“You know anything about investigative work?” “Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilty party tries to make you go away.” Nancy Drew did not have to solve supernatural crimes. The Scooby Gang mostly found out that the evil ghost was secretly Old Mr Jenkins. Veronica Mars had a lot on her plate, but not […]
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I Belong to Chrestomanci Castle
There is a Diana Wynne Jones tribute going on, and I have kept thinking and thinking about a way to contribute to it, and kept feeling entirely and massively inadequate. I never met her, and if I had I don’t think she would have been terribly impressed. I would have just stared with damp adoration, […]
It’s Been Ages Since I Did A Giveaway
And I’m not doing one now, but Saundra Mitchell asked if she could, and of course I said yes absolutely! She also said smart things about boys and girls: about which I agree completely. a) A girl is not a machine you put kindness coins into until a relationship falls out and b) a girl […]
Sleuth Thursday… for 2012!
I was thinking since this is a NEW YEAR, and a new year I am super excited about because I have for the first time ever oh my gosh TWO BOOKS coming out in one year, and I am also super terrified because oh my lord, they are both first books in a series…eseseses, which […]
Ghosts, Governesses and Cricket
I was told by a lovely lady in an email that she would really like to see some book recommendations, so: my readers’ wish is my command! Book recommendations it is. My new disclaimer: I have met Laini Taylor and Maureen Johnson. I have not met Kendare Blake or Y.S. Lee, and the only way […]
Summertime, and the Readin’ Is Easy
I was lying out in the sunshine yesterday reading a Gothic novel (as is my way) and felt a sense of absolute and profound wellbeing. ‘Good lord, I love books’ I thought to myself. I know, a revelation! Sarah loves books! See also, Sarah breathes air and wears clothes. And I thought to myself further […]