Just a few pieces of shamelessness today but they are characteristically AWESOME!

#1: We have a fantastic new book deal to announce! Jennifer Nielsen's THE ORPHAN PRINCE has been snatched up by Scholastic! Here's the Publisher's Marketplace announcement:

Jennifer A. Nielsen’s THE ORPHAN PRINCE, in which three orphans are recruited to compete in a ( Read more... )

Bobbles and bits this week! A real cornucopia of shamelessness!

Jenny Moss's new YA Fantasy SHADOW was released by Scholastic Press on April 1st. NO FOOLING! :D

We've got a bunch of awesome reviews to announce, including several for SHADOW:

Action, romance,and interesting supernatural elements enliven this historical fantasy with a strong female ( Read more... )

It's a three woman show this week on Shameless Saturday, a cage match for supremacy between R. J. Anderson, Grace Lin and Malinda Lo - three will enter, only one will remain...

Okay, not really. But the ladies do have some fantabulous news this week, so let's hit it!

R. J. Anderson's FAERY REBELS: SPELL HUNTER has been shortlisted for the Canadian ( Read more... )

Just a little bit of Shamelessness this week, but trust me, this is HIGH IMPACT news I'm peddling! Hang on to your hats...

There's new honor for Grace Lin's WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON. In case you haven't been following Betsy Bird's Top 100 Children's Novels poll results at Fuse #8, WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON is #81! Betsy comments ( Read more... )

Setting is one of the defining aspects of fantasy fiction, one of the ways an author can create a sense of “otherness” in his or her stories. That otherness can take the form of rose-colored oceans or ice-spewing volcanoes born in an author’s imagination…or it can come from the real world around us.

Two years ago I was lucky enough to visit ( Read more... )

We had so much good news this week, I just couldn't wait til next Saturday to share it!

First up, the news that literally made me SQUEE out loud, Grace Lin's WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON was #7 on the New York Times Children's Bestseller List last week! I know, right? We have famous people hanging out this group. Does that mean I need to ( Read more... )

*yawn*

Good morning Inkies and Inkie fans! I'm up bright and early (I'm a West Coaster, remember?) to bring your bi-monthly dose of shamelessness! We've got a smattering of everything today - awards, lists, trailers, book sales. Got your coffee? All right, let's do this!

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) announced its Best ( Read more... )

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We've got so much good news this week I probably should have done a Shameless post last Saturday as well. 2010? You're doing AWESOME. Keep it up, kiddo.

First up, both Cindy Pon's SILVER PHOENIX and Pam Turner's THE FROG SCIENTIST are on the BookList Editors' Choice: Books for Youth 2009. OMG THIS IS SUCH A HUGE FREAKING DEAL!!!

Speaking of "deals ( Read more... )

The year is almost over. I know, right? Can you believe it? And if I can read a calendar correctly (verdict's still out on that one) it means this is the last Shameless post of 2009It was an amazing year of book deals and new agents, reviews and awards, premieres and television appearances. 2010, you'll have your work cut out for you to top your ( Read more... )