The PARTIALS Launch is Tomorrow!

I am so excited, you guys. So excited. It feels like I've been waiting forever to share this book with all of you, and now I finally can. PARTIALS is a big book for me in a lot of ways–my first SF, my first real YA, my largest book, my biggest launch, and so on and so on–plus it's just a plain old good story. I had a ton of fun writing it, and I hope you have fun reading it. I hope it makes you happy, I hope it makes you angry, I hope it makes you think, and I hope it makes you talk about all the things that made you happy and angry and thoughtful and sad and excited and every other reaction. If you want to talk to me personally, or even just get signature, here are all the events I have scheduled.

Note: last year I started going out to dinner after each signing, extending an open invitation to anyone who wanted to come along; this proved to be a big hit, and I met a lot of great people, so I'm continuing the tradition with PARTIALS. The rules are simple: suggest your favorite local place, no big chains allowed, and everybody pays for themselves (me included–I'm not in this to schmooze for free food). We'll hang out and talk about reading and writing and whatever else you want to talk about, and it's awesome.

February 28: Book Launch at Weller's Book Works in Salt Lake City, UT

7:00pm

Weller's Book Works is the new location for Sam Weller's, now in Trolley Square. There's great parking, a wonderful new store, and the same awesome people that make it one of my favorite bookstores. The signing starts at 7, and whenever we finish up (probably around 8 or 8:30) I'm going to head down the hall to Rodizio's Grill for a "stuff yourself with food" party; this is the only signing at which I've already picked the restaurant, because it's awesome and it's right there.

February 29: Barnes & Noble in Orem, UT

6:00pm

This is my local store, just a few miles from my house; I even write there sometimes. I've had some of my biggest signings there, and the staff is always great. This is likely to end around 8, followed by dinner…somewhere. I'm open to suggestions.

March 9: Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL

6:30 PM

I have never been to this store, and in fact have never been to Florida. This event is the first stop of the March DARK DAYS tour, a really cool book tour with fellow dark YA authors Lauren Oliver and Claudia Gray. Their work is really great, so come and pick up some books. I'm complete stranger in Florida, like I said, so I'll be relying on some really solid restaurant recommendations from you guys. I can't guarantee that Lauren and Claudia will join us, but I will do my best to cajole them.

March 10: Barnes & Noble in Alpharetta, GA

2:00pm

I love Alpharetta; Georgia is consistently one of the most beautiful places I visit on tour, and I'm excited to be going back. This is the second stop of the DARK DAYS tour, so Lauren and Claudia will be here as well. Mid-afternoon is an odd time to go out to eat, but screw convention–I'm doing it anyway. At some point in the evening I'll be stopping off to sign shelf stock at Peerless Books, and (if I can make it) Eagle Eye Books in Decatur.

March 11: Vroman's in Pasadena, CA

4:00pm

Vroman's is one of the biggest indie bookstores I've ever seen, and has a great staff that's always reading and recommending new stuff. This is the last stop of the DARK DAYS tour, so again, Lauren and Claudia and I will all be there together, and it will be rad. It's also relatively near one of my favorite barbecue places, so we might be going there after, but as always I am open to suggestions. Later that evening I'll be signing shelf stock at Dark Delicacies in Burbank.

March 16-18: LunaCon in Rye Brook, NY

Times TBA

I'm spending this weekend in NY to meet my editor and do some research for the PARTIALS sequel, and since that's the same weekend as LunaCon I'm going to stop by whenever I can to hang out with their artist Guest of Honor, Dr. Howard Tayler. I don't yet know when and where you'll be able to catch me, but I'll post it on my calendar here (left sidebar) as soon as I do.

March 23: Signing in Ogden, UT

Times TBA

We're still locking down the details on this one, and we'll update this post and the calendar when we know more.

March 24: SLC Nerd in Salt Lake City, UT

From 2:00pm 'til the party stops

SLC Nerd is kind of like an SF convention with all the convention stuff stripped away; it's a party full of gaming and geekery and local bands. This is the first year, and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I don't have a reading or a signing or anything, but I will be there playing a public exhibition session of my L5R RPG campaign, featuring local luminaries Larry Correia, Paul Genesse, the guys from Elitist Book Reviews, and more. Come say hello, and maybe get roped in as a minor character.

March 29-April 1: World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, UT

Times TBA

The World Horror Convention is back in Utah again, and I'm especially excited this year because Mike Mignola will be there. Two years ago I kind of shy-stalked him at DragonCon, meaning I followed him around and went to his panels and was too shy to say anything. I talked to his editor, though, so that's something. Anyway, come to the con see him, and then maybe say hi to me while waiting in line or something. I'll have at least a signing, probably a reading, and a couple of panels as well.

April 6: Signing in Logan, UT

Times TBA

We're still locking down the details on this one, and we'll update this post and the calendar when we know more.

April 18: Books and Co. in Dayton, OH

7:00pm

I have another DARK DAYS tour in April! This time around I'll be touring with Kimberly Derting and Jill Hathaway, who are both awesome writers. I've been through Dayton once before, but don't really know anything about it, so I look forward to meeting you and hanging out at some awesome local place.

April 19: Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL

7:00pm

The second stop of the DARK DAYS tour with Kimberly and Jill. Again, I'm a total stranger in Illinois, so I'm excited to get to know everyone. As always, food will be eaten afterward.

April 20: Barnes & Noble in Burlington, MA

7:00pm

The final stop of the April DARK DAYS tour with Kimberly and Jill. I've never been to Massachusetts, though I've always wanted to visit. If you're in the area, please come say hi, pick up a book, and hang out.

That's the full schedule for now. You'll note that some of my traditional tour stops (the Northwest and most of California) are not on this list, but never fear: when THE HOLLOW CITY comes out in July I'll be hitting all of these places, culminating in a couple of events at San Diego Comic-Con. That tour will also see a return to Alpharetta, Houston, and anywhere else I can reasonably make it. If your area isn't on any of these lists, by all means tell me which city and bookstore you'd like me to visit, and I'll do my best.