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Look what’s coming this May!

Andi — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:48 +0000

The Pocket Daring Book For Girls: Things To Do will be out officially on May 6, but it’s available for pre-order online now! It features some of our favorite “to-do” chapters from the original Daring Book (in a more portable version), plus new and fun content — including that backyard zip line! Keep your eye out for the companion Daring Pocket Book of Things To Know, coming out this fall.

Daring a UK hit

Andi — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:26:56 +0000

The UK edition of The Daring Book For Girls has debuted on the Sunday Times bestseller list in its first week on sale! The book also garnered a review in the Times, which points out the book’s “strong bluestocking vibe,” notes that “the authors also demonstrate a perfect understanding of the need for practical and social competence,” and calls the book “an admirable project.”

“Girls Will Be Girls Again”

Andi — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:59:30 +0000

Kind of thoughtful that the two pieces out this weekend had such complementary titles. This variant on girls being girls is from the Sunday Telegraph: Girls Will Be Girls Again. The UK version of the book comes out next Monday!

“Girls Will Be Girls”

Andi — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:38:35 +0000

This weekend’s New York Times Magazine talks about The Daring Book for Girls, and the issue of finding “the ideal mix of feminism and femininity.”

And in other news, Daring is now in its 14th week on the New York Times bestseller list; the UK version of the The Daring Book For Girls comes out Feb. 18; and look what else we’ve been working on: The Pocket Daring Book For Girls: Things To Do, which comes out in May.

NPR’s Weekend Edition on Daring

Andi — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:56:59 +0000

I had the pleasure of talking this week with John Ysdtie and five grade-school girls about The Daring Book For Girls in a segment for NPR’s Weekend Edition. (I wrote about the experience for the Powells.com blog.) It aired this morning, and in case you didn’t catch it, you can listen to the piece online right here. It might just be the most giggly piece ever aired on NPR.

Pretty exciting

Andi — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:13:48 +0000

Check out number four, from this weekend’s New York Times bestseller list:

Two cool things

Andi — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:28:59 +0000

Firstly, the Spanish edition of the Daring Book, titled El libro Adventurado para las Chicas, is due out in December! Love that title. And secondly, the folks who brought you the wonderful video promo for The Dangerous Book for Boys have put together a fantastic music video for the Daring Book for Girls featuring an awesome “Daring Girls Prevail!” theme song. You can watch it on YouTube or over at the Daring website — wherever you view it, I defy you to resist singing along! Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey!

Coming Oct. 30: The Daring Book For Girls

Andi — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:46:27 +0000

I’m thrilled to announce that the book Miriam and I collaborated on is mere weeks away from its release! You can pre-order the book at your favorite online bookstore, and for a sneak peek at the book’s content, you can check out our new website, daringbookforgirls.com, which has some excerpts and downloads. We have a lot of exciting things planned for the book — including our Oct. 31st appearance on the Today Show and a soon-to-be-released music video. More to come!

Writers Revealed

Andi — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:25:02 +0000

This Sunday, June 17, at 7 pm EST, I’ll be doing the internet radio show “Writers Revealed” on building book buzz online. Writers Revealed, the brainchild of Felicia Sullivan, is a new live weekly podcast. On the show, along with Kevin Smokler, David Wellington, and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, I’ll be talking about how authors can harness the power of the internet to help spread the word about their books. Visit the show’s website to check out the upcoming show schedule and even download previous shows.

June 12th Reading in NYC

Andi — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:38:58 +0000

On Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m., I’ll be at the NYC McNally Robinson Bookstore at 52 Prince Street to read from About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope. Editor Jessica Berger Gross will be there, too, along with contributors Sue Oâ€™Doherty, Caroline Leavitt, Miranda Field, Rochelle Jewel Shapiro, and Rachel Zucker.