tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185877962024-02-20T19:55:48.416-05:00sarah dessen latest newsupdates on books, tour dates and moresarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-31055253706045285322011-03-22T06:21:00.004-05:002011-04-07T15:26:49.371-05:00WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE tour dates!WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE, my tenth book, is out on May 10th. We're celebrating with a kickoff event at The Regulator Bookshop, in Durham, NC. Then I hit the road. Will I be coming to a store near you? Look and see.....<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sarah Dessen’s WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE Tour</span><br /><br />Sarah Dessen’s WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE Tour<br /><br />Durham, NC<br />The Regulator Bookshop – 720 Ninth St – Tuesday, May 10, 7pm<br /><br />Boulder, CO<br />Boulder Bookstore – 1107 Pearl Street – Wednesday, May 11, 7pm<br /><br />Highlands Ranch, CO<br />Tattered Cover– 9315 Dorchester Street – Thursday, May 12, 7pm<br /><br />Salt Lake City, UT<br />The King’s English at 15th Street Framery, 1519 So 1500 East – Friday, May 13, 7pm<br /><br />Raleigh, NC <br />Quail Ridge Books & Music – 3522 Wade Avenue – Monday, May 16, 7pm<br /><br />Naperville, IL <br />Anderson’s Bookshop – 123 West Jefferson – Tuesday, May 17, 7pm<br /><br />Omaha, NE<br />The Bookworm at Millard Branch Library, 13214 Westwood Lane – Wednesday, May 18, 7pm<br /><br />Dallas, TX<br />Dallas Museum of Art – Horchow Auditorium, 1717 N. Harwood – Sunday, May 22, 3pm<br /><br />Carle Place, NY<br />Barnes & Noble – 91 Old Country Road – Monday, May 23, 7pm<br /><br />Bethesda, MD<br />Politics & Prose at The Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Road – Thursday, June 16, 5pm<br /><br />Houston, TX<br />Blue Willow Bookshop at The Refuge – 13150 Memorial Drive – Friday, June 17, 7pm<br />**Please note that there will be a canned food drive, all donations welcome!**<br /><br />Chapel Hill, NC<br />Flyleaf Books---Monday, June 20th, 7pm <br /><br />Asheville, NC<br />Malaprop’s Bookstore – 55 Haywood Street – Wednesday, August 3, 7pm<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-73710297070159635492011-01-10T15:08:00.002-05:002011-01-10T15:11:00.619-05:00what's coming up....Okay, so somehow it is now 2011. How did THAT happen? I'm not quite sure.<br /><br />What I DO know, however, is that I have a new book coming out this summer. It's called What Happened to Goodbye, and it will be published on May 10, 2011. Tour plans and other fun stuff are still being finalized, but when I do know anything, I'll put it up here, my main <a href="http://writergrl.livejournal.com"><u>blog</u></a>, and anywhere else I possibly can. <br /><br />Stay tuned!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-21018564569827746702010-05-27T14:29:00.001-05:002010-05-27T14:31:11.735-05:00still here....Okay, I don't even know how to BEGIN to explain my super-long absence from this blog. Or maybe I do. There was writing, and a toddler to chase around. Holidays and then more writing and more chasing. And then LOTS more writing. Oh, and one beach trip, followed by more writing. But finally, better late than never at all, here I am.<br /><br />The big news is that because of all that writing, I'll have a new book out next year. It will be released in May 2011, and the title is a BIT in flux, but when I know it, I'll post it here. Why so far away? Well, there's editing, and after two books in two years, I wanted to take a break from promotion and book tour stuff to just try and chill out a little bit. (Chilling out with a two and a half year old, though, is a bit different than it was post-parenthood. Wouldn't have it any other way, though.)<br /><br />In the meantime, I judged the Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest (which was SO fun) and shot a new video for Along for the Ride and summer reading (which I'll post when it's fully done). Along for the Ride will be in stores all summer, in a new edition with bonus material, including a map of Colby, my personal summer playlist, and an essay I wrote about why I love the summer so much and what it means to me.<br /><br />What else? Well, it's summer, so I'm rocking my flip flops, making deviled eggs, and getting to the beach as much as I possibly can. Stacking books to read and trying to perfect my potato salad. If you want more details about what's going on, check out my main <a href="http://writergrl.livejournal.com"><b>blog</b></a>, or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sarahdessen, both of which I promise I update more often than this page.<br /><br />I hope you all have a great summer!<br /><br />Sarahsarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-34580523627009844092009-11-16T08:19:00.002-05:002009-11-17T17:38:27.282-05:00NCTE ScheduleI'll be in Philadelphia from November 21-23 for the NCTE conference and a couple of bookstore events. Here's where I'll be: <br /><br />11/21 Saturday<br /><br />1:15 Author Strand presentation <br />with Michelle Kwansey<br />Convention Center room 103A<br /><br />3pm Signing at Penguin Booth, #318<br /><br />11/22 Sunday<br />9:00am Chester County Book & Music Company Author Breakfast <br />Chester County Books, West Chester PA<br /><br />1:00 "A Novel Idea" Teen Event for Philadelphia Free Library at Children's Book World<br />Children's Book World<br />Haverford, PA <br /><br />11/23 Monday<br /><br />8:50 am ALAN panel with Deb Caletti, Todd Strasser and Adrian Fogelinsarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-58646060033116422742009-09-01T08:25:00.002-05:002009-09-01T08:27:52.349-05:00September appearance!Other than the North Carolina Literary Festival (see post below) I will also be doing an appearance for Long Story Short at the Barnes and Noble in Cary, NC. It's September 22, a Tuesday, at 7pm. For more info, go <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/3003055"><u>here</u></a>. I'll be appearing with two of my FAVORITE people and writers, Marianne Gingher and Courtney Jones Mitchell. Should be a really fun time!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-9337481444434706372009-08-25T07:07:00.002-05:002009-08-25T07:12:52.982-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0b3GzJpMsUnvnvMP3rDswz1dT49j5yHbQvbpbU4gIcY_eSlg817MX0mSZ2ZM4V3dZkaKyzKplCS5PIboCJnbuU2g1avlFL9mJlpGMgZ6Lkqr6sC1YTbJbQbxLqFbUNsWheBj2w/s1600-h/AlongForRidelivejournal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0b3GzJpMsUnvnvMP3rDswz1dT49j5yHbQvbpbU4gIcY_eSlg817MX0mSZ2ZM4V3dZkaKyzKplCS5PIboCJnbuU2g1avlFL9mJlpGMgZ6Lkqr6sC1YTbJbQbxLqFbUNsWheBj2w/s320/AlongForRidelivejournal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373872383749096322" /></a><br /><br />I'll be appearing at the North Carolina Literary Festival, which is being held in Chapel Hill on September 10-13th. You can find out info <a href="http://www.ncliteraryfestival.org/"><u>here</u></a>. I'm doing a panel on Saturday, Sept 12th at 11:10 am with Jill McCorkle and Courtney Jones Mitchell, held at the University United Methodist Church on Franklin Street. <br /><br />I'm also doing at least one appearance for the anthology Long Story Short, published by UNC press. Stay tuned for details!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-29994040201538317572009-05-20T06:42:00.005-05:002009-06-14T13:48:27.462-05:00Tour dates!I'm REALLY excited to be able to share my book tour dates for Along For the Ride! Dates and times are subject to change, so check with your local bookstore closer to the event to confirm. Here we go....<br /><br /><br />June 16<br /><br />7PM: The Regulator<br /><br />720 Ninth Street <br /><br />Durham NC 27705<br /><br />Phone: 919-286-2700<br /><br /> <br /><br />June 18<br /><br />7:30PM: Quail Ridge<br /><br />3522 Wade Avenue<br /><br />Raleigh NC 27607<br /><br />Phone: 919-828-1588<br /><br /> <br /><br />Friday June 19<br /><br />2:30PM: Mrs. Nelson’s<br /><br />1030 Bonita Avenue<br /><br />La Verne CA 91750<br /><br />Phone: 909-509-4558<br /><br /><br />7PM: Barnes & Noble<br /><br />7881 Edinger Avenue<br /><br />Huntington Beach CA 92647<br /><br />Phone: (714) 897-8781<br /><br /> <br /><br />Saturday June 20<br /><br />1PM: Warwick’s<br /><br />held on The Lawn of the La Jolla Historical Society<br /><br />La Jolla, CA 92037<br /><br />Phone: (858) 454-0347<br /><br /><br />7PM: Copperfield’s<br /><br />140 Kentucky St<br /><br />Petaluma, CA 94952<br /><br />Phone: 707-762-0563<br /><br /> <br /><br />Sunday June 21<br /><br />1PM: Books Inc--ticketed event, call for details <br /><br />601 Van Ness Ave<br /><br />San Francisco 94102<br /><br />Phone: (415) 776-1111<br /><br /><br />4PM: Great Good Place for Books<br /><br />Address: 6120 LaSalle Avenue<br /><br />Oakland, CA 94611<br /><br />Phone: (510) 339-8210<br /><br /> <br /><br />Thursday June 25<br /><br />7PM: RJ Julia---ticketed event, call for details<br /><br />768 Boston Post Road<br /><br />Madison CT 06443<br /><br />Phone: 203-245-3959<br /><br /> <br /><br />Friday June 26<br /><br />1PM: Vero Beach Books & Music<br /><br />2145 Indian River Rd. <br /><br />Vero Beach, FL 32960<br /><br />Phone: 772-569-6650<br /><br />8PM: Books & Books<br /><br />265 Aragon Ave.<br /><br />Coral Gables, FL 33134<br /><br />Phone: 305-444-9044<br /><br /> <br /><br />July 11<br /><br />7PM: Anderson's *With Laurie Halse Anderson<br /><br />Address: 123 West Jefferson <br /><br />Naperville IL 60540<br /><br />Phone: 630-355-2665<br /><br /> <br /><br />July 25<br /><br />11AM: McIntyre’s<br /><br />2000 Fearrington Village<br /><br />Pittsboro NC 27312<br /><br />Phone: 919-545-5727sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-70777990708026494272009-05-06T14:47:00.000-05:002009-05-06T14:48:10.061-05:00Attention Michigan Readers!Here's a great opportunity, courtesy of Borders: <br /><br />Greetings Sarah Dessen fans,<br /><br />Borders is seeking excited participants for a very special Borders Book Club videotaped discussion featuring Sarah Dessen and several lucky fans. We will be discussing her new book, Along for the Ride, which releases June 16th. <br /><br />The taping date and time has been confirmed for Tuesday, June 2, from 8 AM ET to 1 PM ET in Chelsea, Michigan. <br /><br />If you are in the Southeast Michigan area, or can travel to Michigan, and would like to participate in this amazing opportunity, please respond via email yrmarketing@us.penguingroup.com . If you are selected to participate, we will contact you with confirmation, location, directions, and other detailed information. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and, if applicable, lodging costs.<br /><br /> <br /><br />In your email response, you will need to supply your name, phone number, and age. We are looking for participants ranging in age from 13-35. PLEASE NOTE: If you are younger than 18, we will also need to speak with your parent or guardian and receive email permission from your parent or guardian that it is okay for you to participate. <br /> <br />We will provide copies of Along for the Ride prior to filming. Though the discussion focuses on the new release, we will also discuss Sarah’s previous books.<br /> <br />Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm for all things Sarah Dessen!<br />-Borders<br /><br />Spaces are filling up, so if you're in Michigan and interested, let us know. Thanks so much!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-19381940961654675642009-04-25T15:24:00.001-05:002009-05-09T14:22:46.130-05:00Lock and Key Contest!To celebrate the paperback release of Lock and Key (on May 14th) and my new community site <a href="http://www.sarah-land.ning.com"><u>Sarah-land</u></a> (open now!) I'm having a CONTEST. Here's the idea. We got to thinking about the idea of Sarahland, and what it really means: to me, it's the idea that I've always tried to make my books take place, well, anywhere. Sure, there's Lakeview, and Colby, but in my mind, it could just as easily be your town, or my town, or anytown. So with that in mind, we'd like to see what Sarahland looks like where YOU are. Confused? Don't be. Here's the idea: take a picture of something where YOU live that reminds you of one of my books. Here are a few examples, from MY hometown: <br /><img src="http://www.sarahdessen.com/livephotos/lockandkeynecklace%20copy.jpg"><br /><img src="http://www.sarahdessen.com/livephotos/roscoewebsmall.jpg"><br /><img src="http://www.sarahdessen.com/livephotos/lockandkeypond.jpg"><br /><br />Here's how you enter: <br />1. Take a picture, add your own quotes or text.<br />2. Send it in an email (as an attachment) to sarah at sarah dessen dot com. You'll receive an autoresponse, which will let you know we got your entry. Put your full name in the body of the email. <br />3.The photos must be original (we'll disqualify any that look like they are stock images, sorry). By sending us your image, you give us permission to post it on Sarah-land, my blog, and my Facebook fan page. <br />4. Deadline for entries is MIDNIGHT on Sunday, May 10th. We'll pick our favorites and announce winners on or around May 14th, when Lock and Key is published in paperback.<br /><br />FIRST PRIZE: A lock and key necklace, USWIM t-shirt, signed copy of Lock and Key AND advance copy of Along for the Ride<br />SECOND PRIZE: USWIM shirt and signed copy of Lock and Key, advance copy of Along for the ride<br />THIRD PRIZE: Signed copies of Lock and Key and Along for the Ride<br />Good luck!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-77386174422399345862009-02-10T15:11:00.002-05:002009-02-10T15:12:18.102-05:00check out an excerpt!Here's a quick clip of me reading an excerpt from Along for the Ride. Hope you enjoy it! <br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFyPlKoac-M&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lFyPlKoac-M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-38617730183452536502009-01-14T08:33:00.002-05:002009-01-14T08:36:25.168-05:00January reading!I'm doing a reading for the UNC Friends of the Library on January 29th, at 5pm, on the UNC Campus. For more details, go <a href="http://www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2009/sarah_dessen.html"><u>here</u></a>. Hope to see you there!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-10778925986863664772008-11-08T13:44:00.003-05:002008-11-08T13:47:36.433-05:00As promised...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEWDQRECd-7CW0ujd0l-BpS4qyn-i-rzEa_670GWf1Gr4jz8pdKwfURXtP48xkO8edBrxOhUXn0Fsed6-OQB4byOVn1EuTe_CnS2d7bVhdtfe9nE2okUgKIO9vB9sOLdlkANQuQ/s1600-h/AlongForRide_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEWDQRECd-7CW0ujd0l-BpS4qyn-i-rzEa_670GWf1Gr4jz8pdKwfURXtP48xkO8edBrxOhUXn0Fsed6-OQB4byOVn1EuTe_CnS2d7bVhdtfe9nE2okUgKIO9vB9sOLdlkANQuQ/s320/AlongForRide_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266359969470005394" /></a><br /><br />The cover for my ninth book, ALONG FOR THE RIDE. <br /><br />It will be released in June 2009. More details to come!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-78543230458193575072008-10-01T08:31:00.002-05:002008-10-01T08:34:40.383-05:00November appearance!I'll be doing a benefit for the Women's Center of Chapel Hill on November 6th with the AMAZING Lee Smith, author of On Agate Hill, The Last Girls and Fair and Tender Ladies. Lee and I are old friends, so it should be a great time. For more info on tickets and times, check out the <a href="http://www.womenspace.org/"><u>Women's Center Website</u></a>.sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-82223154187783315422008-09-10T14:06:00.003-05:002008-09-10T14:11:38.231-05:00This just in.......I will have a NEW book out in Summer 2009. It's going to be called ALONG FOR THE RIDE and I'll post more details here---and a cover---as soon as I have them. Stay tuned!<br /><br />(<a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6593767.html?nid=2286&source=title&rid=1998487792">Here</a> is an article from PW with a few more details....)sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-6796203218345377072008-06-18T08:05:00.003-05:002008-06-18T08:08:01.744-05:00reading at Durham County Library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqJo_SJjeFEvDp_csHUIIwKfMPMngG1vtkGEmPSnvlUOVYRiE_kgPEvqf1tkrOjG_PzYqM8UCvfhuPhcSy7PN8VGQMe4lYiHiIh2LKoOpg-BlsLLAGu2hzFcZivmmmT-4HZcESQ/s1600-h/lockandkey.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqJo_SJjeFEvDp_csHUIIwKfMPMngG1vtkGEmPSnvlUOVYRiE_kgPEvqf1tkrOjG_PzYqM8UCvfhuPhcSy7PN8VGQMe4lYiHiIh2LKoOpg-BlsLLAGu2hzFcZivmmmT-4HZcESQ/s320/lockandkey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213207160488846034" /></a><br /><br />I'll be reading at the North Regional Library in Durham this coming Saturday, the 21st, at 2pm. (It's located at 221 Milton Road.) So if you're looking for something cool to do during this hot summer, come out and say hello....sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-33444069800439082592008-05-06T14:04:00.002-05:002008-05-06T14:06:49.708-05:00Lock and Key now a bestseller!Thanks to EVERYONE who came out for my appearances, Lock and Key hit the New York Times Bestseller list at #2. Hooray! I am so grateful to all of you for your support and kind words, you have no idea. <br /><br />I'm home now, done with the traveling, and trying to unpack while chasing around my daughter, who just learned to crawl and is now FAST. I'm exhausted! But in a good way.<br /><br />Oops, there she goes again. Gotta go! Thanks again!sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-77526085119754671682008-03-22T14:40:00.005-05:002008-05-01T06:04:49.230-05:00Lock and Key reading dates!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRm02Ixo3rf_iaaVjxeq3zBXI2xTAMB2EY37FwufxGFNiiovEmDjKyGFh4wNn-zS1hPcS2_5nL4_f6QtNPrVaxJ2l8OA5PN_r9nhSpyp3TwAVWfgHkYUp_o42_g303pirUhKqBCQ/s1600-h/L&K_website_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRm02Ixo3rf_iaaVjxeq3zBXI2xTAMB2EY37FwufxGFNiiovEmDjKyGFh4wNn-zS1hPcS2_5nL4_f6QtNPrVaxJ2l8OA5PN_r9nhSpyp3TwAVWfgHkYUp_o42_g303pirUhKqBCQ/s320/L&K_website_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180655274609359730" /></a><br />So I finally have the go ahead to post my reading dates for Lock and Key. They are: <br /><br /><br />Monday April 21, 7:00PM<br />Regulator Bookshop<br />720 Ninth Street<br />Durham NC 27705<br />919-286-2700<br /> <br />Friday, April 25, 4:30PM<br />Politics & Prose<br />5015 Connecticut Avenue NW<br />Washington DC 2000<br />202-364-1919<br /> <br />Thursday May 1, 3:30 PM<br />Barnes & Noble #1955<br />7660 North Point Parkway<br />Alpharetta GA 30022<br />770-993-2770<br /> <br />Thursday May 1, 7:00 PM<br />Georgia Center for the Book/Margaret Mitchell House<br />Event held at The Decatur Library<br />215 Sycamore Street<br />Decatur GA 30030<br />404-814-2064<br /> <br />Saturday May 3, 3:00PM<br />Quail Ridge Books & Music <br />3522 Wade Avenue<br />Raleigh NC 27607<br />919-828-7912<br /> <br />Sunday May 18, 2:00PM<br />McIntyre’s Fine Books<br />2000 Fearrington Village Center<br />Pittsboro NC 27312 <br />919-545-5727<br /><br />It's not a ton of dates, as I can't bear to leave my baby for too long, but I hope some of you can come out to say hello...sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-31131629013298355062008-03-17T11:39:00.003-05:002008-03-17T11:52:39.004-05:00Upcoming April Reading!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9ZbFGKDVyw7hyphenhyphenQVWq010aF7Yog2l8b9dxOo5aiUVT3HBatYD3J17hYYU3SkmtbxWtgd0pwNXzdMYiCGlUaI2Uzm4DqpEPGzF8MmwMXmxQpLa783_qMV8I5QViLLQj-DZ2xANmA/s1600-h/new+collage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9ZbFGKDVyw7hyphenhyphenQVWq010aF7Yog2l8b9dxOo5aiUVT3HBatYD3J17hYYU3SkmtbxWtgd0pwNXzdMYiCGlUaI2Uzm4DqpEPGzF8MmwMXmxQpLa783_qMV8I5QViLLQj-DZ2xANmA/s320/new+collage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178753858539460578" /></a><br />Okay, so I am FINALLY getting back into the swing of things, with Lock and Key coming out April 22nd. And I can't think of a better way to start than with a reading at one of my very favorite places, UNC-Chapel Hill. The details:<br /><br />When: Saturday, April 5, 10am<br />Where: Hanes Art Auditorium, on the UNC Campus<br /><br />You can get more info and directions <a href="http://sils.unc.edu/news/releases/2007/12_steinfirst.htm"><u>here</u></a>. <br /><br />Info on other upcoming events coming soon.....sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-72081715081238725052008-02-07T15:50:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:58:07.022-05:00read an excerpt from Lock and Key!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMZMXeDzM2acIXlRte79YrZsndgWglYUj6Kqvv0fgq3F5kijaEYqDYiAseQ5-Sr0XqH_PJd50-HyGGuV2CIeN4Mke3qWMo6XS2Ac4gDrUQY-Ssv-nustaOlL_oNJ_A8R1kE9Qmg/s1600-h/L&K_website_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164345406081366722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMZMXeDzM2acIXlRte79YrZsndgWglYUj6Kqvv0fgq3F5kijaEYqDYiAseQ5-Sr0XqH_PJd50-HyGGuV2CIeN4Mke3qWMo6XS2Ac4gDrUQY-Ssv-nustaOlL_oNJ_A8R1kE9Qmg/s320/L&K_website_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Happy New Year! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Things are starting to gear up for the release of my newest novel, <em>Lock and Key</em>, which will be published on April 22nd. I'll have lots of stuff to tell you about as the date gets closer, but for now, you can read the first chapter<br /><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780670010882&itm=8#EXC"><u>here</u></a>. Just scroll down and click on FEATURES. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hope you enjoy it! And stay tuned, more news to come.......</div>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-83089467704330350892007-10-16T13:22:00.000-05:002007-10-16T13:28:59.766-05:00the latest!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4pyD7_aai1KpmebD7q604NuK7Dev_SzjCKydTrG33dL8aL7UBlsOkG7ofzfRtFWqGosh7YRFcq61QLlMHY5I77LLllopMpNjOTbZHRzMnBSKxjY4m8ORJNgcPAiwxXYVCF3Jg/s1600-h/image001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122002512183040690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C4pyD7_aai1KpmebD7q604NuK7Dev_SzjCKydTrG33dL8aL7UBlsOkG7ofzfRtFWqGosh7YRFcq61QLlMHY5I77LLllopMpNjOTbZHRzMnBSKxjY4m8ORJNgcPAiwxXYVCF3Jg/s320/image001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So it's been a busy few weeks, with two big arrivals. First, the birth of my daughter, Sasha, in early September. And then, shortly afterwards, I finally got the go ahead to share the cover of Lock and Key, which you see above. It'll be out in April 2008. Nice, isn't it?</div><div> </div><div>Okay, back to diaper changing and catching up on sleep.....</div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><div></div>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-65364184088936767762007-08-15T08:48:00.000-05:002007-08-15T08:53:21.348-05:00new book update!I've been hearing from a lot of people lately who want to know if I'm working on a new book. The answer is yes. It's called Lock and Key, and it will be out in April 2008. Because we're still in the early stages, I don't have a cover to share yet, but if you're interested, check out<br /><a href="http://writergrl.livejournal.com/2007/08/15/"><u>this blog entry</u></a> for a brief plot synopsis. I promise to post more info as I have it.<br /><br />Now, back to summer, while it lasts.....sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-9374106924371396402007-07-04T08:40:00.000-05:002007-07-04T08:47:11.941-05:00Just Listen now in stores in the UK!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkPai2Cqtnp9Cyr5w-9Br7v1ca6kNvwT_NXcelGXSaJEzfGVJpS3nTykROOHJ6urKxq5XF2aKmxUrK5w7npX8WE9JQxMcGSPmGBs2H1HNjczqAmYISuCUNStkrKZXW6kPlCfn2w/s1600-h/jl+uk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083336433430738546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkPai2Cqtnp9Cyr5w-9Br7v1ca6kNvwT_NXcelGXSaJEzfGVJpS3nTykROOHJ6urKxq5XF2aKmxUrK5w7npX8WE9JQxMcGSPmGBs2H1HNjczqAmYISuCUNStkrKZXW6kPlCfn2w/s320/jl+uk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A quick Independence Day update to let you know that Just Listen is now available in the UK. Check your local bookstore, or visit the Amazon page <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Listen-Sarah-Dessen/dp/0141322918/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/202-3180855-1815840?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181046299&sr=8-3"><u>here</u></a>. Also, if you're on Facebook, join the group Just Listen by Sarah Dessen to chat with other fans. </div><div> </div><div>Have a great holiday!</div>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-75889746293523966022007-05-30T15:42:00.000-05:002007-05-30T15:47:03.662-05:00beginning of summer update!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uKneSuYItF7ai45wpdiNmyBfy-XZlidYuRY94s85GB9kZkhbIC0FjcCyWQX1D8n98VW7UwD21RwLRVnk7LS5ZNsPtCJL9Hz_PSyTzhdBAR3E7HWiSM-lG0qFUPsS8DJplzh84A/s1600-h/face+3+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070457343371617778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uKneSuYItF7ai45wpdiNmyBfy-XZlidYuRY94s85GB9kZkhbIC0FjcCyWQX1D8n98VW7UwD21RwLRVnk7LS5ZNsPtCJL9Hz_PSyTzhdBAR3E7HWiSM-lG0qFUPsS8DJplzh84A/s320/face+3+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Well, it's officially summer, and therefore, I figured, time for an update. First, I'm excited to say that Just Listen will be released in the UK in July, featuring the awesome new cover you see to the left. It's already getting some great buzz, so if you're a Brit or in the area traveling, look for it in your local bookstore.</p><p>I won't be doing any appearances for a little while, because....I'm pregnant. Yup, due at the end of the summer. Never fear, though: there WILL be a new book from me, in April of 2008. We're editing it right now, and it's going to be called Lock and Key. I'll be posting a cover as soon as we have one.</p><p>Thanks again for everyone for all the support. Have a great summer!</p>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-42563391826624681102007-03-31T07:39:00.000-05:002007-03-31T07:43:53.786-05:00NYC reading!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GGmYTQvcNI_xbSwN7k0E1IhHe5s8bQtWZKevkLT7j3qr_jut6I3qkmMZKAhdlUo3KjqE4jITsV4fq1UCZgokBU8djO5nyQVMmjn5jEWhxoUkqMNT9Vz-sL1XZjhNTlmzSfEDvQ/s1600-h/cover4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048067616315732178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GGmYTQvcNI_xbSwN7k0E1IhHe5s8bQtWZKevkLT7j3qr_jut6I3qkmMZKAhdlUo3KjqE4jITsV4fq1UCZgokBU8djO5nyQVMmjn5jEWhxoUkqMNT9Vz-sL1XZjhNTlmzSfEDvQ/s320/cover4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>Finally! After ten years and seven books, I'm doing my first ever bookstore reading in New York:</p><p>Wednesday, May 9th</p><p>7 pm</p><p>Barnes & Noble #2906<br />240 East 86th Street </p><p>Come out if you can. Hope to see you there!</p>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18587796.post-450315277007016002006-11-14T08:47:00.000-05:002006-11-14T08:52:42.274-05:00NCTE signings...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/148/2269/1600/cover1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/148/2269/320/cover1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I've been pretty much reclusive in the last few weeks, as I've been focusing on writing, but I will be at the NCTE conference in Nashville the weekend of November 17-19th. So if you're attending, come say hello at one of my signings: </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Saturday, Nov. 18th: </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>10am: Penguin Young Readers Group, Booth #308</div><br /><div>11am: Permabound, Booth #316 </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'll also be doing an author strand on Friday afternoon, and a panel at the ALAN program on Monday morning. Hope to see you there! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>sarah dessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851325094609772703noreply@blogger.com