Showing posts with label Margolin Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margolin Rome. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2012

JVNLA rides the subway!

In order to celebrate the holidays and our books, we at JVNLA decided to go on an adventure through the subway!  After all, what could be a better way to celebrate the end of the year than to stuff rolling backpacks with some of our recently published books and read them en masse in subway cars?

Below, you can see a sampling of the books we brought with us.  They're stacked on top of Mini-JVNLA as she attempts to hold them all!


One of our first books to read is DARK LIE by Nancy Springer (NAL, November 2012).  Below, you can see Jessica, Ariana, and Jennifer with their books out.  On the far left, you'll see a woman who was also interested in the book, who read with us!


Jessica, Ariana, Laura, and Mini-JVNLA read VANISHING ACTS by Phillip Margolin and Ami Margolin Rome (HarperCollins, paperback October 2012).


A kid performing in the subway decided to read VANISHING ACTS, too!  He shows off his skills by simultaneously playing his drum and reading.


Jennifer, Jessica, and Ariana read PASSION BLUE by Victoria Strauss (Amazon Children's Publishing, November 2012).  Jessica looks up from her book to smile at the camera.


Mini-JVNLA and Laura are engrossed in AMBER HOUSE by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, and Larkin Reed (Arthur A. Levine Books/ Scholastic, October 2012).


A fellow subway rider was intrigued by AMBER HOUSE, so we gave her a copy to read, too!


Below, Tara and Laura discuss celebrities' favorite New York hotspots while reading MY CITY, MY NEW YORK by Jeryl Brunner (Globe Pequot, October 2011).  Mini-JVNLA is also fascinated by the read.


While we wait for a subway car to arrive, Jessica opens up IF JACK'S IN LOVE by Stephen Wetta (Amy Einhorn Books/ Penguin, paperback August 2012).


Below, Tara is absorbed by her read.  Meanwhile, the guy sitting beside her is trying not to peek at the book, but he knows he wants to.


Jessica, Mini-JVNLA, and Laura all read IF JACK'S IN LOVE on the 6 train.


Jessica, Mini-JVNLA, Jennifer, and Laura are riveted by THE FRIDAY SOCIETY by Adrienne Kress (Dial, December 2012).


Ariana pulls out a copy of EUROPE ON 5 WRONG TURNS A DAY by Doug Mack (Perigee, April 2012) from one of our rolling backpacks.


On the Shuttle, Laura and Tara hang onto the handrails in order to stay focused on their reads.


Jennifer and Jessica read THE LAST NUDE by Ellis Avery (Riverhead, paperback December 2012).


Jessica, Mini-JVNLA, Laura and Tara are all enjoying HOW DOES SLEEP COME? by Jeanne C. Blackmore (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, September 2012).


And, below, Jennifer reads the picture book to Mini-JVNLA, who proves how this is the perfect bedtime, sleepy-time read.


Laura just can't get enough of ON POLITICS by Alan Ryan (Liveright, October 2012), so she decides to read both volumes at once.



Below, Laura and Jessica think intellectual thoughts while engaged by ON POLITICS.


We hope you enjoyed these photos from our subway adventure!  If you're looking for a good holiday read or a great gift idea, look no further than the books pictured and linked to above (and those featured on the Recent and Upcoming Titles page of our website).  They're all excellent choices!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

VANISHING ACTS wins Oregon Spirit Honor Award

Phillip Margolin and Ami Margolin Rome's middle grade novel, VANISHING ACTS, has received the Honor Award from the Oregon Spirit Book Award Committee!  The award is given annually by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE).  The authors will receive the award at a ceremony in October, just in time for the paperback release of VANISHING ACTS.

VANISHING ACTS was released in hardcover in October 2011 from HarperCollins.  It was praised by School Library Journal for having "just the right number of twists and turns" and by Booklist for its "pull[ing] a few Nancy Drew parallels into a wholly contemporary story" and for its "realistic emotional tensions."

To see previous blog posts about VANISHING ACTS, click here.  And to read more about New York Times bestselling thriller author Phillip Margolin's previous titles, click here.

Congratulations to Phil and Ami!

Father-daughter team, 

HarperCollins, October 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Margolin father-daughter team interviewed for VANISHING ACTS

In a follow-up to the other week's post, we have a fantastic video of Phillip Margolin and Ami Margolin Rome being interviewed on the morning show AM Northwest for the release of their middle-grade novel VANISHING ACTS!


Friday, October 7, 2011

Bookstores prepping for the release of VANISHING ACTS

VANISHING ACTS, an exciting new middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling thriller author Phillip Margolin (SUPREME JUSTICE, FUGITIVE) and his daughter Ami Margolin Rome, is coming out next week. Bookstores across the US are already preparing for the release, with Powell's Books in Oregon highlighting the authors and their upcoming local talk and signing on the bookstore marquee! 


Check out this great early review for the book:

"[VANISHING ACTS] pulls a few Nancy Drew parallels into a wholly contemporary story.  Like titian-haired Nancy, 12-year-old Madison Kincaid lost her mother in early childhood and lives with her well-known, highly successful attorney dad.  And, like Nancy, Madison is a well-rounded high-achiever...The authors work in realistic emotional tensions as they thread their way through the two central plot strands...A budding romance and vivid court scenes give readers more reasons to hope for future installments of Madison's adventures." --Booklist

 HarperCollins, October 2011