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Favorite Fall Reads + Giveaway: THE YOUNG ELITES

You can go ahead and hate me now because I was lucky enough to read an early incarnation of this book, on the beach, with Marie right beside me, so I got to flail my arms and fangirl at her while I was reading it.

And this is definitely the kind of book that required a lot of fangirling and flailing of arms. This story is sort of like what would happen if Avatar: The Last Airbender met Game of Thrones with more super powers and (slightly less) killing. There are some deep themes hidden by fast action, and my heart broke for three different characters in the first fifty pages (don't worry; my favorite got some revenge going, so it was all good).

This is an amazing book. If you love fantasy, totally pick it up. If you love action and thrillers, pick it up. If you love characters who seem real and also kick ass, pick it up. You know what? Just pick this book up. Trust me.

So, I asked Marie a few questions about fall! Read on to find more and to enter to win a copy of The Young Elites AND all the rest of my favorite fall reads! 

It's a beautiful (or rainy!) fall day--what book do you most want to curl up with and read all day?

Now I am fantasizing about a cozy, rainy autumn day. SIGH. I would snuggle up with Mattimeo (by Brian Jacques). Nothing gives me warm fuzzy joy like a Redwall book.

I love fall thunderstorms, but if I can't listen to one, I turn to music. What are you listening to right now? 

Lullabies, by Yuna. All of her songs are on a frequent cycle in my playlists.



Pumpkin spice latte or warm apple pie?

Warm apple pie!!!!!

YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN THIS AND FIVE OTHER BOOKS RELEASED THIS FALL! Contest is open internationally; prize won't ship until November, when all the books are out.



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Favorite Fall Reads + Giveaway: THE WALLED CITY

Guys. Guys. GUYS. The Walled City is...breathtaking. Truly amazing. I have honestly never read anything like it. Based on a real city that's worse than any fictional dystopia, The Walled City has fast-paced action, realistically drawn characters, and a world that is visually stunning in all its gritty reality.

There's a scene in the first twenty or so pages. I will never forget reading that scene. I thought to myself, "there's no way Ryan is going to make this character do that thing. No way." You know how in a book, you can identify the main characters, and you know nothing too bad is going to happen, right? Like, it'll look like something bad is going to happen, but it never really does, right? Somehow they always escape intact.

Not in this book. No character is safe. The bad things do happen. Just like in real life. But also like in real life, the good things happen, too.

So: pick this one up. You will not regret it. You will love every page--and you will cry for and cheer these characters on. It's inevitable. The book is that good.

So, I asked Ryan a few questions about fall! Read on to find more and to enter to win a copy of The Walled City AND all the rest of my favorite fall reads! 

It's a beautiful (or rainy!) fall day--what book do you most want to curl up with and read all day?

Any one of the seven Harry Potter books! I'm rereading them currently and it's just such a wonderful world to get lost in. Drizzly fall days fit right in with Hogwarts and goblets of pumpkin juice and wind-whipped matches of Quidditch!

I love fall thunderstorms, but if I can't listen to one, I turn to music. What are you listening to right now? 

I'm kind of on a Woodkid kick right now. Especially his song Iron. It fits particularly well with one of the characters in my current WIP.



Pumpkin spice latte or warm apple pie?

I'm a pumpkin spice girl all the way. There's a small coffee shop I sometimes write in which uses scoops of real toasted pumpkin in their seasonal lattes and I'm obsessed. But hey, good caffeine fuels good writing!!

YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN THIS AND FIVE OTHER BOOKS RELEASED THIS FALL! Contest is open internationally; prize won't ship until November, when all the books are out.



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My Favorite Fall Reads: Learn About New Books + Win Them Signed

I love the fall. It's my favorite season. There's rain and pumpkin spice and sweaters and fires in the fireplaces, and basically that all adds up to the perfect time to curl up with a good book!

There are a TON of amazing books coming out this fall, and I thought I'd spend this week talking about how amazing they are--and what's even better than talking about great books is giving away great books--ALL OF WHICH ARE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 

So, all this week, I'm going to be featuring one of my favorite fall reads, and you'll have a chance to enter to win ALL of them, and ALL of them are signed by the authors! So definitely stick around--every day this week features a new book and a new chance to win everything!


YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN THIS AND FIVE OTHER BOOKS RELEASED THIS FALL! Contest is open internationally; prize won't ship until November, when all the books are out.



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How to Order the Body Electric on the Compelling Reads Tour

In the first week of November, I'm lucky enough to be a part of the amazing Compelling Reads tour. I'll be traveling with an amazing group of authors throughout North and South Carolina, and we'll be talking books, having awesome giveaways, and of course, signing books!

However: The Body Electric may be a little hard to come by. Because it's something called "print on demand," booksellers will have to be very limited in how many copies they order. If you want to ensure that you get a copy of The Body Electric for me to sign for you at the tour, please, please, please contact the bookstore early and request that they order it for you and put it on hold. That's really the only way to ensure that you'll get a copy of my latest book.

And! I will have a special swag pack for every person who gets a copy of The Body Electric signed by me at the bookstore! Every one!! It will include swag from both Across the Universe and The Body Electric--and the only way to guarantee you get one is to pre-order the book from the bookstore before the event. And remember: it may take up to five days for the order to arrive, so pre-order early!

To make it easier for you, I've included the bookstores I'll be at and how to preorder! And remember: even if you can't come to the event, you can order a book to be signedthat you can pick up at the store or have shipped to you!
November 1 at 3pm Raleigh, NC: Quail Ridge Books To order:CLICK HERE or call (919) 828-1588
November 2 at 2pm Chapel Hill, NC: Flyleaf Books To order: CLICK HERE or call (919) 942-7936
November 3 at 7pm Asheville, NC: Malaprops' Bookstore To order:CLICK HERE or call (828) 254-6734
November 4 at 4:30pm Charlotte, NC: Park Roads Books CLICK HERE or call (704) 525-9239
November 5 at 5pm Greenville, SC: Fiction Addiction CLICK HERE or call (864) 675-0540

Where to find THE BODY ELECTRIC

Today's the day--The Body Electric is finally out! I have poured my heart (and brain!) into this twisty book, and I hope that those of you who read it, love it.

Here's where you can find your own copy of the book!

SUPPORT LOCAL:
Any bookstore in America (and Canada, I believe) can order you a copy of the book! Just because you don't see it on the shelves doesn't mean that they can't get it to you. It's in all the major retailer systems, so it should take them only seconds to look it up and order it for you. Show me a receipt from your local bookstore, and I'll mail you some swag!
Even if you don't have a local bookstore near you, you can support indie bookstores by ordering a copy through IndieBound. Here's the direct link! This will get you a copy of the Special Edition of the book--it includes a short story, interview, world history, and other extra details! (Please note: the IndieBound website incorrectly lists this book as hardcover; all print copies of The Body Electric are paperback. I'm working with them to correct the issue.)

SUPPORT LOCAL AND GET SIGNED COPIES:
While the Limited Edition of The Body Electric is all sold out, you can still order from my local indie, Malaprops, and get a signed Special Edition. I'll be stuffing them all with swag until swag runs out! And if you live in the Asheville, NC, area, be sure to stop by for the launch party on Tuesday! There will be cupcakes and books and me awkwardly talking about cupcakes and books :)

AMAZON


Paperback: $11.69Paperback (special edition): $14.99Ebook: $4.99BARNES & NOBLEPaperback (special edition): $14.54Ebook: coming soon! I swear! 
IBOOKSTOREEbook (special edition): $4.99

KOBOEbook (special edition): $4.99

YA Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are SIX contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the GREEN TEAM--but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, and an indie team for a chance to win a whole different set of signed books!

If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.
SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE
Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the green team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!). 
Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.
Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by OCTOBER 5, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
SCAVENGER HUNT POST

Today, I am hosting Elizabeth Holloway on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Elizabeth is a writer of young adult fiction living in Southern Pennsylvania with her two teen children and their growing number of pets. In addition to writing, she is a registered nurse, an avid reader, an out-of-practice artist, a karaoke singer, and a music lover. She is still trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up.

Her first novel, CALL ME GRIM, is available NOW. The sequel, DEATH BECOMES ME, will release in Fall 2015. She is represented by Lindsay Ribar of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.
Find out more information by checking out the author website or find more about the author's book here!


EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Scene from Chapter 1 of CALL ME GRIM


She’s here. Somewhere in the rows of student artwork, the girl who could solve all of my problems is here. The question is, where?My eyes drift closed and the ring on my right thumb tingles as it searches the art show for the girl’s dying soul. Her time is soon. I can already feel the slight tug of her soul without using the ring, but it’s not strong enough to draw me to her, yet. Her death is scheduled for tomorrow, and there are too many souls in the high school gym for me to pinpoint where the tug is coming from. The ring will have to show me where she is.The ring’s power forms an image behind my closed lids. The girl—Libbi. Her name is Libbi. How the heck will I ever convince her to listen to me if I keep calling her ‘the girl’?—stands beside a tall copper sculpture that looks like three gigantic blades of grass reaching for the gym’s overhead lights. Dark waves of hair spill down the middle of her back as she tilts her head to look at the top of the towering piece.I’ve seen that sculpture. It’s at the end of the first row of artwork, just inside the door. My eyes snap open. I spin around and sprint down the length of the gym, determined not to lose her.There aren’t many people in the gym now, and most of them move out of my way as I draw closer, affected by my creepy Reaper aura. Those who don’t, get a shock of ice cold when I pass through their bodies. I hate doing that, but sometimes it’s a necessity.As I round the last partition I catch sight of her. Libbi turns from the grass-like sculpture toward the open doors that lead to the high school’s main entrance like she’s looking for someone.This is my chance. My foot lifts off the floor, but before I can take a step toward her, she pivots on her heel and marches away from me, down the aisle on the opposite side from where I stand, and deeper into the gym.I follow, in my parallel aisle, catching glimpses of her long hair, her skirt, the backs of her shoes, at the end of each row we pass. Finally, she decides on a row and turns down it. I skid to a stop at the opposite end.Her bright, green eyes meet mine across the distance and my breath takes a temporary vacation.She’s freaking beautiful.How’s that for fair?Libbi’s lips bow into a pout and I can almost feel the disappointment rolling off of her in waves. And, Lord help me, I want to take that disappointment away. I want to make her feel better. I want to see her smile.I give her a small nod and smile myself, but it seems to have the opposite effect. Her shoulders droop and her pout deepens to a scowl. She looks away.
*****Thank you so much for sharing your work, Elizabeth! 

And don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Elizabeth Halloway, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 24. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the green team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!



CONTINUE THE HUNT
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Launch Party for THE BODY ELECTRIC!

Ermahgerd, it's almost time for The Body Electric's release! O.O How can it possibly be that time already?! It feels like just yesterday I was still pouring over the book, tweaking commas and cutting semicolons.

But the calendar tells me it's almost October.

And October 6th is the day The Body Electric is released.

And October 7th is the day Malaprop's is hosting a launch party for the book! I have been told that there will be cupcakes, and I know there will be books, and I shall attempt to be witty and informative and answer any questions you may have about the book or publishing, and I would love to see you there! While the Limited Editions are all sold out, I'll have copies of the Special Edition for sale there (all the same content, minus the special signed/number page), and I'll be giving out as much swag as I can while I still have supplies of it. Did I mention the cupcakes?

So if you're in the area--come see me! This is the first event I'll be doing for The Body Electric, and one of the few events I'm doing solo, so I'm super nervous about it. But no matter what happens, in the end there will be books and cupcakes, so that seems to indicate a good party to me :)


Edited to add: Since this book is a self published book, you may start seeing it available for sale a little earlier than October 6. It doesn't have a hard release date, so once bookstores get it, they can put it on sale.

Book Reviewers Wanted

So, there was a mistake at the printers I was using for copies of THE BODY ELECTRIC, and I have about seven defective copies of the book. They look perfectly fine on the outside, and the book itself is totally readable. The only problem is that the art on the title page was blacked out, so it's basically a blank black page rather than an image.

Obviously, I can't sell these copies, but I could give them away... I'm planning some major giveaways for readers soon, but nothing reviewer-specific. So I thought...why not give these defective copies to some earlier reviewers?

If you run a book blog or otherwise do reviews of books (i.e. for your newspaper, on GoodReads, whatever), then sign up below! I'll just do a random giveaway for this, and it'll be super short, as I'd like to get these in the mail ASAP. This giveaway will end 11:59pm, EST, on Sunday.

So! If you do any kind of book reviews, just sign up with your email address below. I'll select 5 or more random people from the sign-up form and send them copies of the book--just be advised that these are defective copies with the title page messed up. Open internationally; if you're younger than 19, get your parent/guardian's permission to enter.

Note: If you are one of the reviewers I have contacted directly to request a review, you do NOT need to sign up here. The delay in your copy is because of this printing error--you'll get the copies I promised you as soon as clean copies come back from the printer! 

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Only 50 Copies Left!! Order THE BODY ELECTRIC now!

Just a friendly reminder that once the Limited Edition books are sold out, they're gone forever! Only 350 will ever be made*, and they are very special indeed, chock full of features, swag, and art.

You can read all about the Limited Edition and everything it includes here--and all of that for just $14.99! 

Some of you have mentioned that it's a lot of swag and extras for such a low price. And you're right. This is my gift to you. This is my way of thanking you for supporting me and my work. And this is my way of thanking local indie bookstores--in particular Malaprops, which has supported me from the start.

Every sale of this book directly benefits Malaprops, a beautiful local indie bookstore in the heart of Asheville. All the sales are going through them and only through them--and they told me today some very important news:


THERE ARE LESS THAN 50 BOOKS LEFT!!!!
Soooo...if you want a Limited Edition copy of the book, complete with swag and signatures and all kinds of goodies-- ORDER NOW!

Of course, you will still be able to order a copy of the book regardless after this--it just won't have all the goodies.

Pre-order Ebooks:

AmazonKoboiBooksNook (coming soon)
Print books will be on sale on October 6. There will be two versions available: a special edition (with all the extra goodies in the back--short story, interview, history, etc.) and a regular edition that's just the book. They'll be on sale at Amazon, BN, IndieBound, and anywhere else you request it.

AND DON'T FORGET! You can enter to win a copy of the book from GoodReads here!

BUT IF YOU WANT A LIMITED EDITION--ORDER NOW! You get all the goodies, you support an indie bookstore, and while you're there, you could order some more signed books from author friends! Such as...Stephanie Perkins, Alexandra Duncan, Megan Shepherd, Meagan Spooner, Alan Gratz, and more! BUY ALL THE BOOKS!!!



*350 copies of the Limited Edition are being made, but only 300 will be sold. The other 50 I am reserving for giveaways, reviews, and things like that.

Enter to Win a Copy of THE BODY ELECTRIC!

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The Body Electric
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