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June 5, 2009
Mind Rain Is Out!
I forgot to mention that Mind-Rain is out! Yes, a few of you commenters have already found it in various stores. If you can’t find it, just ask for it by name!
I was reminded by this contest to win the book on contributor Janette Rallison’s blog.
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Anyway, it was lots of fun working on it.
Click here to learn more about the collection.
Click here to read an excerpt.
Here’s a brief description:
In Extras, the last book in Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series, Aya tells us that when Tally Youngblood made the
June 4, 2009
Uglies Giveaway
A quick post!
Serena Robar is giving away a copy of Uglies on her blog today. Tell your uninitiated friends!
Have you mysteriously forgotten what Uglies is? Then check out this cool fan trailer:
Now I must go to my Lindy Hop lesson.
May 31, 2009
BEA Stuff
Justine and I had a great time at Book Expo America (as she explains on her blog), so here’s my report on the festivities.
My signing was a blast, with somewhere about 200 people dropping by to chat with me for, like, 23 seconds each. Thanks for all your kind words and tolerance of my sometimes brain-missing schmoozing. (I can only schmooze about a hundred people per hour before I start to spout the random.) And thanks to everyone who put up with the line changing locations after we ran out of ti
May 28, 2009
Me at BEA
Hey, all you lucky publishing and bookselling types going to Book Expo America. This is where you can find me:
Friday, 8:00AM
Justine and I will be at the YA breakfast. (There’s an 8AM now?)
Friday, 2:30PM
I’ll be giving away and signing galleys of Leviathan in the autographing area, Table 21.
Friday, 6:00PM
Justine and I will be at the ABC Not-a-Dinner and Silent Auction.
Saturday, 10:30AM
I’m doing a panel about alternative history with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare at the BEA Big Stage. This sho
May 23, 2009
Cover Whiplash!
Okay, so remember how I posted the US coverfor Leviathan ? Well, it turns out that there has been a change . . .
So this will be the actual cover in the United States:
Behold the gloriousness. It’s steampunky, baroque, and very, very shiny.
But, you may ask, why did this happen? From where comes this entirely new cover?
Well, I just work here. The writer’s job is to write and the publisher’s job is to publish, and covers are a key part of publishing a book. Which is not to say that I haven’t been co
May 15, 2009
UK Leviathan Cover
Because one cover is never enough, behold the United Kingdom cover for Leviathan!
Unlike the US cover, this image is based on one of the black and white illustrations in the book. Keith added color and a few extra elements.
For the sake of comparison, here’s the previously revealed US cover:
No official word yet as to whether the Australian and French covers will be one of these, or a different image entirely!
I like ALL the covers so far. What do you guys think?
May 10, 2009
IMterview with Maureen Johnson
So I think it’s time for another IMterview, because we all love them.
You may remember my previous IMterviews, such as this discussion of Cycler with Lauren McLaughlin, and chat with Robin Wasserman about Skinned, and this deep and meaningful with Justine on the subject of How to Ditch Your Fairy.
Today we have Maureen Johnson, best know for her fabulous novel Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes. Her latest series is Suite Scarlett, and this IMterview marks its paperback release. I read it back in its
May 7, 2009
Mind-Rain Contest
As you may remember, I recently edited a collection of essays about the Uglies series, called Mind-Rain. We got a bunch of YA authors together and asked them questions like, “Is Shay the real hero of the Uglies series?” “Who was the better boyfriend for Tally: David or Zane?” and “How can we prevent prettyheaded behavior in our own world?”
The answers are thought-provoking and will re-wire your brain!
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Mind-Rain doesn’t come out until June 2, but Teen-Libris (the publishers) are having a contest ri
May 5, 2009
Leviathan Cover!
In celebration of my birthday, I give you the US cover of Leviathan . . .
Frequently asked questions:
What? This is the first book of my next series, which will include three novels and one full-color guidebook, The Manual of Aeronautics.
When? Book 1 comes out October 6, 2009. The other two novels come out in October of 2010 and 2011.
Where? It will be published (almost) simultaneously in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. No waiting! We’ve also sold rights to France and Taiwan, so far.
Who? It’s by
May 4, 2009
Stack of Leviathan!
I was at Simon & Schuster the other day, and saw this gratifying stack of advanced readers’ copies:
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Yes, there are ARCs of Leviathan at large in the world.
Watch this space, for soon the cover will be revealed!
