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October 10, 2014
Marie Lu Crosses Over to the Dark Side
Last week we exclusively premiered the book trailer for Marie Lu’s latest young adult dystopian, The Young Elites—a story of one girl’s descent into evil. In order to channel her character, Lu explored the darkness inside of herself and discovered that the line between hero and villain is an easy one to cross.Let’s all admit it. Darkness is interesting.Mass murderer Loki attracts wild throngs of fans all too happy to bow down to him. We
In which I talk over at Bookish about writing the dark side for The Young Elites.
Female Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors went ignored for far too long, and it's time you paid attention
“Why do women rule YA?”, some ask, when the real question should be, “Why do men dominate everything else?”
My article on women and SF/F is up today on Bustle.
Evil mice and cute bunnies by the Elector Primo
Get Baker’s Match on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
By my Elector Primo, that is. :) My husband made an adorable iPhone game all about evil mice, cute bunnies, and delicious desserts. Something for everyone, really! Go check it out, because it’s free! But don’t blame me if you get hopelessly addicted.
*proud wife*
October 7, 2014
The Young Elites is out today
I don’t even know what to say. I can’t even believe that this book—this book that fought me every step of the way, but that somehow is still very dear to my heart—is finally out in the world. I’m terrified and relieved.
Thank you for your love and support.
Thank you for reading books.
I hope you enjoy Adelina’s story.
October 6, 2014
firstdraftwithsarahenni:
Marie Lu is the author of the New York...
Marie Lu is the author of the New York Times best-selling LEGEND series, and the first book in her new series, THE YOUNG ELITES, is out October 7! The written word taught Marie a new language, got her through high school, led her to take a chance on leading a creative life at a pivotal moment as college came to an end, and is now giving her the chance to see the world. Marie has truly inspiring things to say about when to recognize that you aren’t good enough for a story, how her visual thinking shows in her work, and what the push for diversity in YA has taught her.
Listen to her full interview here, or on iTunes or Stitcher!
One more day until The Young Elites releases! I had a wonderful conversation with the fabulous Sarah Enni, who runs the podcast First Draft. Check out our chat about games, books, and diversity!
October 2, 2014
Meet THE YOUNG ELITES In New Book Trailer
Meet THE YOUNG ELITES In New Book Trailer #TYE
An exciting new trailer for Marie Lu’s THE YOUNG ELITES is introducing LEGEND fans to Marie’s newest characters and hinting at their powers!
Mini Synopsis:
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who…
The official book trailer for The Young Elites is now out!! 5 more days until Release Day!
October 1, 2014
Books Of Wonder - LAUNCH PARTY for THE YOUNG ELITES with MARIE LU & Special Guest ALEX LONDON!
If you’re in NYC next Tuesday, come hear marielubooks & I chat at booksofwonder about her amazing brand new fantasy novel THE YOUNG ELITES.
Get books signed, say hi, hang out with us. It’ll be a blast!
And you can even pre-order books through the link above…even if you can’t make it to the event. They ship !
(no…not that kind of ship…although I do really like Marie…)
I love you, but I’m not IN love with you? ;)
But for all of you folks reading, heed Alex London’s words! We will have an epic conversation and Q&A. And if you haven’t read London’s PROXY and GUARDIAN yet, this will be the perfect opportunity for you to hear more about his incredible books and pick up copies!
truthbecomeslegend:
Countdown till TYE: day 7 Here’s Gemma. She...
Countdown till TYE: day 7
Here’s Gemma. She has a cool birthmark.
A super sweet sketch of Gemma, the Star Thief! I love that her facial marking is on here, too.
hellhounds-and-goldink:
A bad quality pic and very quick and...
A bad quality pic and very quick and sketchy ink and watercolor of Adelina Amouteru.
The Young Elites is so close.
WOW. An ominous and gorgeous picture of Adelina. Very symbolic!
Marie Lu (@Marie_Lu) | Twitter
The latest Tweets from Marie Lu (@Marie_Lu). I wrote the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites (out Oct. 7). I blog at http://t.co/g4Kn1q2fIA and Pin at http://t.co/MmNODwIvJb . Pasadena, CA
If you have any burning questions for me, I’ll be on Twitter tonight chatting and answering your Qs for an hour, at 7pm EST / 4pm PST. Questions about The Young Elites will get some priority, but I’ll try answering as many as I can. Find me at @Marie_Lu!
