Literary Death Match
I’ve got four (4) book events this week! Mostly all writers do is sit around and write (or sit around and not write, in which case, we can usually be found watching Law & Order reruns, fretting that we’ll never write again, or write anything as good as Law and Order, especially the SVUs). But […]
What I Learned On My Summer Vacation (Book Tour)
I just spent the past two weeks crisscrossing the US (well, mostly just the Midwest. I did West coast and East coast last summer, so it was the Midwest’s turn) on my book tour to promote Size 12 and Ready to Rock . . . which, just to get this out of the way, you […]
Heather Wells is Ready to Rock
It’s been a crazy week! Between the wildfires in the west, the storms in the northeast, and Tom and Katie, it’s starting to look like the Mayans might have been right about 2012. But the Mayans didn’t count on brave firefighters, power company workers, and Katie’s crack legal team. So we shouldn’t pack our bags […]
Ready to Rock Tour, Book, Giveaways, etc
It’s here! The very first copy of the first Heather Wells mystery in five years, Size 12 and Ready to Rock, is in my hands! Unfortunately, I only have this ONE copy. The rest won’t be released in the US/Canada until July 10. But you can read the first three chapters (and find out why […]
What A Girl Wants
The first month of the year is already gone and I haven’t even bought a 2012 wall calendar yet for my office. But what do you do when you get to OfficeMax and the only calendar choices left over in the store are Indy 500 and Glee? No offense to either of these fine institutions […]
Advice from Mia Thermopolis
Hi, it’s me, Princess Mia Thermopolis! I stopped by Meg’s blog to post for her because she’s so busy promoting Abandon, which just came out today for the first time in paperback! You would think that as a royal, I’d be the busy one, what with going to college and helping my dad to rule […]
Book Tour in France!
So this morning I’m getting on a plane for my book tour in France. This is exactly the kind of glamorous thing that I always imagined I’d be doing if I were ever a published author! But here’s a little known secret: in real life, hopping on a plane to Paris for your book tour […]
Cover Girls
So much book cover stuff is going on, not just with my own books, but other people’s too, that it’s all I can think about. Which is not good because I have so much to get done before I leave for my mini – book tour at the end of the month in, of all […]
Follow Your Heart
Those of you who follow this blog know that I’ve spent this summer on the road. And I still have three signings left! Bookworks in Albuquerque on Sunday, July 17th; University Village Barnes and Noble in Seattle on Monday, July 18th; the Author Series at the Woodmark Hotel (also in Seattle) on Tuesday, July 19th; […]
Road Trip Q and A
I’m on the road promoting my new book, Overbite! And I’ve got some answers to some of your most burning questions: Q: Why is your new book called Overbite? A: Because in dating the Prince of Darkness while simultaneously working for an organization which is seeking to eradicate all demon life forms on earth, the […]
Hi from San Francisco!
Hello! I’m off to San Francisco, CA, Naperville, IL, and Wellesley, MA for another week of fun, adventure, and book signings! I’d love to see you if you can come to any of the following events (they’re with This is Teen, which is an initiative through Scholastic Books to connect teens with their favorite authors […]
REPORTING LIVE FROM THE RAPTURE
Hello! It’s me, Meg Cabot, reporting live from the rapture in Key West, Florida (probably the most sinful place in the world outside of Las Vegas and of course the entire state of Indiana). I’m home from Orlando and Canada, and about to leave for my signings next week in NEW YORK CITY! That is […]
It’s Here!
Abandon is in US (and Canadian) stores now (officially on sale Tuesday, April 26)! I’m really excited about the publication of this book (and not just because it’s always exciting to have a book published. It’s exciting just to finish writing a book, let alone get it published)! But there are a couple of reasons […]
Make Someone’s Wish Come True
While certain other people are stressing out just the teensiest bit about the upcoming royal wedding (see Princess Mia Thermopolis’s blog) on April 29, 2011, I’m stressing out just the teensiest bit about the book tour I’m about to leave on for my new YA paranormal Abandon. (You can see the clock counting down the […]
Back From The Dead
I know! It’s like I fell off the face of the earth, right? But I’ve actually been right here, writing (and occasionally Tweeting. And Facebooking). It’s just so hard to tear myself away from my heroines’ worlds to tell you about my own because mine is so boring in comparison (uh . . . I […]
Live from Austin!
I’m in Austin, Texas at the Texas Book Festival! The first thing that happened to me here was that I tried to make my hair really big because everything is big in Texas. Except, it turns out, hair. No one but me wears big hair in Texas anymore, especially in Austin. This ended up not […]
Sleeping Cowgirls
Good Lord! It has been quite a week. It’s not even officially ALA’s Banned Books Week yet (Sept. 25-Oct.2), but already everywhere I go, all I hear is “This author’s books have been banned!” You can read my interview with the Story Snoops here, where I discuss my personal experiences with (and greatest fears about) […]
Gossip, Lindsay, Covers, and RWA
It’s that time of year again, the time when most of us are off to camp or vacation (or, if you’re Lindsay Lohan, jail). Well, writers aren’t any different. I’m off to Orlando for the ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL CONVENTION. (Yeah, I did get a little excited writing that, thanks.) I’m especially excited to […]
FAQs from the Book Festival
Did I have an amazing time in California at the LA Times Festival of Books? Why yes, I did . . . . . . until the tacos I had the other night came back up in the airport security line yesterday morning at LAX. I had them at a really fancy restaurant so I […]
LA Times Festival of Books/TMZ/Girl Gothic
I’m having the best time on my book tour in SoCal (even if I did bring three bathing suits and it’s been too cold so far to go outside in them). But today was the first day of the LA Times Book Festival . . . and it was warm enough for kids to sprawl […]
Runaway Book Tour, Day 1
I’m posting this as I jet across the country toward LA, tens of thousands of feet in the air, thanks to my Go Go in-flight Wi Fi service, which better work because I paid $12.95 for it, and my in-seat TV is broken, which is typical of my day so far, since I woke at […]
Runaway: Win The Book! See The Video! Check Out The Tour!
In my new book, Runaway, Em Watts is on the run from people who want her out of the way . . . permanently. I feel a bit like I’m on the run myself right now (not from people who want to kill me, so much as from bronchitis), there’s so much going on! But […]
Newsflash
I finally turned in all my revisions (and the copyedits of those revisions)! While I’m adjusting to life back on Planet What Passes For Normal Around Here, I’d like to take a few moments to say:
Giada/Mercy/Glee/Miami
I’m leaving now for Miami for my event tomorrow, and I’m so excited because I get to stay in a fancy hotel in South Beach instead of my house (which still smells like a rotting mouse corpse. How can such a small thing take so long to decompose?), eat room service, and…. …I get to […]
Meg’s Mail Bag
It’s perfect stay-indoors weather here because of pesky Tropical Storm Ida–windy and rainy, with palm fronds flying everywhere! And while I hope it clears up in time for the book fair in Miami this weekend, it’s kind of a good opportunity for us to dip into Meg’s Mail Bag, since it’s been a while. So […]
Pass the Luck
I just got home from Birmingham, Alabama, where I got to speak at a luncheon in front of a BIG audience of Books-A-Million sales managers and buyers (hi, guys)! A lot of people think being a writer is just sitting around writing books, then jetting off to sign those books for fans, and then getting […]
Mother-Daughter YA Reads/NPR
Check it out! I’m going to be on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” this Thursday, July 23, along with Lizzie Skurnick (“Shelf Discovery”), from 3 to 3:40 p.m. Be sure to tune in (okay, yeah, that’s NPR, and yeah, that’s TODAY)! We’re going to talk about YA Mother-Daughter reads! I’ve told you my […]
Shelf Discoveries and Dork Secrets
Check it out: I made it to Minnesota! Maybe you thought I wouldn’t make it here after being stranded by Delta Airlines in Atlanta (or Hotlanta, as I like to call it, after the book series). But Delta pulled through with flying—ha, get it, flying?—colors. Even my bag arrived on time (albeit on another flight)! […]
Bedlam at Gate 10
Hi! I am stuck in the Atlanta Airport (Gate E10, to be exact) after being stuck at the Key West airport for approximately four hours earlier today with an entire Cub Scout Troop. (I felt so sorry for the troop leader, I wanted to offer him a Vicodin. But then I was like, “Oh, no, […]
Win Prizes! Vital Writing Questions Answered! BEA video
Happy 4th of July (in advance)! 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays because it involves eating delicious grilled foods, explosions, and water sports (depending on where you live, of course). In fact it was a year ago this 4th of July that I was snorkeling and my snorkeling partner purposefully woke up […]
Julie Andrews: The Inside Scoop!
The Hills Are Alive…. …with the sound of zillions of books being given away at Book Expo America (the largest book trade fair in the US), which was opened this year by none other than…. Julie Andrews! If you’re in New York City this weekend, you’ve probably noticed the place has been taken over by […]
Teenage Zombies
As I’m writing this I’m watching the worst movie I’ve seen in a while (but nowhere near as bad as Benjamin Button), Clive Barker’s The Plague. But I can’t turn it off because it stars James van der Beek, who is in two of my favorite teen movies of all time, Varsity Blues and Angus. […]
Sweet Sixteen
Happy April Fool’s Day (also happy wedding anniversary for those of you who got married on April 1st, which, hello, I did)! And so, of course, I’m headed for Texas (no joke). I can’t wait! I’m going to be in the Houston area, where I once spent a summer when I was in college. It’s […]
Did you see it?
Were you there? Don’t worry! If you missed it, you can go here and watch the whole thing…and register to win the bedroom set, which is SUPER CUTE, as you can see here: (You win both beds and the bedding and the night stand and the lamp and the alarm clock and the green polk-a-dot […]
Lunch with Judy Blume! And I’m Late For It!
I have to make this short and sweet because I’m leaving in a few minutes for lunch with Judy Blume! You’ve heard of Judy Blume, right? She’s the one who taught you all about sex in her book Forever (page 95!) and about God and having your period in Are You There God It’s Me […]
Allie Finkle 3 Sneak Peek
I’m writing this from a location of mystery. Yes, I’ve gone rogue! The plane I took from Chicago to Miami was late, thanks to de-icing (but de-icing is good…we like de-icing), so I missed my connecting flight to Key West. Then the airline tried to put me in a shuttle with a bunch of other […]
Battle in the Forbidden City
I’m in the Miami Airport American Eagle Lounge on my way to Chicago for my signings this week. It’s all fancy in here and everyone is drinking white wine and tapping on their laptops (except me, I just have sparkling water and a laptop)…. …except this one kid, obviously just getting back from vacation on […]
Bike Accidents and Book Giveaways
The Valentine Day Contest is over! Just letting you know because for some reason I’m still getting entries even though the contest ended at midnight on Valentine’s Day. Also just to let you know, I think it’s likely that due to the Friday the 13th bike accident sustained by He Who Shall Not Be Named […]
Weevil Report
I’m off to Miami tomorrow for my signing at Books and Books!* I hope I’ll see some of you there! *Just added–I’ve just received word there will be a DJ…and a chocolate fountain. Thank you, Books and Books! I’ll be sure to let those of you who won ARCs of Best Friends and Drama Queens […]
Home!
I’m finally back in Key West after nearly a month of book touring, and boy, is everyone glad to see me…in fact, someone had to have a couple of time outs in the laundry room when they got too out of hand with the affectionate greetings. I meant the cat, not He Who Shall Not […]
World Wide Tour Part Six, Singapore and Thailand
Guess where I am? If you guessed the place in the photo below you’d be correct. I’m actually writing this on the last day of my last stop on my world wide book tour! I can’t believe it’s gone by so fast. Well, okay, I can. It was a lot of hard work, though it […]
World Wide Tour Part Five, Johannesburg and Hong Kong
First of all, happy birthday to He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog, who will never read this. Yes, it’s my husband’s birthday on October 5, and I’m halfway around the world! I did try calling him but the first time it wasn’t his birthday yet (it wasn’t until twelve hours later in […]
New Look
Hi! You might notice (if you’ve emptied your cache lately) that there’s a new look around here. That was my rockin’ web crew over at Hanee Design. I had nothing to do with it. I’m in SWEDEN. People here speak a different language, but if you go, “Do you speak English?” they’ll switch right over […]
World Wide Tour, London Part Deux—Also, YA for Obama
Oh my God, I’m so tired. Not to complain, because it’s been lovely meeting so many of you (actually, that’s the best part). But there’s no jet lag recovery time on book tour. As you might have observed while watching Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List or Tori Spelling: Home Sweet Hollywood, they […]
World Wide Tour, London
I’m now on my world (by which I mean London, Sweden, South Africa, and parts of Asia, all in twenty-seven days) book tour! Today I did so much, I’m reeling from le tiredness (pardon me if I start speaking in French but you know I AM right across the Channel from there). First I got […]
9/11/08
I can’t believe it’s the seven year anniversary of 9/11. Every year on this day I try to post this link to the story of what that day was like for us in lower Manhattan, with He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog working across the street from the World Trade Center when […]
Celebrity Sightings
Okay, so I saw so many celebrities when I was in Manhattan on my way to Maine from Florida and then back again. Not at the airport (you don’t even want to know about how many of my flights got cancelled/delayed, or how long I sat on how many tarmacs, etc), but just randomly on […]
The Four Elements Hate Me
The rumors are true! Sometimes I do feel down. Especially after a crummy day like yesterday turned out to be. I know people don’t believe it, because I am so naturally sunny and upbeat. Even the emergency room doctor who had to deal with me when I broke out into all those hives that one […]
Queen of Babbling
Thank you! Oh my gosh, because of all of you, Queen of Babble Gets Hitched hit #20 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list! That is just too fabulous for words! But because I’m the original queen of babble, of course I have some words anyway: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! And for […]
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched
It’s here! Queen of Babble Gets Hitched, the last book in the Queen of Babble series, is in US stores everywhere today! In case you missed it, I made a little video about my own obsession with brides (which matches my heroine’s—although she has an excuse, being a professional wedding gown restorer, and all). I […]
Water Blog
I know what you’re thinking: Where on earth has Meg disappeared to? Well, I’ve been in Toledo, where I met a ton of great readers (and some Lefty Librarians)! Many thanks to everyone who showed up to see me (and special thanks to Amelia, Elizabeth, and Sara who brought me a ton of gluten-free goodies, […]
Beauty Blog
I’m about to walk out the door for my Queen of Babble in the Big City mini-tour! And by mini I mean mini…I’m going to Miami for one day to do TV satellite. Yep, that’s right. I’m going to be sitting in a television studio Thursday morning, and different news shows across the country will […]
Pants on Fire Tour Day 9 and 10…HOME!
Well…I made it (almost…I’m writing this from my hotel room in Chicago, where I’m about to leave to catch a plane back to Miami, and from there, a plane home to Key West). I’m just hours away from being done with my Pants on Fire tour! And thanks to all of you, Pants on Fire […]
Pants on Fire Tour Day 4 and 5
Back in NYC (in my own apartment, no less!): Thanks to the wonderful world of the Internet, I already know what happened on The Office last night even though I was at a book signing (thank you to everyone who came to see me at Diane’s Books. You were all wonderful. Caroline, thank you for […]
Pants On Fire Tour Days 2 and 3
Wow, Texas was a lot of fun! People in Texas are SUPER nice. Almost Minnesota nice (but let’s face it…no one–except Canadians–are Minnesota nice). I had a blast on Good Morning Texas. And what can I say about the signing at the William Scott Theater in Fort Worth? All 500 or so of you who […]
Pants On Fire Tour Day One
Greetings from Dallas-Fort Worth, the first stop on my Pants on Fire tour! People always ask me, “Don’t you get tired of traveling all the time?” but in this case I’m actually relieved to be back on the road because things were getting a little hinky back in Key West. That’s because one of the […]
Reviews/Shining On/Prom Babies/Radio
Man, things have been cRaZy lately! Check out this hilarious review of Pants on Fire from the New York Daily News and this other hilarious PW review we just posted on the Pants on Fire page. Are those awesome or what? I love that the DAILY NEWS notes that there’s an important lesson to be […]
Tour! Mary! Jinx! Sascha Rothberg! Rainbows!
I normally don’t post on Saturdays but there’s just so much news this morning I don’t know if I’ll have room for it all if we stick to our normal weekly schedule, so here goes: Thanks so much for your support of Officer Friendly. Sadly, he won’t be able to stop by your blog or […]
Books (Mine!) ‘n Art (Yours!)
I hope you’ve all seen the beautiful new flash images at the top of Megcabot.com, letting everyone know about (most of) my Spring/Summer releases! Big thanks to Janey and her hard-working team…. And I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that the anthology I’ve got a novella appearing in along with Michele Jaffe, Kim Harrison, Stephanie […]
Home
I’m finally home from our European book tour! Even though I was only gone a little more than three weeks, it seems as if I was away much longer than that. Have you ever been away on a long trip and come home to realize everything in your house is much smaller than your remembered? […]
Paris
24 hours before I leave France, and I thought those of you who’ve never been here (or haven’t been here since 1987, like me) might appreciate a quick tour of the highlights of the places I’ve been. Oui? On y va! Just follow the pink coat…. First stop, this gold leaf-covered statue of Joan of […]
Bonjour!
Guess where I am. Go on…. Guess! If you said Paris, France, you would be correct! I have been at signings at the Furet Du Nord bookstore in Lille, and at the Salon du Livres (Book Fair) in Paris. It has been fantastique and I am tres fatiguer (did I mention I only speak un […]
Lovely Leipzig
It snowed very hard in Berlin last night, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get a good picture of the huge fluffy white flakes outside my hotel window, or rooftops and streets below covered in the new snow. Maybe I need a new camera. Or to take a photography course. Probably both. […]
Beautiful Berlin
I’m in love. I wanted this outfit so badly. Sadly, in Bavaria (which is where Munich is located) most, if not all, shops are closed on Sunday, which is the day I spied this lovely confection in a shop window on my way to the Munich Book Show. And of course I flew to Berlin […]
Marvelous Munich!
Guten Tag again! I am winging my way back to Germany after a fantastic trip to Poland. The signing in Krakow was amazing. Here’s a photo of the very well-respected Matras Bookshop before the signing: Here’s a photo DURING the signing… …taken by He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog, before fleeing for […]
POLAND ROCKS
Greetings from Poland, where I am currently on the first part of my three country European book tour! So far, it couldn’t be going better, from the moment I stepped through customs at the Warsaw airport to be greeted by paparazzi, as well as many readers seeking autographs–check out the photographic proof: Note my befuddled […]
Guten tag!
Greetings from Germany! I’m writing this from beautiful Cologne, Germany, or Koln as they spell it here. I am in a hotel across from the big cathedral, where the bells go off about every five minutes or so, particular at night right as you’re about to go to sleep, which is refreshing, because who doesn’t […]
Flying Stinks!
I’m writing this from the Conch Flyer Restaurant at the airport in Key Restaurant (and yes, it IS just like the one where Crystal Bernard worked on the show WINGS), waiting to board my plane to Germany (well, to Miami, then to Germany) for my European book tour. I have a sinus infection (apparently caught […]
Meg Cabot World Tour ‘07
Can you believe last night was the end of The OC 4ever? For those of you who live in far off lands and won’t see the final episode for a while, I won’t spoil it—but it ended exactly the way it ought to have….I loved it! Speaking of those of you who live in far […]
NaNoWriMo in Puerto Rico
14,656. That's how many words I have so far on the book I'm writing for National Novel Writing Month. Of course, while 14,656 words is a good start, my book has to be more than the 50,000 word length suggested by NaNoWriMo. So while you might think a word count of 14,656 is impressive, considering […]
Puerto Rico Signing
Hey all you residents of Puerto Rico who keep asking why I've never had a book signing there… Book signing in Puerto Rico! Be there or be square! Wednesday, November 86PM-7:30PMBordersPlaza las Americas525 F.D. Roosevelt Ave. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 I'll be there. How about you? In other news…the antibiotics didn't work. I am […]
Baby Daddy Drama
Every morning right before I wake up I have the same dream: I am in high school. But I am 39 and a half years old. And married. And live in Florida. But people are telling me I have to choose a college. I have to choose one RIGHT NOW. And I keep saying, “But […]
NOT Written from Chateau Marmont
I'm writing this from sunny Los Angeles! Everything really is better when you're sitting on a sun-drenched balcony with the Hollywood sign in the background, it turns out. For instance, I hardly even remember anymore that it has been TWENTY DAYS since I last my husband or cats, and that I have FIVE MORE TO […]
Lindsay Strikes Back
Dear Miss Cabot, I understand that recently in your blog you linked to several stories that have appeared online lately about me forgetting to put on underwear. I am surprised you would feel compelled to comment upon this, considering the fact that you are such close personal friends with Paris Hilton. Surely you'll have noticed […]
I’m Stylish
What the heck, people??? Everyone but me is turning out to be a princess! This one seems EXTRA princessy. If you have any spare cash, send it her way—she's rebuilding a school that was destroyed in the village over which she will one day rule! Meanwhile, check this out: It's me and my new boyfriend […]
My NEW New Boyfriend
Here's a picture of my new boyfriend: Yes, I have given up on Warren Buffett. I'm sorry, Warren, but I have a found new love with whom even you, with all your philanthropy, cannot compete. Yes, my new love is Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (not to be confused with Josh Strickland—but TARZAN, AS PLAYED […]
Lindsay, Put On Some Pants!
Oh, Lindsay. But before we get to Lindsay, check out who I met when I was on the show “10!” in Philadelphia yesterday: Sandi Thom. She was very cool (even if her bandmates did eat all the chocolate doughnuts in the green room). I got her CD. It's fab. (Thanks to Michele Jaffe for enlightening […]
Makeout Guy = Major Disappointment…AGAIN!
Makeout Guy never emailed me. Was it wrong of me to think he might read my blog? I'm not saying that I think that ALL my exes do. But I was kind of hoping he might have seen the thing I posted about our ill-fated romance and send an email saying he was sorry about […]
Special note to UK and NYC residents
Shout out to my UK and NYC readers! UK readers–Check it out! I have a brand new, never-been-published-anywhere-else-before book out today EXCLUSIVELY in England! It's this:According to my UK publisher, “this jam-packed princess-fest is essential reading for all fans of The Princess Diaries series – as well as every cool girl who wants an annual […]
WHEN AUTHORS LOSE THEIR MINDS
Let's face it. Sometimes authors go insane. I'm not feeling particularly sane at the moment because I just finished writing a book and it was super intense and I didn't go out for like three weeks straight and now I feel like one of those mole people I made up when this producer at ALL […]
Stickers and Myspace and Tours, Oh My!
The rumors are true: I've got'em all! A promo deal just for you with Clinique.com; my very own Myspace; and the dates, places, and times for the How To Be Popular Book Tour! First things first: If you've purchased a copy of HOW TO BE POPULAR, you might have noticed there was a set of […]
RWA to NYC to JKR
So I spent the latter half of last week in Atlanta, Georgia, attending the twenty-sixth Romance Writers of America conference. A lot of people, when I mention that I have been a member of this organization since 1998, ask, “Why? You're not a romance writer.” Au contraire, mon frere! I am and have always been […]
SUNDAY CHAT
CHAT ON SUNDAY…. Don't forget to come to my online chat tomorrow, Sunday, July 30, at 2PM EST right here at the Meg Cabot Book Club. All are welcome (just don't go into the light. Sorry, kidding, Poltergeist reference). Ask me about my recent releases (Sweet Sixteen Princess and Queen of Babble); my even MORE […]
H2BP
HOW TO BE POPULAR is in US stores TODAY! Here's a special Google video of me reading from my favorite part (that's an advanced reader copy I'm holding, not the actual book. The book is hardcover) of H2BP (as I like to call it) at Book Expo America last May! Click here to see the […]
NEW BOOK/NEW COVERS/NEW EVENTS
Guess what? I have a new book out, and I didn't even know it. Well, it's not a new BOOK, exactly, but it's a new short story in a collection written exclusively to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. SHINING ON: A Collection of Short Stories in Aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Featuring some […]
Author Guide To Surviving a Booktour, Tip #5
You know what's nice? That I got home from book tour just in time for the first tropical storm of the season. But whatever. Home is good no matter what the weather is doing outside! Everyone so far has been very glad to see me. By everyone of course I mean He Who Shall Not […]
Author Guide to Surviving a Booktour, #4
People keep telling me that I do not follow my own book tour advice…. …and that at the DC book festival, I was seen walking up and down the line to my signing asking attendees if they belong to my book club. People, I am sorry to disappoint you, but that was not me. Yes, […]
Author Guide To Surviving a Booktour, Tip #3
SIGNING IN DALLAS IS POSTPONED! I keep getting emails from people about my Dallas signing tonight. Except that there is no signing in Dallas scheduled for tonight. It has been postponed indefinitely (honestly, I don't know why. I just go where they point me. I don't have time to ask questions, I'm just trying to […]
Author Guide To Surviving a Booktour, Tip #2
I blew it. I totally forgot to mention when I was at the Borders in Ann Arbor that the heroine of the book I AM TOURING FOR is FROM Ann Arbor. What was I thinking? I mean, a whole chapter of QUEEN OF BABBLE is actually set IN ANN ARBOR. And I was IN ANN […]
Author Guide To Surviving a Booktour, Tip #1
Do you realize that out of all of the thousands of books in the bookstores I have visited over the past couple weeks, not ONE of them was a guide about how to survive a book tour? I know! It's a travesty! Here the publishers are, sending hapless authors out on book tours, and we […]
GOOD IN BED
Wow, my signing at Harry S. Schwartz in Milwaukee was so fun! And not just because so many readers brought gifts and mementos for me.Although many thanks to Kelley, Megan, Liza, Sherry, Natalie and Katherine for the TaB! And to Monica for the Ultimate Mix! And to Nora for her autograph! And to Sammy for […]
Real Life Princess Diaries
Seriously, though. Why, when I make things up and they turn out to come true (it happens more often than you would think), do they never happen to ME, but to other people? It's not fair. If you would like to hear me complain about this, and other things that have been annoying me—such as […]
Lilly Night
Looking for a stylish spot to sip a cocktail in your favorite Lilly Pulitzer print? Then you won't want to miss LILLY NIGHT! Hosted every Thursday in the The Living Room, 4:30-10:00PM, you can mingle with Palm Beach's posh and preppy and enjoy whimsical, Lilly-inspired cocktails, award-winning cuisine, and lively entertainment. Forget your Lilly at […]
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
So I'm back on the road for my QUEEN OF BABBLE tour…. Right now I'm in Palm Beach (in a hotel on the beach. Yeah, life is tough), where I'll be speaking tonight at the public library. Here's the info: Author reading: Meg Cabot will appear at the West Palm Beach Public Library, 100 Clematis […]
HOLIDAY WEEKEND OFF!
It's MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! And I'm on my way home from the first leg of my tour. I spent May 18-21 at Book Expo America, and then May 22-26 on tour. I'll get back on the road on Tuesday, May 30, and be away until June 10. That's a long time to be away from […]
Posting from the QUEEN OF BABBLE tour
I am writing this from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Gate F-14. Remember that scene in 24 when Chole was in the hotel bar trying to upload the data to Jack's PDA, and that dude kept bugging her, and she finally had to hit him with her stun gun? Yeah. I really wish I had […]
RETRACTION
Oops. So the 12:30pm Borders signing is Wednesday, not Tuesday. Like all of you, I was just going by what it said on my website. Which had a typo. Sorry about that. Sorry too to fans of Talbots. I just went by one, and they had some totally cute stuff in the windows. Dr. Jaffe […]
AUTHOR SAVES PROM
Book Expo America turned out to be quite an adventure…and not in the ways I would have expected. Not only did I sign about a billion copies of my newest book, QUEEN OF BABBLE (due in US stores TOMORROW!!!), but I got to meet tons of groovy authors, one of whom gets a special Meg […]
MESSAGE FROM VOLCANO WATCH HEADQUARTERS
Status report: Well, after a few weeks of intensive back-to-back book writing, I have finally gotten a chance to lift my head from my laptop—just in time to go on book tour. I'll be leaving this week for Book Expo America–the annual convention for booksellers, publishers, educators, and librarians—in Washington DC, where I'll get to […]
Note to Self
Words it turns out that authors should probably not say while guest-speaking at a middle-school assembly: HornyBoobsDiarrhea Words this author said yesterday while guest-speaking at a middle-school assembly: HornyBoobsDiarrhea Amount of time it took for shrieks of laughter to die down after uttering said words: Five minutes Way it felt to still be capable of […]