NEW The Shattering Cover!
NOTE: THIS ENTIRE POST IS LIES. Which I mention because apparently a bookstore contacted my publicist to see if the cover had really changed. Hi Interwebs! I have a confession to make. You see, after a lot of discussion, Allen and Unwin decided to go with a new cover design for the Australian version of The Shattering. They went with a new designer, RC Fleming, and a really different take on the book. I’ve been sitting on this for a while, DYING to let you all see. And today, I finally get to unveil the new cover design to you! This design really speaks to the lighter side of the...
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I was plowing through the To-Do list this morning (it included such items as “eat breakfast” and “shower”, because on days like this, if it’s not on the list, it’s not getting done) when I got an email from Editor S. Despite the fact that “triage email” was further down the list, I have never been able to resist the allure of Inbox (1). Also, the subject was “SQUUEEEEEEEEAALLL!!” There was no actual content. Instead, there was an attachment containing the Aurealis Awards Finalists press release. From these FIENDISHLY DIFFICULT...
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Teenagers With Bite
I recently wrote a two-part article on why vampires in young adult fiction are awesome, with a selection of some of my recent favourites.
read moreThe Morris Award.
The William C. Morris Debut Award. No more than five young adult books by first time authors, selected by librarians from the American Library Association, are finalists every year.
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Karen Healey is a young adult novelist. She is the author of the urban fantasies GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD and THE SHATTERING, both set in New Zealand, and the forthcoming sci-fi adventure WHEN WE WAKE. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD won the 2010 Aurealis Award for Best YA Novel and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Karen can tell you a lot about baking, covers of "Hallelujah" and superhero comics.
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