"The name MegCabot has become synonymous with popular
fiction for
teenage girls. Her Princess Diaries
series is published in more than 38
countries, she's the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of nearly
50 chick-lit books for teens, juveniles and adults, and those books
have sold
more than 15 million copies worldwide. She has been so successful in
large
part because she writes characters her readers can relate to. Whether
it's a juvenile story about the drama that takes place between friends
or a young-adult novel about the trials and tribulations of young love,
Cabot
knows her audience. And she knows what they find funny."
Melanie Florence, The
Writer magazine
"MegCabot is a popular writer who has earned a
reputation for capturing the essence of the way adolescents think and
talk. Her frequent reliance on the novel-as-diary genre showcases this
talent."
Contemporary Authors Online
"Cabot has a fine grasp of teen dialect (and punctuation),
an off-the-wall sense of humor that will have readers laughing out
loud, and a knack for creating fully realized teen and adult characters
that readers will miss when the story ends."
Chris Sherman, Booklist
"Meg Cabot's writing is silly and entertaining enough to
capture the fancy of young readers who are looking for a fun story
about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances."
Michelle Rich, the ALAN
Review
"Cabotloves
telling stories about ordinary girls who are unexpectedly thrust into a
spotlight that gives them not only the chance to shine, but also
illuminates hidden parts of their personalities."
Kirkus Reviews
Awards (by book):
Meg Cabot
Distinguished Alumni Award 2008 at Indiana University
Queen of Teen nomination (2008)
1-800-Where-R-You?
Series
Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination, best young adult
category,
Mystery Writers of America, 2003
Airhead Series
Nominated for Teen Choice Book of the Year, 2009
All-American
Girl
Series
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Reader
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
IRA/CBC Young Adults? Choice
Book Sense Pick
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
Avalon High
Texas Lone Star Reading List
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
How to Be
Popular
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Jinx
IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice
The
Mediator
Series
IRA/CBC Young Adults’ Choice
ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
The
Princess
Diaries Series:
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age Reader
Tennessee Volunteer State TASL Book Award
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award (Washington)
International Reading Association/Children's Book
Council Young
Adults' Choice
A lot of stuff has happened since I last posted. I’m not going to
bother giving a recap, since you all keep up with current events. It’s
been the kind of month where some of us may have felt the urge to watch
way too many Lifetime Movies of the Week in a row (such as Marilu
Henner’s
Fight
for
Justice or Angie
Dickinson’s
Deep
Family
Secrets) in an effort to escape our own
real life problems, or the ones we keep seeing on the news.
But that’s okay! Stories like Marilu’s and Angie’s have been told (and
re-told) for thousands of years exactly because they inspire us and let
us know we shouldn’t abandon all hope. Just when it seems like winter’s
dark and gloomy days are going to go on forever . . . BOOM!
Not only do the flowers start blooming (a sure sign that spring is
right around the corner), but authors start posting. . .Their New
Official Book Trailers!
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 got glasses?).
If you don’t believe me, watch this
(the first in a series of videos about my new book Abandon
that are going to be coming out, and I swear they get better and better
as they go on. Hint: so does my hair, at least in the ones in which I
appear):
Yes. I filmed that in a cemetery.
You never know where life is going to end up taking you as a
writer.
It’s that day again: The day some people love to celebrate
with little pieces of paper cut into the shape of a heart and exchanges
of gifts of candy and jewelry, and other people hate with an all-mighty
passion.
But don’t worry. Whether you’re a lover or a hater, I’ve got
Valentines for everyone:
1) Nothing says Be My Valentine more than abducting
a girl and forcing her to live with you in your underground palace in
the Underworld.
Check out the newly updated page for my April 26, 2011 YA
paranormal release, Abandon. We’ve added an exclusive
sneak peek chapter, and an introductory video I shot in the middle of a
cemetery last summer, in front of the most haunted crypt in Key West.
2) Win a free Advanced Reader Copy of Abandon,
and
the
cool
promotional
stickers
that
go with it, to give to your
Valentine (or just keep for yourself).
All you have to do is join the Abandon
Facebook page and you’ll automatically be entered to win. A new
winner will be chosen every week until the book debuts April 26, 2011.
(You will be contacted for your mailing info if you’ve won. People
who’ve already joined the page, you are already entered.)