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News to Leave You Breathless

Exciting announcement!

As you may already know, Nightshade is one of five books Penguin selected as Breathless Reads. I've already featured two of these books, The Eternal Ones and The Replacement, on this blog and I can't wait to tell you all about Ally Condie's Matched (I'm waiting until a bit closer to the book's release date).

Now MTV is premiering the Breathless Reads trailer on their web site this Friday, October 1. You'll have to wait until Friday to see the video, but to give you a sense of what's to come here's a still from Nightshade's portion of the trailer: Isn't it cool?!!

To check out the other stills from The Eternal Ones, The Replacement, and Matched visit author's web sites.
-Kirsten Miller: http://theeternalones.wordpress.com/
-Ally Condie: http://www.allysoncondie.com/
-Brenna Yovanoff: http://brennayovanoff.livejournal.com/

And you can find links to all the blogs on the Breathless Reads Tumblr: http://thepenguinfive.tumblr.com
Excerpts of all Breathless Reads titles (The Eternal Ones, The Replacement, Nightshade, Matched and Sapphique) are available for download on the Breathless Reads website (www.breathlessreads.com).

Don't forget to visit again on Friday when I'll post the link to the video!

EPIC Contest

Banned Books Weeks is, in my opinion, one of the most important weeks of the year. The suppression of ideas and discussion runs counter to the growth and compassion that human society desperately needs.

Given how pivotal I think this week of anti-censorship awareness is I'm giving away some big prizes. Winners will be randomly drawn at the end of the week and details of how to enter will follow - but first: the prizes! These books constitute challenged and banned books that have had a profound...

In Which I Am A Fortune Teller

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Remember a few days ago, when I posted about censorship in support of Laurie Halse Anderson?

In that post I mentioned a guest post I'd written for Page Turners Blog about book banning and how I expect Nightshade to be challenged at some point.

The past few days I've been in Naperville, Illinois for Anderson's YA conference. I had the best time ever - the Anderson's staff are phenomenal! It was amazing and I'll be posting more about that soon. Prior to the conference, I had the great pleasure an...

A Quality of Light

I anticipate this time of the year like no other, and it's not just because we're now within a month of Nightshade's release date. It feels not unlike fate that my debut novel will be published at the heart of autumn, my favorite season and the one in which I feel the most myself.

I couldn't imagine living in a part of the world where the seasons didn't change. There's an energy to the shift that never fails to fill me with wonder. One of my favorite characteristics of autumn is the way light ...

SPEAK Out

Next week, September 25 - October 2, 2010, is Banned Books Week. Book censorship is an issue about which I have strong opinions. You can find a guest post on this subject I did for Page Turners Blog (they're doing an entire month of features devoted to BBW) and today I have another Banned Books topic to bring to your attention.

One of the most talented and courageous writers I know is Laurie Halse Anderson. Not only does she write amazing historical literature (Chains, Forge) but she also addr...

Riddle Me This

There's a very attractive young man living alone in a creepy mansion in Vail, Colorado. Loud, inexplicable crashes keep waking him up at 5 a.m.

Who's he gonna call? (Hint: The Ghostbusters are unavailable)

You!
You might have noticed around the interwebz that in the six weeks leading up to NIGHTSHADE's release Shay has joined us in the world. He's just moved to his uncle's mansion, Rowan Estate, and things are getting a little strange there.

You can check out his blog posts and talk with him on F...

Winners Galore

Wow - we've had an awesome spate of contests on the blog recently and today is the day to announce all the winners.
Let's start with the most recent and work back in time. (Hooray for blog time travel!)

Yesterday I was delighted to host a contest for Lisa Desrochers' debut PERSONAL DEMONS. It's in stores today - go get it :) Don't forget to stop by Lisa's blog today for more chances to win.

The winner of the PERSONAL DEMONS prize back is:

Claire Dawn

I also was able to spend some time talking with...

The Devil Inside

Is anyone else out there a child of the 80s and like me, still swoony when it comes to INXS?

I've got a special treat for you today. My oh-so-fabulous critique partner, Lisa Desrochers, has a big day tomorrow - her debut novel PERSONAL DEMONS hits bookstores. It is sizzling!!

While Lisa had already created her own fantastic playlist for PERSONAL DEMONS, as someone who always conjures music to accompany reading I think that INXS could do a pretty great job of soundtracking this addictive and ori...

Buzz!!

Holy Hand Grenades! I blinked and somehow passed 400 followers!! Heya everyone and thanks for being here :)

I hope you enjoyed all the fun hearing about Brenna Yovanoff's awesome debut The Replacement!

Now that it's September, we're in the final countdown to Nightshade's arrival. Eek!! And woo-hoo! I cannot wait 'til October 19.



I'd be worried that I won't be able to handle the waiting - patience is not a virtue I can claim. Fortunately I'm really, really busy until the release date. If you're l...

Q&A with Brenna Yovanoff

In addition to her fantastic guest post on irrational fear (mine is of crocodiles), Brenna was kind enough to let me ask her a bunch of questions:

Questions about The Replacement for Brenna Yovanoff from Andrea Cremer:

1. Mackie is such a unique and wonderful protagonist. What inspired you to write about a changeling who has been raised in the human world and wants to be part of it?

First, I have to say, I'm always so jealous of those people who get lightning-bolt story...