For just $1.99, you can buy an ebook of CRUEL BEAUTY. The sale is for Kindle, Nook, iBooks, and Google Play. It’s cheaper than a latte! Also less caffeinated, but there’s more kissing.
Pre-Order a Signed Copy of CRIMSON BOUND!
You can now pre-order a signed copy of CRIMSON BOUND from Waucoma Bookstore. They’re a wonderful independent bookstore in Hood River, Oregon, and they really deserve your support. And yes, you can get your copy not only signed but also personalized!
Short Story: “Don’t Look”
My latest piece is up at The Hanging Garden! (And it’s my last one for this year.) Our theme for this round was urban legends, and I wrote
— a story about friendship and being scared of the dark.
CRIMSON BOUND cover reveal!
It’s finally here! You can see the gorgeous CRIMSON BOUND cover on the Epic Reads blog.
(If you’re wondering–the reason why that post calls it a “companion novel” to CRUEL BEAUTY is that they’re both similar fairytale fusions. They’re not set in the same world.)
CRUEL BEAUTY is going to Brazil!
Thanks to the lovely folks at Novo Século, CRUEL BEAUTY is going to be translated into Portuguese and published in Brazil.
Short Stories
I have a new short story up at The Hanging Garden:
My sixteenth birthday is the worst, because I have to get surgery to expand my headphones.
Also, I forgot to post it here at the time, but I had another short story in August:
Ways of Being a Mermaid’s Daughter
There is only one way to be a mermaid stolen by a human as a wife. There are a hundred ways to be her daughter.
Sirens Conference!
I’m excited to say that when I attend Sirens Conference this October, I will be on two panels:
Portal Fantasy: Threat or Menace?
Rosamund Hodge, Cora Anderson, Rachel Manija Brown
Everybody knows about portal fantasy, where characters from the “real world” cross into a separate fantasy world. It is a classic trope that still draws readers—the Chronicles of Narnia have never been out of print. And yet new portal fantasies are very seldom published, and many agents and editors have said that they’re unmarketable. What exactly is this subgenre, and why is it so loved and so shunned at the same time? What new stories does it still have to offer?
A Tourist’s Guide to the Undiscovered Country
Rosamund Hodge, Cora Anderson, Kendare Blake, Joy Kim
From The Descent of Inanna to Dante’s Divine Comedy to Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Farthest Shore, journeys to the underworld/afterlife have been a staple of fantastic literature. This panel will discuss both the ancient tradition of underworld journeys and how this tradition is used in modern fantasy. Why does this theme have such an enduring appeal? How do modern novels use and transform it?
Q&A on Goodreads
Today through Thursday (July 24), I’m doing a Q&A on Goodreads. If there are any weird trivia questions about my book you were dying to have answered, now is the time to ask!
Free Audiobook of CRUEL BEAUTY!
Now through May 28th, you can download the audiobook of CRUEL BEAUTY for free!
(For the same week, you can also get a free audiobook of Oedipus the King by Sophocles. Fun fact: an early draft of CRUEL BEAUTY had an extended discussion of Oedipus.)
Short Story: “Good Night, Sweet Prince”
I have a new short story up at The Hanging Garden:
Stop struggling and listen: Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry Death.
You already know this won’t end well.