Larissa Zageris's Blog: LZ's Blog of Holding

I can't stop reading Mary Stewart Books. I wish I hadn't read all of Tana French's so I could switch off between her and MS.

For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves by Kitty Curran and I, and For Your Consideration: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson by Tres Dean are out so soon. October 15! That is only like 20 pumpkin spices away.

I can't wait for you to share in the sweet, sweet fruits of our labor and celebrate n' investigate these pop icons with us.

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Online book clubs are ten a nickel these days, but we happen to think r/books is in a cut of one of the shiniest nickels!

If you've read the book or have been meaning to, you can join up here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/commen...

December 13: First Discussion Thread
December 27: Second Discussion Thread
December 30: Kitty & I will do an AMA!

Happy holidays and happy reading,

LZ

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Kitty and I have enjoyed some exciting bits of press, but being featured in the Life & Style section of this Sunday's Chicago Tribune threatens to take the cake (and eat it while weeping happy tears). This was the big paper of m'youth, and I have visceral memories of it being spread out across the living room floor and kitchen table. Now I'm in it! What's more, we're in it, taking up half a damn page with our gleeful mugs.

If you haven't yet, we hope you check out My Lady's Choosing as a fun indulgence this summer. We'll also be putting on a live, full-cast dramatic reading at Foursided in Andersonville on July 20. Please join!

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What's your go-to comfort book? It can be a specific title, or even genre. For me as an adult, it's anything by Terry Pratchett. I don't know that he's a comforting writer, per se, but the worlds he weaves are inviting. Discworld is so big, I like the idea that I will never explore all of it. Somehow that notion makes me feel...interested and cozy.

I think another might be The Graveyard Book, even though it's a saddish book. It feels so full and is also exciting.

When I was younger, my comfort books were the Harry Potter series and the Hitchhiker's Guide books. Hell, giving those a re-read is a good idea now.

When I was small, it was The Farthest-Away Mountain and The Last Slice of Rainbow.

What are/were yours?

Hello, my Readlings! If you're at C2E2 today, please swing by S402 at 3:30 to catch me telling a con job tale for The Nerdologues Present: Your Stories

http://www.c2e2.com/en/Sessions/56469...

And then race with me over to Quirk Books booth 516 for a signing with Kitty of MY LADY'S CHOOSING!