June, 2009

Hey, hey ladies - so I’m in! There are lots of boxes still to unpack, but most importantly, there is chocolate in the fridge, my Audrey Hepz framed pic is now hanging and I connected my TV, Internet and phone all by myself this arvo - girl power!

I’m just planning lots of competitions and new blogginz entries for you, but ’til then, go check out my new video on Amazon - it’s about my five favourite things!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/mpd/permalink/mE4NTTHQ4LFH4

If you’ve read the books, I’d love it if you could leave a review on Amazon - that would be awesome! Now, what are your five favourite things?

Hey hey Pink Ladies - I got the keys to my by-the-sea Pink Palace today so once I’m all settled in, normal bloggin’ will resume!

Until then, please go and visit www.thesassyminx.com where there is quite possibly the coolest competition ever, to win a Style Booster session with Mademoiselle Style - go enter now!

Check this out - Miss Sasha from The Sweet Bonjour and Miss Sara from Dragonflybookreviews have started their own book inspired YouTube channel - Chicklitchicks2 - LOVE IT!

I totally dig that these two girls o’ awesomeness have teamed up and created a kick-ass space to talk about books - their go-for-it girl ‘tude is Pink Thinking in action, I love it, girls - you rock and rule!

The girls will be shouting about, reviewing and discussing British books, so if you’re a YA blogger who would like to join the fabulous Sasha and Sara, e-mail them at: dragonflybookreviews(at)gmail.com or Sasha at sashafc(at)hotmail.co.uk.

This isn’t even a procrastination station, books are by far my most favourite thing, even more than Galaxy chocolate - yep, fo’ real - so filling in questions, about my favourite things, is like some kinda rainbow-coloured dream fest - I’m so excited to read everyone’s answers too, so be sure to paste them into the comments or link me to your responses on your blogginz - ok, here are my answers:

1. What author do you own the most books by?
I own every Judy Blume book, EVER because reading Judy is an education.
I also own every Francesca Lia Block and Rachel Cohn book too, because they’re officially my favourite authors…

2. What book do you own the most copies of?
I have three copies of Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block as I always like to have copies to give as presents…

3. Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
Does it bother you that I don’t actually know what that means?!

4. What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
I love Shrimp in Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn - laid back, cute x 100 and says ‘you’re harshin’ my mellow’ - what’s not to love? I love Oscar in my book Time to Shine, I hoped that writing about a cute Irish geek-boy who liked all things retro and comic books would actually make him real - FYI: I’m still waiting. I’m also a li’l bit in love with Alex in I heart New York which is a book written by one of my besties, Lindsey Kelk, and it’s out in July - he’s so freakin’ hot in a New York, I’m-in-a-band kinda way - yumsville.

5. What book have you read the most times in your life?
Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret and Forever by Judy Blume - we’d read and re-read the rude bits in Forever in the school playground and giggle lots.

6. Favorite book as a ten year old?
Remember me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger - that’s when my love affair with New York really began, but I remember thinking at the time that Harold Square was an actual person, bless! I also LOVED the Anastasia Krupnik books by Lois Lowry - actually, I’m going to go purchase me some in order to re-live my youth - you should too, they’re amazing!

7. What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year?
Um…if I don’t like a book, I rarely finish it, so I haven’t actually read anything bad, I did read a children’s book by a famous person and found out that the famous person didn’t write it and got really mad, does that count?

8. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
s’far, it’s been Sarra Manning’s Unsticky - so, so good. I also have to give special mentions to Men, Money and Chocolate by Menna Von Pragg and I heart New York by my gal-pal Lindsey Kelk…

9. If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block and The Creative Companion by SARK

10. What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Is it wrong to say, I’d love, love, love for any of the Lola Love books to be made into a movie? It is? Oh well, then I’m wrong, because I’d LOVE for Lola to be on the big screen - think it would be AMAZING!

11. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
Oh, I don’t have time for difficult books. Reading, for me, is my total pleasure and I don’t want it to ever be a struggle, I want it to be a completely indulgent experience, so if it feels like it might be a trickster, I don’t read it…

12. What is your favorite book?
Weetzie Bat and Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block and Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn.

13. Play?
Romeo and Juliet

14. Poem?
I like anything by Rumi, but my favourite poem of all time is Phenomenal Woman by Maja Angelou - go google it, INCREDZ.

15. Essay?
anything by girl o’ awesomeness, Hilary Carlip.

16. Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
The only over-rated writers are famous people who don’t actually write books, yet have books on the shelf with their name on it - makes me a li’l bit mad.

17. What is your desert island book?
Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block - it’s a bind-up of all the Weetzie Bat books and is whimsical and fantastical - I love it!

18. And . . . what are you reading right now?
I’m reading a few at the moment - I’m re-reading Eat, Pray, Love because it makes me happy, The Goddess Diet by Anita Revel - it’s not an actual diet, it’s just goddess-girl awesomeness, 31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell - she’s still got it, I love it and I’ve just finished Platinum by Jo Rees - wowzers, it’s RUDE!

The amazing people at Bookbag have been the first to review Time to Shine, and guess what?!! It’s a really, really good one - woop, woop!

Bookbag, Lola and I heart you!

Cupcakes, I have the BEST news!

Two brand-spankin’ new Lola fiction books Time to Shine and Li’l Miss Bliss are out TODAY!

Now, I know I should be all about the words, what with me being the one to write them and all, but seriously, how cute are those freakin’ covers?!! Aren’t they bee-yoooooou-tiful?!

Time to Shine
Lola has snagged a role in the school musical but she’s got a serious case of tummy butterflies! Not only has she got to sing, dance and act but she also has to plant a big one on the lips of her leading man - one Mr Jake Farrell! Even with her Pink Ladies cheering her on, Lola isn’t sure she’s ready to take centre stage or get up close and personal with the object of her crushage. And when Charlie’s cutie-patootie cousin Oscar appears on the scene, things get even more confusing in Lola land.

Li’l Miss Bliss
Lola couldn’t be happier that the Mothership is dating Bella’s pa, Yoga Dad. Or at least she thinks she couldn’t. All of a sudden, Bella has gone from Pink Lady to I-know-best-big-sort-of-sister and it’s all a little too much for Lola Love.When Yoga Dad offers to take the new family and the Pink Ladies to a super cool music festival, Lola knows she should be all kinds of excited but instead, her life starts spinning out of control. Everything is going topsy turvy - fashionista Angel is wearing wellies, sweet Sadie is away with the fairies (literally), Bella is monopolising the Mothership and Lola doesn’t know where she’s supposed fit in anymore. It looks like happy families are no easier to deal with than unhappy ones…

You can get your copies of Time to Shine and Li’l Miss Bliss from Amazon and Play f’sure, and if your local bookstore doesn’t have them in (shame on them!) ask them to order them for you!

Can’t wait to hear what you all think!

OHMYSTARS - a day in life of Betsey Johnson - it’s the stuff of dreams!

Go check it out - www.vogue.co.uk

Hey chicas - just to let you know, I am a total techno-girl now and you can follow me on twitter where I talk about random nonsense a LOT of the time!

Oh, and Lola Love has her own facebook page too, please come and join in the fun!

Don’t forget www.lolasland.com either, there is a whole lotta Lola goodness over there to explore, join up, play games, read features - it’s awesome sauce!

OHMY-FREAKIN’-STARS!

I am SO beyond excited, chicas! My favourite girl-band in the whole, wide world - The Piperitta Patties - have written a song about…wait for it….Lola Love! Can you believe it?!! I blimmin’ can’t! They’ve actually written a real and proper song about Lola, and do you know the best bit? They’re going to release it, in July, on PINK vinyl.

I am literally doing star jumps right now - woop, woop! Will tell you all about it, and where you can get it from and how freakin’ awesome it is, when I’ve got more information from the girls themselves - if that isn’t a reason to head over to Italia in July, then I don’t know what is!

PP’s - Lola and I heart you!