Hi there readers! The Apocalypsies authors have been keeping busy with interviews, revisions, line edits, new books, and even cuddling shiny new ARCs.
Here's our good news and updates for the month of March:
Write Hope for Japan:
Check out the Write Hope auction to contribute to relief in Japan by bidding on critiques, signed ARCs, and other writing-related items, including a full critique of your manuscript and query by member Debra Driza. Her agent Taylor Martindale will read the manuscript and provide feedback too! Starting tomorrow you can bid on her donation of an ARC of Nova Ren Suma's IMAGINARY GIRLS. And the winner of Megan Bostic's auction item will get a signed ARC of her debut NEVER EIGHTEEN, a query critique, and a book trailer or gift card!
Several authors have awesome new titles for their debut novels:
Kate Kae Myers: THE VANISHING GAME
Shari Arnold: MYSTIQUE
Katy Longshore: THE GIRL IN THE DIAMOND COLLAR
Debra Driza: MILA 2.0
Susan Dennard: SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY
K.M. Walton: CRACKED
Foreign sales:
Leigh Bardugo's THE GRISHA to the UK, France, and Germany
Anne Brown's LIES BENEATH to Italy
Jill Hathaway's SLIDE to Brazil
Emily Hainsworth's THROUGH TO YOU to Portugal and Brazil
Jessica Spotswood's BORN WICKED to be translated in Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew
New member Tamara Ireland Stone's MOBIUS, in addition to being part of her two-book deal with Disney*Hyperion, sold to Germany.
New book deals:
IF I LIE author Corrine Jackson has a new three-book deal with Kensington, and Anne Nesbet sold two new books to HarperCollins--A BOX OF GARGOYLES, the sequel to her debut THE CABINET OF EARTHS, and an untitled standalone novel.
Movie rights:
More news for Emily Hainsworth--read about the THROUGH TO YOU movie rights deal!
Other bookish goodness:
And DARWEN ARKWRIGHT author A.J. Hartley's books for adults are now available as audiobooks on Audible.com.
K.M. Walton celebrated the release of her nonfiction book for K-8 math teachers, TEACHING NUMERACY. See her contest to win the book or an Amazon gift card!
New websites:
See the new websites for Lizzie Foley and Corrine Jackson, and the group blog YA Fusion, where members Katie McGarry and Tracy Bilen are contributors.
Cover news:
Miranda Kenneally has a cover for SCORE!
Fabulous, isn't it?
Speaking of fabulousness, Gretchen McNeil received advance copies of her debut novel, POSSESS! Stop by Jill Hathaway's blog for a chance to win a copy! (But the contest ends tonight, so hurry.)
Congratulations to all the deal-makers, auction donators, website makers, cover-getters, and ARC-havers!
I am so honored to be in with such an amazing group of writers!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow!! 2012 is shaping up to be a fabulous year!
ReplyDeleteAmazing is right! The 12ers are rocking! I loved reading this. Keep us public peepers posted, please. :-)
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