Magdalena Ball's Blog – May 2008 Archive (4)

Hi guys, I would love for you to visit me at my new online home, redroom.com. You can read about my books and enjoy multimedia content I've created such as blogs, photos, audio, and video.



Here's why you should check it out:

* Red Room is a social networking website dedicated to connecting authors, readers, and the literary community at large.

* Hundreds of successful authors—including Khaled Hosseini, Susan Orlean, Salman Rushdie, Amy Tan, Tobias Wolff, Terry McMillan,… Continue

15 May 2008 - Sleep Before Evening, a fast paced coming of age novel by Magdalena Ball, has been named as a Finalist in the the Regional Fiction category of the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The heart-wrenching novel, released last July by BeWrite Books, tells the story of the teenager's struggle against a self-centred artist mother, a succession of drive-by stepfathers, her desperate escape into a… Continue

The Compulsive Reader Talks has 2 new shows -- one with Julie Mars, author of Anybody Any Minute, and one with Aaron Lazar, author of Tremolo. Drop by and hear both authors read from and talk about their latest novels. Speaking of radio shows, I just had the opportunity to sit in the other chair, and was interviewed by David Ewan at… Continue

Hear author Magdalena Ball talk about her novel Sleep Before Evening, the book's creation, why anyone would want to write a novel, the book's hook, her next book, and lots more. The lines are also open for you to call in and speak to the author directly. Dial in anytime after 10:03pm EST (US time) on 646 478 5047, or drop by the site to listen anytime (live, or podcast) at… Continue