True story. Saturday night I was at a party and I got the right answer to this question: Who sang “Ballroom Blitz”? (Answer: below.) I also knew the answer to who sang “Don’t Pull Your Love Out on Me, Baby.” (Other answer below.) What this says about me I don’t even want to know.

And, since we’re talking about Ballrooms, TODAY marks the Great Debut on a brand new blog!

Six authors: Katharine Ashe, Sabrina Darby, Tessa Dare, Gaelen Foley, Sarah MacLean and Miranda Neville. One blog: www.theballroomblog.com This is what I am now officially calling A SuperBlog!!

So bookmark this today! And be sure to let them know what you think of their new venture. Their motto is “Daring ladies, dashing lords, and deliciously juicy gossip.” I think it’s going to be fantastically fun.

Answers: 1) Sweet; 2) Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds.

Just a reminder that tonight the fantstic Marjorie M. Liu and C.L. Wilson will be signing two of the most anticipated books of the season (IN THE DARK OF DREAMS and  CROWN OF CRYSTAL FLAME) at Avon’s second ever virtual/live book signing event  hosted by Joseph-Beth Bookseller’s in Cincinnati.

At 6 p.m. Marjorie and C.L will be signing books and answering questions, and for those of us who can’t make it to Ohio this will all be available LIVE on Vivo, Joseph-Beth, Avon Romance and RT.  

You can also log onto Joseph-Beth Bookseller’s website to pre-order a signed copy.

Don’t miss out!

Stop by the booth all weekend for free books and giveaways, plus the chance to meet the authors, plus a great scavenger hunt with It Books, A&E Television, and Royal Flush magazine

Plus don’t miss our fabulous panels! Full schedule below:

Friday, 10/8:

2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Javits Center/panel room 7 (1A22)

FIGHTING LIKE CATS AND DOGS: Shapeshifters and Paranormal Romance

In the furball battle for supremacy, what shapeshifter is going to claw, bite, gnaw and scratch its way to the top of the pack? In recent novels by novelists such as Pamela Palmer and Juliana Stone, paranormal romance fans have gone absolutely feral over the emergence of cat shapeshifters. Loping through the howling legions of the other side of the debate comes authors such as Jocelynn Drake, Marjorie M. Liu, and Margaret Ronald – who might argue that woman’s best friend is going to hound all the competition until they emerge triumphant. The argument may get catty, and the arguments over which breed of shapeshifter is sexier are going to be doggone good! Moderated by Jeaniene Frost.

Author Signings (Autograph Alley):

4:00 – 5:00pm JEANIENE FROST, JOCELYNN DRAKE, and PAMELA PALMER

5:00 – 6:00pm MARJORIE M. LIU, MARGARET RONALD, and JULIANA STONE

Saturday 10/9:

PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: HARPERCOLLINS 10:45 – 11:45 am Panel Room 5 (1A17-18)

Find out what’s happening with the best in urban fantasy and paranormal romance at Eos and Avon Books, and meet the authors themselves! Plus your chance to win a new Kindle e-reader, a copy of Kim Harrison’s upcoming PALE DEMON, and more!

2:15-3:15 PM: Autograph Alley Tables A4 and A5

Table A4: RICHARD KADREY signs SANDMAN SLIM and KILL THE DEAD.

Table A5: ROBIN BECKER signs BRAINS, the first ever zombie memoir

PANEL: DO ZOMBIES DREAM OF UNDEAD SHEEP?

7:45-8:45PM: Room 1A23

Join preeminent zombologists and zombie theorists in discussing where the zombie menace came from and where it’s going. Mac Montandon (moderator), author of The Proper Care and Feeding of Zombies (Wiley, 2010), which answers all your questions about the science of the living dead; Mira Grant, author of Feed (Orbit, 2010), in which blogging becomes an important way to spread news about a zombie invasion; Alaya Dawn Johnson, contributor to the YA anthology Zombies vs. Unicorns, in which many bestselling teen authors make arguments through fiction for the most awesome supernatural creature; Robin Becker, author of Brains: A Zombie Memoir (Eos, 2010), in which one mindless zombie is not so mindless, and starts a movement for zombie civil rights; Alan Goldsher, author of Paul Is Undead (Pocket Books, 2010), an alternate history version of the Beatles invasion, in which Paul, John, and George are zombies and Ringo is their ninja protector; and Richard Kadrey, author of Kill the Dead (Eos, 2010), in which supernatural investigator Sandman Slim deals with a zombie uprising in LA.

Read Jeaniene’s last blog from the road and her message to fans

Signing and Reading *TONIGHT* August 2nd @ 7 pm
BORDERS
THE SHOPS AT CHARLESTON PLACE
120 Market ST
Charleston, SC 29401

SIGNING Wednesday, August 4th @ 7 pm
BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC
#490
404-101 E Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609

SIGNING Thursday, August 5th @ 7 pm
BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC
STE R206
6801 Northlake Mall Drive
Charlotte, NC 28216

Julia will be at Powell’s Books in Beaverton, Oregon, on Wednesday, May 26th, at 7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. EST). But you can tune in from the comfort of your own home using VivoLive. Julia will be reading, answering questions, and signing copies for anyone who attends her event in-person or online.

So mark your calendars! You can also log on to Powell’s website to pre-order a signed copy.

Listen or call in LIVE: (347) 826-9686

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/romanceradio

Cathy, Sophia and Tracy Anne will be joined by Stephen Hunter, Linda Heinrich, and Nora Roberts (signing as J.D. Robb)!

For those not in the area, the bookstore can reserve signed copies. Click for the store’s signing etiquette .  If you are anywhere in driving area, please join the festivities — romance fans drive for miles and miles around to these amazing events! 

Date: Saturday, 2/20/10

Time: 1-3 pm

Location: Turn the Page Bookstore, 18 North Main Street, Boonsboro MD 21713

Phone: 301.432.4588 

Avon is proud to introduce Lori Wilde, author of THE SWEETHEART’S KNITTING CLUB. The debut of this new series introduces readers to the small town of Twilight, Texas, and Flynn McGregor, a young woman who’s always done exactly what her friends, family, and fellow knitters have told her to do–until Jesse Calloway, her bad-boy high school sweetheart, roars back into town.

Join us on Thursday, 12/17 at 2 PM (Eastern Time) as New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell interviews Lori Wilde about this fabulous new yarn!  Listen or call in LIVE: (347) 826-9686