November 22, 2011

Top Ten Authors I Want At My Thanksgiving Dinner!!!


So, this is the first Top Ten Tuesday meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish that I’ll have participated in. I know I’m late, but I just couldn’t resist!!!
In honor of turkey day in 2 days, the topic this week is: Top Ten Authors I'd Love To Have At My Thanksgiving Feast. How could I resist?
So here is my list!

***NOTE***If you click on the picture of the author, it will take you to their blog! Check out Karsten Knight's blog, his most recent post is a vlog!



1. J.K. Rowling – This pick should be a completely obvious choice for the top spot on my list! The Harry Potter books are the VERY reason I am an obsessive reader! The only problem with this choice is that I would be sitting there at the dinner table, completely awestruck! I don’t think I could even form a conversation! Or eat!!!!






2. Karsten Knight – I loved Wildefire, but I’m an even bigger fan of Karsten’s vlogs! He TOTALLY cracks me up…even when I’m in a funk! I think he would be a VERY entertaining guest!



3. Melissa Marr – Have you ever seen her on tour?! If you have, then you would TOTALLY get why I would want to have her at Thanksgiving dinner! She is hilarious and, no matter the topic, she will always keep you entertained!





4. Cassandra Clare – Not only am I a major fan of her unbelievable creativity, but I hope I could convince her (with enough Thanksgiving wine LoL!) to write me into her book, have Jace break up with Clary and then choose ME instead!!!





5. Richelle Mead – Another fave author of mine! Not only that, but I would just HAVE to feed her to thank her for not only creating such great, multiple protagonists, but for also creating TWO completely different men who I’m so far beyond obsessed with that I can’t even begin to tell you!!! She seems super sweet too!




6. Tahereh Mafi – I had lunch with her before I read Shatter Me, and I became a crazy stalker fan. Not only that but she is one of the TOTALLY sweetest authors I’ve ever met. She was all about trying to really get to know us bloggers and she’s totally fascinated in the blogging process! I also DESPERATELY now want to talk with her about Shatter Me! I am so far beyond being pissed off at myself for not having read Shatter Me BEFORE I met Tahereh that I might even make myself eat alone at Thanksgiving!





7. Andrea Cremer – Because I’m obsessed with the Nightshade series and because she is THE very reason I blog! She did a twitter giveaway and I saw the world of book blogging during her giveaway. Plus, I need to talk to her about the end of Bloodrose! I need to know what possessed her to have THAT as the end!





8. K. A. Tucker – Because she totally rocks! And I’m totally in love with the majorly hot man in her series! Ahhh Caden! Did you know she wrote a short story about how I die? Check it out here! And we always talk about how, if she ever comes to NorCal, that she can totally crash on my couch!



9. Tiffany King – Because she is super sweet! Even though she broke my heart at the end of Forgotten Souls! I realized at that moment that she is not as sweet as she seems…there is an evil side to her! So I just might have to keep the turkey carving knife away from her! PLUS...She loves kids so maybe she'll find a way to keep the kids happy!





10. Megg Jensen – Because she is hilarious! I love all of her Facebook posts…I always look forward to reading them! She sometimes adds a silly pic of herself and comes up with the silliest topics! And…hello!!! Her books are AMAZING! Maybe if I invite her to dinner, she will let me try on a couple of her MANY pairs of shoes!

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Piper Maitland's Blog Tour Stop Q&A!

Mindy - Hi Piper! Thank you for stopping by Magical Urban Fantasy Reads! How do you feel about me asking you a few questions to get to know you and your book a little more?
Piper – I’m delighted to be here today.

Mindy - Quickly give me 10 words to describe Acquainted with the Night.
Piper – Vampires, romantic, mystery, anagrams, thriller, monastery, quest, biochemistry, clues, secrets.

Mindy's comment - Can you get any better than that?

Mindy - Which character in Acquainted with the Night did you enjoy writing about the most, or do you have a character that you grew the most attached to and why?
Piper – I loved them all, but Moose Tipper was a stand-out. He’s a vampire and a BBBS—brilliant body bag specialist. He’s quirky, funny, dangerous, sincere. I never knew what he might say or do, and I didn’t ever try to censor him.

Mindy's comment - that is the funniest title I've ever heard of...Brilliant body bag specialist. That's brilliant in itself!


Mindy - Do you have a writing ritual?
Piper – I write first drafts with black Flair pens on yellow legal pads. When I get stuck, I walk around the farm.

Mindy's comment - walking around a farm sounds relaxing.

Mindy - What is your guilty pleasure?
Piper – Cornbread and milk—mixed together in a tall glass.

Mindy's comment - my first thought was, "Ugh!!" But I think I'll have to try it!

Mindy - If you weren’t a writer, what would be your ideal job?
Piper – Archeology. I love dirt.

Mindy's comment - Dirt? I bet you love telling people that.

Mindy - Who are your Top 5 fictional heroes?
Piper - Jamie Fraser, Stephanie Plum, Sookie Stackhouse, Gandalf, Frodo.

Mindy - Who are your Top 5 fictional villains?
Piper – Hannibal Lecter, Jack Randall, Gollum, Dracula, Mrs. Danvers.

Mindy's comment - Ooooo...good ones!

Mindy - What are your Top 5 favorite books of all time?
PiperThe Shell Seekers, Rebecca, Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights.

Mindy - Can you give us a list of books that you have read in the last year or two that you would highly recommend?
PiperGame of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, The Welcome Home Garden Club by Lori Wilde, The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Thank you so much for having me today!
Best,
Piper Maitland

You can stalk Piper Maitland here:
Twitter - @PiperMaitland
Blog - www.acquaintedwiththenightbypipermaitland.blogspot.com

Acquainted With the Night

Publisher's Summary: A woman's quest for the truth...A medieval icon that holds the clues...And an ancient book with the power to shake Christianity-and humanity itself.

London tour guide Caroline Clifford has never believe in vampires- until her uncle is brutally murdered at a Bulgarian archaeological site, and a vampire hunter who corresponded with him seeks her out.

Strange anagrams on her uncle's passport lead them to a cliff-top monastery in Greece, where a shattering revelation connects a relic Caro inherited to an age-old text on immortality-and an enigmatic prophecy that pits the forces of darkness and light in a showdown that could destroy all they know...

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November 20, 2011

My Book Stash #7

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I tried really hard to be quick with this IMM because I hate doing vlogs and I don't want to bore you all to death!



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