Lou Anders

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My Next Book!

Once Upon a Unicorn Hi Big, big news time! I am finally allowed to talk about my next book and show off the amazing cover! I've been sitting on this for a while! The book is called Once Upon a Unicorn, and it's the story of

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Star Wars Anthology

Returning to a Galaxy Far, Far Away Hi all, There's some exciting news I've been sitting on which just broke moments ago at the New York Comic Con. And it means that I'll be making a return trip to that galaxy far, far away!

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Returning from a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Home from a Galaxy Far, Far Away Hi all, This past week I was traveling in a galaxy far, far away, by which I mean California. The occasion was my first time in half a decade attending the San Diego Comic-Con, but we extended our trip and took in the

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Dungeons & Dragons & Me

Hi  , As anyone who follows me on Facebook or Twitter knows, Dungeons & Dragons is a big part of my life. For several years now, I've been running games for my kids, my nephews, and friends. I love the storytelling, especially the unpredictable nature of the outcome when

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Not Such...A Long Time Ago...

Entertainment Weekly Excerpt Hi   *|LNAME|* Star Wars: Pirate's Price has been out for two months now, and I am really encouraged by how well it's being received. It's been a very gratifying experience for me. My core audience is eight to twelve year olds.

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Entertainment Weekly on Pirate's Price

Entertainment Weekly Excerpt Hi all, Star Wars: Pirate's Price was published on Tuesday, and early reader reaction has been very positive. Meanwhile, I'm just popping in with a bit of big news. This week, Entertainment Weekly ran a short piece on my book, specifically Jim Cummings

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Star Wars Exclusive Excerpt

Read an Exclusive Excerpt! Hi *|LNAME|* Big news! Today, StarWars.com is featuring an exclusive excerpt of my new novel, Star Wars: Pirate's Price, which comes out next Tuesday in bookstores everywhere. The excerpt is fairly sizable, including both the prologue and a bit of the first chapter.

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Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays! Gray skies. Constant rain. Back pains. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! But I'm teasing. The Grinch may be in theaters but he's not in the Anders household. So... Happy holidays to all. And I hope everyone is

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Fan Creations and Dungeons & Dragons Writings

Hi everyone: This has been an amazing month so far! My Star Wars novel is done, I've joined an exciting project in the role playing game space, and I had some fabulous fan art sent my way. So let's get started... To begin with, I'

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Where to Find Me at WorldCon76

I'm Coming to World Con! That's right. Next weekend, I'll be attending the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California. WorldCon 76 makes my first appearance at the convention in five years! This year's event is being held at the San

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We have a cover!

I know it's been a while...  I've been busy writing several book projects at once. And I'm still squirreled away working on a really exciting one now. But I wanted to pop in and share something fun. My Star Wars novel, Pirate's

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Heading to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Lou's Heading to a Galaxy Far, Far Away It's been a while since I've written a newsletter, but I have some BIG NEWS that I think will make up for my absence. I'm writing a Star Wars novel!  That's right.

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MASKED Television Series

MASKED Television Series! So, I have some potentially big news. Back in 2010, I edited a superhero anthology called Masked. It was conceived to be a serious, non-ironic look at the rising popularity of comic books and the superhero narrative. The idea was to invite top science fiction authors as

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Signing at Barnes & Noble

B-Fest Teen Book Festival!  Hi all, This coming Saturday, September 23rd, I'll be one of the guests signing books at B-Fest, the second annual teen book festival hosted by Barnes & Noble at the Summit. I'll be there from 2pm to 3pm with pen and trading

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Nola StoryCon - A Mardi Gras for Readers

A Mardi Gras for Readers! This coming weekend, Friday, September 15th – Sunday, September 17th, I'll be in New Orleans at the JW Marriott for Nola StoryCon, an enormous YA-centric gathering of writers and readers billed as a "Mardi Gras for Readers." And this year, we Middle

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Skyborn Paperback Publication

It's here!  The paperback of Skyborn is out today. I am so thrilled. This means that my Thrones & Bones series is now complete in both hardcover and paperback editions. Skyborn was the hardest of the three books to write, because it had to both be a story

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Summer Writing and Gaming Course

This summer, I'm going to be teaching a special class as part of the Altamont School's Summer at Altamont program. "Creative Writing and Tabletop Role-Playing Games" is a brand new course, something I've never done before. For a long time now, I&

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Alabama Book Festival

ALABAMA BOOK FESTIVAL This weekend, Saturday April 22nd, I'll be one of around 70 authors participating in the Alabama Book Festival held in Old Alabama Town, 301 Columbus Street, in Montgomery.  I'll be appearing at 11:00 am on a Middle Grade Fantasy panel with author

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Mountain Brook Writers' Festival

Lots of News for 2017!  Hi And welcome to my first newsletter of the year. I've got lots to share. Specifically, I'm a guest at a book festival, I'm teaching a writing and gaming course, and I am a participant at an exciting convention

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Signing Saturday at Books-a-Million

Books-a-Million Signing!  Hi all, This coming Saturday, September 19th, I'll be signing books at the Books-a-Million at Brook Highland Plaze (off HWY 280). I'll be there at 2 p.m. and will be there at least an hour. And you know, books make good Christmas presents,

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Alamo City Comic Con

Young Adventurers @ Alamo City Comic Con!  Hi all: The final weekend in October, the 28th to the 30th, I'll be one of six special guests at the Alamo City Comic Con in San Antonio for the debut of a brand new programming feature, the Young Adventurers Workshop and

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Book News

New Book Deal!  I have some BIG NEWS that I've been sitting on for a while. I've sold a fourth novel! We actually shook on the book some time ago, but the news just went public this evening!  From Publishers Weekly's Rights Report: Week

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Signing this Sunday!

Skyborn has arrived!!  Skyborn, book three in the Thrones & Bones series, is out! Booklist says, "the pace is swift and there’s action on every front." If you are in or near Birmingham, I hope you'll consider joining us for a special Launch Event at

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DragonCon and Skyborn Launch Event

Dragon Con and Skyborn Launch Event Hi << First Name >> Two exciting bits of news I want to share with you. First, this coming Labor Day Weekend, I'll be making an appearance at Atlanta's famed Dragon Con convention. Then, the following weekend, they&

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Nightborn in Paperback Today

Nightborn arrives in paperback today!! Hi  This is just a quick email to let you know that Nightborn, book two of the Thrones & Bones series, debuts in paperback today! Available in stores everywhere, the softcover version of Nightborn is identical to the hardcover in every way, except that a)