Cherry blossoms in Ueno Park. Even though it was drizzling (see all the umbrellas), the park was busy and lots of young people were still having cherry blossom viewing parties, sitting on plastic sheets on the ground under the trees, … Continue reading
Posting this today instead of the usual Friday for reasons I will explain in another post tomorrow. 🙂 One week from the paperback release of Give Up the Ghost! And here is the last song from the unofficial soundtrack for … Continue reading
**Giveaway now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! I’ll be contacting the winners shortly.** Something very exciting arrived in the mail a few days ago… My author copies of the Give Up the Ghost paperback edition! The paperback officially … Continue reading
Almost at the end! The second from the last song on Give Up the Ghost‘s unofficial soundtrack is “How to Save a Life” by The Fray: I feel like this is pretty self-explanatory if you’ve read the book. By the … Continue reading
The tenth song from the unofficial Give Up the Ghost soundtrack is Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up”: Lyrically, this song is one of the best literal fits for Give Up the Ghost (heck, the last words are “Give up”!), particularly for … Continue reading
Getting close now! The ninth song on the unofficial Give Up the Ghost soundtrack is Sarah McLachlan’s “Elsewhere”: I guess I picked this one for the theme of making choices that people in your life might not understand. Cass’s mom … Continue reading
The seventh song on the unofficial Give Up the Ghost soundtrack is a melancholy tune from Azure Ray, “Displaced”: There’s definitely a lot of melancholy in GHOST, and I think the lyrics speak to the questions Cass has to start … Continue reading
You may have heard that my most awesome fellow 2009 Deb, crit partner, and friend Saundra Mitchell has a new book out this week: The Vespertine. The Vespertine is a historical YA with a paranormal twist, with writing as lovely … Continue reading
The seventh song on Give Up the Ghost‘s unofficial soundtrack is another R.E.M. song, “Country Feedback”: Like last week’s song, this is one of the few where the lyrics don’t necessarily fit the book. I’m a very lyrics-focused music fan, … Continue reading
The sixth song on the unofficial soundtrack for Give Up the Ghost is “Understand the Dream is Over” by The Juliana Theory. (Excuse the Kingdom Hearts footage. This is the only video I could find with the album version of … Continue reading
