Month: August 2010

Only the Good Spy Young

Only the Good Spy Young

I picked up Ally Carter’s first in this series, I’d tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You on the basis of the title and the blurb.

At the time I thought it was promising. The second Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy book only seemed just slightly more promising but with the third, Don’t Judge a Girl by her Cover, she really kicked the whole story up a level.

She doesn’t disappoint with Only the Good Spy Young, either. I can’t tell whether there will be one or two more books in the series, but I will look forward to them either way.

Admittedly, these books are YA, so you’ve got to be able to let yourself think YA or you probably won’t find these books to your tastes.

Oh, yeah, I devoured this book, finished it in less than a day.

Booksigning at Barnes&Noble Huntington Beach

Booksigning at Barnes&Noble Huntington Beach

My booksigning last night went very well and I’d like to thank everyone who came and the staff at the Barnes&Noble. We had a lot of fun.

Afterwards I had a long chat with a nice lady who is an 8th grade English teacher.

I mentioned Scholastic’s marvelous Alliance for Young Artists and Writers which is a totally brilliant idea and includes such alumni as Robert Redford, Richard Avedon, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, and Ceara McCaffrey.

If anyone has a budding artist or writer in 7-12th grade, they should encourage them to enter for the awards (there are many different categories in both art and writing).

StellarCon 35

StellarCon 35

I have been invited to be Literary Guest of Honor for Stellar Con 35 in High Point, North Carolina, March 4-6, 2011.

I think this will be my first time ever in North Carolina.

I’m looking forward to it!