On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.
“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”
I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And if you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering ad Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.
Isn't it funny how we used the same layout and I just added my picture from my blog. That was the first thing I thought when I saw your page, how we're the same age, the same Chinese and Zodiac signs and stuff, lol!
Ha! It's been so long since I've been active here--used to be so much smaller. :) Anyway, I had to go to the friends I had and look at their friends. Figure we all kind of run in the same groups for the most part. Glad to find you.
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or review it). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
___________________________
Christopher Tusa
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
Just wanted to stop by and say hello. If you get a free moment, please stop by my page at BOOK BLOG, and WRDF. I keep hot, buttery-sweet cinnamon rolls on the cyber-table at all times—go ahead, grab two.
Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda
Hello! I had the funniest moment after I read your comment on my blog - I thought to myself, "Corinne? OH, Corinne! THAT Corinne, from the book! It's her sister!" Then I went and checked out your blog, and you're right - we do seem to run in the same "book circles." :) It's a very nice community to be in, and I think I've enjoyed it a little more than the "mommy blogger" community from my other blog. I saw that, too, that you (like me) have a family-oriented blog in addition to a book blog. There's just too much to say in either of them to have them be together! I've subscribed to both your blogs in my reader (I did the same with Erin's), and I look forward to reading. Take care!
Thanks for checking out my blog! Glad to see you're doing the Jewish challenge as well. You had some good picks. I've heard great things about The Red Tent, I'll be waiting for your review. :) I'll add you to my blog roll.
Yes, third child and first book! (The child will arrive first; my novel is coming out in early 2010 by Atria Books). I'd love it if you'd check out my website and let me know what you think: www.sarahpekkanen.com
Are you a writer too?
Sarah
Hi Corrine, thanks so much for your note re: posting on book blog reviews and print reviews. It is such a small world esp. in the realm of books & reading discussions online; so nice to come across familiar faces from community to community :-)
Corinne, thanks. I need to spend some time with the site and get to know my way around. I'll be checking your blog, too. It looks good.
p.s. The Runaway Bunny was a bedtime favorite for my kids too.
At 8:47am on September 4, 2008, Bermudaonion said…
Great to see you on here! I didn't know we had daughters the same age! We can trade advice. :)
I'm hoping to play around with this site a little more over the long weekend. I've been too swamped with work to do more than make a few comments! See you around!!
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DearBook Lover:
On Jan 9th, 2010 my debut novel, SUGAR will celebrate its 10th anniversary and in order to commemorate this milestone I am campaigning to sell 10,000 copies between now and that date.
“Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying.”
I’m asking that you purchase a copy of SUGAR for yourself, a friend or family member. And if you could help spread the word by blogging, twittering ad Face-booking my campaign, it would mean the world to me.
Peace & Light,
Bernice L. McFadden
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. I am writing because my debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available, and I was hoping you might be willing to mention it on your blog (or review it). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send you an e-book version of the book. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
___________________________
Christopher Tusa
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com
Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda
Are you a writer too?
Sarah
p.s. The Runaway Bunny was a bedtime favorite for my kids too.
I'm hoping to play around with this site a little more over the long weekend. I've been too swamped with work to do more than make a few comments! See you around!!
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