Date: June 27th 2009

 Okay, no quizzes YET. But! The publication of SHELF DISCOVERY approacheth! And I have news for you!

a)  This week on Jezebel, Fine Lines tackled LITTLE WOMEN. A commenter mentioned how boring Daisy and Demi are, something I forgot to put in the column itself. Thank you.

b) I was on NPR talking about teen heroines and the glories thereof! You can listen HERE.

c) I am now on TWITTER. As an old lady, tweeting is difficult for me, as I was raised to be ominously silent and carry a reticule. Still, though it sounds vaguely sinister, you may FOLLOW ME.

d) I am also on FACEBOOK. And GOODREADS. And this HARPERCOLLINS MICROSITE. I update all these things regularly, allegedly. Join me there!

QUIZZES! Okay, quizzes. This is the interesting part. Many of you have asked that the book tour (such as it is) involve QUIZZES! Yes, it will. But I would also like you to be INCLUDED in these quizzes. Thus, I am soliciting YOUR QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE AS WELL! What do I mean by questions? Here are some examples:

"When Cal returns from the war to Rass in 'Jacob Have I Loved,' Louise smears what on her hands?"

a) Cheap lotion
b) Saltwater
c) Her sister's left-behind perfume

ANSWER: A

OR

"In what Paula Danziger book does a girl trade her lunch for a peanut-butter-and-bean-sprout sandwich?"

ANSWER: The Divorce Express

Those who submit questions (just hit "reply") will be entered for a chance to win a free copy of Shelf Discovery. If you make a FACEBOOK QUIZ on YA stuff, you win one automatically.

Yes. You, too, can buy the book. HERE. More soon.

xoxoxo

Lizzie