Read this Book: WINGS

Today I am welcoming fellow Debutante Aprilynne Pike to my blog, to celebrate the release of WINGS. You just may have heard of this one already, since it debuted on the NY Times Bestseller list!  It also has one of my favorite covers in the 2009 new releases to date. I just got to meet Aprilynne at BEA last week and she's lovely and gracious. Also, tall. But I tend to think many people are tall!

If you love discovering new series, or enjoy a great fantasy yarn, then you'll definitely want to check out WINGS. So read the details below and wing your way to the nearest bookstore or online outlet (groan... I just couldn't help that pun!).

ABOUT WINGS
Aprilynne Pike's WINGS is the first of four books about an ordinary girl named Laurel who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon. When Laurel is thrust into the midst of a centuries-old battle between faeries and trolls, she's torn between a human and a faerie love, as well as her loyalties to both worlds.

APRILYNNE, MEET MY FAVE QUESTIONS...

--I think teen books can, and should, be read by grown-ups. Tell my grandma Grace why she should read your book.
If your grandma Grace has read a lot in her life, then she probably would enjoy seeing something very new. I always tell people, you've never seen faeries like my faeries. And that is what I would tell you grandma. This is a story different than any she's ever read before. It's also clean and mostly language free, which--I have found--most grandmas appreciate.;)

--What would your 16-year-old self say if she read your book?
I like to think that she would have really liked it. But considering how much I read, perhaps it's more rational that she would have read it, enjoyed it, checked it off her list, and then moved on to the next book.

--I am fascinated by writers' inspirations. Tell me about a real-life setting that found its way into your book.
My book involves faeries who are members of the plant kingdom. A little known fact about me . . .um . . . I'm really good at killing plants. I like to say I have a black thumb. But because I was writing about plants for most of the summer, it made me think about my own plants and actually remember to water the grass. So because of Wings, my grass was greener that summer than any other summer.:)

ALL ABOUT APRILYNNE
Aprilynne Pike has been spinning faerie stories since she was a child with a hyper-active imagination. At the age of twenty she received her BA in Creative Writing from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. When not writing, Aprilynne can usually be found at the gym; she also enjoys singing, acting, reading, and working with pregnant moms as a childbirth educator and doula. Aprilynne currently lives with her husband and three kids in Utah, and dreams of warmer climates.