Add some edge to your vintage clothes by applying metal garment studs.  You can add them to old sweaters, tees, boots or sneakers.

“…offers the answer to the age old question: Who would come to my funeral? And gives fantasy fulfillment for anyone who wanted to be someone else for a day.”

ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley will be making an appearance in Salem, MA at the Cornerstone Books on October 11th at 1:00 p.m.  

Book signing, discussion and giveaway!

Want to add a little romance and edge to your look?  Check out this bow and chain hair accessory from Urban Outfitters.

If you find a ghostgirl at the Halloween parade in NYC, hit her up for some free stuff!  

They'll be around 6th Avenue and West 4th Street!   Look for anyone resembling Charlotte, and if they're wearing a Rest In Popularity sash, then you'll know you've found one.

Send in a picture of you hanging with a Charlotte and not only will we post it on the blog, but you could also score a deluxe gg prize pack! 

R.I.P. - Rest In Parades...

ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley will make an appearance at the following book stores in New York:

Eastport Books and Brew at 519 Montauk Highway in Eastport on October 19th at 1:00.

Barnes and Noble store at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, NY on October 24th at 7:00 p.m.  

Borders in Riverhead on October 25th at 4:00 p.m. for the Spooktacular.

Come for the discussion, signing and giveaways!

pon Music in Best-Selling Book

Posted Sep 17th 2008 6:00PM by Nadine Cheung
Filed under: Music, Books

'Ghostgirl' has debuted at No. 10 on the New York Times best-seller list, and its author, Tonya Hurley, is opening up about how music -- including bands like My Chemical Romance, Death Cab for Cutie andEvanescence -- influenced the writing style of the unique supernatural novel for teens.

"I had a lot of this music in my head when I was writing the novel, and some lyric phrases and song titles just perfectly captured or added to what I was trying to say." Hurley explains of the lyrics she quotes in the beginning of each chapter. 

"I really connected to these lyrics and bands and I feel they've really stood the test of time," she adds. "They were, and still are, as powerful as any poetry to me. There is music out there for everyone at every time in their lives, something they can relate to and that relates to them. It is often the only thing that 'understands' you."

'Ghostgirl' explores the notion of being "invisible" and finding your identity while touching upon young love and overcoming adversity against all odds. The second book in the series is due out in July 2009. For more information on the Tonya Hurley and the novel, visit www.ghostgirl.com.

Here lies gg, on the NYT best seller list:

GHOSTGIRL, by Tonya Hurley. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) She may be dead, but Charlotte Usher is still determined to be part of the popular crowd. (Ages 12 and up)

ghostgirl art submitted by Agatha Quinola!

ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley to make appearances at the following:

SEATTLE

September 1

12:20 p.m.  talk & signing at Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle

September 2 

5:00 p.m. talk & signing at Third Place Books - 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest, WA 98155

CHICAGO

September 3

7:00 p.m. talk & signing at Borders Store #495 - 1N. La Grange Road, La Grange, IL  60525

September 5

7:00 p.m. talk & signing at Bookstall - 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL  60093

Can't wait to see you...

“Harry Potter's epic battles against dark forces of evil are nothing compared to Charlotte Usher's struggles with an even more fearsome foe - high school.”

- Herald Standard

Publishers Weekly chooses ghostgirl as one of their summer staff picks  - the only YA novel on the list of adult reads!  They call it "consistently witty." 

gg art submitted by Leah:

ghostgirl made the American Booksellers Association’s “Fall 2008 Indie Next List!"  

http://news.bookweb.org/news/6220.html

ghostgirl submitted by Brianna!

“Readers with a taste for black humor and satire will feast on Hurley’s crisp, wise dialogue.  Anticipate a well deserved cult following.”

-VOYA

Fan Anna Beal sent her version of ghostgirl!

Check out the new ghostgirl book site at www.ghostgirl.com/novel to read an excerpt from the book while listening to Charlotte & Scarlet playlists, and don't forget to show your gg love with the book banners, bookmarks and cell phone wall papers.

“Tim Burton and Edgar Allan Poe devotees will die for this fantastic, phantasmal read.”

 -School Library Journal

ghostgirl 
Tonya Hurley. Little, Brown, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-11357-1

Hurley, an independent filmmaker, debuts with this glittering comedy, a prime exemplar of what might be called demento mori, a growing subgenre of satire about teens who will not or cannot die. Charlotte Usher's plan to catapult herself from the ranks of the invisible to the heights of popularity at Hawthorne High—no possibility for allusion goes unturned—hits a major snag on the first day of school when she chokes to death on a gummy bear. Sent to Deadiquette school along with other teen spirits, she skips out, still determined to woo her longtime heartthrob, never mind that “he doesn't even know I'm alive.” The jokes stay sharp, from the goth girl who gives her a “make-under” to throwaway lines (caught breaking some cardinal rules, Charlotte mutters to herself, “I'm dead”). Plotlines raise the stakes, putting Hurley's consistent wit to the service of classic themes about claiming identity. While the author has a built-in fan base from her ghostgirl Web sites, high-impact design will ensure attention from casual browsers as well. An elaborate die-cut with stamped acetate on the cover dares readers to laugh at a silhouette of a cartoon girl in an open casket, an effect heightened by the extra-tall trim size; inside, pink-and-black graphics liberally adorn the margins, epigraphs to chapter openings, etc. And given the polished dark-and-deadpan humor, it's a natural fit with Gen Y, too. Ages 12–up. (Aug.)

ghostgirl author, Tonya Hurley will appearing at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle for the Adventures in Teen program on Monday, September 1 at 12:00 PM at the Leo K. Theatre.  She will be talking about the ghostgirl novel, and taking your  questions.  To check out the cool lineup (Death Cab For Cutie, Paramore, Neko Case) or to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.bumbershoot.org 

Hope to see you there!

Charlotte Usher doll submitted by Heidi Holmes!

 ghostgirl submitted by Lauren Nemchik!

Submitted by the Sugar Plum Bakery in NYC!

“Each of Hurley’s two lead heroines perfectly mirrors the other: One longs to be seen, one wants to disappear. . . .She beats out witty teen-speak like a punk-band drummer, keeping the narrative fast-paced and fun yet thought-provokingly heartwarming.  Goofy, ghastly, intelligent, electrifying.”

- Kirkus

ghostgirl hits the New York Times Best Seller list.