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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Cassie's Publication Schedule

Cassie posted has posted her publication schedule for the next 4 years. We are so excited about this!! Here's the schedule:

2010:

August 31 The Infernal Devices #1: Clockwork Angel (hardcover)

October 16 The paperback Mortal Instruments Boxed Set

2011:

April 5 The Mortal Instruments #4: City of Fallen Angels (hardcover)

September The Infernal Devices #2: Clockwork Prince (hardcover)

2012:

March The Infernal Devices #1: Clockwork Angel (paperback)

May The Mortal Instruments #5: City of Lost Souls (hardcover)

November 4 The Mortal Instruments #4: City of Fallen Angels (paperback)

Holiday Season The Infernal Devices #3: Clockwork Princess (hardcover)

2013:

March The Infernal Devices #2: Clockwork Prince (paperback)

September The Mortal Instruments #6: City of Heavenly Fire (hardcover)

November The Mortal Instruments #5: City of Lost Souls (paperback)

2014:

May The Infernal Devices #3: Clockwork Princess (paperback)

September The Mortal Instruments #6: City of Heavenly Fire (paperback)


Banned Books Week-Guest post by Michelle Zink

Sex, Horror, and the KGB

Banned Book Week always feels so personal to me.

As a writer, I hate the idea that a select few have the power to make decisions for many, especially where it involves something as important as reading and teenagers. I also feel hurt and offended on behalf of friends and writers like Ellen Hopkins, whose very important work doesn’t have the opportunity to reach ALL the kids it might benefit because one parent or one reviewer doesn’t approve of it’s content.

But most of all, the banning of books is an affront to me as a reader, because long before I wrote books, I read them voraciously and without regard to content. I preferred selections from my dad’s horror selection, and it wasn’t at all uncommon to find me, at age eleven, with my nose in The Shining or Christine. When I ran out of horror, I turned to spy novels by Robert Ludlum and John LeCarre, and while I didn’t always understand the details, the intrigue and adventure kept me going back for more. I was particularly fascinated with the KGB and CIA and for a time was convinced I would grow up to be a spy. After getting through much of the horror and spy novels we had on hand, I even turned in desperation to Day of Infamy. I’m sure some of the teachers and other adults in my life wondered at the curiosity that would drive a tween to read a book on a psychologically deranged writer one day and a non-fiction account of Pearl Harbor the next, but what can I say? Being without a book for even a day wasn’t an option. Desperate times call for desperate measures and all that! And to their credit, I don’t recall a single one questioning my choice of reading.

As I grew into a teenager, I became fascinated with the trashy romance of Sydney Sheldon, Judith Krantz, and Jacki Collins on my mom’s bookshelves. I remember one shocked foray into the final pages of Looking for Mr. Goodbar as well as a brief experiment with Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. It was all a little over my head, but I devoured it anyway, not really processing the things I didn’t understand and practically memorizing everything else. Last year during my pre-publication tour for Prophecy of the Sisters, I sat next to a bookseller who once had a conversation over dinner with Syndey Sheldon’s wife who said, “You’d be surprised how many people tell me that most of their sex education came from my late husband’s books.”

I guess I wasn’t alone. ;)

Anyway, the point is, I read far and wide. I read everything I could get my hands on. Some of it would be considered appropriate by the Moral Denizens of today. Much of it wouldn’t.

They don’t know me. They don’t know our children. Could they have known, all the way back in 1980, that I would grow up to write dark, Gothic stories with a supernatural bent to which I largely credit those early hours with Stephen King’s books? Could they have known the many worlds into which I slipped would inspire me not only to read, but also to write for a new generation of young people?

I think not. In fact, I don’t think anyone can know what’s write for someone else’s child, something that holds true for clothing, education, and yes, books. The day we allow few to make decisions for many about something as important as literature is the day we start down that infamous slippery slope.

Let’s put a stop to it while we still can.

Thank you to Michelle Zink, for today's awesome Banned Book Week Post!

Michelle Zink is the author of Prophecy of the Sisters and Guardian of the Gate. To find out more about Michelle and her books please visit her site here http://michellezinkbooks.wordpress.com/

Freebie Friday (late)- Signed Swag

I am so late on posting our freebie friday, but better late than never. Today's SIGNED goodies are:

* Princess For Hire bookmark by Lindsey Leavitt
* Whisper bookmark by Pheobe Kitanidis
* 13 To Life postcard from Shannon Delany

All items are signed by the authors and this giveaway is open Internationally!!

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren & Alea of Pop CultureJunkie, where we share the books we've received this past week for review, borrowed from friends or the library, received as a gift, bought, or received to giveaway. We've posted what we've received for Mundie Kids here http://mundiekids.blogspot.com/

For Review:

* Torment by Lauren Kate, published by Delacorte Press & received from Random House, to be released on September 28th, 2010

* Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin, published by & received from Bloomsbury, released on September 14th, 2010

* Where the Truth Lies by Jessica Warman, published by Walker& Company, received from Bloomsbury, to be released on September 28th, 2010

* The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton, published by Tor Books/Macmillan, received by Kiki, to be released on October 2011

* The Jumbee by Pamela Keys, published & received by Dial Books, to be released on October 14th, 2010

* Fallen Angel A Novel by Heather Terrell, published & received HarperTeen, to be released on January 1st, 2011

* Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on January 1st, 2011

* A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford, published & received by HarperCollins Children's Books, to be released on March 1st, 2011

Review for Tweens & Up (Mundie Kid reviews)

* Emily the Strange Dark Times A Novel by Rob Reger, published & received by HarperCollins Children's Books, to be released on January 1st, 2011

* Vampire Crush by A.M. Robinson, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on January 1st, 2011

* Father of Lies by Ann Turner, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on February 1st, 2011

* Blood & Flowers by Penny Blubaugh, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on March 1st, 201
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* Steel by Carrie Vaughn, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on March 1st, 2011

* Through Her Eyes by Jennifer Archer, published & received by HarperTeen, to be released on April 1st, 2011

* Entwined by Heather Dixon, published Greenwill Books, received by HarperTeen, to be released on April 1st, 2011

* Teeth Vampire Tales edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (with contributions from Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Melissa Marr and more), published & received by HarperCollins Children's Books, to be released on April 1st, 2011

* Plague, A Gone Novel by Michael Grant, published by Katherine Tegen Books, received by HarperCollins Children's Books, to be released on April 1st, 2011

* The Six Crowns, Trundle's Quest by Allan Jones & Cary Chalk, published by Greenwillow Books, received from HarperCollins Children's Books, to released on April 1st, 2011

I'm really looking forward reading and sharing my reviews for these upcoming releases. When it's closer to the release dates, we'll not only have our reviews posted, but I'm hoping to put together some fun giveaways, along with author interviews & chats.

This week, I'll be sharing my review and interview with Lauren Kate, as well as hosting a giveaway for a Torment. I believe we'll have 2-3 copies of the published book to giveaway. I'm looking forward to the giveaway.

Bought:

* Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith (signed)
I bought more, but I'm waiting for them to arrive.

Thank you to HarperTeen, Harper Collins Children's Books, Bloomsbury, Random House, Dial Books and Kiki Hamilton for this weeks wonderful reads.

What goodies did you receive this week?

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