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Behemoth Out! Thread of Spoilage!

Behemoth is out NOW in the US, Canada, and in the UK! (Sorry, Australia, you have to wait one more week, till October 12.) The audio book, read by the awesome Alan Cumming, is also out now.

For a bit more about the book, click here for an interview with me on Tor.com about researching Behemoth, writing process, and FOOD.

I'm on tour right now and will attempt to blog from the road, but it may be patchy.

Am I coming to your town? Well, do you live in . . .

Exton, West Chester, or Pittsburgh, PA THE NEXT THREE NIGHTS!

Glen Rock, NJ

Houston, Allen (near Dallas), or Austin, TX

New Orleans, LA

Alpharetta or Decatur, GA

Raleigh, NC

Cincinnati, OH

Ft. Thomas, KY

Naperville, IL

Novi or Ann Arbor, MI

Provo, UT

Nantes or Paris, France

Miami, FL

or Vancouver, Canada?

Then please check out my Appearances page for when I'll be near you.

And finally: THE COMMENTS ON THIS THREAD ARE SPOILERS!

ABANDON NARRATIVE TENSION, ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE . . .

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Last Day-ish

Behemoth comes out this Tuesday in the US, and next Tuesday (Oct 12) in Australia!

When it comes out, I'll be putting up a Spoiler Comments Thread. The actual post won't have spoilers, but do NOT click the comments unless (a) you've already read Behemoth or (b) you want your brain to explode.

Don't believe me? Just ask the people who accidentally read the Specials spoiler thread. (Mwah-hah-hah.) And no, this doesn't mean that anyone is necessarily going to DIE or anything in Behemoth. But stuff happens, you know?

In other news, shortly after the book comes out in the US, this countdown timer will start counting down again to a date in early November. "But what is the significance of this date?" you ask.

That is currently a secret. But it will be FUN.

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Behemoth Audiobook Interview

What Happens on Tour

Look what I got today . . .

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And as you can see, I ignored the label. Bwah-hah-hah! (But seriously, don't try this at home, or especially at your bookstore. I'm what you call an expert, with years of training that keeps me safe.)

Now, some of you have been asking in the comments of my tour details post exactly what my appearances will be like. That is an excellent question!

Here's roughly how they go:

1) The events are in a bookstore and somewhere between 30 and 100 people show up. These numbers seem to be completely random. (Sometimes at book festivals or other large venues, hundreds appear.) Those who come early sit closer, but no one is turned away! You can always buy my books at my appearances.

2) First I do a half-hour talk about how Leviathan came to be, and how Keith and I work together. This presentation has many slides of his boo-tiful art, which allow me to make hilarious visual jokes! Later in the tour, my schtick is smoother, but it is always stirring.

3) Next I answer all your burning questions about everything—the Leviathan series, the Uglies books, the Midnighters and New York trilogies, my adult books, writing advice, or whatever you want to know. Pro tip: Raise your hand early on when everyone else being a weenie, and your question will be answered.

4) I sign stuff. This can take a while, but your patience is rewarded by me signing pretty much anything put in front of me. I pose for pictures too. In case of very long lines, some stores have rules, like, two things signed for every book you buy there. And I would strongly encourage you to buy at least one book at the store hosting the event. I mean, it's in your interest to keep them in business! (But please come up and say hi, even if you are penniless.) And please assume I don't how to spell your name, even if it's "Rick."

5) Sometimes Justine is there. If you like her books and say so to her, she will not harm you. She may even sign things or amuse you in other ways. But there are no guarantees!

That's it, really. So if you live in or near . . .

Exton, PA

West Chester, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Glen Rock, NJ

Houston, TX

Allen (near Dallas), TX

Austin, TX

New Orleans, LA

Alpharetta, GA

Decatur, GA

Raleigh, NC

Cincinnati, OH

Ft. Thomas, KY

Naperville, IL

Novi, MI

Ann Arbor, MI

Provo, UT

Paris or Nantes, France

Miami, FL

or Vancouver, Canada . . .

then please check out my Appearance page for when I'll be there.

See you on tour!

Behemoth Tour Details

Here are the long-awaited details of the Behemoth tour!

NOTE: This only goes through the end of October. In November I'll be going to Miami, FL; Vancouver, Canada; and Nantes and Paris, France.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

7:00PM

Barnes & Noble

301 Main Street

Exton, PA 19341

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

7:00PM

Chester County Books

975 Paoli Pike

West Chester, PA 19380

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

7:00

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

4400 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

4:00PM

In-store signing at Books, Bytes and Beyond

197 Rock Road

Glen Rock, NJ 07452

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

1:30 – 2:30PM

New York Comic Con

Javits Center

655 West 34th Street

New York, NY 10001

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12

5:00 PM

Blue Willow Bookstore

14532 Memorial Drive

Houston, TX 77079

October 13 in Jackson, MS is canceled.

SORRY!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14

7:00PM

Allen Public Library

300 N. Allen Drive

Allen, TX 75013

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

2:30PM

The Sanctuary at First United Methodist Church

1201 Lavaca Street

Austin, TX 78701

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

8:00PM

Austin Bat Cave

AAMP Building, 411 West Monroe Street

Austin, TX 78701

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18

4:30PM

Octavia Books

513 Octavia Street

New Orleans, LA 70115

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20

7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble

Mansell Crossings Shopping Center

Alpharetta, GA 30022

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21

TBD

The Little Shop of Stories

133A East Court Square

Decatur, GA 30030

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

5:30PM

Quail Ridge Bookstore

3522 Wade Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27607

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25

7:00PM

Joseph Beth Booksellers

2692 Madison Road

Cincinnati, OH 45208

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26

4:30PM

Blue Marble Bookstore

1356 South Fort Thomas Avenue

Ft. Thomas, KY 41075

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27

7:00PM

Anderson's Bookshop

123 West Jefferson

Naperville, IL 60540

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28

7:00PM

Borders

43075 Crescent Blvd.

Novi, MI 48375

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29

7:00PM

the Ann Arbor District Library

343 South Fifth Avenue

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30

12:00PM

Provo County Library

550 North University Avenue

Provo, UT 84601

Behemoth Countdown Timer

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Zombies Vs. Unicorns Is Out!

Today is the official release date for Zombies Versus Unicorns, an anthology that includes short stories from me, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, and Carrie Ryan (all Team Zombie) as well as Meg Cabot, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, and Diana Peterfreund (Team Rainbow Farts).

People have been seeing ZvU in stores for a few days now, because the contagion cannot be contained!

Here's a cool interview with the cover artist. And here is some ...

Fan Art Friday

Check this out:

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I actually commissioned this image from Allison B. Thomas, whose work I've been following for a while. Since I always refer to Keith's style in Leviathan as "Victorian manga," I thought it would be cool to see the characters in a real manga style.

It's cool how the clothing above (wind-swept, as always in manga) feels almost as detailed as in Keith's incredibly fine-lined work. It's a great translation from one style to another, which my favorite thing about fan art. It's kind o...

Leviathan in France/More Behemoth Art

Salut à tous mes fans de France! Merci pour votre visite. Le premier livre de ma nouvelle série, Leviathan, sort en publication aujourd'hui en France. Cette trilogie a des merveilleuses illustrations de Keith Thompson. (Jetez un coup d'oeil ici.) J'espére que cela vous plaira!

Cliquez ici pour gagner une copie gratuite.

Okay, that was a shout-out to my French fans. Leviathan comes out there today, so I wanted to say hi.

But there's news for you anglophones as well: More art from Behemoth has...

The Behemoth Tour Takes Shape

It's Friday, but I got no new fan art this week. (Boo-hoo.)

And yet I have cool news! The mighty computers of Simon & Schuster have begun to reveal the details of the Behemoth tour. Not everything is set in stone yet, but at the end of this post you'll find a list of cities that I'll definitely be going to.

But first, here's a bunch of events in and around New York (as far away as Baltimore) that I'll be doing in the next month or so. Most of this early stuff has to do with Zombies Versus...