Happy Book Birthdays and a new Rebel vlog

I’m so thrilled to wish a happy book birthday to Rachel Caine for her amazing Shakespearean novel PRINCE OF SHADOWS — which casts Benvolio as the hero in a trilling and wonderful Romeo & Juliet retelling, which Kirkus Reviews called, “Simply superb”  — and to Chloe Neill for her latest Chicagoland Vampires tale, WILD THINGS,Continue reading “Happy Book Birthdays and a new Rebel vlog”

Big Announcement & Rebel Reads

First, Publishers Weekly posted the sale of Rachel Caine’s exciting new Great Library series, so we can now shout it from the rooftops.  Words cannot possibly express how excited I am about this new trilogy.  So awesome! In other news, Amy Christine Parker and I got together again for this month’s YA Rebels for someContinue reading “Big Announcement & Rebel Reads”

Congratulations and my 2014 Convention Schedule

First of all, a HUGE congratulations to Ramez Naam for finaling in the Kitschies Awards (given out by The Kraken Rum!) for his debut SF thriller NEXUS from Angry Robot Books.  You can check out an interview with him here on the publisher’s website. For those of you who want to find me in personContinue reading “Congratulations and my 2014 Convention Schedule”

Contrats and a new YA Rebels Vlog!

First off, a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Faith Hunter for hitting the New York Times printed mass market bestseller list last week at #16 for her latest Jane Yellowrock novel BLACK ARTS!  If you haven’t discovered this series yet, you’ll want to start with SKINWALKER and move on through BLOOD CROSS, MERCY BLADE, RAVEN CURSED, DEATH’SContinue reading “Contrats and a new YA Rebels Vlog!”

Quick things – a “Holla!” for Chloe Neill & a new Rebel vid

Hey, all, still playing crazy catch-up after the holidays, so I’m just posting quickly to give a WOOT! for the fact that we can now announce the big deal for three new Chicagoland Vampires novels by the bestselling and entirely unforgettable Chloe Neill.  Here’s the PW announcement. In YA Rebel-land, Amy Christine Parker and IContinue reading “Quick things – a “Holla!” for Chloe Neill & a new Rebel vid”

YA Books Central Choice Awards & GoodReads Reminder

First, huge congratulations to Amy Christine Parker, whose debut young adult thriller GATED is up for a YA Books Central Choice Award for Best Teen Horror/Thriller of 2013!  To vote or to find new books to love, check out the Choice Awards here!  (And if you want to check out GATED for yourself, there’s aContinue reading “YA Books Central Choice Awards & GoodReads Reminder”

GoodReads Chat

I’m excited to be chatting with the great folks at GoodReads this Friday, both as author and agent (though, unsurprisingly, most of the questions thus far are aimed at my agent-self).  I hope you’ll join in!  Questions can be posted any time, but I’ll be there from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ET this Friday, JanuaryContinue reading “GoodReads Chat”

Book Birthdays! Plus Top Ten Things Never to Say to a Writer

So many exciting book birthdays today!  There’s BLACK ARTS, the new novel in Faith Hunter‘s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock series, HOWLING FOR YOU, an e-novella in Chloe Neill’s NYT bestselling Chicagoland Vampires series, where we finally get things from Jeff Christopher’s perspective, and GRYPHON PRECINCT, the fourth novel in Keith R.A. DeCandido‘s fantasyContinue reading “Book Birthdays! Plus Top Ten Things Never to Say to a Writer”

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  May yours be filled with magic and all that is miraculous! Logging on just briefly today today, because I can’t resist letting you all know that Ramez Naam’s incredible SF thrillers NEXUS and CRUX are are Kindle Daily Deals.  Today only they’re $1.99 each and practically a steal at the price,Continue reading “Happy New Year!”

Happy Book Birthday, etc.

I have to wish a fantastically happy book birthday to debut author Marie Langager, whose wonderful young adult science fiction novel BEYOND OUR STARS, released today as part of Bloomsbury Spark’s launch line.  So exciting! Cover Copy: Fleeing a destroyed Earth, seventeen-year-old orphan Hope grew up living in the confines of a spaceship heading toContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday, etc.”