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Book Signing: Amy Ewing + News about her new series.

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About the Author:  source: http://amyewingbooks.com/bio/   Me with the author of the Lone City Trilogy, Amy Ewing.                       Amy Ewing is the young adult author of  The Lone Trilogy. She grew up in a small town outside Boston, where her librarian mother instilled a deep love of reading at a young age. Amy moved to New York City in 2000 to study theater at New York University. Unfortunately, her acting career didn’t quite pan out. She worked in restaurants, as an administrative assistant, a nanny, and a sales representative for a wine distributor before the lack of creativity in her life drove her to begin writing.             Amy received her MFA in Creative Writing for Children from The New School, where she was lucky enough to meet a fabulous community of YA writers who keep her sane on a daily basis. She lives in Harlem, where she spends her days writing, eating cheese, and occasionally binge watching The Vampire Diaries.        

Book Signing: Lauren Kate

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          Lauren Kate  is an internationally bestselling author of  young adult fiction . Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and include  The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove  and  Fallen , which reached number 3 on the  New York Times  Best Seller List  for children's chapter books on January 8, 2010, remaining there throughout April 2011.            Harrison Gilbertson   is an Australian actor.  he appeared in  Need for Speed , w ith  Aaron Paul , and the thriller ghost feature,  Haunt , with Liana Liberato and Jackie Weaver.           I was fortunate enough to go to Lauren Kate's 3rd book signing here in the Philippines. I was not able to go to her first two book signings so I am finally happy to finally attend her third one. I arrive in Greenbelt 5 quarter to 7pm and I got lost. I did not know where the line was and when I found the line I'm glad that it was still short and I got the number 38 signing pass. Moving on, the Fallen series ha

November 2016 TBR

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            This month I am trying to read more classical books. I will also be re-reading Pride and Prejudice and The Beautiful and The Damned. In addition, I am currently reading Illuminae and will also be reading the second book. Moving on the following novels I will for the month of November are the following:  1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen  When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. 2. The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus  One of the most influential

October 2016 Wrap Up

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1. Shadowland -Meg Cabot There's a hot guy in Susannah Simon's bedroom. Too bad he's a ghost. Suze is a mediator - a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations. But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind... and Suze happens to be in the way. 2.Crushing on Love - Melissa Foster  CRUSHING ON LOVE is a USA TODAY BESTSELLER  The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. . In CRUSHING ON LOVE... Steve Joh