OH. NO.

I have looked at the A-Z challenge once more and have hit a serious road block. The authors list. *cue scary music*. So I have decided to bring it to all of you incredible people who go out of your way to read this blog. Help.

If anyone has any suggestions for the following letters, could they please let me know in comments? Grazi.

K: *edit* Now Complete! Thank you to commenter "grey" for suggesting Annette Curtis Klause. I shot over to the library and picked up her new book, entitled Freaks, as soon as I could. Be expecting a review on that one. Thanks to Mrs. Magoo for her suggestion as well!

U:

X:

Y:

Especially X.

Thanks everyone!

Contest!

Maw Books Blog is having an amazing contest. You can win pretty much anything Twilight themed, plus pins, a shirt, and a copy of the Host. Does it get any more fawesome than that (oops. Just read a Westerfeld book)? Sadly, the contest ends on the 30th, so you'll have to hurry on over. Everyone check it out:

Here.

Best of luck to you all!

Ze Memez! Zey Are ATTACKING!

I have been tagged by the ever-wonderful chicas of Plenty of Paper! and Reader Rabbit 2 of Reader Rabbit! and Ink Mage of Magic of Ink! Wow. I feel really loved! Anyway. I have copied the rules and questions from Reader Rabbit and here goes:


Rules: Link to the person that tagged you, post the rules somewhere in your meme, answer the questions, tag six people in your post, let the tagees know they’ve been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog, let the tagger know your entry is posted.

1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?

My all time favorite (modern) author is probably Cornelia Funke (so many to choose from). I first picked up one of her books in fourth grade (Random Aella Fact: I used to hate reading. Beyond that. DESPISE.) and have been a freaky fan ever since.

But. My all time favorite author of all time is Lewis Carroll. Need I say more?

2. Who was your first favorite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among your favorites?

My first favorite author was Louis Sachar. Oh, Holes, I owe so much to thee. And although he is not among my favorites today, his books hold a special shelf in my heart *sniff*

3. Who’s the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?

The most recent addition to my list of favorite authors is Maureen Johnson. A blogger named Reese (The Magnificent) was the first to tell/force me to read her work. I tore through everything she'd written (novel-wise) in two weeks.

4. If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Are there any you’d add on a moment of further reflection?

Lewis Carroll, Cornelia Funke, Libba Bray, Scott Westerfeld, JRR Tolkien, Jaclyn Moriarty, John Green, Kenneth Oppel, Philip Reeve, Tamora Pierce, Conor Kostick (...whew...). After contemplation, I would probably add Frances Hardinger, Frank Beddor, Cory Doctorow, and Robert Ende.

The end.

I'm fairly certain that most people have been tagged. So. I shall break the rules and throw this meme to anyone who wants to do it. Tell them Aella sent you :)

In Pursuit of Odyssey,
Me!

Cover News

I was so thrilled about these three covers that I couldn't wait to show them! Is anyone else extremely excited for these books (ridiculous question)?

Cover A:
August 2nd! Can you hear my fan-girlish screams?


Cover B:
According to Cassandra Clare's MySpace post, this might not be a final cover. But I like it nonetheless. I hope the final choice isn't much different!

Plus: Check out the first chapter of City of Glass here

Okay. Just a quick note on the Inkdeath cover before I lose my ability to type (due to my jumping up and down in the computer chair). I have lost yet another bet. I had a deal going with a good friend of mine that the third Inkworld book would be green themed. Unfortunately, I have lost. On the same exact color that lost me my Inheritance Trilogy bet. Purple for Inkdeath and Gold for Brisingr. Who woulda thunk it? All the same, I really love it and have started my countdown until OCTOBER 7th! And as the snaps of information fly around the internet, I'm dying to get my hands on it. 656 pages? 656 pages! That's 122 pages longer than the first book!

Oops. Sorry. I'll stop raving now. I hope you enjoyed the covers.

Scavenging for Inkdeath News,

A New Challenge...

Can you hear my defeated sigh? I try and try to stay away from signing up for more challenges, but I just...can't...help myself. And this new one looks really great. Check it out everyone. My progress will be up on the sidebar soon (aaaahh... the eternal sidebar...).

"It's the End of the World" Challenge

Object: Read at least three books about the end of the world
Where: Becky's Book Reviews
The Rules: Check 'em out here

BONUS! A very cool banner

Happy Challenging,

Same Meme as Below: Take 2

I have already accomplished this meme, but have been tagged once again by a different person (The brilliant, organic, brilliantly organic African Bookworm). You can see the rules on the previous post, so I'm just going to go ahead and meme away. Who knows. Maybe this time I'll even tag someone...

I am currently reading Abhorsen by Garth Nix and Page 123: Lines 5,6,7,8 says....

"A black and tan dog not much bigger than a terrier, with huge feathery wings growing out of its shoulders.
At least it's a different dream, part of him thought. He had to be almost awake, and this was one of those dream fragments that precede total wakefulness, where reality and fantasy mix. It was his tent, he knew, but an owl and a winged dog!"

Waitwaitwait. I know that describes the Disreputable Dog, but since when did she/he wings? And who is Nick (I just read around those few lines to get some context)? Sorry to cut a post short everyone, but I must now read on and figure out how and when this happened.

I be taggzing...

1. Ink Mage (The Magic of Ink)
2. Tyto Alba (The Magic of Ink)
3. Jory (Jane & Jory Book Reviews)
4. Jane (Jane & Jory Book Reviews)
5. Courtney (Once Upon a Bookshelf)

Go to. Go to.

Best of luck in all your meme-ing delights.

Memified!

So here goes. Yet another meme. This time I have been tagged by the delightful and made-of-awesome Heather of Plenty of Paper Reviews! On to the rules, which have been copy and pasted directly from the POP blog.

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag 5 people and comment the person who tagged you once you've posted your 3 sentences.

Excellent. Well I have but one book near me (a opposed to Medeia ). Okay, on to the meme.. If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan says...

" I saw each day pass much the same as the last: hunger, death, new rules, new jokes, less food, and hot summer nights spent outside in the yard, gathered around the well, talking until dawn. Nothing surprised me anymore, nothing scared me , except deportation orders. Where were they sending those people they rounded up by the hundreds, even thousands, and shipped off to trains? Everyone had their guess, their story to tell, but no one knew for sure..."

That is incredibly sad. Holocaust books are so difficult to read sometimes. Agreed?

I tag... no one. But if you see this meme and would like to do it than do so and comment in the place set aside.

Subdued,