My Tote Bag
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My Tote Bag
News Wire
Authors if you've got exciting news to share, I'd love to hear it and share it! Please email me today.
Whether it's the scoop on new contracts, new releases, winning awards or being nominated; if you're having a chat or appearing at a booksigning or attending a conference, we want to hear all about it! Please send me the details exactly as you'd like to have them appear in the News Wire!
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Please email me if you have any queries or comments about My Tote Bag. Alternatively you can also reach me at 425.749.7418.
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The Viewpoint
Put a bunch of readers in the same room and you're likely to hear all about what they've read recently or what's next in their tote bag or to-be-read pile. That's the thing about readers. We're all eager to talk about books and we'll drag the topic into a conversation with anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Nothing gives us more pleasure than discussing why a novel worked for us or why it didn't. We love to give our opinion on books, both new and old, that touch our hearts, inspire us or even those that leave us unsatisfied.
If you've heard that old saying about opinions and viewpoints, you'll know everyone's got one and they're eager to share it... especially readers!
Before you scroll further I must warn you My Tote Bag isn't a site for traditional reviews. Yes, you will find that I love to share my point-of-view ~ how could I not?! ~ but it's more of a quick take on the book as a whole.
I hope you enjoy browsing and perhaps you'll find something that keeps you coming back for more.
Leena
Spotlight
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Sometimes love needs a touch of magic...
Once voted the girl most-likely-to-succeed, Hildy Caldwell is now the one in the biggest rut. She has let her world get very small: a tiny cottage in rural Pennsylvania, two cats, and a ho-hum job. As for love? Nobody has ever measured up to her football hero high school sweetheart. If only she could meet him again . . .
Knowing that's wishful thinking, Hildy splurges on a summer rental on Long Beach Island, one of the Jersey shore's prettiest spots. There, she hopes the wind might blow a handsome man her way. Instead, she finds an abandoned bottle-with a two-thousand-year-old, meddlesome genie inside! Magic and mayhem follow, along with what Hildy's been wishing for: a meeting with the man she has never stopped loving.
With the genie's help, Hildy's dreams might come true. But spells and enchantment have a dark and dangerous side. And Hildy could lose everything-unless she finds out that true love is the best kind of magic.
I'm giving away two copies of IF WISHING MADE IT SO to two lucky winners! All you've got to do is send me an email with your full mailing address. Winners will be notified by email on September 7th!
Beyond the Book
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By night, Jennifer Estep is an author, prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next super idea. Her Bigtime books feature sexy superheroes, evil ubervillains, and lots of smart, sassy gals looking for love.
By day, Jennifer is an award-winning features page designer for a daily newspaper. She's also a certifiable fangirl and an authority on fantasy literature and culture. Jennifer is a member of Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and several other writing groups.
Karma Girl is her first book. It will be published May 1 by Berkley Books. The sequel, Hot Mama, will be released Nov. 6. The third Bigtime book, Jinx, is set for an April 2008 release.
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Author Portrait
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Philippa Gregory is the author of sixteen novels, including the recent bestsellers The Other Boleyn Girl , The Queen's Fool, The Virgn's Lover, and The Constant Princess.
She holds a Ph.D. in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh and is an established writer and broadcaster for radio and television. Gregory lives in the North of England with her family.
