Here are six things you may have missed this week in books: A book trailer from Ally Condie, Rick Riordan’s whirlwind tour week, new book deals, a new cover and a spoof of the National Book Award debacle.
1.Ally Condie debuts new book trailer.
Ally Condie debuted her book trailer for Crossed, the highly anticipated sequel to Matched. Cassia is exploring the wild, open world on the outer edges of the oppressive Society. Braving perilous canyons and dangerous terrain, Cassia embarks on a mission to save Ky from certain death. The trailer is really well done and gives you a feeling of despair much like the characters.
2. Masque of the Red Death cover revealed by Novel Novice.
Synopsis:
Everything is in ruins.
A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them.
So what does Araby Worth have to live for?
Nights in the Debauchery Club, beautiful dresses, glittery make-up . . . and tantalizing ways to forget it all.
But in the depths of the club—in the depths of her own despair—Araby will find more than oblivion. She will find Will, the terribly handsome proprietor of the club. And Elliott, the wickedly smart aristocrat. Neither boy is what he seems. Both have secrets. Everyone does.
And Araby may find something not just to live for, but to fight for—no matter what it costs her.
3. New books deals for Eve Silver and Michelle Rowan.
Eve Silver’s RESPAWN, the first book in a teen series about a girl who finds herself inside a “game” where she must hunt aliens, or be hunted by them.
Michelle Rowen writing as Morgan Rhodes’s REBEL SPRING, the first novel in the high fantasy series FALLING KINGDOMS, in which an ensemble cast led by a princess-turned-queen see their fortunes tangle together in times of war, pitched as GAME OF THRONES for teens.
4. Out takes from Die for Me by Amy Plum.
Kate describing Paris
It’s hard for me to describe Paris. The city is so beautiful, it takes my breath away.
But I know that’s being way too vague, so I’ll give it a better try. Paris is like New York if you chop off the top of all of the buildings so that nothing is higher than seven or eight stories. Then add at least a couple of hundred years to each building’s age. Mix in a ton of trees and parks and run a beautiful, sparkling river through the middle. Then add over a thousand years of historical events that took place on the same spot where you happen to be standing. And you will have a rough idea of what Paris is like. [MORE]
5. Rick Riordan’s Whirlwind week.
Rick Riordan completed a crazy week of touring in support of his latest book The Son of Neptune. The tour started with two pre-publication events in Los Angeles and New York City. The seven stops Riordan made were winners of a contest held by Disney-Hyperion. At each stop Riordan was met by thousands of fans and he always arrived in style.
Check out Publisher’s Weekly for details from each tour stop.
6. It’s Your Fault We Nominated Your Book by Accident
The spoof recounting the National Book Award debacle. In the end Lauren Myracle withdrew from the list but proved she was a class act.
