Cat Winters's Blog, page 25

My ALA Midwinter Meeting Appearances

I'm heading up to the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Seattle this weekend!

If you'll be there, too, please stop by and see me at the ABRAMS Booth (#2320) I'll be signing advance reading copies of In the Shadow of Blackbirds during the following days and times:

Saturday, January 26 2:00-3:30 pm
Sunday, January 27 9:00-10:00 am
On Sunday, January 27, I'll be giving a short talk about the novel in the Book Buzz Theater during the ABRAMS hour (10:30-11:30 am). Also speaking: Tom Ang...

Blurbs from Lauren DeStefano, Saundra Mitchell, and Katherine Longshore!

I'm thrilled and honored to announce that New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano and fellow historical novelist Katherine Longshore have now joined Saundra Mitchell in blurbing In the Shadow of Blackbirds. I'm revealing their entire quotes for the first time right here!
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“Words like ‘unputdownable’ and ‘irresistible’ are simply not enough for Cat Winters’s In the Shadow of Blackbirds. Days after finishing this story, it remains the first thou...

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

A.B. Westrick , author of Brotherhood (Viking/Putnam, Fall 2013), tagged me in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop—a meme involving a set of questions for writers about what they’re working on. Because details about my work-in-progress are being kept under wraps, I'll answer the questions based on my April 2013 release, In the Shadow of Blackbirds .

What is your working title of your book (or story)?

The working title was Blackbirds; the final title is In the Shadow of Blackbirds.

What is the one-sentence...

2013 Appearances (In Person and Online)...and a Giveaway

Happy New Year! In the Shadow of Blackbirds will be hitting bookstores three months from today, so I'm extremely excited about ringing in 2013.

Here is a list of where I'll be in person and online in the coming months.*

January 3: Me, My Shelf, and I - 25 Things You Might Not Know about Me and My Book

January 9: Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks - How to Dress Like Mary Shelley Black

January 16: In the Shadow of Blackbirds blurb reveal day

January 23: BlackbirdsNovel.com launch - Giveaways...

2013 Appearances (In Person and Online)

Happy New Year! In the Shadow of Blackbirds will be hitting bookstores three months from today, so I'm extremely excited about ringing in 2013.

Here is a list of where I'll be in person and online in the coming months.*

January 3: Me, My Shelf, and I - 25 Things You Might Not Know about Me and My Book feature

January 9: Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks - How to Dress Like Mary Shelley Black post

January 16: In the Shadow of Blackbirds blurb reveal day

January 23: BlackbirdsNovel.com launch...

Enter to win a signed IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS ARC

Fellow Amulet Books author A.G. Howard is celebrating the upcoming release of her whimsical and wonderful Alice in Wonderland-inspired novel, SPLINTERED, which debuts January 1. She's throwing a major Red Carpet Event that includes several major INTERNATIONAL giveaways...and a signed advance reading copy of IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS is part of one of her prize packages!

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You can also win advance copies of other 2013 debuts, some of which I've had the privilege of reading, such as Sarah Skilton's BRUISED and April Genevieve Tucholke's BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. And, of course, you'll have the opportunity to win SPLINTERED!

Congratulations to A.G. Howard for her upcoming book birthday!

A.G. Howard's Red Carpet SPLINTERED Event (Featuring IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS as a Giveaway Prize)

Fellow Amulet Books author A.G. Howard is celebrating the upcoming release of her whimsical and wonderful Alice in Wonderland-inspired novel, Splintered , which debuts January 1. She's throwing a major Red Carpet Event that includes several major INTERNATIONAL giveaways...and a signed advance reading copy of In the Shadow of Blackbirds is part of one of her prize packages!

ENTER HERE
You can also win advance copies of other 2013 debuts, some of which I've had the privilege of reading, such as Sa...

Holiday Greetings, WWI Style

May you have a safe, relaxing, and joyful holiday season!
A glimpse at Christmas, WWI style:
1918 Christmas, Courtesy Library of Congress,
Prints & Photographs Division
1914 Christmas truce between the British and the Germans.
1918 Red Cross Christmas Poster, Courtesy Library of Congress,
Prints & Photographs Division
And last, but not least, a WWI holiday image for fans of fictional versions of the time period...
A rockin' 1918 Christmas, Downton Abbey style! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 

Request IN THE SHADOW ON BLACKBIRDS on NetGalley!

Reviewers, booksellers, librarians, and teachers: I'm thrilled to announce that you can now request IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS on NetGalley!

REQUEST THE NOVEL HERE

IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS Is Now on NetGalley!

If you're a book blogger, bookseller, librarian, book reviewer, teacher, or anyone else who normally receives galleys, I'm pleased to announce that In the Shadow of Blackbirds is now available on NetGalley !

REQUEST THE NOVEL HERE
Thanks so much to all the lovely, enthusiastic people who have already expressed an interest in receiving an advance copy of this book. For more In the Shadow of Blackbirds info, visit my About the Novel page.