Because I've been all wrapped up in THE SWEET LIFE OF STELLA MADISON's July 14th release, I've totally neglected to blog about EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME, which came out in paperback in April. The collection of essays was edited by Jennifer O'Connell (Jenny O'Connell to you YA fans), and features 24 essays from such YA superstars as Meg Cabot, Megan McCafferty, and Laura Ruby, not to mention a plethora of awesome adult authors. And, oh, yeah, one written by me, titled "The 'M' Word," which is about my experience reading DEENIE (if you've read DEENIE, then you totally know the "M" word to which I refer). This is the essay that got me name-checked in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, which made me just about faint. It's the second-coolest thing that's ever happened to me as a result of my writing career - the film adaptation of TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HOLLYWOOD STARLET being the first and getting to meet so many of my literary heroes coming in third.

Anyway, you should really check it out, if you haven't already. (EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW, I mean. Well, and TRUE CONFESSIONS, the film and the books. And of course, STELLA, too.)

/ shameless self promotion