Claudia Gray's Blog, page 12

still more tour dates! plus, egg drop soup

Howdy all! First of all, thanks to each and every one of you who helped HOURGLASS debut at #4 on the NYT YA Series list -- I am very happy and very grateful. If you guys did not invest in these characters and put up with my wild, cliffhanger-loving ways, I would have a lot less good stuff in my life.

And just to reiterate, because a few people have wondered: Yes, there is a fourth book -- AFTERLIFE -- and there will be no cliffhangers there. Bianca and Lucas and company still have the most...

Contest winners, new contest, and, oh yeah -- HOURGLASS is out tomorrow!

We've finally made it to the end! If HOURGLASS isn't already in your local (US and Canadian) bookstore, then it will be as of tomorrow. I am so hoping you guys are going to enjoy this one, and terribly excited to head out on the big tour where I will get to meet so many of you in the Chicago, Atlanta, Austin and Houston areas.

Before I go any farther, though, I should warn you about one little thing with HOURGLASS:


Some of you are going, "But Claudia, why do you th...

HOURGLASS Contest #5! -- plus, blog tour info!

First of all, this fourth contest was amazing; you guys sent me SO MANY incredible songs that I still haven't been able to listen to them all yet! But I'm really enjoying what I'm hearing and expect to put a lot of these on the Balthazar and SPELLCASTER soundtracks. Ten winners were chosen at random, so congratulations to Jean B., Erin C., Jennifer D., Kirsten B., Lori G., Petra I., Kamie N., Angela L., Andrea N. and Sarah K.! I've emailed them all to let them know their Klimt posters will...

HOURGLASS Contest #4!

It's that time of the week again -- time to name the winners of Contest #3 and begin Contest #4! So first of all, the happy winners of their very own star lamps are Debra S., Van P., Viki S., Jessica B. and Courtney V.! I've emailed you guys to let you know when the stars will be on their way. Congrats to all!

If you didn't win that one, take heart; we have another contest beginning now, and this is the one with your best chances -- we will have no fewer that ten lucky winners this week.

The...

HOURGLASS tour dates (plus a trip to Spain)!

I'll be doing a few events in connection with HOURGLASS' release (in the United States March 9!) and I wanted to give you the heads-up:

Tuesday, March 9
Anderson's Bookshop
7:00 PM
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540

Thursday, March 11
BookPeople
7:00 PM
603 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78703

Saturday, March 13
Barnes & Noble
2:00 PM
7660 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Thursday, April 1
Borders
7:00 PM
1 N. La Grange Road
La Grange, IL 60525

I'll also be appearing at a couple of high schools in Houston, TX ...

Book Trailer!

HarperTeen has put together a book trailer for HOURGLASS -- check it out on YouTube! Or, you know, right here.



I am pleased not only at the awesome trailer, but because the links take me through to look at all the awesome castings and trailers you guys have put together for the EVERNIGHT series so far. One of you has even acted out the first few pages of the first books -- I don't watch this stuff often, but I do check it out sometimes, and I always LOVE it when I do. So keep up the good wo...

HOURGLASS Contest #3!

The second contest was a great deal of fun -- I now have a long reading list, comprised of some books I'd already been eager to read (like the Lisa McMann series, Alyson Noel's books and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and some new ones to add to my list. You guys are all avid, intelligent readers, which is what made this contest a joy. While all the entries were fantastic, I had to pick five winners at random, so congratulations to Margaret W., Jessie E., Miriam H., Isabelle L-C., and Nanna P.! I'll...

HOURGLASS Contest #2!

First it's time to announce the winners of HOURGLASS Contest #1 -- congratulations to Alicia S., Natascha T., Ashlyn G., Ashly F. and Kim W.! I've emailed all of you guys to get the addresses for your signed advance copies of HOURGLASS. Hope you will enjoy it!

This is my absolute favorite contest I've ever held, because it was so much fun to read your entries. Bianca seems to be the overall favorite, with most people saying that they liked her strength; Balthazar and Lucas came in a mutual ...

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Then CHECK THIS OUT!



Yeah, that has absolutely nothing to do with books, vampires or anything else, but a friend of mine linked to it and I laughed very hard.

Remember, you have until Monday night to enter HOURGLASS Contest #1! Just send an email to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com with the subject line "HOURGLASS Contest #1" and tell me who your favorite character in the EVERNIGHT series is, and why. 5 winners chosen at random will get a signed advance copy of HOURGLASS!

(And yes, I'll ship ...

HOURGLASS Contest #1!

Yes, it's that time of year again! We're at five weeks (whoa!) until the release of HOURGLASS. Finally, at last, I have a few copies in my hot little hands ... and I am giving away FIVE signed copies (early!) to winners who will be chosen at random from those who answer this question:

Which character in the EVERNIGHT series is your favorite, and why?

(And yes, I will pick the winners at random, so there is no wrong answer.)


To enter, send an email to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com, with th...