BLOGFEST 2010!!!!

BlogFest 2010 is going to be so much fun this weekend I am so glad Cinnamon, our BlogFest Coordinator from A Journey of Books put this whole event together.

This year I went to lots of author signings and met some interesting people. So my theme for BlogFest is a tribute to Holly Black. She did an author signing with Cassandra Clare and it was the most entertaining one I have been too. They said they were best friends and it made such a difference in the way they interacted. It was tons of fun.

Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children.
Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster. Tithe was called "dark, edgy, beautifully written and compulsively readable" by Booklist, received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and was included in the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. Holly has since written two other books in the same universe, Valiant (2005), and the sequel to Tithe, Ironside (2007), which spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Valiant was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award for Young Readers and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.

The Spiderwick Chronicles were adapted into a film by Paramount Pictures in conjunction with Nickelodeon Films. Released in February 2008, the film stars Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger, with Mark Waters as the director.

Holly has also been a frequent contributor to anthologies, and has co-edited three of them: Geektastic (with Cecil Castellucci, 2009), Zombies vs. Unicorns (with Justine Larbalestier, 2010), and Bordertown (with Ellen Kushner, 2011). Her first collection of short fiction, Poison Eaters and Other Stories, came out in 2010 from Small Beer Press. She has just finished the third book in her Eisner-nominated graphic novel series, The Good Neighbors, and is working on Red Glove, the second novel in The Curse Workers series. White Cat, the first in the series, is out as of May 2010, and is about capers, curse magic, and memory.

So for my giveaways a book Holly wrote and a book Holly edited. Tithe the first book in her Modern Faerie Tales series. Also, Geektastic is a collection of stories from the Nerd Herd from authors like Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, John Green, Cynthia Leitich Smith and many more.

I will choose two winners, one for each book and post that after this fabulous weekend.

Giveaway Rules:
1. Leave a comment (Maybe tell what author you would give a tribute too)
2. Be a follower (New/Old)
3. Leave an email address

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Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!!!