Alan Cumyn and My Bronte Summer
I’ve got two guest posts out today on two of my favorite blogs, Cynsations and One A Day YA. On Cynsations, check out my interview with award-winning Canadian author Alan Cumyn on TILT, his first YA novel. Erections, first sexual encounters, sexual identity…Alan doesn’t shy away from tough subjects. Have a look! On One A Day YA I talk about my most memorable moment of 2011. And it ISN’T about WITCHLANDERS! What could have been more memorable than publishing my first novel? Find out here. (The picture accompanying this post is a bit of a clue. No, I didn’t...
Read MoreYoung Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. The winner is announced here! I love YA fantasy. That’s why I jumped at the chance to participate in this blog hop, where over 100 YA fantasy novels are being given away! Here at my own little blog, I’ll be giving away a signed copy of my debut novel, Witchlanders, out last fall from Atheneum Books for Young Readers. If you’d like to enter, just comment below and get an extra entry for tweeting or facebooking about the contest (with a link to this website in the tweet or post) or following me at the right via Google Friend Connect....
Read MoreHappy Holidays!
And a happy new year, everyone! I’m taking a little blogging break, but check back in January for all new...
Read MoreAnd the winners are…
Congratulations to the two winners of my WITCHLANDERS giveaway, JUDY RUSSELL and CHERIE!!! I’ll be emailing you later today to get a mailing addresses. Yay! These winners were chosen by the Random Number Generator at RANDOM.ORG Here’s what you win: Signed by...
Read MoreWitchlanders Gets Another Star! (That Makes Three!) And Give-Away!
I never say “squee.” I mean, what kind of word is that, anyway? Surely there’s a better word for a woman of a certain age to use when she’s excited about something. A dignified word like: Topping! Oh Topping, Muffie. I’ve got some rather good news. Oh screw it, Muffie. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I am very happy to report that my little book has scored a hat-trick and has now received THREE STARRED REVIEWS! This one is from the really wise and discerning folks at School Library Journal. I’m so delighted I’m going to hold a...
Read MoreMy Time in Narnia as the Fifth Pevensie Sibling
Loved doing this interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith over on the Cynsations blog–she always asks insightful questions. Have a...
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi! I'm Lena, a young adult fantasy author from Toronto.