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Twittering around

2013-04-22T21:03:24Z

I don't know if this counts as "news." I mean, joining a major trend of the 21st century that I was kind of proud not to join isn't exactly news. But here it is. I am now on Twitter. Follow me @TammarStein.

And sorry.

I'll try to be funny.

(I'm also on facebook. Like me at www.facebook.com/tammarsteinbooks)

15 Views of Tampa Bay...for sale!

2013-02-12T20:40:10Z

You might remember a little project of mine from this summer, my first go at collaborative writing. Fifteen writers from Tampa Bay each wrote an uber short story set somewhere in the Bay Area and linked, in some artistically mysterious way, to the story that came before theirs. I loved it. I thought people wrote all sorts of brilliant fiction and it was a true pleasure and honor to be part of the cohort.

And now my dear friends, Burrow Press has complied those said 15 nuggets of Florida brilliance into a book that one may purchase. And when I say "one" I truly hope that one is you.

It's actually two fabulous books in one, the original 15 Views of Orlando, that started this fantastical voyage, and the second *ahem* improved version featuring the stunning beauty and weirdness of Tampa Bay. Really, how can one resist?*

*and by one, I mean you.

Talk @ Safety Harbor Library

2012-10-11T12:02:28Z

Stop by and see me on Oct 16th at 6pm at the Safety Harbor Library. I'll be giving a short talk about how I became a writer as well as leading participants in a fun hands-on-writing exercise on character development.

There'll be snacks and a chance to win one of my books!

Hope to see you there.

15 Views of Tampa Bay

2012-09-10T12:09:24Z

15 Views of Tampa Bay is up! Read it here.

My piece is the third view in the series.

Here is how the whole project is desrcribed on the Burrow Press:

One author kicks off the sequence with a ~1,000 word story set somewhere in the Tampa Bay area. The next 14 authors must choose a new location to set their story, and include an image, character, plotline (or some kind of connection) to a story that came before theirs. All 15 installments will appear weekly, on Tuesdays, on the Burrow Press Review. For the full posting schedule, and to learn more about the contributors, keep reading. ~Nathan Holic, 15 Views Series Editor

Daytona Beach's Heritage Festival

2012-03-14T14:10:16Z

Come see me on Sunday, March 18th at 2pm.

KINDRED a nominee for the 2012 Teen Choice Best Book award!

2012-01-16T13:31:25Z

Kindred is a nominee for the 2012 Teen Choice Best Book award from Teensread.com!

In association with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader (ECAR), Teenreads.com is putting together a list of teens' favorite books of 2011. The five titles that receive the most votes will serve as the finalists for the CBC’s 2012 Teen Choice Book of the Year.

You can vote for Kindred here!

Kindred gets a starred review in Publisher's Weekly!

2011-08-03T15:12:00Z

In this refreshing twist on a traditional call narrative, theological musings transform into urgent moral questions requiring decisive action as well as literal and metaphorical leaps of faith. Skillfully intertwining family, medical, and supernatural dramas with a sweet romantic subplot, Stein (High Dive) unleashes cosmic battles to play out among the inhabitants of smalltown Hamilton, Tenn., a setting replete with Civil War history. Narrator Miriam, a college freshman and budding journalist, responds with a persuasive blend of faith and doubt to archangel Raphael's terrifying appearance, dropping out of college after her only partly successful attempt at obeying his command to "evacuate Tabitha before the Sabbath." Thus launched on an unexpected path, Miriam confronts a serious illness and the growing awareness that her spiritual quest pits her against her twin, Moses, a recruit of demonic forces. Additional parallels add intriguing nuance, such as the Christian and Jewish faith perspectives offered by the twins' divorced parents. Miriam's initial interpretation of her illness as divine punishment gives way to more complex theological reflections in this riveting tale, an angel book that stands out from the chorus. Ages 12 - up. (Feb.)