Have you read ROTTERS, by Daniel Kraus? It's a favorite of mine. You'll understand why when you read it. I hadn't heard of it until last April, my superhero Random House rep, Nic, said, "You have to read this book."
So I read it.
And I loved it.
And when I met Daniel at ALA this June, I said, "Holy shit. You're Daniel Kraus." I know this because he tweeted it. And Twitter is here solely to serve my poor memory. (I'm sure it's great for other things, too.)
So, anyway, long after I fell in love with ROTTERS, I found Daniel's Hostile Questions column on the
Booklist Online site. I read the column regularly. And then, my day came. He asked me the hostile questions.
ASK THE PASSENGERS IS COMING SOON.
I wrote that in call caps because it's still kinda hard to believe. My trusty internet filter device (also known as Mr. King) found
this lovely review of the book here on Bookalicious.
Thank you Bookalicious. You totally rock.
PAYA This Saturday.
Finally, I will make it to West Chester for the
PAYA festival. I am so excited!
First, I'm TOTALLY STOKED to be talking to local librarians in the morning about community reading.
Then, I'm signing from 1-2 right alongside Beth Kephart, if I can swing it.
Still haven't finished the millionaire/mediocrity post I've been promising. I'll get to it. I'm gathering information as the weeks go on.
I'll be back. Right now I have to finish a horror story and go to the pool. Because summer is nearly over. HOW IS SUMMER NEARLY OVER?