First Look at Exile, by Shannon Messenger

I know, I haven't been blogging. I'm still not really blogging. Well, not here, anyway. I'm once again over at Project Mayhem, and today I'm giving you a first glance at Exile (AKA Keeper 2), by Shannon Messenger.

Happy Book Birthday

Happy Book Birthday to two of my favorite authors (and friends)! Shannon Messenger's debut Keeper of the Lost Cities and Andrew Smith's follow up to The Marbury Lens: Passenger both release today!

If you know me, you know I love both these authors not only as people, but as writers as well. I read Passenger this summer, and boy is it a mind funk! I'm reading Keeper of the Lost Cities right now, and man is it a lot of fun.

I'm not going to review either of these books, at least not today, but I do encourage all of you to check them out. They're very different from each other, of course, but they're both excellent in their own ways.

My daughter Madi, did write a review of Shannon's book, but I just checked her blog, and I think she may have scheduled it wrong. I'll update this post if her's goes up.

UPDATE: Madi's post did go up, only at 9 AM, instead of 6. It's right here.

Project Mayhem - Shannon Messenger Blog Tour

Today is my (well, me at Project Mayhem) day to host Shannon Messenger in her blog tour for the release of her debut MG novel, Keeper of the Lost Cities. Shannon is the best kind of friend, and such an awesome blogger, as many of you know. She's written a fun guest post for us at PMGM, so please stop by, and read it. Thanks!

A First Impression at MGM

We interrupt this program to point you to a new post from my daughter. She's super excited to be reading the ARC of Shannon Messenger's debut MG novel, Keeper of the Lost Cities.

Please visit, make sure you're already following, read, and comment. Thanks!