Cat Winters's Blog, page 17

Introducing THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY!

I'm incredibly excited to announce that I sold a third young adult novel to Amulet Books: The Steep and Thorny Way . Here's the official announcement from Publishers Marketplace:

IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS and THE CURE FOR DREAMING author Cat Winters's THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY, pitched as inspired by HAMLET, a half-white, half-black girl in 1920's Oregon must deal with Prohibition, the KKK, and her father's murder, to Maggie Lehrman and Erica Finkel at Amulet, by Barbara Poelle at the Irene Go...

Deadlines, Advance Copies, a TV Spotlight, and a Puppy: My Super-Busy Summer of 2014

June and the first half of July have rushed by in a blur. I've been astoundingly busy working on multiple books at once, as well as promoting both In the Shadow of Blackbirds and The Cure for Dreaming. I'm coming up for a quick breather to share my latest news.

The ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. At the end of June I got to attend this amazing gathering of librarians and authors and saw the advance reading copies of The Cure for Dreaming for the first time. Thanks so much to my publisher A...

THE CURE FOR DREAMING on Netgalley and My Appearance at ALA in Vegas

I've been busily working away on edits for my Summer 2015 adult novel, The Uninvited , but I need to come up for a quick breather to share some exciting news about my rapidly approaching October 2014 YA release, The Cure for Dreaming .

First of all, if you're a reviewer, librarian, bookseller, author, or anyone else who typically receives advance reading copies, I'm thrilled to announce that The Cure for Dreaming is now available to request on Netgalley ! Please note that not everyone who request...

Oregon Spirit Book Award

I'm incredibly excited to announce that In the Shadow of Blackbirds was named the winner in the Young Adult category of the Oregon Spirit Book Award for 2013. The award in presented by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE). April Henry's The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die and Bridget Zinn's Poison were named honor books in the Young Adult category.

Only Oregon authors were eligible for this award, so I know several of the authors whose books appeared on the 2013 Oregon Spirit Book Awa...

THE CURE FOR DREAMING Goodreads Giveaway

Good news! Amulet Books/Abrams is offering a giveaway for twenty advance reading copies (ARCs) of The Cure for Dreaming! To enter, head over to Goodreads and follow the instructions on the site. The giveaway runs until June 20, 2014, and it's open to U.S. and Canadian residents. Now, I've already heard from readers in other countries who were disappointed to learn that they're unable to enter. Rest assured, I have a feeling A&C Kids UK will eventually run international ARC giveaways, just...

More Upcoming Events, Including a June 4 YA Panel

I now have several appearances officially scheduled, including an extremely fun YA panel coming up on June 4, 2014. The details:

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 6:30 pm
Manaia Coffee House and Grill (event presented by Jacobsen's Books )
203 E. Main St., Hillsboro, Oregon
Spring into Summer with Cool YA Reads panel and signing with Cat Winters, Paula Stokes, Miriam Forster, and Tara Kelly.


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I've also started scheduling my book tour for The Cure for Dreaming, includ...

Upcoming Events

It feels like it's been a while since I've had signings and speaking events to report, mainly because I'm in the in-between stage between my books' release dates. I'm happy to announce that I have four exciting events coming up during the next few months, starting this Saturday. Here's my schedule for May through July:

Saturday, May 17, 2014, 2:00 pm
Green Bean Books
1600 NE Alberta St., Portland, Oregon
I'll be reading children's books as part of the inaugural Indies First Storytime Day , part of...

Bram Stoker Awards Banquet

Tomorrow evening (Saturday, May 10), I'm heading to the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, which, conveniently for me, will be held right here in Portland this year as part of the 2014 World Horror Convention . In the Shadow of Blackbirds is a Bram Stoker Awards Finalist in the category of Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, and I'm thrilled to pieces.

The awards ceremony will be streamed online at approximately 7:30 pm PDT. If you're interested in watching, here's the information I received...

Saying Goodbye to a Sweet, Furry Friend

This weekend was a tough one. My husband, kids, and I had to put our beloved 16 1/2-year-old dog, Iggy, to sleep. He lived an incredibly long and happy life that spanned from my early years of marriage as a twentysomething in San Diego to my modern world as a working writer with two kids in Oregon. Even though we knew we wouldn't have Iggy with us much longer, losing him has left an empty gap in our house. I usually sit here in the mornings, checking my emails and getting started on my writin...

The Full Cover for THE CURE FOR DREAMING

On Tuesday night, Jaime Arnold at Two Chicks on Books graciously posted the exclusive cover reveal for my newest novel, The Cure for Dreaming, coming October 14, 2014, from Amulet Books/Abrams . To enter my international ARC giveaway, and learn about the hidden surprises in the cover, head to www.twochicksonbooks.com .

And here it is, the full cover for The Cure for Dreaming, designed by the talented Maria T. Middleton at Abrams:


The synopsis:

Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffr...