White Hot Summer Reads

I'm reading and loving MQ contributor Julianna Baggott's latest book with coauthor Steve Almond. Which Brings Me to You feels like a guilty pleasure-- I eagerly anticipate dipping into this book every night at bedtime. Julianna is full of good ideas and this one may be her most intriguing yet.
In other contributor news... Dao Strom has just published The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys. I can't wait to get my greedy little paws on a copy. Read an excerpt here. I just discovered a great review of The May Queen from Melanie Haupt at the Austin Chronicle. I'm really looking forward to seeing my friends Claire Canavan and Colin Graham at their Austin wedding hoedown on May 28. Git along little doggies! You can see Dao Strom and Amanda Eyre Ward read their pieces from the anthology at BookPeople with me on Saturday, May 27 at 7pm.