You may already have seen it in Publishers Weekly, but just in case, I’m so pleased to announce that NAL has acquired three more novels in Rachel Caine’s New York Times-bestselling Morganville Vampires young adult series. Just in case you’ve missed out and want to get caught up, Morganville, Texas is a quiet college town populated and powered by vampires who’ve come to a sort of understanding with the human community—you abide by certain rules, swear fealty to a protector, make your monthly blood donations, and they won’t snack on you. Except under extreme conditions…based on a very fluid definition of extreme. Unfortunately, the young residents of the Glass House, one of the Founders buildings with secrets and a resident spirit of its own, aren’t terribly good about following the rules.
She’s about to embark on the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour with other amazingly Smart Chicks Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Simone Elkeles, Kami Garcia, Ally Condie, Beth Revis, Margaret Stohl, Sara Zarr, Melissa de la Cruz, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Stephanie Kuehnert, Richelle Mead, Jeri Smith-Ready, Rachel Vincent…whew, the list goes on and on! The full schedule is here. This all leads perfectly into tomorrow’s post, an interview with Jeri Smith-Ready, one of the contributors to the new Enthralled anthology which grew out of last year’s tour!