Holiday Bonuses!

What's rectangular, flat, and super-easy to gift wrap?

I guess this could describe the iPad Mini, but I meant BOOKS.

If you're planning on giving books this holiday season, we hope you'll consider ours :)

And if you do, the following Apocalypsies have special offers to sweeten the deal -- including signed bookplates, limited edition swag, and other festive bonus fun. Click the links below for more details.

Happy Holidays and Happy Reading!

A.C. Gaughen's SCARLET  -- > Signed Bookplates

Lynne Kelly's CHAINED --> Order signed copies or request signed bookplates

E.M. Kokie's PERSONAL EFFECTS --> Order Signed Copies of the book 

Diana Renn's TOKYO HEIST --> Signed Swag For the Holidays 

Kimberly Sabatini's TOUCHING THE SURFACE --> Help Save Inner Holiday Elves 

Tiffany Schmidt's SEND ME A SIGN --> Send Me a SIGNATURE

L.B. Schulman's LEAGUE OF STRAYS --> Signed Bookplates & Contest!

Jessica Spotswood's BORN WICKED --> Signed Bookplates

Sarvenaz Tash's THE MAPMAKER & THE GHOST --> Signed Bookplates

Release Day Glee!

Thank you, Readers!

Without YOU, our dreams wouldn't be coming true today.

Emily Hainsworth - THROUGH TO YOU

While you're picking out clothing for the day, read the first 6 chapters of THROUGH TO YOU here.




Shannon Messenger - KEEPER OF LOST CITIES

While you're waiting for your coffee to brew, get a sneak-peak at the first three chapters of KEEPER OF LOST CITIES here!



Tiffany Schmidt - SEND ME A SIGN

While you're hunting down your car keys (to head to the bookstore, of course), read the first two chapters of SEND ME A SIGN here!

Happy Reading!

xo,
Emily, Shannon, & Tiffany (aka, the three writers running around with crazy-large smiles today)

Geniuses at Work

I love seeing pictures of writers' work spaces. They give another glimpse into the creative process behind the books we read, a place where we can imagine the author toiling behind a computer screen, filling blank pages. It's easy for readers to attribute some special significance to the desk where your favorite novel was written, and in fact, some authors themselves are very particular about where they work. The writing space is another tool, just like a computer or legal pad, a special pen or a cherished figurine that helps the words flow. But what fascinates me most is the way a space can reflect the personality of the author, and how it may (or may not) affect way she works. Cluttered, neat, surrounded by books, or buried under Post-its, every writing space is unique.

I thought it would be fun to peek into the personal spaces of some of the Apocalypsies, to see where their debut books came to life.

Tiffany Schmidt: SEND ME A SIGN

BIO: Tiffany Schmidt grew up in Massachusetts where she spent a significant part of her childhood getting into mischief and sitting in the naughty chair. All those time outs turned out to be a blessing; they forced her to sit still long enough to hone her storytelling skills. Her audience was the family dog.

She now lives in Pennsylvania with her saintly husband and impish twin boys. She's repped by Joe Monti at Barry Goldblatt Literary. She still gets into mischief, she still has dogs, and she still tells stories. She very much hopes you like them. 

DEBUT: SEND ME A SIGN (Walker, Fall 2012)

Mia’s used to being the perfect teenager: pretty, popular, smart, caring. But that was before she was diagnosed with leukemia. Now, her father has become Captain Cancer Facts and her mother is obsessed with maintaining Mia’s image. Her maybe-more-than-a-friend, Gyver, is judging her decision not to tell the other cheerleaders that she’s sick. Her life’s about to change and she’s terrified by the loss of control.

Mia’s always been superstitious, but as her body starts to feel like it belongs less to her and more to the doctors and their needles, she becomes irrationally dependent on horoscopes, fortune cookies, and good luck charms. As chemotherapy replaces cheerleading and platelets replace parties, Mia just wants normal back. But despite searching for clues in everything from songs on the radio to her Magic 8 Ball, her future is coming up Outlook not so good.

FIVE GOOD LUCK CHARMS FOR THE APOCALYPSE: Four-leaf clover, horseshoe, ladybug, lucky penny, lucky t-shirt