GCC Tours Melissa Walker

What writers do you consider your “sisters”? Are there any published writers that you hang out or tour with a lot? Call? Email? IM? I have LOVED the supportive young adult author community! I've gotten great advice and many niceties from Carolyn Mackler, Sarah Mlynowski, Beth Kephart, Lisa McMann, David Levithan, Siobhan Vivian, Jolene Siana, Sarah Grace McCandless, Elizabeth Scott, E. Lockhart, Alexa Young, Kristen Kemp, the fun voices of...

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GCC Tours Stephanie Kuehnert

Debut novelist Stephanie Kuenhart, author of the kick-ass book I WANNA BE YOUR JOEY RAMONE, was nice enough to tour me on her blog last week, and this week I'm featuring her on my blog as part of the GCC virtual booktour. (All the girlfriends in this network are pretty amazing and I'm so honored to be a part of their group.) Stephanie took time out of her busy schedule to answer a few questions for me about her new book, her writing influences...

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Great Publishers Weekly Review! Yay!!

I'm so excited about the Publishers Weekly review of SISTERS OF MISERY in this week's issue that I can barely contain myself. Here is the review. They call it a "standout addition to a popular YA genre." Enjoy!!Sisters of Misery Megan Kelley Hall. Kensington, $9.95 paper (308p) ISBN 978-0-7582-2679-2Maddie Crane has always lived in Hawthorne, where a family name means everything and membership in a cruel, all-girl secret society, the Sisters of Misery, is required for social success. When Cordelia and Rebecca LeClaire, Maddie's cousin and newly...

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I LOVE BLOGGERS!

I just need to share some AMAZING blurbs from bloggers about SISTERS OF MISERY. I've compiled them into one place, but I've provided links to all of the blogs that have mentioned SISTERS OF MISERY recently.On top of all this wonderful praise, the Girlfriend's Cyber Circuit is touring me this week. I can't tell you what an honor it is to have these amazing and talented writers including me in their GCC Blog Tour. In my next blog post, I'll provide links to all my "girlfriends" in the GCC. (Love them!)Anyway, here are some of the truly amazing...

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Midwest Book Review

Amazing review in Midwest Book Review!Sisters of Misery by Megan Kelley Hall I believe every young girl dreams of being a member of the 'in-club' in school. You know the one that all the pretty girls belong to, the girls who have the best clothes, the most popular friends. But for fifteen-year-old Maddie it never felt right, even though she had 'hung' with this group all of her life. After all, her mother worked hard to make sure Maddie belonged, pushing her daughter to fit in, but something inside of her just didn't click. Something...

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Breaking Dawn #1, Sisters of Misery #214,852 on Amazon.com

Hey, I'm just saying....I'm super excited about Breaking Dawn, but...it's not even out yet. And what better way to spend the next day anxiously awaiting the final chapter of Bella, Edward and Jacob's lives than to start a new series like um...well...hmmm...I don't know....perhaps, Sisters of Misery? I'm just throwing it out there. Just off the top of my head.And I have nothing but wonderful feelings of admiration for Stephenie Meyer despite the fact that her book is 214,851 spots ahead of mine. No worries. No ill will. No jealousy (well, yes,...

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