Sarah Rees Brennan's Blog, page 25

Events of Me!

Of late I have been doing much racing all over the world, and have not been blogging as I should!

Notable among my experiences in Japan was visiting with my publisher, where my lovely Japanese editor and I discussed Jamie being cute on the cover of the sequel, she showed me the fabulous posters made of the Japanese Cover of Amazing and she said Hiromu Arakawa liked my book! (I can now die happy.)

On my return from Japan, I found I had locked myself out of my own house. Since my housemates Jenne...

My Birthday and Other Cool Stuff

Yesterday was my birthday. In Japan, apparently passing twenty-five is a big deal - a lady can now be called a 'Christmas Cake' because nobody wants you after the twenty-fifth. Also there is a kind of nail polish called 'Just Pretend You're Twenty-Five Again.'

I find this hilarious, as being twenty-six is awesome so far. I spent my birthday in a ryokan (traditional Japanese guest house) up in Hakone, floating in the hot springs with Mount Fuji in the distance. And then I came back to the Inter...

We Should Go Get Our Feet Eaten by Fish

So I am in Japan, land of beauty and adventure! I am having an excellent time, and I am being well-cared-for by the Queen of Slovenia.

She is very wise. She tells me many things as she skilfully navigates me around the streets of Osaka and Tokyo. As we went around the Imperial Garden she told me that there is an Imperial Household Agency that protects the Japanese royal family. But they are not the most reclusive people - the Burmese government move their capital regularly.

I also have much wis...

September Book

Corner of the internet that I love best, good evening!

This week I am going to Japan with my best friend, which we are excited about for many reasons.

CHIARA: As a diplomat, I am very much looking forward to the cultural experience.
SARAH: I hope we can go to a cafe where they will give me KITTENS to play with!
CHIARA: The beautiful palace at Kyoto is of especial interest to me.
SARAH: I know from jdramas and manga that there may be PIRACY and CROSSDRESSING. I am TOTALLY PREPARED.

I will also be ...

The Arundel Tomb

First: presents for people.

courtneysmyth and aiscat93 have won copies of Rampant

yathenaeum has won a Demon's Lexicon prize pack from the last Big Idea post.

All of you should email me your addresses at sarahreesbrennan@gmail.com, and I will send you your prizes!

Second: a present for you all!

My Big Idea is as follows: I put up a short story to celebrate every week sales reach a certain (modest) number, to thank readers for buying hardcover, and as a show of faith that blogs and free content mak...

Killer Unicorns! Going Once, Going Twice...

'Sarah' you would be within your rights to say accusingly at this point. 'Did you not say you were going to celebrate this year by giving away a free book every month? Where is our AUGUST BOOK?'

You have not said that, because you are all ladies and gents. But nevertheless there is an August book. Diana Peterfreund's Rampant.

I heard about Rampant and the fact it was about killer unicorns, and that was all I needed. I love a good subversion of a trope. (See also: hot trolls, dainty ladies who sho

Pictures & Publication

A very kind lady named Nadya emailed me and sent me a link to where my Russian edition is out, so a) my Russian edition is out, yay! and b) Now I have seen my Russian cover!

I thought y'all might be interested in seeing it too, as I find it fascinating to see what varies from country to country, and what stays the same.





I may've mentioned in my New York Books of Wonder event that I am always describing how different my UK and US covers are.



Behold! A dude. Ravens. And then lo! ... A dude. Ravens.

Ladies, Please (Carry On Being Awesome)

So I was walking home from the new Star Trek movie, which I have previously indicated I found to be awesome. I was pretty surprised by this, as the Star Trek TV shows had not caught my fancy, and expressed this surprise to my friend, who was a fan of the TV show.

SARAH: But now I see I was TERRIBLY WRONG.
GASTON: Great!
SARAH: I'll watch the series now!
GASTON: Cool, we'll have a Star Trek weekend.
PASSERSBY: judge us for these words
SARAH: Sounds good! And I will watch the greatest love story of all

What Do Readers Want?

My petals, I come to you at last able to make my Exciting American Tour Announcement: Here are dates, vague places, and most excitingly of all my Co-Appearererer...er.

US Tour with Scott Westerfeld (Venues and Times TBA)


10/06 –Southern California appearances

10/08 - Northern California

10/09 – Northern California

10/10 – Portland, OR,

10/11- Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon

10/12 – Columbus Day, Seattle signings


Yeah, that phone call went a little like this.

PUBLICIST: You free to go on tour with

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I am sorry to have made you guys wait so long for this: I very much hope you enjoy! All mockery is, of course, done with affection.

This also seems to be a good time to link to some Star Trek parody icons written by my dear mizkit.


CREDITS: See how we dissolve and fly like Dementor mist... and then form like ink, ink on the page of a very special book! With awesome special effects!
AUDIENCE: I hope these credits are not using up the film's whole budget for subtlety.

HARRY: Here I am, randomly in a