I’ve been getting lots of questions about Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) of Hero, so I thought it would be best to answer them here. 1.) YES! I’ve just been notified that there WILL be ARCs of Hero available. I have no idea where or when, but they will definitely be made available. 2.) I am not the person to…
I’ve been hoping and wishing and praying for this moment since I bought four boxes of books from my friend back in 2004. Now, it’s official. ENCHANTED has made the final ballot for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. I…I don’t even know what to say. Except maybe “thank you” to all the…
Because when your sister’s velour track suit matches your book cover, this needs to happen.
More specifically, please vote for “Blood from Stone” in the 2012 Apex Magazine Story of the Year Readers Poll! Click to Vote (no registration required) If you haven’t had a chance to read “Blood from Stone” yet and would like to, Click Here to read “Blood from Stone” online for free. (Material may not be suitable for young readers….
From the YALSA site: Each year, YALSA presents the Best Fiction for Young Adults list after ALA’s Midwinter Meeting. This year’s list of 102 books was drawn from 200 official nominations. The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide range of genres and…
Yes, I know, I’ve been remiss about blogging. (Being sick just kind of saps the desire to remind the world (and my mother) how awesome I’m not feeling.) So here’s a lovely tidbit to share: AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First was mentioned in the Chicago Post-Tribune earlier this week. Can you believe it originally came out SEVEN YEARS…
Today is 1-11, the day we celebrate PRINCESS ALETHEA’S MAGICAL BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! I do hope you have marvelous things planned for today. I do! If you don’t have some marvelous things planned, here are ten suggestions for how I would love you to spend MY FRABJOUS DAY. ********************** If you have a few extra dollars: 1.) Order some of…
Ladies and Gentlemen– Princess Alethea Proudly Presents: The cover of Hero! Rough and tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she’s the only one of her sisters without any magic—until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the…
If you are at all inclined to support the projects of artists on Kickstarter, I encourage you to help fund this anthology to be edited by Ellen Datlow, a woman I have greatly admired since I was a wee lass collecting books like Snow White, Blood Red. Click here to find our more and pledge to FEARFUL SYMMETRIES.
In the midst of the traveling and the three Christmasses I didn’t have the chance to post about this yesterday — part two of the fabulous Roundtable Podcast that started with the 20-minute interview. Now, we get into the much longer, nitty-gritty of live-workshopping a fellow author’s work in progress… ************ Alethea Kontis – author of the award-winning “Enchanted“,…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
I finished my novel on Wednesday. I had such…
Joan Wilder was always my hero. I was 8…
