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MONSTERS & MAYHEM TOUR

Want to know more about Lex Thomas and QUARANTINE? Check out the Monsters and Mayhem Tour. We'll be visiting some of your favorite YA blogs through September, along with Ilsa J. Bick, who'll be talking ASHES, of course! Here's where to find the stops:

September 9th: Lex Thomas at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

September 10th: Ilsa J. Bick at Mundie Moms

September 11th: Lex Thomas at All Things Urban Fantasy

September 12th: Ilsa J. Bick at Cari's Book Blog

September 13th: Lex Thomas at Colorimetry

September 16th: Ilsa J. Bick at House of a la Mode

September 17th: Lex Thomas at Read For Your Future

September 18th: Ilsa J. Bick at Katie's Book Blog

September 19th: Lex Thomas at My Shelf Confessions

September 20th: Ilsa J. Bick at Reading Teen

MONSTERS & MAYHEM TOUR

Want to know more about Lex Thomas and QUARANTINE? Check out the Monsters and Mayhem Tour. We'll be visiting some of your favorite YA blogs through September, along with Ilsa J. Bick, who'll be talking ASHES, of course! Here's where to find the stops:



September 9th: Lex Thomas at I Am A Reader, Not A Writer



September 10th: Ilsa J. Bick at Mundie Moms



September 11th: Lex Thomas at All Things Urban Fantasy



September 12th: Ilsa J. Bick at Cari's Book Blog



September 13th: Lex Thomas at Colorimetry



September 16th: Ilsa J. Bick at House of a la Mode



September 17th: Lex Thomas at Read For Your Future



September 18th: Ilsa J. Bick at Katie's Book Blog



September 19th: Lex Thomas at My Shelf Confessions



September 20th: Ilsa J. Bick at Reading Teen

READ, LISTEN, TWEET

QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS is finally available for purchase everywhere today!



We know some of you out there have been anxiously waiting for a whole year to find out what happens next (we've seen your tweets, we've read your reviews, and... you rule). You might even be so excited that you're going to sit down as soon as you get the book and read it cover to cover.



If you've got the time, if you think you can handle it.... then, DO IT! We highly recommend the single sesh. This book is a chainsaw. And to make the experience that much more intense, we've put together a reading soundtrack to accompany your re-entry into McKinley High.



So, get your mitts on THE SAINTS now, open to chapter one, press play, and send us updates to @LexThomasAuthor.





PLAY

If you can't get enough, check out the playlist we made for THE LONERS here!

THE SAINTS BOOK LAUNCH

Come celebrate the launch of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS on July 9th in Los Angeles. We'll be signing books and answering all your Quarantine questions! Here's where you'll find us:






BARNES AND NOBLE

The Grove in West Hollywood

189 The Grove Dr.

LA, CA 90039




TUESDAY, JULY 9th

7:00PM




See you there!

BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW

After months of waiting, the first review of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS is in! And it's a good one. Scratch that -- a great one. Booklist gave us a starred review! Reading it the first time was absolutely surreal, the second time was a joy, and the third through fiftieth... well, let's just say, it's become a reliable way to get pumped as we continue writing Book 3. Here's the Booklist link for the full review with plot details, but here are some spoiler-free highlights:





QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS












The craziest thing about 2012’s rash of teens-in-quarantine books was that all of them were good. But as enjoyable as were Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 and Dayna Lorentz’s No Safety in Numbers, it was Thomas’ Quarantine: The Loners that blew the doors off the joint with a dirty bomb of sex and violence. . . . With its morally dubious characters, charged sexual content, and double-take violence, this might be the darkest series going. . . . Here’s our demand: deliver the conclusion yesterday. 

-- Daniel Kraus

HANG OUT WITH US

Do you live in Southern California? Itching to get your copy of THE LONERS signed and find out what's in store for the rest of the QUARANTINE series? Then come see us at the Teen Book Fest in Ontario, CA this Saturday, May 11th.




We'll be discussing books, YA and a lot more with the likes of Stephen Chbosky, Carrie Arcos, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Jessica Brody, Sara Wilson Etienne, Suzanne Lazear, Marie Lu, Morgan Matson, Gretchen McNeil, Gregg Olsen, Ann Stampler, and Andrew Smith. 




And... it's free!




But you still need tix. They tell us they're available in advance and on-site. Call (909) 395-2225 to reserve yours. 




The first 200 attendees will receive free Teen Book Fest book bags. And maybe, just maybe, we'll be doing another scavenger hunt for an advanced copy of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS.




Here's the rest of the details, and see you there.




Teen Book Fest 2013

Saturday, May 11th 2013 9am-5pm

Doors open 8:30am

Merton E Hill Auditorium at Chaffey High (211 W. 5th Street, Ontario CA)




For more information visit: http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/index.aspx?page=34&recordid=159 or https://www.facebook.com/events/list#!/events/377031259081942/

WHAT'S UP?

Feeling random. Hence, the pic of Future Bill & Ted. But maybe it ties in considering there's cool things ahead. Quarantine: The Saints drops in a little over two months, and we've been getting some great feedback from friends and industry folk. But what we're most excited about is what the response from super-fans of the first will be. Our wait's nearly over.



We've also been finishing up the screenplay for the Quarantine: The Loners movie. You can never predict how things will go in the movie-making process, but at the very least we're starting strong. It's one action-packed script, and hell of a lot of fun. Cross your fingers it gets made, and we'll be sure to fill you in on any news when we have it.



In the meantime, we're underway with Book 3 right now. First drafts can be daunting, but they can also be the most fun part of the writing process. Nothing ahead but blank pages. There's freedom in that. And we're enjoying it.



More soon!

THE SAINTS ARC GIVEAWAY

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Goodreads Book Giveaway








Quarantine


by Lex Thomas

Giveaway ends March 25, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

BOOK 2 COVER REVEAL

As we near our July 9th pub date, we'll get to talk a little more about what awaits you in the sequel to THE LONERS. Until then, here's a peek at the cover of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS...











If you'd like to pre-order the book or add it to your reading list, check out these links:






Amazon  Barnes & Noble  Indiebound  GoodReads

THEM'S FIGHTING WORDS

Check it out! Daniel Kraus interviewed us for Hostile Questions. Lots of things were taken the wrong way, and it got ugly at times, but hopefully we're all still on speaking terms.