Today is Seasparrow‘s birthday in North America, and I’m so very pleased. I hope I’ll see some of you at one or more of my Events. Also, this week only, I’m happy to announce a steep sale on e-books for the Graceling Realm backlist. US-based readers only (sorry, other readers!), any retailer, $2.99, through Saturday,… Read more »
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Bitterblue for the Nook. Also, the paperback
Hi everyone. Just one more note about Bitterblue: if you’re a Nook reader or read on an app that supports Nook books and have been considering buying the Bitterblue ebook, do it on Tuesday, September 17, when I understand Bitterblue will be the Nook Daily Find. I’m told it will cost only $2.99 that day…. Read more »
To the Indies with Love; Plus, a Rant about E-Books
I want to share some of the awesomeness of independent bookstores with y’all. These pictures are inadequate at expressing the full experience of my tour, because they only show two of the bookstores I visited — but they’ll give you an idea. The first is Children’s Book World in Haverford, Pennsylvania. This was just the… Read more »
Free Ebook Sampler + Some Silly Letters
For any readers with ebook devices, there’s currently a free sampler of my work available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple’s iTunes Store. The sampler contains excerpts from Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue, plus an extra thingamajig: some (silly!) letters that Bitterblue, Katsa, Raffin, Bann, and Po wrote to each other during the spring before… Read more »
Waiting to Be Rescued by My Bunter in Shining Bowler Hat
I’m going to be away from home for 31 of the next 40 days, which is always lovely once I’m on the road but COMPLETELY BONKERS before I go… especially this time, because I need to bring so much stuff and so many books. I mentioned my e-book reader in a previous post… I much… Read more »
Tu Publishing; Stuff and Things; and, Our Books Are Watching Us Jealously
Via Deborah: Stacy Whitman, freelance editor and Simmons Center for the Study of Children’s Literature grad, is trying to start a new publishing company. Tu Publishing will be “a small, independent multicultural SFF press for children and YA.” A small press devoted to multicultural fantasy/SF — good idea! But — it will only get off… Read more »
Some FAQs for a Chilly Monday
Hi everyone! As I write this, it’s Sunday night, it’s snowing (yAt!), I’m curled up drinking hot cider, and I’m writing a dramatic scene in which two people are screaming at each other. (double yAt!) Some answers to some questions. 1. I missed your signings. How can I get signed copies of your books?Good timing… Read more »
Appearances, Business-y Things, and a Spinning Lady
A new link to the left: My appearance schedule. I’ll update as I get more info. A reminder that there’s going to be a conference in Vail, Colorado in October called Sirens, all about women in fantasy — Tamora Pierce, Sherwood Smith, and I are the guests of honor. The website is here and the… Read more »
Contacts, Info, and Credits
There’s a lot of information on this page, including instructions for purchasing signed copies and how to write to me. Check out the red descriptors at the beginning of each paragraph. I am once again signing and personalizing books via my local indie, Harvard Book Store! I no longer live around the corner from the… Read more »