Want to keep the holiday spirit going and avoid the winter blahs? Come run with the wolves and celebrate BLOODROSE with me! Check out the tour stops - I hope you can make it!!!
Friday, January 6: St. Paul, MN BLOODROSE release party 7 p.m. Red Balloon Bookshop
Tuesday, January 10: Seattle, WA 7 p.m. Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park)
It's after midnight, which means we're in the last day before BLOODROSE hits stores. I'll admit that I have very mixed feelings about BLOODROSE going into the wild. On the one hand I'm thrilled that the final book of the Nightshade series will be in readers' hands. I can't wait until you see what happens and I hope you revel in the adventure as much as I did.
On the other hand I cried a lot (seriously, a lot) while writing this book. It's a journey coming to a close. And while there will be more stories set in the world of Nightshade, this particular story does have its ending. That's a bittersweet reality that I'm still coming to grips with.
In the last hours before BLOODROSE arrives, there are a couple of things I want to mention.
2) My donation to Defense of Wildlife. Your support is invaluable: Here are the details for what' I'm doing: Because I'm committed to advocating for wolves, I've decided to tie in BLOODROSE to this action: for every picture of a reader and her/his new copy of BLOODROSE that is sent to me via email, Facebook, or Twitter I will make a $2 donation to Defenders of Wildlife.
And to up the stakes: If in its first days of release BLOODROSE climbs into the top 10 of the Barnes and Noble (and remember that B&N has an exclusive edition with additional content!) and/or Amazon rankings I'll up that donation to $3 per picture.
And finally: Because BLOODROSE is book 3, Nightshade moves from the New York Times Chapter Book list to the notoriously-difficult-to break-into Series list. If BLOODROSE hits in the top 5 of the NYT series list I'll increase my donation to $5 per picture.
I encourage you to support wolves and spread the word about the risks of taking gray wolves off of the endangered species list. I hope you're as excited as I am for next Tuesday. Thank you so much for sharing Calla and the packs' journeys with me!
Friday, October 12 NY Comic Con Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC Penguin Young Readers Group booth #921
11am-12pm - Signing of RISE galleys at Penguin booth (#921) Saturday, October 13 NY Comic Con, Javits Center 12:15-1:15 PM - MYTH MIXOLOGY: How Urban Fantasists Create the Perfect Cocktail Javits Center, Rm. 1A08 Many New Yorkers know their Manhattans, Cosmos, and Long Island Iced
Teas. While the average happy hour drink takes gin, rum, or vodka,
these authors spice things up with mystics, witches, daemons, Celtic
gods, and other magical beings. Join these top-shelf authors as they
discuss the elements of mythology that go into making your favorite
cocktails of urban fantasy. 1. Nicole Peeler (Tempest’s Fury) MODERATOR 2. F. Paul Wilson (Repair Man Jack Series) 3. Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles) 4. Theo Lawrence (Mystic City) -- Confirmed 5. Andrea Cremer (The Nightshade series & Rift) 6. Nancy Holzner (Deadtown Series) 7. Amber Benson (Calliope-Reaper Jones series) 8. Anton Strout (Alchemystic) 9. Allison Pang (A Trace of Moonlight)
Sunday, October 14 Hall 1B 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM– GEEK GEEK REVOLUTION: THE SEQUEL Location: Hall 1B Because one fight to the death wasn't enough, GGR: The Sequel
brings you a whole new set of authors fighting for the right to be TOP
GEEK in this no-holds-bared geek culture game show. In addition the
audience members will be asked to 'write-in' questions in hopes of
stumping the authors and winning a prize pack of books. Featuring: Anton
Strout, Andrea Cremer, Beth Revis, and Myke Cole. Led by Queen Geek Colleen Lindsay
Saturday, October 27 Texas Book Festival
3:30-4:30 pm - With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility panel Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.036
It's a good thing the holidays keep me busy lest I be tearing my hair out waiting for January 3 to arrive. (Okay, I'm still tearing my hair out a little bit, but not as much as if it hadn't been the holidays).
Here is the last teaser before next Tuesday's release:
"One thing." He leaned down to whisper in my ear. "One thing that I'd always been afraid of. I still am."
As you've read the Nightshade series I hope it's been obvious how much I respect and admire wolves. They are beautiful, intelligent creatures with complex social relationships. If you follow environmental news, you may already know that gray wolves were recently delisted from the endangered species list. I'm deeply troubled by this decision. Humans and wolves have an ugly history; one that drove wolves to the brink of extinction. Since the delisting, wolf hunts are already being organized in Minnesota and across the country. Killing a wolf is not a sporting act. Wolves live in deeply connected communities. To kill a single wolf is to disrupt a family, a social system.
Because I'm committed to advocating for wolves, I've decided to tie in BLOODROSE to this action: for every picture of a reader and her/his new copy of BLOODROSE that is sent to me via email, Facebook, or Twitter I will make a $2 donation to Defenders of Wildlife.
And to up the stakes: If in its first days of release BLOODROSE climbs into the top 10 of the Barnes and Noble (and remember that B&N has an exclusive edition with additional content!) and/or Amazon rankings I'll up that donation to $3 per picture.
And finally: Because BLOODROSE is book 3, Nightshade moves from the New York Times Chapter Book list to the notoriously-difficult-to break-into Series list. If BLOODROSE hits in the top 5 of the NYT series list I'll increase my donation to $5 per picture.
I encourage you to support wolves and spread the word about the risks of taking gray wolves off of the endangered species list. I hope you're as excited as I am for next Tuesday. Thank you so much for sharing Calla and the packs' journeys with me!
