your listening pleasure, but hey... if you had a picture with Scott Westerfeld, wouldn't YOU post it?

Thought so!

Mr. Westerfeld was extremely nice and we hope to feature him on the podcast sometime in the future. While at the conference, we presented on podcasting and adding a voice element to blogs. It was so much fun! As part of our presentation, we recorded book recommendations from the authors and bloggers at the presentation. We got some great ones and are so excited to share them with you! So here you go, the extra special Authors are ROCKSTARS! - KidLitCon edition!



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September Podcast: Sophie Jordan

This month, we had the honor of interviewing Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of the incredible Firelight series. She chatted with us over Skype about writing romance, fond memories of Sweet Valley High, and what we can expect from Vanish, the highly anticipated sequel to Firelight. We hope you'll love this interview just as much as we loved talking to Sophie! She is fantastic.

Also in this month's episode, we present our book picks of the month-- this time, it's Pregnant Pause, by Han Nolan, and Ashes, by Ilsa J. Bick.


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August giveaway winners

Thanks to all who entered our three-book giveaway earlier this month! The winners are...

Paperback copy of Paranormalcy, signed by Kiersten White - Nakoya

ARC of Wolfsbane, signed by Andrea Cremer - Jade

Uncopyedited galley of Anna and the French Kiss, signed by Stephanie Perkins - Brenna

CONGRATULATIONS! (We've emailed you, too.)

And just a reminder, if you haven't listened to our interview with these three fabulous authors, there's no time like the present! Listen online or download the mp3 here, or grab it on iTunes. Stay tuned for our September episode, featuring an interview with Firelight author, Sophie Jordan!

August Podcast: Gretchen McNeil

This month, we were thrilled to sit down in Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena and chat with Gretchen McNeil, author of Possess. Gretchen is hilarious and a total doll, and we had SO much fun interviewing her. We talked about character diversity, the importance of a setting, her life as a circus performer (yup, a circus performer!) and so much more.

Our book picks of the month this time around are kind of eclectic: Supernaturally by Kiersten White and The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, by Jeanne Birdsall.

We hope you enjoy our interview with Gretchen-- be sure to visit her at gretchenmcneil.com and find out more about Possess, which hits bookstore shelves on August 23!


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