Hi everyone, here's our news for the month of June. We had a bunch!
Contest news:
Caroline Starr Rose's MAY B. Book Club Kit Giveaway opens tomorrow-- one lucky school, library, or reading group will win a kit containing ten copies of Caroline's midgrade novel MAY B., discussion materials, lesson plans, bookmarks, a Skype visit, and more. Everyone who enters will receive a set of bookmarks for their readers. See Caroline's blog starting July 1st to enter the contest, open until November 1st.
New titles:
J. Anderson Coats' WITHOUT THE WALLS is now called THE WICKED AND THE JUST
Suzanne Lazear now has a title for her series-- INNOCENT DARKNESS is the first book of THE AETHER CHRONICLES
Tamara Ireland Stone's MOBIUS is now TIME BETWEEN US
Foreign rights:
Heather Anastasiu's trilogy - Turkey
Lenore Appelhans' LEVEL TWO - Brazil
Kiera Cass' THE SELECTION - France and Germany
Emily Hainsworth's THROUGH TO YOU - Poland
Jill Hathaway's SLIDE - Hungary and Poland
Corrine Jackson's novel TOUCHED sold to Turkey, and the TOUCHED trilogy sold to Germany
Jay Kristoff's trilogy - Poland
Tamara Ireland Stone's TIME BETWEEN US - Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, and Poland
Audio rights:
Tamara Ireland Stone's TIME BETWEEN US to Listening Library (Random House)
Movie news:
LIES BENEATH author Anne Greenwood Brown signed with film agent Rich Green from Creative Artists Industry.
New websites:
Members with websites launching this month were Kristen Simmons, Anne Nesbet, Anne Greenwood Brown, and Eve Marie Mont, who's hosting a book giveaway on her blog to celebrate.
Stop by our Facebook page to find members' Facebook author pages.
Cover art:
So many of our members had new covers to share this month, so check the sidebar for ones you might have missed. Kimberly Sabatini posted a great round-up of the cover art, with links to more information about the books. Authors who celebrated cover releases this month were:
Brodi Ashton - EVERNEATH
Robin Bridges - THE GATHERING STORM
Marissa Burt - STORYBOUND
Cole Gibsen - KATANA
Jill Hathaway - SLIDE
Jodi Meadows - INCARNATE
Anne Nesbet - THE CABINET OF EARTHS
Veronica Rossi - UNDER THE NEVER SKY
Jessica Spotswood - BORN WICKED
Sarvenaz Tash - THE MAPMAKER AND THE GHOST
Sarah Tregay - LOVE AND LEFTOVERS
Jennifer Shaw Wolf - BREAKING BEAUTIFUL
...and Elisa Ludwig received her advance copies for PRETTY CROOKED, so we're looking forward to seeing the cover soon!
Trailer news:
You might have seen the fabulous trailer Gretchen McNeil made for her debut POSSESS; now you can see the new version, awesomeness enhanced by Gretchen's publisher HarperCollins.
Other goodness:
A.J. Hartley's adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth (co-authored with David Hewson) as a novel audiobook is now available from Audible.com, narrated by Alan Cumming.
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, everyone!
So many fabulous covers! Thanks, Lynne.
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