Well the fabulous Book of the Night Blog Tour is almost over. Huge thanks to Leah Withers, Tor Publicist Extraordinaire, for making the whole process fun and almost painless! :)
We're fortunate to have The Book Beat, a wonderful independent book store, right nearby in Oak Park, MI. Owner Colleen is a wonderful person who loves YA and Children's fiction and is very supportive of local authors. If you live in the Detroit Metro area, you should definitely check them out. I stopped in the other day to sign some stock:
Nicole has a review of The Book of the Night today, and, on her other blog, an interview. She had some great questions, and I love what she said about The Book of the Night. (Any day I get compared to Joss Whedon is a good day.)
Ever wonder who would play Haly in the film adaptation of my Libyrinth books? What about Po? Find out today as I cast my characters on Heidi Ruby Miller's blog.
Shveta Thakrar interviews me today (Sept. 15, 2012) on her LiveJournal. She's also reviewed my recent release, YA sf novel The Book of the Night. And be sure to stop by and leave a comment, because we're giving away a free copy of the book!
I'm a guest of Gabrielle Carolina today (Sept. 14, 2012) on her blog, Mod Podge Bookshelf. Gabrielle has reviewed my new release, The Book of the Night, and we have an interview, guest post from yours truly, AND a giveaway on store, so don't miss it!
I write science fiction novels for young people and others who still dream. Feel free to contact me at pearlnorth@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you.
On Libyrinth:
"With Libyrinth, I started out writing a book about censorship, and wound up writing a book about peace. During the time that I wrote it, two things happened which shaped the course of the story. One is that our country invaded Iraq, and the other is that I became a Buddhist. The central character, Haly, starts out in a place where she believes she knows who is good and who is bad. Over the course of the story, she learns to abandon those assumptions. The interconnections between censorship, violence and the power of imagination run throughout Libyrinth. The ability of words to make one person's experience immediate and real to someone else is a powerful tool for survival in a world where ultimately, we must depend upon each other."
---- Pearl North