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As a young artist Brian Gray had been influenced by graffiti art, vintage comic books, old school hand drawn advertising, MAD Magazine, and the Saturday morning cartoons of the 80’s. As his artwork developed Brian became heavily influenced by the “lowbrow” art movement and the underground art scene that dominates so much of Los Angeles and the West Coast scene in general. He began to follow several artists he read about in various art magazines and on numerous art blogs. Artists such as Joe Ledbetter, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Greg "Craola" Simkins, David Hovarth, and Buff Monster, are some of the artists that have made a lasting impression on Brian over recent years. Brian best describes his art as, “fun, imaginative, and whimsical but, with a slight touch of a hidden darkness.”
Catarina Garcia is a young artist from Lisbon, Portugal. From the beginning, her work has always featured figure drawing as a starting point. Her interest in drawing is a focus in her portrait work and paintings, where composition is of singular importance. Her most recent paintings belong to a universe where dreams and imagination meet, creating stories from imagery.
Catarina is currently finishing a Masters in Drawing at the Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon, where, in 2008, she earned a degree in Fine Arts Painting. Her studies took a specialization in printmaking. In 2007/08, she was awarded a Erasmus Scholarship at the Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti, in Turin, Italy.
Jen is a ward of the state and she loves to express herself by dressing Goth. Her new foster parents seem decent enough, but come summer, Jen will make a display that will get her shipped off to another family, she doesn't like to stay in one place for too long. Jen's mother is in prison for killing her father and she has been drifting from family to family for many years.
When she accepts a dare from her friends, her life is about to change forever. She is to befriend the geek Trevor Hoffman and make him fall for her and her friends will pay for her next piercing. Jen accepts the challenge and works to ingrain herself into Trevor's life.
During the time, Jen comes to realize that Trevor is the best thing to ever happen to her, she begins to have misgivings about the bet. The more time she spends with Trevor, the less she feels worthy of his attention. When the truth finally comes forth, Jen is devastated and must learn to walk with her head held high; scorned at school by her friends, Jen isn't sure she can go on, until an Angel appears and between the two of them, they put Jen's life back on track but without Trevor, is it even worth the effort??
I thought this was an excellent YA Romance novel. I read author Cindy C. Bennett's first book, My Heart On A Chain (read my review here.) and was equally impressed with this work of hers also.
The characters are all worthy of reading, believable in their actions and nature and the story grips you as you read on. I thought that Jen's plight in life was worked well with the plot and I was pleased by the outcome of the story, the antagonism was drawn out with the right breath and tidied up just when you expected.
I love the writing style this is written in, you can almost feel yourself returning to high school and the trips down memory lane are great. Many of you who have graduated will certainly appreciate the reminiscent feeling that you gather from the pages.
At times the book was emotionally charged, I found many of my emotions were drawn out, happiness, sadness, anger etc. and thought this was a very rewarding experience to have. I couldn't help but feel for Jen as she came to many cross roads in her life and wondering which path she would choose. It made for an entertaining read.
I would give Geek Girl a five out of five stars. I found almost no editorial issues, the story and the outcome are believable and the author has the ability to draw out your emotions. Very commendable indeed~!!
SYNOPSIS: "Think I could turn that boy bad?"
My two best friends--my only two friends, really--follow my gaze and laugh.
"Trevor Hoffman?" Beth scoffs. "No way, Jen."
"I bet I could," I say, shrugging.
"Why him?" Beth asks. "Why not any of the other nerds sitting there with him?"
"Because," I say slowly, "he isn't your typical run-of-the-mill geek. Trevor Hoffman is different. He would be a little more difficult to take down--more of a challenge, you know?"
Jen's teenage life of rebelling and sneaking out is growing stale. In an effort to combat her boredom, Jen makes a bet to turn Trevor, a nice geek, into a "bad boy." Unexpec
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Reader Gut Reaction: Long, long ago... This novel has so much of the feel of a fairytale that I was pleasantly shocked. It's rare that you get a new fairytale. Retellings are a dime-a-dozen practically, but it takes skill to put together something... Read the rest of this post
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If you'd like to see some wickedly delicious black and white illustrations then you're going to want to check out Gatafunho illustrations. There are four right now selling at their Etsy shop. Two were just recently added. It will be exciting to see more added in the future. For black and whites these illustrations are very intriguing. Gatafunho illustration is made up of artists, Nuno Jorge and Manuela de Castro. They describe their work as illustrations, prints, cuddly figures and other hand-made objects.
I’m impressed, I must say. Really rarely do I encounter a blog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the issue is something that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. I am very happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.
God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design is it Anyway? is a philosophical approach to counter the "there is no god" scientific thought.
Author, John Lennox takes a few key issues in Stephen Hawking's thesis and explains them with a philosophical approach. He counters all that the scientific athiest's claim that the world could only have been created through science, physics and mathematical principles. The scientists involved with this theory claim that God is a myth brought about by pagan and heathen cultures in order to tame the masses.
Such questions as why is there something rather than nothing, why do we exist, how does the universe behave are among a few of the Hawking's hypothesis that are explained in this book. The author shares his vision and concepts with the reader, answering with his own mathematical basis as comparison. The arguments shared and explored are many each of us has thought about over the course of history.
Many insights and examples via historical figures such as Hesoid, Isaac Newton, Galileo, Kepler to name a few are shared with the reader. Their scientific hypothesis and philosophies are shared with the reader to further strengthen the thought that God does exist, something cannot be created from nothing, for even with nothing, it is something.
This is a very intellectual read. It is small and concise but heavily loaded with scientific explanations and accounts. If you've read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" or "The Grand Design", then you will understand the principles involved with this thesis.
The explanations given are sound and justified, backed with important examples via history and science. John Lennox is a mathematician himself and you can feel this as you read his logic concerning God and the Universe. He shows us that Gods existence is more than probable and sets his writing with many fine examples.
Lennox believes that science and history are not the only sources to prove God's existence, all one needs to do is look around themselves and come to their own conclusions. All aspects and thoughts of God are based on personal experience and only the individual can truly decide what it is they believe to be true.
I would suggest this book for anyone with questions about God's theology and existence. I would also recommend this for anyone who wishes to read an intelligent book about science, God, history and philosophy.
SYNOPSIS: It certainly is a grandiose claim to have banished God. With such a lot at stake we surely need to ask Hawking to produce evidence to establish his claim. Do his arguments really stand up to close scrutiny? I think we have a right to know. The Grand Design, by eminent scientist Stephen Hawking, is the latest blockbusting contribution to the New Atheist debate, and claims that the laws of physics themselves brought the Universe into being, rather than God. In this swift and forthright reply, John Lennox, Oxford mathematician and author of God's Undertaker, takes a closer look at Hawking's logic. In lively, layman's terms, Lennox guides us through the key points in Hawking's arguments - with clear explanations of the latest scientific and philosophical methods and theories - and demonstrates that far from disproving a Creator God, they make his existence seem all the more probable.
** Disclo
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Award-winning author G.A. Hauser was born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA and attended university in New York City. She moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked as a patrol officer with the Seattle Police Department. In early 2000 G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began her writing in earnest and published her first book, In the Shadow of Alexander. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has written over sixty novels, including several best-sellers of gay fiction and is an Honorary Board Member of Gay American Heroes for her support of the foundation.
G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.
The G.A. Hauser Collection
Single Titles
Unnecessary Roughness
Hot Rod
Of Wolves and Men
The Order of Wolves
My Best Friend’s Boyfriend
Mr. Right
The Diamond Stud
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California artist, Lauren Gallegos is just starting out on her journey as a professional illustrator. Armed with a boat load of talent and a BFA from Cal State Fullerton, along with the excitement, passion, and a desire to see how her work will impact the young minds of the future, Lauren is currently pursuing a career as a children’s book illustrator.
There's still a little time to run over to Cheryl Renee Herbsman's blog to enter for an autographed copy of her new book BREATHING! Click on the link to get there! Good luck!
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Please welcome author of THE EMERALD TABLET, P.J. Hoover!
THE EMERALD TABLET's ARC cover. Both great and so different!
About the book:
Benjamin and his best friend Andy love being different from the other kids. They like being able to read each other’s minds and use their telekinesis to play tricks. In fact, they are getting set to spend their entire summer doing just that when Benjamin's mirror starts talking. Suddenly, he's looking at eight weeks of summer school someplace which can only be reached by a teleporter hidden in his hallway. And the summer only gets stranger.
At school, Benjamin discovers he isn't really human but something called a telegen. It turns out the powers he always thought made him special only make him normal. But then the mysterious Emerald Tablet chooses him as its champion, and all chances of an uneventful summer (well, as uneventful as summer school on a hidden, submerged continent can be) disappear.
Where did you get the idea for The Emerald Tablet?
Bad 80s TV! Seriously :)
The idea of kids having extra sensory powers came from a show I used to watch in the early 80s called The Power of Matthew Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Powers_of_Matthew_Star). Matthew Star was uber-good looking, from another planet, and had awesome powers. Something about this show stuck with me—how he was a kid who acted like a normal teenager but had these extra abilities he had to hide from the general population. I wanted to have powers like that, and I think kids these days do, also.
What was your writing process for this novel?
In writing, I get out a first draft normally as fast as I can. In the case of The Emerald Tablet, the first draft took about 3 months but was followed with a couple years of revisions (interspersed with writing the next two books in the trilogy).
I relish revisions. Love them. Especially when I get awesome feedback like I received from my editor. When I get feedback about adding scenes, moving things around, and cutting, I get excited, view it as a challenge, and dig in!
What’s the best thing about being a debut author?
All my friends are so excited for me. I think there’s probably nothing like a first book. With authors who’ve written 20 books, I can’t imagine people sending them emails, telling them how excited they are. But with a first book, everyone is excited! I’m guessing more on the 20th book it’s like:
Author: “I have a book coming out next month.”
Friend: “Another one?”
Author: “Yep.”
Friend: “Did you see the manicure I got yesterday?”
Author: Sigh.
Your bio says you’ve read Gone with the Wind seven times. What do you like so much about the book?
The clothes! I wanted to wear the big hoop skirts and talk like Scarlett O’Hara. And also, with Gone With the Wind, there was the movie. I loved seeing how things were left out of the movie that seemed important in the book. Scarlett had two other children in the book for Pete’s sake. I was astounded and fascinated to see no mention of them in the movie. I couldn’t believe they were allowed to do that!
Are you at all like your characters? If so, how?
Of course, I think there’s a part of me (or who I want to be) in all my characters. But of the five kids in The
Emerald Tablet I’m the most like Heidi Dylan. She’s this spunky girl who says what’s on her mind. She’s not the prettiest girl in the world. She’s not the best at everything. Heck, she can hardly lift a brick with telekinesis. But she can read minds like no one’s business. And in Book 3…well, you’ll just have to wait to find out :)
The cover for The Emerald Tablet is gorgeous! What was your reaction when you first saw it?
Thanks! It was like falling in love all over again. I got my cover at the beginning of the year, but it was a totally different cover. The ARC cover was gold with the earth in the middle and characters from the Lemurian alphabet around the sides. About in May my publisher told me there was going to be a different cover. I looked around on a stock photo site and saw the picture of Bangkok at night. I sent the link to the publisher, and I guess they liked it because it’s the one used on the cover of The Emerald Tablet.
Each time I see it, I love it even more! The colors are just so outstanding.
What book are you reading now?
Two currently:
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (JB Note: I still need to read this!)
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (JB Note: I heart this series!)
What’s next for you? Spill!
The second book in The Forgotten Worlds series, The Navel of the World, is scheduled for publication in Fall 2009, and the third, The Necropolis, is scheduled for publication in Fall 2010.
I’m working on a MG urban fantasy series with an Egyptian theme and also on a YA urban fantasy more based in mythology.
About the author:
P. J. Hoover grew up in Virginia visiting museums and dreaming of finding Atlantis. Prior to writing full time, PJ worked as an electrical engineer in Austin, Texas, where she lives with her husband, two children, Yorkshire terrier, and two tortoises—King Tort and Nefertorti.
More information about PJ Hoover and her books can be found at www.pjhoover.com.
P.S. P.J.'s also a member of The Class of 2k8. Check them out, too!
All right! Want to win an ARC of P.J.'s book? She's giving away TWO ARCS! To enter, leave a comment here, on LiveJournal or both places! I'll draw a winner on Monday and if you're the lucky one, you MUST email me by that Wednesday with your address. Otherwise, I'll draw a new name. Good luck! :)
17 Comments on Author Visit: P.J. Hoover!, last added: 11/3/2008
Don't put me in the contest for a free ARC because...I already have a signed one! I just stopped by to read the interview. Which was great. So, something good came out of bad 80's TV!
You have no idea what an effect this book has already had on me, even considering that I haven't read it yet. I've always searched out books like this, that are the perfect mixture of sf/fantasy/paranormal/mythology and include people with supernatural powers. It is nearly impossible to find anything like this. I am also obsessed with Atlantis. So The Emerald Tablet is one of the top two books on my "Books to Get" list, which has over 200 books. (If you wondered, the other book is Gone by Michael Grant.)
Thanks so much, everyone, for the great comments! You can't imagine how much I love reading them! And pretty cool about the photo matching the backdrop!
Glad to know you liked this one--I'll bump it up in my virtual queue.