And today, it’s finally out! You can find The Vision (sequel to The Mark, in case you’re new here) in hardcover at a store near you or in your local library (and if you can’t, ask them to order it).  It’s also online (hardcover or ebook) at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound and probably some other places. Here’s what it’s [...]

Today is The Mark’s official paperback release day!  Personally, I always prefer paperbacks – easier to carry around (nope, still haven’t converted to an e-reader) – plus this one has the snazzy new cover that matches The Vision: As opposed to the Snazzy Old Cover that’s on the hardcover version: Or the Snazzy Really Old [...]

We leave tomorrow for vacation.  There might or might not be blog activity, depending on our internet access along the way.  Just in case it falls to the “not” category, a quick run down… Here’s where we’ll be: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Here’s what I’ll be [...]

I’ve had my head buried in Book 3′s draft in the pipe-dream hope that it’ll be done before we leave for vacation on Friday.  In the interim, a few tenner releases have happened… The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston: The narrative structure is not straight-forward and the book is rife with ambiguity. It is lacking [...]

Happy belated release day to Anastasia Hopcus for her YA debut Shadow Hills, published yesterday by Egmont.  I read this on the Tenners’ ARC tour a few months ago – it’s got a great cast of characters and interesting paranormal mythology/science.  To celebrate the release, Anastasia is giving away a bunch of stuff, including signed books, swag and t-shirts – [...]

Book Briefs: an interview series where authors talk about…what else?  Books!  Karen Kincy’s debut YA novel, Other, is out TODAY from Flux.  Congratulations on the release, Karen!   What book are you reading right now?  Lots of books!  Well, to choose one, I’m reading Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves. I’m not too far into it yet, but I’m liking [...]

In Shaun David Hutchinson’s debut novel, out today, sixteen year old Ollie is notified via Deathday Letter that today is his last.  How does he spend it?  Well, Booklist says: The reader is pulled along in Ollie’s grip, wrestling with the big questions of life (and afterlife)….This first novel will appeal to male readers who [...]

Three new YA books are out today… The Horn Book says A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner “has something for everyone: road trips, fortuitous stranger encounters, friendship drama, optimistic romanticism, and a fresh treatment of a lesbian heroine.”   They featured it and Emily in this month’s newsletter as one of four new YA “Writers worth [...]

Yesterday was the release of Jessica Leader’s debut middle-grade novel, Nice and Mean about two girls – one nice and one mean – facing off in their school’s video competition.  I love the voice in this short bit from Jess’s Book Briefs interview: I snapped my pen shut.  If Sachi had come up with the Victim/Victorious idea, Mr. Phillips would [...]

Behind the 8-ball here since both of these came out earlier this week.  Nevertheless… Angie Frazier’s YA novel Everlasting came out yesterday, is historical fiction, has a really pretty cover and sounds awesome!  Learn actual substantive things about it at Angie’s website. . . Shari Maurer – who I’ve never met, even though she lives across the river from me and [...]