My Great Galley Give-Away

I've decided to move the date of the Great Galley Give-Away up to July 8.

I mean, why not, huh?

So.....stay tuned for details.....

Uh oh

Much to my husband's dismay, Phoebe was a digger.

Ruby is a digger.

My first newsletter

My first monthly (or somewhat-monthly) email newsletter went out today.

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My Great Galley Give-Away

Coming July 15.....

Sibling rivalry

Matty is not thrilled about Ruby. He has turned into Eeyore McGrumpy.

Ruby is oblivious and thrilled by every blade of grass.

A good time was had by all

Yesterday I did a book signing at the grand opening of a new animal shelter.


Despite the dreary weather, lots of folks stopped by.


There were dogs doing their thing.


There were plenty of activities and freebies. (I came home with LOTS of healthy dog food samples and tennis balls.)


There was music and dancing.


And there was me! (Many thanks to Michelle Laney of Buttonwoods Books in Cohasset, MA, for helping with this event.)

Me (left) and Michelle Laney

FSG is moving

Effective Monday, new address for Farrar, Straus & Giroux:

175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010

It's a party!

Actually....it's 50 parties!

Book birthday parties, that is.

Thanks to the always amazing Mitali Perkins!

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis celebrates its birthday on September 15.

Dog Days of Summer

From Publishers Weekly Children's Bookshelf:

It's the Dog Days of Summer at Square Fish

Ruby's here!

(Y'all are going to get SO sick of puppy pics.)

If you're in the neighborhood

I'll be signing at the grand opening of the Scituate Animal Shelter in Scituate, MA.

Sunday, June 28

2 to 4

Come on by and help the furry guys. (Um, that would be dogs and cats...)

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis Book Trailer

I present....for your viewing pleasure.....

the book trailer for

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis

(Due September 2009)

Me and Rupert Goody

I received the Korean edition of Me and Rupert Goody last week.

The jacket is made from some kind of funky material that feels almost like leather.

Under the jacket is a different, very shiny cover. (I wonder what she's saying....)

Drip, drip, drip....

.....those are the first three words of my upcoming novel, The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis.

So apropo.....

....since it's raining, raining, raining here.

In celebration of this coincidence, I decided to start a big ole buzz, hype, build-up....

....for....

....my Great Galley Give-away.

So, stay tuned....

....I'm going to be posting a "contest" (i.e., a drawing) SOON.

That's all I'm sayin....