Two posts from me in one day — and more to come tomorrow! This is a big week aboard the good ship Frederick what with book birthdays, anniversaries (bookaversaries?), and now a chance to give PIES & PREJUDICE a boost.

Remember that old poster “Uncle Sam needs you!”?  Well, the mother-daughter book club needs you!  PIES & PREJUDICE has been nominated for an Oregon Book Award, and the sponsors are doing something a little different this year.  In addition to the various category awards, they’ve added a Readers’ Choice award, and they’re asking for input from readers and fans.

If you’d like to vote, just click here and you’ll be shuttled to the contest.  You can vote for any book you like – including PIES & PREJUDICE!  Voting ends Monday April 16th at 5 p.m. Pacific time.   Award winners will be announced at a splashy ceremony the night of Monday April 23rd (and announced here on this blog the following morning).

(If you’re under 13, ask your parents for permission as it looks like voting requires an email address.)

It’s that time of year again — my favorite minor holiday — yes, you guessed it, NATIONAL PIE DAY!

No, not THAT kind of pi, silly — THIS kind of pie:

Next to homemade bread, pie is my favorite thing to bake.  I like just about any kind, too–apple pie, strawberry rhubarb pie, coconut cream pie–you name it, I’ll be sitting at the table, fork in hand, ready for my slice.

I love pie so much that I named two of my books after it:

Here’s a link to a blog post I wrote last year about this wonderful holiday, and my mother.  Enjoy!  I’m off to bake a pie (marionberry this year, in case you’re wondering)…

I just found out that PIES & PREJUDICE has been nominated for a 2012 Oregon Book Award in the YA category!

#happyfeetdance#

Click here to read the full list of nominees.  I’m in great company with a lot of good friends!