http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog Wherein I talk about my books, France, Paris, the South Fri, 07 May 2010 16:44:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's here!  The mass market of Blame It on Paris hits the shelves today.  For anyone not familiar with publishing lingo, "mass market" means the smaller paperback that is, conveniently, a lot cheaper.   It also becomes available in electronic format. Thanks so much to all of you who read it and ... http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog/?p=459 I'm very excited to announce, for those of you in Georgia, that March 10, I will be doing an event at the University of West Georgia to help establish the Pierrette Frickey Study Abroad Scholarship for students at West Georgia. Pierrette Frickey is now retired but was a wonderful professor of ... http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog/?p=458  Tor Forge will be re-releasing Blame It on Paris, this time in mass market paperback, in May 2010.  Check out the new cover!  Isn't it romantic?  I have to say, the hero of the story would not be caught dead in a dolman-sleeved sweater, but I like the leaning tower ... http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog/?p=454 Yes, I'm still determined on the hiatus, but I just wanted to post a big THANK YOU for all the words of support and encouragement. Also, I wanted to say a big thanks to reader Barbara!  I would answer your email directly but the email address didn't come through.  But in ... http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog/?p=453 So...I have been thinking about this for a while, and so the whole hack problem is the last straw rather than the cause. I think I am going to have to put this blog on hiatus for a while. I am on a simplification kick. I am Decluttering. ... http://www.lauraflorand.com/blog/?p=451