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BEA Blogger Conference

BEA Bloggers Conference (formerly Book Blogger Convention)

Monday, June 4

Attend BEA Bloggers Conference to learn, be inspired, and connect with book bloggers, authors, and publishing industry professionals. You will benefit from a jam-packed day of education, extreme networking, and the passion and fun that surrounds book blogging!

Session topics include: blogging in today's world, critical reviews, making money with your blog, creating community, and how publishers and bloggers work together.

Plus, unmatched networking with other book bloggers and close to 20 authors. Register today!

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Jennifer WeinerOpening Keynote: Jennifer Weiner

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Jennifer Weiner presents the opening keynote at BEA Bloggers Conference 2012. Jennifer Weiner is not only a best selling author, she is also a long-time blogger and well-known social media personality. In addition to discussing her new book, Jen will discuss the current state of book blogging, and why there's never been a better time in history for passionate readers—and writers—to talk. Weiner will talk about what bloggers want, what publishers need, and how the two can work together to keep the conversation vibrant, smart, and fun. Jennifer's new book The Next Best Thing (published by Atria) will be on sale July 10, 2012.

There will also be a presentation of the First Annual AAP Book Blogger Awards

Jenny LawsonClosing Remarks: Jenny Lawson (The Bloggess)

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Blogging force and recent author Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) closes BEA Bloggers 2012. Jenny's blog "The Bloggess" is highly popular and her new book "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" was recently released (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam).

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BEA Bloggers Conference Sessions

BEA Blogger Conference

You asked for it and we listened—and that's why we're pleased to unveil this year's program! Thank you to Trish and Michele, along with all of the past BBC attendees, for your guidance, advice and insights that helped to make this year's program come to life.

BEA Bloggers Conference At a Glance (Monday, June 4, Javits Center, NYC)

8:00 am Registration opens
8:45 am – 9:45 am

Continental Networking Breakfast + Swag Bag
Network with fellow bloggers and guest authors!

Author: Ally Condie, Matched, Penguin YR (Genre: Dystopian)
Author: Ricardo Cortes, Seriously, Go To Sleep, Akashic (Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Bedtime & Dreams)
Author: Justin Cronin, The Twelve, Ballantine
Author: Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian. Burn for Burn, Simon & Schuster (Genre: YA)
Author: Paul Huljich, Stress Pandemic, JKSCommunications
Author: William Joyce, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Simon & Schuster (Genre: Picture book)
Author: Kitty Kelley, Capturing Camelot, St. Martins (Macmillan) (Genre: Non Fiction)
Author: Marie Lu, Legend, Penguin YR (Genre: Dystopian)
Author: Sonia Manzano, The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, Scholastic (Genre: Young Adult)
Author: Erin McHugh, One Good Deed, Abrams (Genre: Inspirational)
Author: Tricia Rayburn, Merrits of Mischief: Bad Apple, Simon & Schuster (Genre: Middle Grade fiction)
Author: Amy Sohn, Motherland, Simon & Schuster (Genre: Fiction, General)
Author: Anthony Swofford, Hotels, Hospitals, & Jails, Hachette (Genre: Memoir)
Author: Matthew Van Fleet, SNIFF!, Simon & Schuster (Genre: Board book/Picture book)
Author: Lee Woodruff, Those We Love Most, Hyperion (Genre: Women's Fiction)

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Opening Day Keynote: Jennifer Weiner
Featuring the Announcement of the First Annual AAP Book Blogger Awards Winners

Morning Sessions

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Blogging Today: What you need to know and what's next
Listen to a diverse panel of bloggers talk about the craft of blogging in today's world and about what lies ahead.

Moderator: Andrew Losowsky, book editor, The Huffington Post
Speaker: Erica Barmash, Senior Marketing Manager, Harper Perennial and Harper paperbacks
Speaker: Patrick Brown, Community Manager, Goodreads
Speaker: Jen Lancaster, author/blogger, jennsylvania.com
Speaker: Candace Levy, editor, blogging at Beth Fish Reads

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Let's Talk Blogs! Networking Luncheon
Make New Friends: sit at tables identified by different genres and led by a blogging author from that genre (YA, SiFi, Romance, Literary Fiction)—you choose where you want to sit with those that want to talk about the same stuff you do!

Author: Kevin J. Anderson, DEATH WARMED OVER: Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., Kensington (Genre: Fantasy)
Author: Heather Baird, Sprinkles Bakery, Sterling (Genre: Culinary)
Author: Kelsey Banfield, Naptime Chef, Running Press (Genre: Culinary)
Author: Sara Benincasa, Agorafabolous, William Morrow (Genre: Memoir)
Author: Sheryl Berk, Recipe for Trouble, Sourcebooks (Genre: Children's)
Author: Julie Kagawa, Iron Queen, Harlequin (Genre: YA)
Author: Kari Chapin, Grow Your Handmade Business, Storey Publishing (Genre: Crafts)
Author: Zoraida Córdova, The Savage Blue, Sourcebooks
Author: Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Legion, Baen (Genre: SciFi)
Author: Matt Gallagher, Fire and Forget, Perseus (Genre: Fiction Short stories)
Author: Leanna Renee Hieber, The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart, Sourcebooks (Genre: YA & Romance)
Author: Emma Koenig, F*ck I'm in my 20's, Chronicle (Genre: Humor)
Author: Jordan Matter, Dancers Among Us, Workman
Author: Erika Robuck, Hemingway's Girl, Penguin (Genre: Fiction)
Author: Lisa Sabin-Wilson, WordPress For Dummies, Wiley (Genre: Website Building)
Author: Lizzie Stark, Leaving Mundania, IPG (Genre: Non-Fiction/Popular Culture)

Visit with Old Friends: sit at open tables with friends to catch up and talk about lots of different things.

Afternoon Breakouts

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Critical Reviews
Fine Tuning Your Craft

Moderator: Barbara Hoffert, Editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal
Speaker: Mark Fowler, Attorney & Blogger, Rights of Writers
Speaker: Janice Harayda, Blogger, One Minute Book Reviews
Speaker: Florinda Vasquez, Blogger, The 3 R's Blog

So You Want to Make Money? Syndication, Monetization and Affiliate Programs for your Blog

Moderator: Scott Fox, ClickMillionaires.com
Speaker: Rita Arens, Senior Editor, Blogher.com
Speaker: Ron Hogan, Beatrice.com
Speaker: Thea James, Co-Founder, The Book Smugglers
Speaker: Sarah Pitre, Blogger, Forever Young Adult

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Creating Community & Driving Engagement

Content, Social Media, Vidcasts, Podcasts and more

Moderator: Jennifer Conner, Blogger, The Literate Housewife Review
Speaker: Mandy Boles, Blogger, The Well-Read Wife
Speaker: David Lee King, Digital Services Director at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, and blogs at davidleeking.com
Speaker: Stacey O'Neale, Publicist, Entangled Publishing

Demystifying the Book Blogger & Publisher Relationship

Panel with book bloggers and publishers discussing challenges and opportunities

Speaker: Lucille Rettino, Vice President, Director of Marketing, Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Lindsey Rudnickas, NetGalley
Speaker: Jenn Lawrence, Blogger, Jennsbookshelves.com
Speaker: Derek Stordahl, Global Publishing Expert & Blogger

Closing Session

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Jenny LawsonClosing Remarks: Jenny Lawson (The Bloggess)
Blogging force and recent author Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) closes BEA Bloggers 2012. Jenny's blog "The Bloggess" is highly popular and her new book "Let's Pretend This Never Happened" was recently released (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam).

4:15 pm -5:30 pm
Rooms 1E14/1E15/1E16

BEA Editors' Buzz
The People Of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu
Editor: Alexis Washam
(Hogarth)

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
Editor: Kendra Harpster
(Random House Publishing)

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
Editor: Trish Todd
(Simon & Schuster)

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Editor: Millicent Bennett
(Free Press)

Panorama City by Antoine Wilson
Editor: Lauren Wein
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

A Million Heavens
Editor: Eli Horowitz
(McSweeney's Publishing)

BEA Bloggers Directory

See who's attending the 2012 BEA Bloggers Conference so you can make new connections, network, and get social!

If you're attending the 2012 BEA Bloggers Conference and would like to have your information included in this new online directory, please fill out this form.

A.B.
Blog: The Girl from the Ghetto
Blog URL: http://thegirlfromtheghetto.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Memoirs, Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Pop Culture, & Humor
Description: Nerdy blogger who loves pop culture, fat cats & comfy pj's.

Denise Alicea
Blog: The Pen & Muse
Blog URL: http://thepenmuse.net
Blog Genre: Book Review
Description: This blog is dedicated to writers and everyone who enjoys reading about a variety of things from new technology, book reviews, author interviews, and writing tips.

Jen Baggiero
Blog: Almost Grown-up
Blog URL: http://www.almostgrownup.net
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Young Adult book reviews, writing, and discussion.

Karen Ballum
Blog: Sassymonkey Reads
Blog URL: http://www.sassymonkeyreads.ca
Blog Genre: General
Description: Reading is better in bed.

Heather Bannon
Blog: Bewitched Bookworms
Blog URL: http://www.bewitchedbookworms.com
Blog Genre: YA, Paranormal, Romance, Mystery
Description: A fun place to squee about books.

Joseph Barbato
Blog: red weather review
Blog URL: http://www.redweatherreview.com
Blog Genre: Recent Fiction and Nonfiction
Description: Reviews, interviews focused on overlooked books--literary fiction, history, essays.

Dayana Barrionuevo
Blog: Dayana
Blog URL: http://www.dayanabarrionuevo.com
Blog Genre: Metroblog
Description: A blog mainly about the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

Alex Baugh
Blog: The Children's War
Blog URL: http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Children's, YA, Crossover
Description: Books about WW II for young people.

Les Blatt
Blog: Classic Mysteries
Blog URL: http://www.classicmysteries.net
Blog Genre: Mysteries
Description: Reviews of classic mysteries worth reading and rereading.

Mandy Boles
Blog: The Well-Read Wife
Blog URL: http://www.wellreadwife.com
Blog Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Memoir, Literary
Fiction, YA
Description: A day in the literary life of a well-read wife: Books, Humor, Life.

Mary Brebner
Blog: The Book Swarm
Blog URL: http://bookswarm.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA/Fantasy/Eclectic
Description: Reviews and discussions about fabulous books and authors.

Ryan Britt
Blog: Tor.com
Blog URL: http://www.tor.com
Blog Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy
Description: We cover Science Fiction, Fantasy, the Universe, and related subjects.

Steve Capell
Blog: True Media Solutions LLC
Blog URL: http://truemediasolutions.com
Blog Genre: Fiction, Drama, Memoirs, Mystery,
Religious, and Young Adult
Description: Book Reviews

Kimberly Chavez
Blog: Lazy Day Books Blog
Blog URL: http://blog.lazydaybooks.com
Blog Genre: General
Description: Book reviews, giveaways, etc, all genres. Guest posts welcome!

Sandie Angulo Chen
Blog: Teen Lit Rocks
Blog URL: http://teenlitrocks.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Where "young" and "adult" lovers of YA review and recommend their favorite books.

Francine Coleman
Blog: Books and Beyond
Blog URL: http://www.booksandbeyond.net
Blog Genre: YA
Description: Reviews of YA books and other pieces of interest in the book world.

Trish Collins
Blog: Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?
Blog URL: http://heylady.net/
Blog Genre: Fiction, mysteries
Description: Discussing books, reading, parenting, and all that's amusing.

Jen Congiliando
Blog: Chicks Dig Books
Blog URL: http://chicksdigbooks.com
Blog Genre: Adult Trade Fiction
Description: The nerdy girl's guide to the printed word!

Andrea Connell
Blog: Queen's Quill Review
Blog URL: http://thequeensquillreview.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Historical Fiction Reviews
Description: Self-published and mainstream historical fiction reviews and editorial information.

Jennifer Conner
Blog: Literate Housewife
Blog URL: http://literatehousewife.com
Blog Genre: Fiction/Literature
Description: Where I share my love of books and audiobooks.

Katherine Cope
Blog: The Lady Critic's Library
Blog URL: http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: A place where I can ramble about amazing books.

Shanyn Day
Blog: Chick Loves Lit
Blog URL: http://chickloveslit.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: YA Reviews, Interviews, Giveaways, Guest Posts, Book Features.

Sheila DeChantal
Blog: Book Journey
Blog URL: http://bookjourney.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: YA, Literature, Historical Fiction, Memoirs, Fantasy
Description: Book reviews, discussions, giveaways, and teachable moments around coffee.

Alita Deepwell
Blog: alita.reads.
Blog URL: http://alitareads.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic, but mostly Contemporary Fiction, Classics, YA
Description: One music fan's journey through books.

Emilie Delorme
Blog: A Beautiful Madness
Blog URL: http://abeautifulmadness.blogspot.ca
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Mostly reviews of Young Adult novels.

Kristi Diehm
Blog: The Story Siren
Blog URL: http://www.thestorysiren.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: A book blog focusing on Young Adult literature.

Nancy DiGirolamo
Blog: Nancy's Book Blog
Blog URL: http://nancydigirolamo.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Book
Description: Book blog of a wife, mama, & pop culture addict.

Margo Donohue
Blog: Brooklyn Fit Chick
Blog URL: http://brooklynfitchick.typepad.com/brooklyn-fit-chick
Blog Genre: Fitness & Health
Description: A pop culture guide to diet, fitness, and getting in shape.

Michelle Dunphy
Blog: Authors are ROCKSTARS!
Blog URL: http://www.authorsarerockstars.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: A podcast dedicated to YA lit & rockin' music.
Blog: Never Gonna Grow Up! Reviews
Blog URL: http://www.nevergonnagrowupreviews.com
Blog Genre: Children's & YA
Description: Blog reviews of Children's & YA literature

Kristin Durham
Blog: Kritters Ramblings
Blog URL: http://www.krittersramblings.com
Blog Genre: Fiction
Description: A collection of reviews and ramblings.

Caitie Flum
Blog: Pub Writes
Blog URL: http://caitieflum.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic
Description: Reviews and views from a woman in publishing.

Jael Fogle
Blog: As I Turn the Pages
Blog URL: http://www.asiturnthepages.blogspot.com/
Blog Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoirs, Biographies, YA
Description: My unique spin on books!!

Grace Fonseca
Blog: Livre De Amour-Books of Love
Blog URL: http://livredeamour-booksoflove.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Romance, Young Adult, SciFi, Urban Fantasy
Description: Book Reviews, Memos, Commentary, Book News.

Renee C. Fountain
Blog: BookFetish.org
Blog URL: http://www.bookfetish.org
Blog Genre: Most genres
Description: Book reviews and publishing news/op-eds.

Elizabeth Bales Frank
Blog: somuchsomanysofew
Blog URL: http://www.somuchsomanysofew.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Fiction
Description: The literature of World War II.

Michelle Franz
Blog: Galleysmith
Blog URL: http://www.galleysmith.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: YA focused reviews and industry information.

Kate Garrabrant
Blog: Babbling About Books, and More!
Blog URL: http://kbgbabbles.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Romance and Young Adult
Description: Musings of an eccentric redhead about books and more.

Tara Gonzalez
Blog: Hobbitsies
Blog URL: http://hobbitsies.net/wordpress/
Blog Genre: YA and MG
Description: A blog dedicated to YA and MG books of all genres.

Darla Greer
Blog: DforDarla's Definite Reads
Blog URL: http://dfordarlasdefinitereads.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult books and Adult Romances
Description: A place where I share my love of books and all things bookish.

Holly Grierson
Blog: Book Harbinger
Blog URL: http://www.bookharbinger.com
Blog Genre: YA, fantasy
Description: News, reviews, and anything bookish that captures my fancy.

Ana Grilo
Blog: The Book Smugglers
Blog URL: http://www.thebooksmugglers.com
Blog Genre: Speculative Fiction and YA
Description: Reviews, recommendations, and other ponderings are our specialty.

Sara Gundell
Blog: Novel Novice
Blog URL: http://www.novelnovice.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Education-based blog about YA lit & literacy

Kelly Hager
Blog: KellyVision
Blog URL: http://kellyvision.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Mainly YA but other genres too
Description: I mainly review YA but fiction of all kinds is fair game.

Erica Haglund
Blog: The Book Cellar
Blog URL: http://www.thebookcellarx.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: A primarily Young Adult blog, with a bit of everything else.

Janice Harayda
Blog: One-Minute Book Reviews
Blog URL: http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Reviews of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children
Description: Brief, witty book reviews by a former Plain Dealer book editor.

Cat Healy
Blog: Beyond Books
Blog URL: http://beyondbooks.ca
Blog Genre: Miscellaneous genres with focus on YA and adult fantasy
Description: Mostly kid with a dash of grown-up for flavour.

Anna Heinemann
Blog: Anna Reads
Blog URL: http://www.annareads.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult literature
Description: A creative, not-so-serious Web site supporting all things YA.

Rebecca Herman
Blog: Rebecca's Book Blog
Blog URL: http://rebeccasbookblog.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult book review blog
Description: I review Young Adult (and some Middle Grade) books.

Bailey Hewlett
Blog: IB Book Blogging
Blog URL: http://ibbookblogging.net/
Blog Genre: YA
Description: All about YA books with reviews, interviews, giveaways, and more!

Rebekka Holman
Blog: Pretty Deadly Reviews
Blog URL: http://prettydeadlyreviews.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Young Adult books, reviews, and giveaways!

Cait Hupman
Blog: Escape Through the Pages
Blog URL: http://thekams.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Young Adult/Middle Grade reviews with a mix of genres.

Thea James
Blog: The Book Smugglers
Blog URL: http://www.thebooksmugglers.com
Blog Genre: Speculative Fiction and YA
Description: Reviews, recommendations, and other ponderings are our specialty.

Elin B. Johansen
Blog: Bokelskerinnen & The Norwegian Book Hirl
Blog URL: http://bokelskerinne.blogspot.com; http://norwegianbookgirl.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Dystopian, Mystery, Crime & Thrillers, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Description: Books: reviews, upcoming releases, author interviews, and anything that has to do with books and reading. Bokelskerinnen is a pretty eclectic blog. The Norwegian Book Girl is mostly reviews and talks about Young Adult Fiction.

Lindsay Jones
Blog: Just Another Book Addict
Blog URL: http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA
Description: Vote for best covers and read reviews on my blog!

Sasha Kaohi
Blog: Sash and Em - A Tale of Two Bookies
Blog URL: http://www.sashandem.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Two best friends who love to read/talk about YA lit.

Danielle Kulawiak
Blog: Mercurial Musings
Blog URL: http://www.mymercurialmusings.com
Blog Genre: A little bit of everything
Description: An eclectic mix of book reviews and bookish musings.

Inga Kupp-Silberg
Blog: Me and Reading
Blog URL: http://www.ingasilbergbooks.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic: Adult, YA, Fantasy, Urban,
Contemporary, Historical, Suspense,
Romance, Thrillers, Paranormal
Description: An international book blog from Estonia with reviews, interviews, guest posts, excperts, tours—everything book related!

Thien-Kim Lam
Blog: From Left to Write
Blog URL: http://www.fromlefttowrite.com
Blog Genre: Book Review/Virtual Book Club
Description: We take the book club online where our bloggers/members create a virtual discussion of a book and how it relates to their lives and in turn, everyone's lives.

Cecelia Larsen
Blog: Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Blog URL: http://ceceliabedelia.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA, MG, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Description: Reviews of Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy since 2009.

Diane LaRue
Blog: bookchickdi
Blog URL: http://bookchickdi.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Literary Fiction
Description: I blog about books and book events in NYC.

Jenn Lawrence
Blog: Jenn's Bookshelves
Blog URL: http://www.jennsbookshelves.com
Blog Genre: General, with a focus on suspense, mystery, thrillers
Description: An eclectic assortment of reviews, huge supporter of indie bookstores!

Alisia Leavitt
Blog: Alisia Leavitt, MFA
Blog URL: http://www.alisialeavitt.com
Blog Genre: YA Fiction
Description: An MFA graduate/YA writer's perspective on the industry.

Gwenyth Love
Blog: Rants~N~Scribbles
Blog URL: http://rantsnscribbles.blogspot.ca
Blog Genre: YA Book Reviews
Description: Book reviews, mostly in the YA genre.

Emily Ludlow
Blog: Super Reader Girl
Blog URL: http://www.superreadergirl.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Description: Book news/reviews for Young Adult & Middle Grade fiction.

Kaye M.
Blog: Watercolor Moods
Blog URL: http://watercolormoods.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA and MG reviews
Description: Aspiring author and MLS student blogs her favorite reads in her favorite genres.

Pam Margolis
Blog: An Unconventional Librarian
Blog URL: http://www.unconventionallibrarian.com
Blog Genre: Book Review
Description: A multicultural look at books.

Joan Marsh
Blog: Making the Case for Character Education
Blog URL: http://blog.childrensebooksbyjoan.com
Blog Genre: Children's ebooks
Description: Thoughtful ideas on character education for our children ages 5-8.

Jenna Christy Matalam
Blog: Coffee, Books and me
Blog URL: http://www.coffeebooksandme.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA, PNUFR, Dystopian, Contemporary
Romance, mostly YA
Description: Fun, cute, informative, and senseful. :)

Rachel McElhany
Blog: Chaos Is A Friend Of Mine
Blog URL: www.chaosisafriendofmine.com
Blog Genre: Book Reviews
Description: Book reviews for books from a wide variety of genres.

Amy McKie
Blog: Amy Reads
Blog URL: http://amckiereads.com
Blog Genre: Non-Fiction, World Literature
Description: Reviews and ramblings discussing race, gender, and sexuality in literature.

Danny Meilinger
Blog: Bewitched Bookworms
Blog URL: http://bewitchedbookworms.com/
Blog Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Description: We love nothing more than to share excitement about Books!

Sarah Merchant
Blog: Workaday Reads
Blog URL: http://www.workadayreads.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic
Description: Reviews, author features, ebook, and self-published challenges.

Julie Merilatt
Blog: JulzReads
Blog URL: http://julzreads.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: General Literature
Description: A fun resource for readers.

Jeanna Michel
Blog: The Bucket List
Blog URL: http://thebucketlist-gn.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA
Description: Where you can find everything YA: bookish news and reviews!

Jennifer Mleczynski
Blog: Crazy-for-Books
Blog URL: http://www.crazy-for-books.com
Blog Genre: Contemporary Fiction; Historical Fiction; Christian Fiction/Non-Fiction
Description: Book reviews of Contemporary/Historical/ Christian books that I've read.

Chris Modzelewski
Blog: The King of Elfland's 2nd Cousin
Blog URL: http://www.elflands2ndcousin.com
Blog Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Description: Weekly analysis of Science Fiction and Fantasy and book reviews.

Stephanie Moncada
Blog: Poetry to Prose
Blog URL: http://www.poetrytoprose.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Bookish thoughts and reviews on the latest YA reads.

Hula Monkey
Blog: Dir. Creative Solutions
Blog URL: http://www.booktrib.com
Blog Genre: All
Description: The All-You-Can-Eat Literary Buffet.

Jordan Nielsen
Blog: The Rusty Key
Blog URL: http://www.therustykey.com
Blog Genre: Picture books through YA
Description: Dedicated to helping kids get their hands on great books.

Stacey O'Neale
Blog: Fantasy Book Addict
Blog URL: http://www.fantasybookaddict.com
Blog Genre: Adult and YA Fantasy
Description: Fantasy book blog that features author interviews, reviews, and contests.
Blog: Stacey O'Neale - Writer, Publicist, Superhero
Blog URL: http://www.staceyoneale.com
Blog Genre: Fiction
Description: Tips: Writing, Publicity, & Social Media. Also, literary agent interviews.

Stephanie O'Neil
Blog: The Fake Steph Dot Com
Blog URL: http://Thefakesteph.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic—mostly YA
Description: A love affair with books.

Mandi Kaye Ottaway
Blog: Never Too Fond of Books
Blog URL: http://www.mandikayereads.com
Blog Genre: Book Reviews
Description: Reviews and features of books of all genres.

Becky Paulk
Blog: Book Bite Reviews
Blog URL: http://bookbitereviews.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult/Young Adult: Paranormal
Description: A blog filled with honest reviews for amazingly talented authors.

Guillermo Paz
Blog: Series & TV
Blog URL: www.seriesandtv.com
Blog Genre: Entertainment
Description: Mostly TV, but also covers Books, Film, Music, and sports.

Lisa Parkin
Blog: Read.Breathe.Relax.
Blog URL: http://www.readbreatherelax.com
Blog Genre: YA Fantasy
Description: Blog that shares YA/Fantasy reviews, bookish jewelry, and ebook deals

Tara Parsell
Blog: YA Magic Pages
Blog URL: http://yamagicpages.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA Book Review Blog
Description: Book Review blog focusing on all things YA especially paranormal, fanatasy, and contemporary romance.

Tirzah Price
Blog: The Compulsive Reader
Blog URL: http://thecompulsivereader.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult fiction
Description: Book reviews, news, interviews, contests, and discussions!

Tara Quigley
Blog: Fiction Folio
Blog URL: http://www.fictionfolio.com
Blog Genre: Young adult
Description: A young adult book blog for adults.

Natalie Ramm
Blog: Paperspines
Blog URL: http://www.natramm.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: General Books interest/Publishing news
Description: What I like and don't like when I read with anecdotes about being a Southern girl in Boston.

Jennifer Rayment
Blog: Rayment's Readings Rants and Ramblings
Blog URL: http://raymentsreadingsrantsandramblings.blogspot.ca/
Blog Genre: Book Reviews - all genres and ages
Description: Point form reviews that are honest, respectful, and often quirky.

Jennifer Rummel
Blog: YA Book Nerd
Blog URL: http://yabooknerd.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: YA Books
Description: Reviews of YA Books, Mysteries, and Pop Culture.

Rhiannon Ryder
Blog: The Diary of a Bookworm
Blog URL: http://www.thediaryofabookworm.com
Blog Genre: Mostly YA and MG, with some Adult
Description: The place to find your next great read.

Jen Ryland
Blog: Jen Ryland/YA Romantics
Blog URL: http://jenryland.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: I tell you about great YA, then give it away!

Christa Seeley
Blog: Hooked on Books
Blog URL: http://christashookedonbooks.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Speculative Fiction
Description: For all those books that are a little bit out there.

Andrew Shaffer
Blog: EvilReads
Blog URL: www.evilreads.com
Blog Genre: Romance, YA, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Humor
Description: Publishing humor, news, gossip, and reviews.

Alison Skapinetz
Blog: Alison's Book Marks
Blog URL: http://www.alisonsbookmarks.com
Blog Genre: eclectic
Description: If it's being read in my house, I'm talking about it on my blog! (Adult/YA/MG)

Danielle Smith
Blog: There's A Book
Blog URL: http://www.theresabook.com
Blog Genre: Children's Literature/Kid Lit
Description: Sharing reviews & news on books from picture to YA.

Grace Smith
Blog: Words Like Silver
Blog URL: http://wordslikesilver.com/
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: YA book blog; the documentation of one girl's book obsession.

Stephanie Takes-Desbiens
Blog: Fangs, Wands & Fairydust
Blog URL: http://fangswandsandfairydust.com
Blog Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Other
Description: Mostly Paranormal in Books, Film & Culture for Adults

Alix Taylor
Blog: Romance Books Forum
Blog URL: http://www.romancebooksforum.com
Blog Genre: romance books, anything with a romance line, including paranormal, erotic romance, mystery, suspense, thriller, YA, paranormal, contemporary
Description: Reviews anything with a romance line, focuses on romance novels

Angie Thompson
Blog: Angieville
Blog URL: http://angie-ville.com
Blog Genre: YA, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance
Description: Bookish sort reading and reviewing YA, fantasy, scifi, romance, etc.

Kate Towery
Blog: Midnight Book Girl
Blog URL: http://www.midnightbookgirl.com
Blog Genre: Eclectic
Description: Discovering books that keep you reading until the midnight hour!

Marsha Toy Engstrom
Blog: Book Club Cheerleader
Blog URL: http://bookclubcheerleader.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Book Club S
Description: Book Club Books: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, and Fun Stuff.

Kate Treadway
Blog: Verb Vixen
Blog URL: http://www.verbvixen.tumblr.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: I read. I listen. I watch. I write.

Jessica Tripler
Blog: Read React Review
Blog URL: http://readreactreview.com
Blog Genre: All genres
Description: Philosophy professor and feminist thinks hard about (mostly) genre fiction and nonfiction.

Elizabeth Vail
Blog: Gossamer Obsessions
Blog URL: http://gossamerobsessions.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Romance, YA, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Description: An in-depth, humorous analysis of romantic, YA, Fantasy, Literary Fiction.

Liz Vallish
Blog: Elizziebooks
Blog URL: http://elizziebooks.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: Mostly young adult book blog but it goes deeper!

Pam van Hylckama Vlieg
Blog: Bookalicious
Blog URL: http://bookalicious.org; http://bookalicio.us
Blog Genre: Kid Lit
Description: Comprehensive reviews, industry news with a side of fun.

Florinda Vasquez
Blog: The 3 R's Blog: Reading, 'Riting, and Randomness
Blog URL: http://www.3rsblog.com
Blog Genre: eclectic
Description: book discussions, popular culture, & general commentary

Katie Vincent
Blog: Bookishly Yours
Blog URL: http://www.bookishlyyours.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: YA book reviews, thoughts, and more!

Obscured Vixen
Blog: The Obscured Vixen
Blog URL: http://obscuredvixen.wordpress.com
Blog Genre: Paranormal, Erotica
Description: Reviews of paranormal and urban fantasy books and TV shows.

Jennifer Wagner
Blog: Connect with your Teens through Pop Culture and Technology
Blog URL: http://www.connectwithyourteens.net
Blog Genre: parenting/pop culture/tech
Description: Helps parents stay up-to-date with pop culture and technology.

Amanda Welling
Blog: Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My!
Blog URL: http://www.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy.com/
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: An established young adult book blog, plus so, so much more!

Jeremy West
Blog: Novel Thoughts
Blog URL: http://novelthoughtsblog.com
Blog Genre: Young Adult
Description: fresh, creative, insightful, current, modern, original, clean, friendly, consistent, informed.

Melody Wilson
Blog: Melody & Words
Blog URL: http://www.melodyandwords.com
Blog Genre: Literary Fiction and Nonfiction
Description: Examines intersections of geography, identity, & memory in Fiction & Nonfiction.

Janice Y.
Blog: janicu's book blog, reviews by a specific romantic
Blog URL: http://specficromantic.com
Blog Genre: Speculative Fiction, Romance, YA
Description: Reviews of genre fiction with a romantic bent.

Gail Yates
Blog: Ticket to Anywhere
Blog URL: http://www.tickettoanywhere.net
Blog Genre: Mixture of YA and Adult titles (primarily YA)
Description: An eclectic mix of genres spanning across YA and Adult Fiction.

Lindsey Young
Blog: A Storm of Words
Blog URL: http://astormofwords.net
Blog Genre: YA BOOK BLOG
Description: Thoughts on books in my life—past, present, and future!

Jenny Zemanek
Blog: Supernatural Snark
Blog URL: http://www.supernaturalsnark.blogspot.com
Blog Genre: Paranormal Young Adult/Paranormal
Romance
Description: Book reviews with a little snarky fun mixed in.

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Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner grew up in Connecticut and graduated with a degree in English literature from Princeton University. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Good in Bed (2001); In Her Shoes (2002), which was turned into a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine; Little Earthquakes (2004); Goodnight Nobody (2005); the short story collection The Guy Not Take (2006); Certain Girls (2008); Best Friends Forever (2009); Fly Away Home (2010); and most recently, Then Came You (2011).

Jennifer Weiner's books have spent a combined four years on the New York Times bestseller list with over 11 million copies in print in 36 countries. She has appeared on numerous national television programs, including The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, and The Rachael Ray Show, and has been published in such magazines as Seventeen, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. She was the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC Family sitcom State of Georgia, which ran during the summer of 2011. She occasionally writes for the Huffington Post and on her own blog at www.jenniferweiner.com, which she started over ten years ago in 2002 and where she now has over 1.5 million visitors a month.

She was recently voted #14 on Time magazine's list of "140 Best Twitter Feeds" -- placing hers among the feeds that are shaping the conversation, the magazine hailed her "must-read" live Bachelor tweets, noting that "rarely has there been such an ideal pairing of material and writer." She can also be found on Facebook, and, in real life, Philadelphia, where she lives with her family.

Jennifer's newest novel, The Next Best Thing, will be published in July 2012.

Ricardo Cortes

Ricardo Cortes
Ricardo Cortes has illustrated books about grass, electricity, the Jamaican bobsled team, and Chinese food. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, the Village Voice, the San Francisco Chronicle, and on the O'Reilly Factor and CNN. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he is working on a book about a shark. To see more of his work, visit: Rmcortes.com.

Matt Gallagher
Matt Gallagher is Senior Fellow at the nonprofit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the author of the war memoir Kaboom, published in 2010 by Da Capo Press. A former Army captain that served fifteen months in Iraq, he is currently an MFA candidate at Columbia University.

Lizzie Stark
Lizzie Stark is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the Daily Beast and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is founder and editor of the literary journal Fringe and holds an MS in new media journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Edison, New Jersey.

AUTHOR BLOG: http://elizabethrstark.com/

Larry Correia

Larry Correia
Larry Correia is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monster Hunter International series, the Grimnoir Chronicles [Hard Magic and Spellbound] and military thriller Dead Six. A graduate in accounting from Utah State University Larry spent several years as a financial analyst for a Fortune 500, when his vocation took a turn. Today Larry is considered an expert in the field of firearms where his roles vary as machinegun dealer, firearms instructor, and freelance writer for several gun magazines. Most recently he has worked in military contracting.

Larry lives in the mountains of Utah with his very patient wife and children. His new hardcover Monster Hunter Legion will be published in September 2012 by Baen Books.

Jenny Han

Jenny Han
Jenny Han is the author of Shug, The Summer I Turned Pretty, It's Not Summer Without You, and the forthcoming We'll Always Have Summer. She is also the author of the chapter book Clara Lee and The Apple Pie Dream. A former children's bookseller, she earned her MFA in creative writing at the New School. She currently works as a YA librarian at a private school on the Upper West Side. She can be found online at www.dearjennyhan.com.

Siobhan Vivian

Siobhan Vivian
Siobhan Vivian is the author of the forthcoming young adult novel The List, as well as Not That Kind of Girl, Same Difference, and A Little Friendly Advice. She is a former editor for Alloy Entertainment and screenwriter for Playhouse Disney. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She can be found online at www.siobhanvivian.com.

William Joyce

William Joyce
William Joyce has put his personal stamp on all types of children's media. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Man in the Moon, Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!, and Santa Calls. He's won three Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie animated series, developed character concepts for Toy Story and A Bug's Life, and made films including Robots and Meet the Robinsons. He's currently executive producer of the DreamWorks Animation release of Rise of the Guardians (Fall 2012) inspired by his new series. He is also producing The Leaf Men, based on his book The Leaf Men. And his star continues to rise-he won an Academy Award for his innovative short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. He lives in Shreveport, LA, and is the founder of Moonbot Studios.

Matthew Van Fleet

Matthew Van Fleet
Matthew Van Fleet is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tails and Dog, the million-copy-selling Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings. He lives with his family in New York state.

Anthony Swofford

Anthony Swofford
Anthony Swofford was born on Travis Air Force Base in 1970. He joined the marines at age 18 and fought in the 1990-91 Gulf War with a scout/sniper platoon in the 2nd battalion of the 7th Marines. He left the marines in 1992 and held jobs in restaurants, banks, and shopping malls as well working a long stint as a union warehouseman. In 1999 he graduated from UC Davis with his BA in English and proceeded to graduate writing studies at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was a Teaching Writing Fellow and later a Michener-Copernicus Fellow. His first book Jarhead, a memoir of his time in the marines, came out in the winter of 2003. A film adaptation directed by Sam Mendes was released in 2005. Exit A, his novel of military life in Japan during peace time, was published in 2007. His memoir HOTELS, HOSPITALS, AND JAILS will be published in June 2012. He has taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Lewis and Clark College. He is married to the photographer and writer Christa Parravani-Swofford.

Tricia Rayburn

Tricia Rayburn
T. R. Burns is a pseudonym for MIX author Tricia Rayburn, who lives in Long Island, New York.

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Lee Woodruff

Lee Woodruff
Lee Woodruff is the co-author, with her husband, Bob, of the #1 New York Times bestseller In an Instant, and the author of the essay collection Perfectly Imperfect. She is a correspondent for CBS's This Morning and has written numerous articles on her family and parenting that have appeared in publications including Parade, Health, and Redbook. Along with her husband she has founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation to assist wounded service members and their families. She currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with her husband and four children. Those We Love Most is her first novel.

Emma Koenig

Emma Koenig
Emma Koenig is a New York based actor/singer/writer and the creator of fuckiminmy20s.tumblr.com. She is still waiting for her BFA to pay for itself.

Sara Benincasa

Sara Benincasa
Sara Benincasa is an award-winning comedian, writer, blogger, and podcast host as well as the writer and star of the one-woman show Agorafabulous! She frequently contributes opinion pieces to CNN.com and Vice.com, and was a citizen-journalist for the 2008 MTV News Choose or Lose Street Team. She hosts the Web series Gettin' Wet with Sara Benincasa and the popular podcast Sex and Other Human Activities. She travels the country to speak about mental illness and women's issues at universities and conferences. She lives in New York City.

Ally Condie

Ally Condie
Ally Condie received a degree in English Teaching from Brigham Young University and spent a number of years teaching high school English in Utah and in upstate New York. This is Ally's first series with Penguin, after having published a number of Young Adult novels with Deseret Book Company. She lives with her husband and three sons outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Marie Lu

Marie Lu
At the age of 27, Marie Lu is the art director at Online Alchemy, a video game company, and also owns the business and brand Fuzz Academy which was chosen by C21Media as one of the International Licensing Expo 2010's brands with the most potential for a TV series. She lives in Los Angeles.

Amy Sohn

Amy Sohn
Amy Sohn is the author of the novels Prospect Park West, My Old Man and Run Catch Kiss. She has also written for New York, The New York Times, The Nation, and Harper's Bazaar. She has written television pilots for such networks as HBO, Fox, and ABC. She lives in Brooklyn. Visit her at www.AmySohn.com.

Kitty Kelley
KITTY KELLEY is an internationally acclaimed writer, whose bestselling biographies focus on some of the most influential and powerful personalities of the last fifty years. Kelley's last five books have all been number one on The New York Times bestseller list, including her latest, Oprah: A Biography.

Paul Huljich

Paul Huljich

Paul Huljich co-founded Best Corporation, a pioneering organic foods company of which he was Chairman and Joint-CEO. In leading the company to great success, during which its value grew to more than $100 million, he eventually developed a number of severe stress-related conditions. Ultimately, he was diagnosed by several psychiatrists in 1998 as suffering from bipolar disorder as a result of years of unchecked stress. That year, he experienced a full nervous breakdown, losing his rights as a citizen and being made a ward of the state.

Despite seeking the best care available Huljich was informed that there was no cure and that he would inevitably relapse. Determined to free himself of his conditions, he began a comprehensive search for answers. He traveled to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and admitted himself to the Menninger Clinic in Kansas.

Aided by exhaustive research, Huljich ultimately succeeded in mastering stress, overcoming his conditions and achieving a healthy, positive way of life by developing and implementing his nine-step overall wellness plan.

Since the year 2000, Huljich has not taken any medication related to his conditions, suffered any relapse nor needed any further treatment regarding any kind of mental illness. He has fully cured himself and he has never felt better. Huljich shares his personal story and path to recovery in Stress Pandemic: The Lifestyle Solution, 9 Natural Steps to Survive, Master Stress and Live Well (July 2012, Mwella Publishing).

His previous book, Betrayal of Love and Freedom, a novel based in part on his experiences, addresses the subject of mental wellness. He has been featured in Psychology Today, interviewed by more than 100 radio shows nationwide, had numerous television appearances and featured in more than 120 newspapers.

Paul is the father of three sons: Mark, Simon and Richard. He resides in New York City for most of the year and visits his homeland, New Zealand, regularly.

www.StressPandemic.com

Kelsey Banfield

Kelsey Banfield
Kelsey Banfield is the founder and editor of TheNaptimeChef.com, and producer of the Naptime Chef Cooking Show, found online. She writes for various other publications including Babble and New York Family Magazine's Yummy Delicious blog. She lives in Southern Connecticut with her husband and her daughter, who still takes afternoon naps.

Erika  Robuck

Erika Robuck
Erika Robuck was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland. Inspired by the cobblestones, old churches, Georgian homes, the mingling of past and present of the Eastern Shore, the Annapolis City Dock, and the Baltimore Harbor, her passion for history is well nourished. Erika is a contributor to popular fiction blog Writer Unboxed and maintains her own historical fiction blog called Muse. She is a member of the Maryland Writer's Association, the Hemingway Society, and the Historical Novel Society. She spends her time on the East Coast with her husband and three sons. Visit her website at www.erikarobuck.com

Lisa  Sabin-Wilson

Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Lisa Sabin-Wilson is founder and Creative Director of E.Webscapes Design Studio. Lisa is a frequent public speaker at events like Blog World Expo and WordCamps on the topics of WordPress, design, and social media. She is the author of WordPress All-in-One For Dummies and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.

Blog URL: lisasabin-wilson.com

Lisa  Sabin-Wilson

Leanna Renee Hieber
Raised in rural Ohio and obsessed with the Victorian Era, Leanna Renee Hieber's life goal is to be a "gateway drug to 19th century literature." A three-time Prism Award winner for Fantasy Romance, her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, is being adapted into a musical theater production. An actress, playwright and bestselling author, she lives in New

http://www.leannareneehieber.com/blog/

Erin McHugh
Erin McHugh is a former publishing executive and author of more than twenty books of trivia, history, children's stories, and more. She splits her time between New York City and South Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Blog: http://onegooddeedbook.com/

Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader's Choice Award, the American Physics Society's Forum Award, and New York Times Notable Book.

Zoraida Córdova
Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Jaramillo

Zoraida Córdova
Zoraida Córdova was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where she learned to speak English by watching Disney's The Little Mermaid and Michael Jackson's Moonwalker on repeat. Her favorite things are sparkly-like merdudes, Christmas, and New York City at night.

http://www.zoraidawrites.com/

Kevin J. Anderson
Photo Credit: Heidi Green

Sheryl Berk
New York Times bestselling co-author of Soul Surfer, SHERYL BERK is the founding editor in chief of Life & Style Weekly as well as a contributor to InStyle, Martha Stewart, and other publications.

Her nine-year-old daughter, CARRIE, a cupcake connoisseur, cooked up the idea for the PLC series in second grade. Together, they have invented dozens of crazy cupcake recipes in their NYC kitchen (can you say Purple Velvet?) and have the frosting stains on the ceiling to prove it. Carrie maintains her own cupcake blog, featuring reviews, photos and recipes of her culinary adventures.

Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano was voted one of the most influential Hispanics by People Magazine in Espanol because of her work playing Maria on Sesame Street, a role she's held since the early 1970's. She has earned fifteen Emmys as a writer for that show and published two children's books, No Dogs Allowed! and A Box Full Of Kittens with Simon and Schuster. In her first novel with Scholastic, The R(E)volution of Evelyn Serrano Sonia proves herself as adept an author as she is public figure by addressing universal themes of family and community set against a cultural backdrop. She starred in the original production of Godspell and continues her work in the theater by starring in Vagina Monologues, Exonerated and Love, Loss and What I Wore. She is working on a memoir.

Other awards include The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Award, The Hispanic Heritage Award for Education, and an honorary doctorate from Notre Dame University. Closer to home she was inducted into the Bronx Hall of Fame. Learn more about Sonia on her website: www.soniamanzano.com.