Books of Wonder Signing SUNDAY MAY 6th – NYC

On Sun­day, May 6th, Books of Won­der is pleased to wel­come seven teen fic­tion authors to share their thrilling sto­ries of revenge, hope, and courage. Author and National Book Award Final­ist PAOLO BACIGALUPI will present The Drowned Cities, set in a dark future Amer­ica where vio­lence is all too com­mon and two young refugees must fight for their lives GALAXY CRAZE will intro­duce The Last Princess, in which a…

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Lady Jane’s Salon

For those who aren’t familiar with the AWESOMENESS that is Lady Jane’s Salon, this Popular Romance article (and really great accompanying video) gives a fabulous overview of the venue and a sampling of some of the authors they’ve had perform there (including my dearest friends Leanna Renee Hieber and Dianna Love). Lady Jane’s Salon from Laurie Kahn on Vimeo….

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ENCHANTED in Fairy Tale Land

I am very jealous of this copy of Enchanted, which has already made its way to the Black Forest in Germany, home of many Grimms’ Fairy Tales. *sigh* Doesn’t this look just like Sunday’s house without the tower?? And of course, gorgeous Heidelberg. Photos courtesy of Sandra Salinas. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! xox

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WRW Mega Book Signing

That’s right, folks — bright and early tomorrow morning, romance enthusiasts will be queuing up in Boonsboro, MD for the WRW MEGA BOOK SIGNING at Turn the Page Bookstore. Sixteen authors will be signing, including yours truly! Scheduled to attend: Robyn Carr, Elizabeth Boyle, Cathy Maxwell , Amanda Brice, Leigh Duncan, Alma Katsu, Lavinia Kent, Mindy Klasky, Alethea Kontis,…

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Thank You, Thank You!

Thank you, bloggers and readers worldwide, for your interest in ENCHANTED. Trust me, however excited you are about the book, I promise I am TEN TIMES MORE EXCITED. At least. This is my very first novel. It’s something I’ve been waiting my whole life for…and now it’s here. ENCHANTED has already begin releasing from the HMH warehouse. The Turn…

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Princess Alethea, in Romanian

I do believe this is my first official translation ever: my interview is now live over at Lumea lu’ Ciaudatu’! Beware: the text has actually been translated INTO ROMANIAN. *glee* Do please click on over to see what a beautiful job Ciudatu’ has done — but I will post the English translation of the interview here, for those of you…

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No Joke!

I couldn’t post this yesterday for fear of being thought an April Fool’s joke, but my father has graciously offered to match all monies donated into Princess Alethea’s Summer Book Tour Gas Fund! Here’s the page for Take Two (though it looks like Take One is suddenly working again): http://princessaletheassbtgasfund.chipin.com/princess-aletheas-gas-fund-take-two Whichever page you end up donating to, we will…

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Preorders: Get the WORD Out!

Want a signed and personalized copy of ENCHANTED? Do it right here. ********************************** Alethea Kontis will be coming to WORD in Brooklyn to sign copies of her newest book, Enchanted! Pre-order a signed (and even personalized) copy and we’ll ship it out to you to arrive the week of Enchanted’s release! Just tell us if you’d like it signed…

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