The board should be working again–knock wood–but this took me so long that I’m not motivated to redo the layout all over again (because the old stylesheet’s not working with the new board). Anyway, hopefully you can tolerate the crazy circus theme until I fix things up again.

Thanks for everyone’s patience!

Yes, I’m aware of the MB problem. Hopefully I’ll manage to fix it soon. I’ll be sure to post here when it’s back online.

Barnes & Noble.com now has listings for the re-issues of the first three books in the President’s Daughter series, which will be available on 22 July 2008.

• The President’s Daughter
• White House Autumn
• Long Live the Queen

• A review from Lady Librarian: The world needs to be better acquainted with Meg Powers.
• A review from cornerbooks: Reading Long May She Reign was like catching up with an old friend.
• A review from The Ya Ya Yas: Long May She Reign is a character study you can really sink into, a smart book that respects readers’ intelligence and that of its characters.
• A review from Tandem Insights: This is a book about a college-age girl, so there is swearing, drinking, and a spot or two of making out, but it all is seamlessly part of the enthralling glimpse into a very complicated, very real life readers will get from Long May She Reign.

Liz B. has an interview with Ellen up on her blog,A Chair, A Fireplace, & A Tea Cozy. Head on over and check it out! (Minor spoilers for Long May She Reign.)

Publisher’s Weekly has released their list of the best books of 2007, which included Long May She Reign.  

Long May She Reign
Ellen Emerson White (Feiwel & Friends)
A crisply authoritative first-person narration and a gritty plot line shot through with glimmers of fiercest hope make this lengthy fourth installment of the President’s Daughter series a novel to luxuriate in.

Publisher’s Weekly also gave Long May She Reign a starred review, and you can read that by visting this link.

While you are waiting for Ellen to write her post on the Red Sox’ sweep of the Angels and how she got to see Manny’s walkoff at Fenway (and no, I am not at all jealous and bitter), why not head on over to the Publisher’s Weekly website?  They have posted a Q&A with Ellen. For those of you who are sensitive about spoilers, there are some minor ones in the article.

Got a question about one of Ellen’s books? Want to talk about how awesome Preston is? Head on over to the new message board!

For those of you with Livejournal accounts who would prefer to read Ellen’s blog on your friends list, I have created a syndicated feed (ellen_e_white). You can add it to your friends list by clicking here.

Long May She Reign will not be released until October 30, 2007, but you can pre-order it at amazon now.

Meg Powers is the daughter of the President of the United States. She’s about to enter her first year of college. She’s living through the worst year of her life. In June, Meg was kidnapped by terrorists—brutalized, starved, and left for dead. She was shackled in a deserted mine shaft and had to smash the bones in her own hand to escape.

In a brilliant tour de force, Ellen Emerson White tells her most ambitious and intense story about a most unlikely, but deeply affecting heroine.