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Sunday, February 24th, 2013
It's been a good news week.
I learned that THE DROWNED CITIES is a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. I'm of course pleased. I'm particularly moved because the process of writing DC was so difficult, and the resulting book is the first one I've written that I've felt ...
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
I'm very pleased to announce that my short story collection PUMP SIX AND OTHER STORIES is included in the new Humble eBook Bundle, a project that allows you to decide your own price to buy DRM-free ebooks and also to donate to charity. In addition to my own stories, there ...
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
My new novel, THE DROWNED CITIES, will be releasing on May 1st. It took me a long time to write this one, because I took some wrong turns before I figured out the story I wanted to write, but I'm very happy with the final outcome. Here's the cover:
And here's ...
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
For those of you with an ebook reader, my novella "The Alchemist," is now available in DRM-free ebook formats.
"The Alchemist" originally started as a fun side project with my fellow author and friend, Tobias Buckell; we were both interested in writing something different from our normal work, and hadn't tried ...
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
The paperback release of SHIP BREAKER seems to be making its way into the wild, a little ahead of its official Oct. 3 release day. Here's the new cover, with all its shiny medals, and a more adventure-oriented design. I quite like it.
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
aka the The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
This is so unbelievably cool.
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
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Above: Myself and Jennifer Hunt, my fabulous editor; My agent extraordinaire, Martha Millard, myself, and Anjula, the one who believed in me before anyone; and finally, Sara Zarr, NBA judge and previous finalist, along with myself and Jen, throwing the Little, Brown salute.
I had a ridiculously ...
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Friday, October 15th, 2010
This is so cool that I feel like anything I say just diminishes it. Yes, it's an honor. Yes, I'm thrilled and overwhelmed and delighted. Three days later, I still haven't gone back to self-loathing and doubt, which might be a record for me. I feel hugely affirmed ...
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
On the road today, traveling to a joint signing event in Boulder with YA authors Terri Clark, Amy Efaw, Lindsay Eland, Ingrid Law, Malinda Lo, Sarah Ockler, Julie Anne Peters, and Denise Vega. Should be a fun time.
Barnes & Noble, 5pm, 2999 Pearl St, Boulder, CO. More info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118069391583997
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
I was out at the Southern Festival of Books last weekend, and came across a problem that I hadn't encountered before. A book collector bought up a large amount of the stock and so some people were unable to get copies at the festival. While it's nice to see ...
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