by Diana Renn | May 22, 2012 | career paths for artists, creative careers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ming Doyle, Tantalize: Kieren's Story, Tokyo Heist, Tokyo Heist gallery, working artists
Welcome to the Grand Opening of the TOKYO HEIST ART GALLERY!On Tuesdays, leading up to the launch of my YA mystery Tokyo Heist, I’m doing something a little different with this space.Violet Rossi, the 16-year-old sleuth in my novel, is a manga fan and an...
by Diana Renn | May 9, 2012 | Arthur Golden, books for Japanophiles, Haruki Murakami, Japan-related novels, Jay Kristoff, Kara Dalkey, Shadows on the Moon, Stormdancer, Thomas Randall, Zoe Marriott
We have a winner of the Tokyo Heist bonus contest: Kat (Kathie) C! Congratulations! You’ll be hearing from me shortly. Thank you to everyone who participated!As I promised yesterday, I wanted to share some of the Japan-related books that people recommended in...
by Diana Renn | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The YAmazing Race is officially over! Winners of the race will be announced tomorrow on the Apocalypsies blog. The winner of my bonus contest for TOKYO HEIST will be announced tomorrow on this blog. (That contest runs until midnight EST, due to a Rafflecopter quirk,...
by Diana Renn | Apr 19, 2012 | Ann Patchett, importance of reading fiction, literary awards, Pulitzer Prize
I’m feeling a little down about the whole Pulitzer Prize thing. If you haven’t followed this story in the news, what happened is this: on Monday the Pulitzer Prize Board announced that there were three finalists for the fiction prize . . . and no...
by Diana Renn | Apr 12, 2012 | Figment, readergirlz, rock the drop, Teen Lit Day
Today I’m celebrating Teen Lit Day by participating in Rock the Drop! Rock the Drop was started by Readergirlz, a literacy and social media project for teens. It’s now also supported by the fantastic teen community writing site, Figment.For Rock the Drop,...
