Laini
Laini "It is all very well to be able to write books, but can you waggle your ears?" -- J.M. Barrie

Female
37 years old
Portland, Oregon
United States



Last Login: 4/23/2009
View My: Pics

   Contacting Laini

 MySpace URL: 

    Laini's Interests
Generalmy sweet husband, vampires, mysteries of the universe, cottages covered in ivy, gypsies, folklore, superstitions, travel, chocolate, war history, the British Raj, magic, doom & destiny, wishing wells
MusicWhat?
MoviesThe Lord of the Rings, Amelie, Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Serenity, Pride & Prejudice (any and all versions), Cinema Paradiso, Firelight, Monsoon Wedding, 28 Days Later
TelevisionThe Wire, The Office, Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Project Runway, Heroes
BooksHis Dark Materials trilogy, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Carpet Makers, The Historian, Middlemarch, Pride & Prejudice, Dorothy Dunnet's Niccolo Rising series, Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy, The Sparrow, Children of God and Thread of Grace, all by Mary Doria Russell, Kavalier and Clay, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Goose Girl, East, stories by Kelly Link, Coraline, Les Miserables, Water for Elephants, I Capture the Castle, sexy literary "sequels" to Pride & Prejudice, Fahrenheit 451, Dragon's Keep, A Drowned Maiden's Hair, Shabanu, Anahita's Woven Riddle, A Certain Slant of Light, Evolution Me & Other Freaks of Nature, The Arrival,
HeroesMagpie Windwitch, Talon Rathersting, Bellatrix

     Laini's Details
Status:Married
Zodiac Sign:Capricorn
Occupation:writer/artist



Laini is in your extended network
view more

Laini's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

[View All Blog Entries]

   Laini's Blurbs
About me:
Boba Fett approves of my book!


I'm a writer & artist. My first novel, Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer was recently published by Penguin/Putnam, and my gift product line, Laini's Ladies, is available in thousands of stores around the country.

I love:

  • mangoes
  • snow
  • weird science & history facts
  • chocolate
  • fairy tales
  • Italy
  • red wine in a really big glass or a really tiny one
  • tall tall shoes
  • book stores

I hope some day to ride a camel across a desert, an elephant through a jungle, and a magic carpet on a loop-de-loo around a minaret. Oh, and to circumnavigate Sicily in a peddleboat with a big polka dot umbrella to keep off the sun, and a cooler full of popsicles and white wine.

Visit me at:

ABOUT FAERIES OF DREAMDARK: BLACKBRINGER

Magpie Windwitch, granddaughter of the West Wind, is not like other faeries. While most of her kind live in seclusion deep in their forests, escaped devils are creeping back into the world after millenia of imprisonment, and Magpie is all that stands in their way. With her faithful clan of crows, she travels the world hunting the bloodthirsty snags just as her hero, the legendary Bellatrix, did twenty-five thousand years ago.

When the ancient evil of the Blackbringer is loosed from its prison, Magpie may be in over her head. This hunt will take her back to the great forest of Dreamdark, a place of legends and Djinn, cunning imps and tattooed warriors, where she must unravel the mystery of the greatest enemy her folk have ever known.

Will the determination of one small faerie be enough to defeat the impenetrable darkness that threatens to unmake the world?

* * *

Nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults

"Featuring both an uncommonly well-conceived setting and buckets of high-energy action, Taylor's debut tale of a thumb-sized devil hunter who comes this close to meeting her match, belongs at the top of everyone's fantasy must-read list."
--Kirkus *starred review*

"If you only read one fantasy book this year, read this one."
-- Betsy Bird, Fuse #8

"Blackbringer is a tremendous book -- a vivid adventure in a place both familiar and new, characters that made me laugh and cheer, and a truly frightening villain. I thoroughly enjoyed the read."
-- Shannon Hale

With my husband/illustrator/art monkey & soup chef, Jim Di Bartolo, who I met on the first day of art school, and who illustrated my book:


Check out NOT FOR ROBOTS, a site about writing.

Who I'd like to meet:
Imps and ninjas, samurais and tap-dancers, voodoo priests and puppet-masters, banshees and banjo-players, bakers and fairy godmothers, dog-lovers, cat-lovers, zebra-lovers and bat-lovers, jungle-explorers, desert-cartographers, pilgrims and pioneers, readers, writers, artists, skeleton-arrangers, knitters, jugglers, acrobats, opera singers, accountants, elephant-riders, librarians, philosophers, dragon-tamers, and sandwich-engineers of all stripes.

   Laini's Friend Space (Top 19)
Laini has 497 friends.
 Jim 


 Sarah Beth Durst 


 Jay Asher 


 Janet 


 Amber 


 Miss Erin 


 Marlene Perez 


 Fanboy and Goth Girl 


 kelly rae 


 Eleanor Rigby 


 Liesatown 


 Yarbols 


 Cecil Castellucci 


 Justina Chen Headley 


 Holly Black 


 Jessica Day George 


 Jon S. Lewis 


 Gwenda 


 YALSA 





Laini's Friends Comments
Displaying 25 of 193 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
Anita Philmar

Anita Philmar



 Jul 18 2009 7:49 PM

Wanted to thank you for being a friend and tell you about the lastest review I received for my book "Banished Hero."

"When I readed the blurb of this book, I knew I had to read it! I am so happy I did. The author is very creative with her characters and plot."
 
Holli from yougottareadreviews.blogspot.com
 
Check it out.
Christina Dowling - Carter

Chrissy Carter



 Jul 4 2009 1:40 PM


Comments by ZingerBug.com

Have a Safe Holiday! May the Goddess and God Bless you and yours!!

♥
Chrissy
Moondragon Emporium

Moondragon Emporium



 Jun 20 2009 2:01 AM

litha1
Renn

Renn



 Jun 10 2009 7:07 PM

I just got the BEST package! A friend who reviews teen books was lucky enough to get an ARC of Silksinger and she's passed it to me since I LOVE LOVE LOVED Blackbringer! I'll be starting it tonight!
Suzanne Crowley

Suzanne Crowley



 Apr 24 2009 10:54 PM

Thanks for the add!
FLICKER WARRIORS

Flicker Warriors



 Apr 23 2009 6:28 PM

Laini. — I can’t tell you how delighted I am to have you join in, rather than be left behind. — W.
Maltese, the chronicler of …
Miss Erin

Miss Erin



 Mar 20 2009 2:55 AM

Hey Laini, just wanted to say HELLO and I hope life is just fabulous for you right now.
:)
Beer Faeries™

Beer Faeries



 Mar 17 2009 10:21 PM


Happy St.
Patrick's Day!
Cheers,
Beer Faeries
Debbie

Debbie



 Feb 11 2009 6:02 PM

Debbie

Debbie



 Jan 31 2009 3:18 AM


Imbolc Comments
~Magickal Graphics~
Debbie

Debbie



 Jan 29 2009 6:30 AM

MySpaceFlux Glitter Graphics

MySpace Graphics/Layouts!
Olgy

Olgy



 Dec 25 2008 6:58 PM

Feliz Navidad! / Merry Christmas!
Stonemaiden - artwork by Julia Helen Jeffrey

Julia Jeffrey



 Dec 19 2008 10:04 PM

Stonemaiden - artwork by Julia Helen Jeffrey

Julia Jeffrey



 Nov 17 2008 5:19 PM

Stonemaiden - artwork by Julia Helen Jeffrey

Julia Jeffrey



 Nov 12 2008 6:36 PM

Renn

Renn



 Nov 12 2008 5:37 PM

Hey! I just got Blackbringer on audio for my library and it made me wonder....when is your next book coming out? REALLY hoping for a sequal to Blackbringer
Debbie

Debbie



 Oct 24 2008 9:11 PM


MySpace Graphics
Greta James

Greta James



 Oct 17 2008 2:34 AM

When taking a journey into the woods
A few cautionary words…

One must first become wild so as to reap the full benefits of the experience. This involves, adorning oneself as a creature of the earth with whatever tell tale symbols, vegetation, and ceremony that reflect the character of the journeyperson.

One must be ready to read signs and symbols… meant only for you!

As you learn to recognize these signs and symbols…. You will tune into your deep intuitive knowing. This is your light. Once you have your light you must hold fast to it throughout your journey. Your light will show you the path that has been laid for you, that path which no one else has ever upon tread. And where you go from here is anyone’s guess, but it’s the ultimate adventure and you must go!

So young traveler, Into the Woods you go, your story awaits you…….

www. gretajames. com
-Greta James-
Debbie

Debbie



 Oct 6 2008 1:53 AM


Wiccan Myspace
Free and Magickal Graphics by MyspaceMagick. com
Miss Erin

Miss Erin



 Sep 29 2008 7:44 PM

How was the kidlit conference?? I'm sure it was amazing.
Morpheus Tales

Morpheus Tales



 Jul 23 2008 8:43 AM


..First Issue out now! Free
preview available online!..
Debbie

Debbie



 Jun 25 2008 7:03 PM




Myspace Comments @ 123glitter. com
Christina Dowling - Carter

Chrissy Carter



 Jun 25 2008 5:13 PM

Photobucket



Photobucket



Photobucket



Photobucket
Red Moon

Red Moon



 Jun 8 2008 6:11 PM

S.L. Chessor

S. L. Chessor



 May 28 2008 3:53 PM

Photobucket
Add Comment


©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.