13 days until Christmas
Lisa Mangum has loved and worked with books ever since elementary school, when she volunteered at the school library during recess. Her first paying job was shelving books at the Sandy Library. She worked for five years at Waldenbooks while she attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English. An avid reader of all genres, she has worked in the publishing department for Deseret Book since 1997.
Besides books, Lisa loves movies, spending time with her family, trips to Disneyland, and vanilla ice cream topped with fresh raspberries. She lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy.
She is the author of the award-winning Hourglass Door trilogy and After Hello.
Visit Lisa: WEBSITE | BLOG | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | GOODREADS
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LDSWBR: Do you top your Christmas tree with a star, angel, or something else? Does it have special meaning to you?
LISA: Tinkerbell sits atop my Christmas tree. My husband and I love to visit Disneyland (especially at Christmas), so when we saw Tink dressed up as Santa and sitting on a snowflake, well, we just had to bring her home.
LDSWBR: What is your favorite Christmas movie? Why is it your favorite?
LISA: A Christmas Story. I love the humor and the honesty in the story. It’s an easy movie to quote and it makes me laugh every time I watch it.
LDSWBR: What Christmas gift have you been most excited to give?
LISA: A few years ago I knew that my brother and my husband were giving each other the exact same Christmas gift—a T-shirt of “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock” from “The Big Bang Theory.” We made them open their gifts at the same time, and we all laughed as soon as they realized what they had done.
LDSWBR: That is too funny. Thanks, Lisa!
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Purchase After Hello:
AMAZON | KINDLE | BARNES & NOBLE | NOOK | DESERET BOOK
What if the first day of your relationship was the only day you had?
Seventeen-year-old Sara is a seeker. She’s always on the lookout for the perfect moment to capture with her ever-present, point-and-shoot camera, especially on her first trip to New York City.
Sam is a finder. He has a knack for finding what other people can’t—a first-edition book or the last two tickets to a sold-out Broadway show. In New York, there is always something interesting to find.
When Sam and Sara’s paths cross, neither one of them is prepared for what they will find out about each other—and about themselves when they form an unlikely partnership in search of a seemingly elusive work of art. They have one day to find the impossible. Fate brought their talents together, but what happens when time runs out? Will love be able to overcome fate? This new novel from award-winning author Lisa Mangum explores what happens after hello.
Have you ever exchanged the same gift with someone?
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Book Prizes (as of December 12, 2012)(more to be added- at least 20 books have been donated!)
- Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack (signed paperback copy)
- Not Your Average Fairy Tale by Chantele Sedgwick (paperback or ebook)
- Deadly Undertakings by Gregg Luke (personalized paperback)
- Turning Pages by Tristi Pinkston (personalized paperback)
- Athena by Heather B. Moore (autographed paperback)
- The Kindling by Braden Bell (paperback, signed if desired)
- Sudden Darkness by Margot Hovley (personalized paperback)
Previous Countdown to Christmas 2012 posts:
After Hello