Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
I am so behind the times. But then, my kids could have told you that.
Today is Day 4 of the awesome Crossroads Blog Tour!
Here is the official press release, posted on the amazing Judith Graves’ blog. In sum, 15 authors (including yours truly) are doing blog tours from October 22 through October 29. What do readers get out of this, besides a chance to be introduced to new-to-them authors and learn more about authors they already knew? As Judith says, “Participating bloggers will give away ghoulish amounts of SWAG donated by the authors, as well as inscribed copies of books by touring artists and a chance to win a Skype author visit from bestselling author Rachel Vincent.”
Cool, eh?
I’m touring with the fabulous Lucienne Diver! Here is our schedule:
October 22 – Narratively Speaking
October 23 – Electrifying Reviews
October 24 – Just Your Typical Book Blog
October 25 – Late Bloomer Online
October 26 – Book Faery
October 27 – Confessions of a Bookaholic AND A Simple Love of Reading
October 28 – Book Swarm
October 29 – Kid Lit Frenzy!
Want to know why else you should participate in the Crossroads Blog Tour? You could win this:
 LOSS That’s right — LOSS ARCs have arrived!!! And one of them will be given away at the end of the Crossroads Blog Tour!!! So check out the official info, and go meet some terrific authors and bloggers. (And me too!)
Tags: Crossroads Blog Tour, Loss, Lucienne Diver
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
A wild and crazy fall? No doubt. Man, I haven’t blogged in forever. I think doing all those wonderful blog tours in October (every day!) temporarily short-circuited my blogging urge. But I’m back! Rah! And now, it’s time to play catch up.
Back in October, I showed a picture of Brian and Jen reading HUNGER on the bus to the Rally for Sanity and/or Fear. Here are more pictures of people with copies of HUNGER:
Here’s Julie, showing off her copy. So glad you enjoyed it, Julie!
And here is Neil Gaiman — my god of writing — holding up the copy that I sent him. A huge thanks to his phenomenal mystery aide, Cat Mihos, for the amazing picture!
If you send me a picture of you holding a copy of HUNGER, I’ll put it up on my blog. 
Now that HUNGER has officially launched, and I’ve gotten past the initial wave of OMG OMG OMG AAAAAAAAAAH, I’m focusing on writing LOSS (think bullying, Pestilence, Alzheimer’s…and Robin Hood. I swear, I’ll make it work!), and getting ready for RAGE to hit the shelves in four short months. (Gulp.)
Speaking of RAGE, I’m thrilled that it’s a Junior Library Guild selection for spring 2011! I’ll have an updated cover posted soon — it’s the same as what I currently have on my website, but shiner, and with a fantabulous cover quote from the ever-amazing Heather Brewer. Her quote says:
“RAGE is raw and real, a truly dark, honest look at self-harm and teenage psyche. Kessler left me breathless.”
Last month, That Cover Girl interviewed me and cover artist Sammy Yuen about HUNGER and RAGE. Sammy’s interview in particular is a terrific read. Thanks again, That Cover Girl!
New stuff: there’s a new Post Mortem interview posted: Death talks to Laurel from Amy Brecount White’s lovely FORGET-HER-NOTS.
Amberkatze interviewed me on her blog — thanks, Amber!
Over November, more terrific reviews of HUNGER came in, including:
Icey Books
Wondrous Reads
The Diary of a Bookworm
Marie Loves Books
A Simple Love of Reading
Silent T’s Book Blog
Renee’s Book Addiction
CK2s Kwips and Kritiques
My Favourite Books
I once again want to thank all of the folks who have been reading and reviewing HUNGER. You all rock out loud!
GIVEAWAY: Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf has a terrific review of HUNGER…plus an ARC giveaway of the book! Thanks, Lauren!!!
On Wednesday, I’ll be over at The Book Smugglers for my Smugglivus post…which happens to also be my birthday, so there may be a RAGE ARC giveaway. Maybe.
Whew. Note to self: When I don’t blog for a month, there’s a lot of catch up to do!
Tags: Amberkatze, Book Smugglers, Cat Mihos, CK2s Kwips and Kritiques, Heather Brewer, Hunger, Icey Books, Junior Library Guild, Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf, Loss, Marie Loves Books, My Favourite Books, Neil Gaiman, Rage, Rally for Sanity And/Or Fear, Renee's Book Addiction, Silent T's Book Blog, Simple Love of Reading, The Diary of a Bookworm, Wondrous Reads
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Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Happy Halloween, everyone! Whew. Spent all morning cleaning the house, and all afternoon and evening getting it dirty. Well, okay, not that, but my best friend and her family came over, so it was Tax Deduction Madness, followed by trick-or-treating. Loving Husband and my best friend’s husband took all the boys around the neighborhood, while my BF and I sat drinking wine. Well, no. Playing cards, actually, and fielding all the trick-or-treaters.
Cool point of the evening? A trick-or-treater came by…with a Vlad Tod bag! I had to give him some smiley-fangy-face temporary tattoos.
Today is the last day of the Crossroads Tour! Today’s visit is with Late Bloomer Online. Which movie gets a hat-tip in my interview? Read it to find out! And then head over to the Crossroads Tour main page, answer all the questions, and submit your answers for a chance to win Really Cool Things!
A huge thanks to Judith Graves for organizing the Crossroads Tour, to all the terrific bloggers who hosted us, all the other YA paranormal authors for participating, to Shannon Delany for first telling me about the tour, and to all readers who commented and participated. You guys all rock!
And look – another HUNGER review:
Catcher Gone Awry
Finally, Jami at YA Addict is giving away a copy of HUNGER! Thanks for hosting the giveaway, Jani!
Tags: Catcher Gone Awry, Crossroads Blog Tour, Crossroads Tour, Halloween, Hunger, Judith Graves, Late Bloomer Online, Shannon Delany, Vlad Tod, YA Addict
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Look! A spiffy banner!
Today for the Crossroads blog tour, I’m by Book-Savvy, where I answer the burning question of which author, living or dead, I would most want to collaborate with. Here’s the interview. Heather is currently reading HUNGER; fingers crossed that she likes it.
And hey, if you’re not sure what the Crossroads blog tour is, here’s the deal: Starting yesterday, October 16, 2010, and all through Halloween this month, 16 book bloggers are hosting 16 YA authors. But this is more than just a great opportunity to find out about 16 books and their authors — you can win stuff too! First, read the intro story at the Crossroads Tour. Now scroll down to the questions you need to answer correctly, by Halloween, to be entered into the contest. How do you get the answers? You have to read the interviews at the 16 blogs! That’s right…the answer to the daily question is there, somewhere. You have to hunt it up (and learn some cool things along the way about the 16 authors). The list of the 16 awesome bloggers are at the bottom of the Crossroads Tour main page.
What can you win, you ask? Well, along with some terrific swag…
…there’s also the grand prize of:
- signed copy of Under My Skin by Judith Graves
- copy of Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble
- copy of Freaksville by Kitty Keswick
- gothic stickers
- funky Halloween decorations
- a DVD featuring Classic Horror Films
- a $10 gift certificate for Leap Books
- a Leap Books T-shirt
So come join us at The Crossroads. Learn stuff. Maybe win stuff too.
Tags: Book-Savvy, contest, Crossroads Blog Tour, Crossroads Tour, Hunger
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Friday, October 15th, 2010
Today on the HUNGER blog tour, there’s a review and interview with Presenting Lenore! Click here to find out more about Biblical influences, the best question I was ever asked, and more about my cat than you probably wanted to know.
Also, please check out the HUNGER review at Teens Read and Write — and be sure to enter the contest for a copy of the book!
And then check out the detailed HUNGER review over at Book Faery!
Plus: RAGE NEWS! The official pub date for RAGE has been moved up to Monday, April 4, 2011. If you’re going to the RT 2011 convention in Los Angeles, I’ll be signing copies at the big book fair. Hope to see you there!
Tags: Book Faery, Presenting Lenore, RT, Teens Read and Write
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Wow, the HUNGER reviews are rolling in! And most of them are positive! **throws confetti**
Later today, please stop by Sarah’s Random Musings, which is part of the Traveling to Teens tour, for a review of HUNGER. (Fingers crossed for a positive review!) Meanwhile, come over to Wicked Little Pixie, where there’s not only an interview with me but also a giveaway: Natasha is giving away 1 copy of HUNGER, anywhere Book Depository ships! Thanks, Natasha!
Here are a number of HUNGER reviews:
Random Bits & Pieces
Speculative Book Review
Galleysmith
An Abundance of Books
And finally, another HUNGER giveaway, this time from Literary Cravings!
I hugely appreciate the time and effort of everyone who has read and reviewed HUNGER. Thank you!
Tags: An Abundance of Books, Galleysmith, Literary Cravings, Random Bits & Pieces, Sarah's Random Musings, Speculative Book Review, Wicked Little Pixie
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Very short post today because I have to get ready for tournament tae kwon do class (owie) and then for Albacon. So superfast…
First, there will be a review of HUNGER at The Hiding Spot today! I don’t know when, and I don’t know if it will be a good review or not. How exciting! I’ll have to check back later. Fingers crossed… [Edited to add: Due to technical difficulties, Sara's review didn't go up until Sunday. Here it is...and all I can say is YAY! Definitely worth the wait!]
Second, if you will be at Albacon today, I’m on a 12 noon panel about vampires, doing a 1 pm signing of HUNGER, and then a 5 pm reading from HUNGER and RAGE. Hope to see you there!
And last, but not least…the winner of the signed copy of HUNGER, picked randomly, is…
Sloth- He would be the horseman that people would sit around and wait for. I imagine him coming out of the TV for the couch potatoes!
Congratulations, Becci! Please email me via my website contact form, and give me your postal address so I can send you the signed copy. Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you to all 126 people (OMG) who entered! Do stick around; there may be other contests and giveaways.
Tags: Albacon, Hunger, The Hiding Spot, winner
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Hey, anyone want a signed copy of HUNGER?
Ooh, you do? Cool! I’m going to give one away to one lucky commenter, picked completely at random! All you have to do to enter is answer the following: We know about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Famine, War, Pestilence/The Conqueror, and Death. If you could add a Fifth Horseman, who would it be? Make the answer serious, funny, cute, silly, philosophical…whatever works! But you have to answer it to be officially entered in the contest.
Winner will be picked at random on Saturday, October 9, 2010, and announced here on the blog. The winner will have 48 hours to email me with a mailing address…otherwise I’ll pick a new winner.
Have at it!
Tags: contest, Hunger
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
So you probably know I have an alter ego as Jackie Kessler, novelist for adults. I had the opportunity to chat with Jackie Morgan from Literary Escapism during the RT 2010 convention, and during the interview I talked a lot about HUNGER and the world of the Riders’ Quartet. (Yeah, that’s what I’m calling the Horsemen books. I like it. Has a nice ring to it.)
We talked about my adult series too, and why I went with a slightly different name for my young adult books. But I thought you might be interested in reading more about HUNGER and the Riders. And hey, if you’re into superheroes, my second superhero novel, SHADES OF GRAY (coauthored with Caitlin Kittredge), hits the shelves Tuesday, June 22, 2010 here in the US and in Canada. SHADES OF GRAY, like the first book, BLACK AND WHITE, is dystopian. Think Frank Miller’s THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, or Alan Moore’s WATCHMEN, or Neil Gaiman’s SANDMAN.
The interview is here.
If you want to preorder HUNGER, you can do that here, here and here (among other places).
If you want to preorder SHADES OF GRAY, you can do that here, here and here (ditto the among other places).
And another interview, this one talking more about SHADES OF GRAY, is here.
Both interviews have contests to win a copy of the first superhero book, BLACK AND WHITE.
Tags: Black and White, Caitlin Kittredge, Hunger, Jackie Kessler, Literary Escapism, Riders' Quartet, Shades of Gray
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