Author Appreciation Week:Kami Garci & Margaret Stohl

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For my first Author's Appreciation post, I wanted to shine a light on Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

They are the authors of a enthralling book, Beautiful Creatures, which I loved so much I have convinced my husband, my two nieces, my best-friend and her daughter to read it. You may have seen a post or two about this book here on the blog. But in addition to that, I appreciate these authors because....

1) They have already written the sequel, Beautiful Darkness, and have promised their readers two more books after BD in what has now come to be known as The Caster Chronicles. This is HUGE for me, since when I turned the last page in Beautiful Creatures I had SO MANY unanswered questions and I wanted more! I can't describe how happy I am that I will get not one, not two but three more novels worth of time in the world that these lovely ladies have created!

2) They are EXTREMELY supportive of their fans online. If you follow them on twitter(@kamigarcia and @mstohl), you know they are always chatting with one fan or another, causing teenagers and grown women alike to devolve into squeeing fangirls left and right. They also are amazing at helping us spread the word about fan driven Beautiful Creature book discussions and contests.

3) They are UNBELIEVABLY lovely, witty and gracious in person. Seriously, if you haven't caught them on one of their book tours you should do so when they go out again! They have a great rapport with each other (which might be expected since they DID WRITE A BOOK TOGETHER) but they also convey a sense of easy camaraderie when interacting with the crowd. And they hugged me when we met, so I will always love them. The end!

So, Kami and Margi, here's to you both! Thank you so much for taking your kids up on their dare to write a novel! I couldn't be happier with the results!