Happy Book Birthday, Dear HERO!
There will be a lot more from me on the intarwebs later, now that I’ve finished the manuscript for Beloved (*fanfare*), but first I’m gonna relax a bit. Right after I say… HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, HERO!
Tag: squee
ENCHANTED now in Paperback!
I am proud to announce the birth of MY VERY FIRST NOVEL OUT IN PAPERBACK today! Please buy ten copies for yourself and a few for all your friends. Make sure your local library has one, and your school library, and your kid’s classroom. Then tell everybody you know. WE CAN HIT THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE! Also, the…
YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults
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…
SALE: Two Book Deal with Harcourt for ENCHANTED Sequels!
You know I’ve been working on it, and those of you who saw me on book tour this summer got the scoop, but the stars have finally aligned and I can officially make the announcement: Harcourt has signed me on to do two more books in the Enchanted series!!! And there was much rejoicing. *snoopy dance* ************ PRESS RELEASE:…
Enchanted at Barnes & Noble
I am officially on bookstore shelves around the country! Squeee!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! It’s REAL!!!!!
It’s my first novel ever. And it’s really real. *faints*
Why I Am Giddy This Morning
My friend Brian Hardin scanned this in for me and posted it on FB this morning. There isn’t a squee big enough to convey exactly how much this means to me.
She’s Back, Baby!
That’s right — I’m back from Dragon*Con, the Internet is back up, and now my website is cooperating so I can post again! Of course, I still have that pesky bookstore day job (and Fairy Goddaughter the Elder’s Birthday) so you won’t get all the info at once…but you’re okay with that, and I thank you for your patience….
They Won!!!
Janet & Jim just won the Eisner for Best Graphic Album (New). Squeeeeeeee!! Let the happy dancing commence.
Sale: SUNDAY (the novel) to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Here it is, everybody, the big announcement you’ve been waiting for! It’s official: my debut novel SUNDAY has been bought by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for publication! From Publisher’s Lunch: NYT bestselling co-author Alethea Kontis’s Young Adult novel debut, SUNDAY, about the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, youngest sister to the other six days of the weeks, who writes…
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