Jaclyn Paul / Lena George
author. mom. nerd. lover of mountains, rime ice, and cloud inversions.
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Writer’s lunch (a.k.a. my hand-me-down granola recipe)
I posted a(nother) photo of my customary lunch granola yesterday and someone commented, “Care to share?” Well, sure. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lena George / Jaclyn Paul (@lenageorgeauthor) A while back I decided to toss out most of the modern hOw tO MaKE yOuR auThoR WebSiTe advice and return to…
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A week of author events and happy times
Last week was an absolute whirlwind. Lots of traveling, lots of smiles, lots of good book stuff. I’ll share some highlights and photos. Side note: I started my first blog in 2003. Remember what blogs were then? They were all full of posts like this! I loved it. Honestly, I would scrap every piece of…
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Hometown show alert! Frenchtown Bookshop September 7 @ 6:30 p.m.
Starting this fall I want to focus on more in-person work and events. After ten years of focusing heavily on blogging and social media, I feel drawn to a more IRL existence. More on that later (maybe). For now I want to talk about the kickoff to my real-world fall and winter. It’s a hometown…
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Book review: Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (YA)
Note: versions of this review also appear on Goodreads and Instagram. How about an unintentional Fourth-of-July themed post? I forgot to post this on Friday, but the timing feels right with the Declaration of Independence theme and the Philadelphia setting. Last week I read Ibi Zoboi’s new book NIGERIA JONES (affiliate link). I chose it…
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How to prepare for a bookstore author event
Today I’m going to share some of the ways I prepare for an author event. Specifically, a bookstore appearance where you read your work and participate in a discussion with the audience. After the She’s Not Home launch event I got some feedback that I was really prepared and easy to work with. This isn’t…