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ZEROBOXER Named A Junior Library Guild Selection

ZEROBOXER was named a 2015 selection by the Junior Library Guild. This is awesome because the JLG picks only a few titles each season to recommend and promote to libraries around the country. Needless to say, I’m very happy and honored.

I’m particularly stoked by the way the JLG describes the book. Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Genetically modified superhumans. High-stakes zero-gravity fighting championships. Earth/Mars political strife. Carr Luka, seventeen, trapped in the middle.

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Blow by Blow: Writing Action and Fight Scenes

In a guest post on YA Misfits, I offer advice to writers on how to write fight scenes that pack more punch. Check it out here.

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ALA Midwinter Panels and Signing

I will be at ALA Midwinter in Chicago, January 30-February 3, 2015. Here’s what I’ll be up to:

Saturday, 11am – We Need Diverse Books panel on the Pop-Tart Stage, with members of WNDB and fellow 2015 debut authors

Saturday, 1pm – Signing session in the Flux booth

Saturday 3pm - Dark Fantasy & Science Fiction panel on the Pop-Tart Stage, with an all-star cast of Auden D. Johnson, Ken Liu, and Sabaa Tahir. (does this not sound awesome?!)

More details HERE. 

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ZEROBOXER Available For Pre-Order

ZEROBOXER is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Powell’s. Save on the cover price (and boost my pre-order numbers) by grabbing it early!

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Interview on Monkey Poop

No, I don’t actually know anything about simian feces. Children’s book author Amitha Knight interviews me on her blog, Monkey Poop, as part of her series on Asian American authors. Read it here. 

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Science Fiction, Film, and Technology: Panel Discussion at the Portland Film Festival

The Portland Film Festival runs from August 26-September 1, and is chock full of programming and great events. I’ll be joining fellow science fiction writers Daniel Wilson, Ted Chiang, Sara B. Cooper, and William Hertling, and Dr. Andrew Duchon, on August 30 at 1:30pm, at the 5th Avenue Cinema for a panel discussion on science fiction, film, and technology.

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#MyWritingProcess Blog Hop

Here’s a post on the Fearless Fifteeners blog about what I’m working on and how I write, as part of the #MyWritingProcess blog hop. Read it here.

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ZEROBOXER Cover Reveal + Prize Pack Giveaway

ZEROBOXER has a cover! YA Books Central is hosting the cover reveal and giveaway, which runs until the end of April. Check it out.

Back when it was being sold, ZEROBOXER was pitched as Rocky meets Gattaca, so one lucky winner will receive the ZEROBOXER PRIZE PACK, which includes: a signed copy of ZEROBOXER upon its release, the DVD of Rocky, the DVD of Gattaca (both must-have movies in my opinion), and some more cool mystery swag thrown in for good measure.  

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Introducing: Fonda Lee on the Fearless Fifteeners Blog

The Fearless Fifteeners are YA and MG authors debuting in 2015. I introduce myself and talk about writing and ZEROBOXER in this blog post. Check it out, and then also take a look at all the other authors and novels there are to look forward to. 2015 is going to be a great year.

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INTERVIEW – Asian Authors Series

V.T. Bidania interviews me on ZEROBOXER and writing as part of her Asian Authors series. Check it out here.

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