http://bookchick.com Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:55:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Readers and Friends! I'll now be posting my book recommendations ONLY on my blog at DaisyWhitney.com, where I also blog about writing and the path to publication. You can still find my recommendations of wonderful books here on this site, but for new recommendations please bookmark and follow the link ... http://bookchick.com/2010/04/the-bookchick-has-moved/ As part of blog tour of "The Cinderella Society" by Kay Cassidy that that I'm hosting, you can share your girl empowerment stories at Cover to Cover. Go check it out! http://bookchick.com/2010/03/girl-empowerment/ I can't stop thinking about Lauren Oliver's novel "Before I Fall." I just finished reading it a few days ago and it's the kind of story that stays with you for a long time. Maybe forever. It's the kind of novel that changes you, maybe for a moment, maybe for ... http://bookchick.com/2010/03/bookchickcom-recommends-lauren-olivers-before-i-fall/ Who doesn't love a good secret? They're the fuel for many friendships, relationships and love affairs, not to mention novels. I asked the author Dianne Dixon to share her thoughts on the power of secrets in a blog post for me. Her novel "The Language of Secrets" releases today. In ... http://bookchick.com/2010/03/wanna-hear-a-secret/ Hey there! We're kicking off our blog tour-content-girl empowerment month for Kay Cassidy's "The Cinderella Society" over on PageTurnersBlog starting today! Check it out! http://bookchick.com/2010/03/the-cinderella-society-tour-begins/ Thank you for all the entries in the 5-Word First Love Contest to win a signed copy of Cheryl Renee Herbsman's novel "Breathing." They were all amazing! And here's the winning entry! Caitlin @ Roaming Tales: Kisses in rain like champagne I love that entry -- it's sweet and romantic and poetic because it ... http://bookchick.com/2010/03/and-the-winner-of-breathing-is/ Hi friends and readers! I'm giving away another signed book and this time it's Cheryl Renee Herbsman's very lovely story of first love, "Breathing." Watch the video here on my blog for the details and the enter to win in the comments! I'll pick a winner by March 8. http://bookchick.com/2010/03/win-a-signed-copy-of-cheryl-renee-herbsmans-breathing/ Hello! I'm participating in a ""blogsplash" today for Fiona Robyn's novel "Thaw." And that means I'll be posting the first chapter here! Fiona will be blogging the entire novel over the next few months so if you like it you can read it for free in its entirety on her ... http://bookchick.com/2010/03/thaw-revealed/ Kate Hegarty is the author of an upcoming YA fantasy novel "Mieradome" that's being published as an e-book on June 1. I asked her to write a post for the BookChick.com on the path to e-book publication since it's a route that's becoming increasingly common. In her words... By Kate Hegarty ... http://bookchick.com/2010/02/publishing-an-ebook-mieradome-by-kate-hegarty/ You may never think about cheerleaders in the same way after reading Suzanne Young's debut novel "The Naughty List." She flips nearly every cheerleader stereotype on its head in her tale of a cheerleading-squad-turned-secret-society-to-catch-cheating-boyfriends. Rather than rely on the overdone image of a cheerleader as a ditsy blonde backbiter, Young ... http://bookchick.com/2010/02/bookchick-recommends-the-naughty-list/