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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)

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Pottery Barn Kids Event

Pottery Barn Kids Event!  Hi , I've got some exciting news! This Saturday, I'll be a guest of Pottery Barn Kids at The Summit Shopping Center in Birmingham, Alabama. I'll be selling and signing copies of Frostborn and Nightborn. Thrones & Bones exclusive trading cards

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The 2nd Annual Catfish Literary Festival!

It's Catfish time! Hi *|LNAME|* This Saturday is the Athens-Limestone Public Library's 2nd Annual Catfish Literary Festival. I'll be joining over 30 other authors for a day of celebration of Alabama literature. They'll be discussions of how to get published, writing for

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"Kori and the Troll" now free online

"Kori and the Troll" now free online. Apologies for this email on the heels on an email. I just wanted to let you know that Boy's Life has now made my short story, "Kori and the Troll," free to read online in their Book

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"Kori and the Troll"

"Kori and the Troll" in Boy's Life!!! I have huge news! I have a short story in May 2016 issue of Boys' Life, the official youth publication of the Boy Scouts of America!  "Kori and the Troll" is a story set in the

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Young Reader's Choice Awards

PSLA Young Reader's Choice Awards! Hi  I have some exciting news to share. My novel Frostborn, the first novel in the Thrones & Bones series, has been chosen as a nominee for the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Program for the coming 2016-2017 school year. The

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Seattle Bound

Hi This next weekend, I'm honored to be a guest of Mythic Worlds 2016, a convention and masquerade held in Seattle, Washington from February 5th to 7th. I'll be giving a presentation on the world of Thrones & Bones, demonstrating how to play the board game,

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Young Hoosiers Book Award Nomination

Young Hoosier Book Award Nominations! Hi My novel, Frostborn, book one in the Thrones & Bones series, has just been listed as a nominee in the 2016-2017 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominees in the Middle Grade category. The Young Hoosier Book Award is administered by by Indiana Library Federation. Each

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Two Holiday Appearances

“A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix "A must-purchase for fans of the first book in the series.–" School Library Journal BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive Book Awards nominee Named a Staff Pick by:

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FaerieCon 2015

“A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix "A must-purchase for fans of the first book in the series.–" School Library Journal BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive Book Awards nominee Named a Staff Pick by:

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Southern Festival of Books and Southern Writers' Showcase

“A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix "A must-purchase for fans of the first book in the series.–" School Library Journal Upcoming Appearances Hi, I've been on tour in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas, speaking at schools all over these states, but I have

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Dragon Con & The Decatur Book Festival

“A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix "A must-purchase for fans of the first book in the series.–" School Library Journal BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive Book Awards nominee Named a Staff Pick by:

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival at the Hoover Public Library

"Nightborn is exciting, involving, and just the sort of thing to get young readers plunged into the world of mythology." ─ Paul Cornell “A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive

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Nightborn Debut

On Sale July 14th “A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive Book Awards nominee Named a Staff Pick by: Politics and Prose, King’s English Bookshop, Powell's, Books Inc.

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Welcome to the Thrones & Bones Newsletter

“A fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable series.” ─ Garth Nix On Sale July 14th BUZZ for Frostborn Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year 2015-16 Beehive Book Awards nominee Named a Staff Pick by: Politics and Prose, King’s English Bookshop, Powell's, Books Inc.