http://www.laurenwillig.com/news Lauren Willig's News and Events Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks so much to all who contributed their ingenuity to help a lonely Pink character find love! (Or something like that.) I was speechless at the cleverness of the entries. Well, and from clutching my sides laughing. For those who haven't read through the entries, I ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/09/and-the-winners-are/ As part of The Mischief of the Mistletoe Texas extravaganza, I'll be speaking at the Lincoln Park B&N in Dallas at 2:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, November 13th. Other stops on the Mistletoe tour so far are: Ann Arbor, MI November 9th, 7:00 Nicola’s Books Westgate Shopping Center 2513 Jackson Ave Houston, TX November 12th, ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/08/dallas/ Hi, all! As you may have figured out by now, I'm pretty technologically hopeless. Ebooks are about as familiar to me as, well, Ewoks. For those of you more technologically savvy than I, the folks at Diesel eBook Store just brought to my attention that all of ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/06/ebooks/ For those in the Dallas area, the DFW Tea Readers Group (who can resist an organization that combines both reading and tea?) is throwing their annual Readers 'n Ritas conference November 12th to 14th. Here's the official description of the event: During your weekend together in North Texas, you will: ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/04/readers-n-ritas/ All those lonely hearts have placed their ads... but which one would you answer? Last week, our contestants placed personal ads for various Pink Carnation characters, ranging from everyone's favorite delusional butler to the dowager@dovedale.net. (You can find the entries here and here.) Your mission? To ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/02/mini-contest-part-deux/ For those of you in the New York area, please do come join us tonight (Monday, March 1st) at Lady Jane's Salon as my wonderful co-professor, Cara Elliott, reads from her latest release, To Sin With a Scoundrel. We'll be convening at 7:00 at Madame X on 94 West ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/03/01/lady-janes-salon-tonight-3/ On Sunday, April 18th, I have the great honor of speaking at the Milford Literacy Center's annual fundraiser: the Books & Authors Brunch. If you're in the Milford area, please do come join us! You can find all the details below.... The Literacy Center of Milford presents The 2nd ANNUAL ... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/02/28/milford-books-authors-brunch-418/ The Mischief of the Mistletoe is now available for pre-order at Borders, as well as at Amazon. Let the countdown to October 28th begin.... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/02/27/mistletoe-at-borders/ Hi, all! Just a reminder that the current mini-contest is still up and running! You have until midnight on Monday to craft a devilishly clever personal ad for the Pink Carnation character(s) of your choosing.... http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/02/27/mini-contest-7/ ... on the Borders True Romance blog. Borders is also giving away copies of my book and Cara Elliott's latest to five folks who comment on the blog. http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/02/26/more-about-the-yale-class/