writing, reading, watching tv, Liverpool Football Club, reading waaaaaaay too many celebrity gossip blogs,
Music
Snow Patrol, U2, Counting Crows, Veruca Salt, Pink, Split Enz, INXS, Meatloaf, Neil Diamond, Johny Cash, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel, David Bowie, Elvis, The Beatles
Movies
Princess Bride, Star Wars, Clueless, Valley Girl, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Serentity, The Castle, Galaxy Quest, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Once Were Warriors, Shaun of the Dead, Adventures in Babysitting, Lost Boys, Night Watch, Day Watch.
Television
Angel, Buffy, Firefly, 24, Angel, How I Met Your Mother, Friends (sniff. Has it really ended? I'm still in mourning.) Supernatural, Hex, House, Scrubs, Ugly Betty, American Idol, Skins.
Books
Here is a random selection of some of my favourite authors, though it doesn't come close to covering it.
Julie Kenner, Michelle Rowan, Shanna Swendson, Stephanie Rowe, Georgette Heyer, Jilly Cooper, Jane Austen, Janet Evanavich, Jill Mansell, Katie Fforde, Christina Jones, Liz Young, Betty Neels, Essie Summers, Raymond E Feist, Sarah Mason, Ursula le Guin, Anne MaCaffery, Christopher Paolini, Eoin Colfer
About me: I'm a writer who was born in Australia but have spent the last ten years dividing my time between England and New Zealand. My first book is called, YOU HAD ME AT HALO (NAL Out now!!!!) and is about a woman who dies with unresolved issues and comes back in the body of her geeky co-worker in order to sort them out. What could be more fun than a story of life, death and body sharing?
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I've also got a young adult book called, ZOMBIE QUEEN OF A NEWBURY HIGH (Puffin Spring 2009), about a girl who accidently turns her entire school into zombies and has to find a cure before she ends up as the main course
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You can find out more at www.amandaashby.com and http://amandaashby.blogspot.com/
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Here are some of my reviews for You Had Me at Halo:
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“It’s The Lovely Bones meets Bridget Jones in this fluffy take on what happens after death. It's a fun, witty traipse through the afterlife.” Publisher’s Weekly
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“This book has a delightfully quirky concept that develops into a fun and interesting story. Peopled with a fascinating variety of characters, it also has an intriguing mystery and a charmingly different type of interaction between the hero and heroine. Expect a delightful tale with a wonderfully distinctive ending.” 4½ stars Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine
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“Drop-dead funny. Readers will fall inlove with Holly Evans – a girl who won’t let a little thing like death keep her from getting everything she wants out of life.” Brenda Scott Royce, Author of Monkey Love
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“Who knew the afterlife could be so funny? Dead – it’s the new alive!” Allison Rushby, Author of Friday Night Cocktails
~.~ Hope all is well with you this weekend.Though I may not be on here as often as I'd like, or keep in touch as well as I should, I still value the fact that you drop by my page from time to time and say hello ~.~
You have surely heard about the tragic death of a brave young woman who was murdered in Iran just for peacefully protesting with her father on the streets of Teheran.
Sorry I've been away for so long. I've got too many sites and been sick for awhile. I'd like to invite you to my retro/vintage site. I'm on here a lot lately. Also working on my other sites...updating and branching into more interests. I hope this finds you feeling well. I look forward to communicating more often. I also want to thank you for staying my friend on here. Love Robin's Heart
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I'd like to invite you and all your friends to check out (and hopefully subscribe to) my blog concerning the launch of my new novel, Child Finder. My book has already received some great reviews before its official release on June 9th. It is a mystery/suspense thriller -- and is only the first in a trilogy I am contracted to write.
Click here to access my blog where I will post information about the book's availability as well as signing events. Also, be sure to check out my novel's website (www.childfinder.us) for more detailed information about the story, my background, and publication schedules.
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Hi Amanda. I am excited to inform you about my new book---"HANDBOOK FOR IMMIGRANTS: U.S. Lawyers, Visas & Resources". This book is a combination of travel guide, immigration handbook, and desk reference for travel and/or immigration purposes. You can visit my web site (WWW.RICHARDQUAN.COM) for more info. Please share this news among your friends.
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