Wanna Host THE SWEET DEAD LIFE and other Monday Stuff

Well, it's official: we're revving up toward May and the release of THE SWEET DEAD LIFE. Because somehow at the end of this week it is March already, which means just 2 months out and I am so excited!

If you are a blogger and you are interested in hosting THE SWEET DEAD LIFE on its Sweet Dead Tour, click HERE and fill out the really cute form. :)

And in other news, did a fun event (including neon fedoras, black sunglasses and spy glasses) at Murder by the Book Saturday for WHO DONE IT, the murder mystery anthology edited by the fabulously brilliant Jon Scieszka that is the February title for the new Soho Teen imprint of Soho Press. Like Blue Willow Bookshop, Murder by the Book is one of Houston's treasured indie bookstores. The staff, including John, who arranged Saturday's event, loves books and readers and works tirelessly to bring the two together-- with the focus on murder, thrillers, crimes, mystery. Which makes them a perfect match for Soho Press, which curates an ever growing list of authors who write in those genres, including yours truly. Here are a couple quick pictures:

Writer, librarian, blogger @hipmamajenn shows off the WHO DONE IT swag

Nothing says WHO DONE IT like a neon pink fedora

Me. The Anastasia series. And a WHO DONE IT shelf
plus, do you spy Janet Fox's SIRENS, serendipitously on the bottom shelf?