Posts Tagged ‘Hunger’

HUNGER Back To School Giveaway

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

It’s the end of August 2010, so you know what that means. Yeah, school. Maybe you’re already back in school. Maybe you’re getting ready to return. Either way, I figure it’s time for a HUNGER Back To School Giveaway!

I have a whole bunch of HUNGER cover small posters — roughly, 8 x 10 inches. Perfect size to fit inside of a locker, or slip into a looseleaf cover.

Want one? For free? All you have to do is email me your postal address.

Yup, that’s it. I’ll mail out one poster per person, anywhere in the world. While supplies last. :)

So if you’d like a HUNGER cover poster, email me at J  A  X   a  t  J  A  C  K  I E  K  E  S  S  L  E  R  d  o  t  c  o  m with your postal address. In the subject line, please put POSTER.

And now, back to writing LOSS.



Let’s talk RAGE

Friday, July 30th, 2010

One of the funky things about publishing is that new books start getting promoted even before a previous book hits the shelves. So even though HUNGER won’t be out for nearly three months, RAGE is available for preorder at some places like here — and hey, there’s even back cover copy!

She brought the razor to her inner thighs again and again and again, but with each sting came no release, no comforting numbness that dulled the horror of her life.

It wasn’t enough. So she cut again—swiftly, mercilessly.

Missy didn’t mean to cut so deep. But after the party where she was humiliated in front of practically everyone in school, who could blame her for wanting some comfort? Sure, most people don’t find comfort in the touch of a razor blade, but Missy always was . . . different.

That’s why she was chosen to become one of the Four Horsemen Apocalypse: War. Now Missy wields a different kind of blade — a big, brutal sword that can cut down anyone and anything in her path. But it’s with this weapon in her hand that Missy learns something that could help her triumph over her own pain: control.

A unique approach to the topic of self-mutilation, RAGE is the story of a young woman who discovers her own power, and refuses to be defeated by the world.

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That’s the text that will appear on the back cover of RAGE, and it’s already in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt online catalog.

For those of you who have read HUNGER already, Death has more of a role in RAGE. (Yeah, I’m psyched about that too!)

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I owe tons of people swag (sorry) and interview answers (ditto), and I’m woefully behind on Post Mortem (mea culpa). In August, I’m going to be focusing on writing LOSS, but I promise to play catch up!



More about HUNGER in new interview

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. :)



News about the Horsemen!

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Publishers Marketplace has officially announced what I learned last week:

Italian rights to HUNGER and RAGE sold to Newton Compton in a four-book deal!

Yes, this means I’m working on books three and four of the Riders’ Quartet. Working on Book Three right now. The working title is LOSS, and this time, the Horseman is Pestilence.

Rock on!



Psst. Want an ARC of HUNGER?

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The wonderful Eleni at la femme readers received two advance reading copies of HUNGER…so she’s giving one away! This is your chance to receive a copy of the book months before it hits the shelves in October.

To find out how to enter the contest, read this blog post.



On the Radio

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

I had the chance to read two chapters of HUNGER and talk about the book with Kathryn Laity, host of internet radio show Prose at the Rose. So if you’d like a sneak peek — er, listen — to the book, here’s the link:

Considering how nervous I was, I think I did OK, even though I stumbled over a few of the words during the reading (ack). Kate was a terrific host, and I’m thrilled she invited me onto the show.

Back to RAGE edits!

[Edited to add: Apparently, there was a problem with the link, so I removed it. Oopsie...]



Button, Button — Who’s Got The Button?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Is HUNGER on your to-be-read list or your wishlist?

Want something to tide you over until October 2010?

How about a button?

If you’d like a button that has the cover of HUNGER on it, go to the Contact section of my website and email me. Be sure to include your postal address. I’ll mail you a button for free (while supplies last). Anywhere in the world.

Comment below to let me know that you’re hungry for a HUNGER cover button. :)

EDITED TO ADD: Apparently, I’m having some website issues with the contact page. If you’d like a button, please email me at J A X aht J A C K I E K E S S L E R daht calm. :)



Hunger cover

Friday, March 19th, 2010

It’s here! The cover to HUNGER is here!

HUNGER by Jackie Morse Kessler

HUNGER by Jackie Morse Kessler

The cover was designed by SY Design…and I couldn’t be happier!



Goodreads love

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Rachel Caine, who is a sweetheart as well as a fabulous author, wrote the following 5-star Goodreads review about HUNGER:

“I got tremendously lucky and had an opportunity to read an advance copy of HUNGER. I can say without exaggeration that I *loved* this book. It was fierce, uncompromising, fun, shocking, private, painful and beautiful, and I feel very privileged to have seen it early.

“Jackie’s written a book that is as intense as anything I’ve ever had the good fortune of reading, and I think that in addition to being a great book, this is also a very personal book, full of raw power.

“I wish I’d written it.”

This, along with Rachel’s cover quote for HUNGER, has me doing a happy dance. :) Thanks, Rachel!



New HUNGER launch date!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Breaking news! HUNGER’s new launch date is October 18, 2010!

Back cover copy coming soon. Stay tuned.



 

 

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