From Sportsnet.ca Isbister signs one-year deal in Ottawa The Ottawa Senators signed forward Brad Isbister to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday. Isbister, 31, had 11 points (6-5) in 55 games...New York Rangers and Vancouver. The Edmonton native was a third-round draft choice, 67th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in 1995. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/09/04/isbister_senators_signing/

I'm so excited: A comp copy of the 4th BSC Graphic Novel, Claudia and Mean Janine , showed up in the mail today!! And, I'm delighted to report that it looks PERFECT--I tried a lot of different...debut in March, and I'll have more news about my next book project very soon. You can always watch my regular journal at goraina or my website for non-BSC updates! Thanks again, everyone

Tommy Chong, of the stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong, will be appearing at the Santa Monica Promenade Barnes & Noble Wednesday, August 20, at 7 p.m. Talk/Book Signing Barnes & Noble, 1201 3rd St...Soup on August 23, also for his book tour, at 5 p.m. Talk/Book Signing Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA Further details may be attained here: http://www.cheechandchong.com/news/

So Sunday I headed to several other bookstores before zooming down to Huntington Beach to hang out at the Barnes & Nobel in the Bella Terra center. The area's really changed since I used to hang out there...on seeing them? "Oh cool! She doesn't have her finger on the trigger!" Men.... I just wish I could remember my German well enough to read the one. Since I don't know Polish, I'm out of luck on that one

Friday I headed to San Francisco, which was fabulous--I love this city. My escort, Frank Lauria, met me at the airport and things were pretty non-stop from there. We went to Borderlands to sign books for...be done for a few days. Well, except for the copyedits on the MEAN STREETS novella and the rest of the novel that's due Oct 1... Oh yeah: and the signing in Roseville MN on the 21st. Busy busy...

Or at least wild authors in robes. So Richelle and I set off for Portland today and things went very well. Lots of chat on the train, great interview for me with Ed Goldberg at KBOO, drop-ins at nice...our idyll in animal robes will end. Richelle will return to Seattle while I'm off to San Francisco for another signing at the Borders on Union Square (Post Ave). Can't possibly be as "wild" as this

Andy Ristaino, the creator of the GIANT new graphic novel The Babysitter will be appearing at Al's Comics in San Francisco on Saturday August 16th from 1-5 PM. Also attending will be Calvin Wong, Matt Furie, and Jason Sacher. AL's COMICS 1803 Market St San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 861-1220 http://www.alscomicssf.com/

On Tuesday, I got to go to Seattle Mystery Bookshop , which is one of my favorite specialty stores, and sign books. The store wasn't very busy since it was a Tuesday at lunch time, but a few books did...Then I shall carry on on my own to San Francisco, San Diego, and Huntington Beach before a short stop at home and then the final stop: Roseville MN! Onward! I still have squeezy lights to give away

Taken from silentscream821  on [Bad username: lion_lamb (FYI, these are not VERBATIM. These are summarized answers from the quick notes I could jot down. Sorry if they're not everything/fully...hasn't said goodbye to them yet. Maybe after Midnight Sun is done and out she'll feel sad. But for right now she's still too excited. They'll always be in her head ; )  SPOILERS FOR BREAKING DAWN!!!]

I had a feeling I wouldn't be selling any books when I realized that there were five authors, and five audience members. We briefly got up to six audience members, but only for about ten minutes. I don't...the color of a rider). Or could it be that motorcycles are a white thing, at least in New England? I think I'm going to be paying closer attention to what skin color I can see on riders in the future