* First things first … this weekend is WORDSTOCK FESTIVAL. If you’re anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, get your butt up to Portland today & tomorrow for the region’s largest book festival. It’s only $10 for the whole weekend!!!
* One of our favorite authors here at Novel Novice, John Corey Whaley, was just named to the National Book Foundation’s “Top 5 Under 35” — and he’s the first YA author to be honored! He’s also just released the official book trailer for his gorgeous novel, Where Things Come Back:
* Great news from another one of our all-time favorite authors: Holly Black will be releasing a new, standalone vampire book in 2013 called Coldest Girl in Coldtown, based on a short story by the same name:
Conceived of and originally published to great acclaim as a short story, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is set in the not-so-distant future, where the vampire population has surged, resulting in the establishment of Coldtowns, quarantined cities of vampires and humans where predator and prey coexist in a never-ending blood party of revelry. These isolated meccas of debauchery are the pillars of pop culture, with vlogs, live feeds, and YouTube videos constantly streaming from the endless parties at vampire mansions. Drawn into this bizarre and dangerous world is Tana, who willingly enters Coldtown with an infected ex-boyfriend on the brink of turning and a mysterious vampire with a tortured past intent on seeking revenge. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original vampire story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing.
Congrats Holly!! We can’t wait to read this!
* Lionsgate, currently making The Hunger Games, has acquired the film rights for the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
“Although these stories are set in a critical time in the future, they speak volumes about what is happening all over the world today, and about the power of young people to challenge the status quo and change the course of our future,” said Alli Shearmur, Lionsgate’s President of Motion Picture Production and Development. “We feel privileged to be bringing these powerful and exquisite books to cinematic life.”
* Want to read Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare? You can win one of 100 advance copies on Goodreads. (And yeah, you WANT to read this book!)
For the comments: Did I miss any news? Oh, most likely … I’ve been a bit preoccupied with Wordstock festivities, so feel free to share more headlines from this past week below!
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