At the begining of the month we announced a couple of Wings ePress’s YA titles for October, but apparently we missed one. The publisher has also put The Knave of Diamonds by Roberta Olsen Major in the YA section of Fictionwise. In it, Prince Jacot must embark on a dangerous journey to save his mother’s [...]
Archive for October, 2007
New Release: The Knave of Diamonds
Posted in New Releases on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Friends Unlikely
Posted in Reviews on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Smith Alvis has raised quite the storm with her first work of YA fiction, Friends Unlikely. The title quickly became an ebook bestseller and rose to the top of electronic retailer Fictionwise’s list of top-rated teen novels. Alvis has launched an ‘online’ book tour and there are already rave reviews on the internet. There’s [...]
Lachesis Announces First YA Fiction
Posted in General News on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lachesis Publishing, the Canadian imprint and new owner of LBF Books, has announced their first work of YA Fiction: The Goblin Princess by Keith Gouveia, author of several dark fantasy and horror novels with publishers such as Carnifex Press and Coscom. The release date is TBA.
New Release: 28 Days Later: The Aftermath
Posted in General News on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Linking the gap between the hit British horror film, 28 Days Later, and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later (coming to US theatres soon), this graphic novel takes us through a virus-infected London through the eyes of four survivers. The work is written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and published by HarperCollins.
New Release: Anna’s Story
Posted in New Releases on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ana’s Story, a new YA drama by Jenna Bush about a girl growing up with HIV, is now available in ebook format from Harper Collins. It’s also available on Fictionwise.
Review: The Sublime
Posted in Reviews on October 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m often asked why I read more ebooks than ‘real’ books? The obvious answer is that ebooks are real books, just in another format. But what’s the truth? I look for YA novels that stretch and break down boundaries. That say new things in new ways. Ways that traditional print publishers might shy away from [...]
New Release: A Charm For A Unicorn
Posted in New Releases on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Slow but beautiful Leonie has a charm – or curse – that makes all men fall instantly in love with her, so things get complicated when she escapes her home with a handsome prince in A Charm for a Unicorn by Jennifer Macaire, available now from Calderwood Books.
New Release: Werewolves Among Us
Posted in New Releases on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Melody Howey is now among young ebook readers with a new horror title from Write Words, Inc. under their ebooksonthe.net imprint. Ashley Johnson is just on the prowl for a good time when she attends a Festival of the Wolf celebration with her boyfriend, but she ends up turning into something less (or more) than [...]
Across Thin White Lines, The Winchester Mystery, Released
Posted in General News on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wings ePress has launched its October lineup, which means new teen ebooks. Across Thin White Lines is Jim Green’s fictitious examination of social segregation, following ‘Shorstack’ Johnson, a seventh grade student who vocalizes questions about the world around him when everyone else stays silent. The Winchester Mystery by Carol Parsons follows three kids in a [...]
