MARCH MADNESS—Announcing the ORLEANS Blog Tour!

Folks, it's time for March Madness, YA-style. 

 

Last week I promised you details on the official 2013 ORLEANS Blog Tour.  I am delighted to announce the line up, as well as a few other fun events to celebrate the launch of my first speculative/SF novel, ORLEANS!  Mark your calendars-- it's going to be a blast!

WEB EVENTS:

Monday, February 25 - ORLEANS:  CARNIVALE - Young Adult Review Network

An ORLEANS short story to whet your appetite.  "Carnivale" takes place approximately nine months before the events in the novel. 

All March Long - Check out the ORLEANS Giveaway at Young Adult Book Central

 

2013 ORLEANS BLOG TOUR*
Date	Blog
Monday, March 4	The Compulsive Reader
Tuesday, March 5	The Story Siren
Wednesday, March 6	The OWL for YA
Thursday, March 7**	GreenBeanTeenQueen
Friday, March 8	I Read Banned Books
Monday, March 11	Poisoned Rationality
Tuesday, March 12	The Book Smugglers
Wednesday, March 13	Charlotte's Library
Thursday, March 14	Literary Escapism
Friday, March 15	Cari's Book Blog
Friday, March 29	A.L. Davroe

*The blog tour comes with GIVEAWAYS!  Who knows, you might win your very own DELTA RELIEF FUND PACKAGE—everything you need to navigate ORLEANS, at least from the comfort of your armchair!

**ORLEANS hits stores Thursday, March 7, 2013!

Tour Giveaway:  a signed ARC, fun-sized Snickers, a glowstick

and your very own blood type dog tag! 

 IN-PERSON EVENTS

Monday, March 25 – Dystopian YA Fiction Panel – Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA (details TBA)

Thursday, March 28, 6:30pm – LA Teen Author Reading Night – Central Library, Los Angeles Public Library.  Join me, MargauxFroley (Escape Theory), Aaron Hartzler (Rapture Practice), and our awesome host, Cecil Castellucci (The Year of the Beasts) as we read our work and answer your questions.

 

Squee!  I'm so excited!  This book was many years in the making and I couldn't be more thrilled to finally have it on shelves.  It's like throwing a debutante ball.  ORLEANS is coming out!

 

Stay tuned for updates. There's sure to be more to come!

The Rumpus and Other Things (like a blog tour!)

Here's something cool.  Letters for Kids from The Rumpus.  The Rumpus is an online culture and arts magazine.  LFK is a subscription service for letters from published authors.  They offer Letters in the Mail, and Letters for Kids for… well, you know.  Take a gander:
 

Letters For Kids is just like Letters In The Mail, except intended for subscribers six years and older. We’re helping people appreciate the post office at a younger age.

You or your child will get two letters a month written by middle-grade and young adult authors like Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler, Adam Rex, Kerry Madden, Natalie Standiford, Susan Patron, Rebecca Stead, Cecil Castellucci, and more.

Some of the letters will be illustrated. Some will be written by hand. Some will be in color, some will be in black and white. It’s hard to say! We’ll copy the letters, fold them, put them in an envelope, put a first class stamp on the envelope, and send the letters to you (or your child, it’s up to you who to put in the shipping address).
 

How cool is that? 

A few weeks ago, curator and awesome YA author Cecil Castellucci asked if I would be willing to write a letter.  Of course I said yes.  So, if you love getting mail (and who doesn't?) and you like books or reading or writing, consider Letters in The Mail.   It's better than pretending your name is Occupant or Current Resident just so you have mail every day.  (Am I the only one who used to do that?)

Also in the news:  the ORLEANS blog tour!!!  Yes, I am doing a two-week, whirlwind virtual book tour for ORLEANS starting Monday, March 4^th.  There will be interviews, essays, revelations and giveaways! 

 

Stay tuned for details next week.  Hooray!