E.M. Kokie
Author of young adult fiction, including PERSONAL EFFECTS (Candlewick, 2012) and RADICAL (Candlewick Press, Fall 2016). Often opinionated. Sometimes Sarcastic.
Looking for Queer Girls in YA
Yesterday a friend asked for recommendations for some lesbian/bisexual YA fiction. She knows some teen readers struggling to find books featuring queer girls with fun, good relationships, that are not depressing or preachy. My immediate reaction was to think “Of course there are awesome queer girl YA books!” But when I thought about the ones I loved the most, well,…
Launch Week Interview With Peter Salomon
It's launch week for Personal Effects, and it is also launch week for my friend and fellow Authoress Anonymous Success Storier Peter Salomon. I'm thrilled to start the week by celebrating the launch of Peter's book! Peter is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Authors Guild, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He has served…
MSFV Blog Hop – Interview With Monica Goulet
Welcome to what will hopefully be the first of the Annual Authoress’ Success Story blog tours! Authoress Anonymous has built a strong and supportive community of writers, agents, editors, and readers on her blog Miss Snark’s First Victim. There, writers can participate in contests designed to help them practice giving and receiving critiques, polish their hooks and query letters, and improve…
Winner, Winner, Winner…
As my Dad likes to say, “Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!” (Though, I guess in this case it is Winner! Winner! Winner!) The winner of the Killer Penguins leg of the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes was announced this afternoon at the Apocalypsies blog! To decide the winner of my bonus contest, I numbered all of the entries consecutively by time…
Winners (and Thank You)!
Thank you to everyone who commented, tweeted, added, Facebooked, etc. to help celebrate the cover reveal for Personal Effects! I am so excited to announce the three winners of the custom dog tag swag. They are: From the adds on Goodreads ~ Cari! From the likes and comments on the cover reveal post on Facebook ~ Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez! From…