So basically you are all awesome and Angieville made the shortlist for the Best Young Adult Book Blog category as part of the Book Blogger Appreciation Week festivities. As you can see, it's in pretty much stellar company along with Steph Su Reads, Forever Young Adult, Presenting Lenore, and Pure Imagination rounding out the list. I ♥ each of those blogs and bloggers so much! Voting is going on right now, I believe, and be sure to register for the interview swaps as well. I participated last year and it was so fun to get to know other blogs I'd never frequented before.
Ever since I fell in love with Diana Peterfreund 's Secret Society Girl series last year, I've been hoping I'd get the chance to interview her here. Tomorrow marks the release of her new novel, Rampant , and let me tell you that you have not read a book like this before. You can read my review here , but all you really need to know is that it's a story about killer unicorns and the young women who hunt them. You want to read it now, don't you? Oh, yeah, and it's YA and the first in a series! To celebrate the release, Diana graciously answered a few of my most burning questions. As she is always a delight, I know you'll enjoy them as much as I did. First things first: When did the idea for Rampant first hit you and what (if anything) did you know right off the bat? In early 2005, just after selling Secret Society Girl , I had this dream of being chased by a very dangerous unicorn. I woke up and went to go look it up to see if I could figure out the meanin...
So happy to be in this category with you and the others - what an honor!
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazing Angie!! really, you totally deserve this!
ReplyDeletea well deserved nomination, in the last six months I read at least ten books because of you, they were all beautiful
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Well deserved!
ReplyDeleteWell, duh! Of course you are! ^_^
ReplyDeleteHowever, I know you are very humble about the recognition. So Congratulations!
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Congratulations, Angie! It is very well deserved!
ReplyDeleteLove that you're on the list! As we've said before on Twitter: best. slumber party. ever.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I love all the blogs and have no clue who I'm going to vote for.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Angie! You really deserve it. I already filled up my ballot and I signed up for the interview swap as well. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats your so awesome!
ReplyDeleteSo cool. You're totally right and deserving of the nomination. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteLenore, it really is. We should just leave it there. No more narrowing necessary. You guys rock.
ReplyDeleteCarla, thank you so much. Coming from you that's a honor. :)
Ari, you made my day with that comment. You should know that. I'm so pleased.
Em, thank you!
Christine, lol. You are a sweetheart.
Kristen, thanks! How are you these days? How's the house coming?
Steph, oh man. Seriously. If only we could finagle it and make it happen...
Livi, oh, I know. It's so hard!
Chachic, woo-hoo! I cant' wait to do the interviews.
Caitlin, right back atcha. ;)
Holly, *hugs*
Congrats to you! I feel like I am in very good company also!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats - that's great!
ReplyDeleteNever had any doubt. You have all the awesome.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Angie! Yep, stellar line up. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I love your blog and am not surprised one bit that you made the short list. The others that made the list are fabulous too. You’re in good company :)
ReplyDeleteYay!! You deserve this one!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I thought you might want to share this petition for a BRIGHTLY WOVEN sequel: http://www.petitiononline.com/bwoven/petition.html
You guys make me smile SO BIG. Thank you!
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