2009 Debutantes

Just FYI: I got the cover up on yalitchat. Looks very nice and appears on each page.

New York Times bestselling author Jessica Verday announces an e-anthology featuring 25 authors from the writers group 2009 Debutantes

The bestselling author of THE HOLLOW Trilogy, Jessica Verday, has gathered 24 other authors for a kind of Young Adult sampler featuring a theme of “Firsts.” The eBook will be published by Verday herself and she will be co-editing with Rhonda Stapleton author of the STUPID CUPID series.

This eBook will give readers a chance to sample the stories of 25 different authors exploring what it’s like to experience something for the first time. From first kiss to first love, there’s no time like the first time.

“This is an innovative way for authors to reach out to readers in a single book that anyone can afford. Readers get the chance to find a new story from some of their favorite authors, and while they’re at it, be introduced to other authors they may not have been able to get to know yet,” says Verday.

The e-anthology will be available on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords. The tentative release date is October 4, 2011.

Contributing authors are: Jessica Verday, Carrie Ryan, Rhonda Stapleton, Cyn Balog, Lauren Bjorkman, Leigh Brescia, Teri Hall, Stacey Jay, C. Lee McKenzie, Janet Gurtler, Jenny Moss, Jackson Pearce, Kristina Springer, Charity Tahmaseb, Jon Skovron, Heidi Kling, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Hubbard, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Lara Zielin, Shani Petroff, Kurtis Scaletta, J.A. Yang, Jennifer Brown, and Sydney Salter.

Cover to be revealed May 2011.

A few weeks ago I said I'd done a radio interview and that the person asking the questions had brought up the issue that YA wasn't necessarily just for YA readers, that more mature readers could enjoy the books.

Here's my interview. Thought you might like to hear what was said about widening the reading audience for our books. I loved the opportunity to speak about that.

http://champagnesundaysmagazine.com/PrincessOfLasPulgas.html

Participating Authors:

Lauren Barnholdt, author of Two-Way Street, The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney, Four Truths and Lie, and others
Sarah Cross, author of Dull Boy
Erin Dionne, author of Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
Heather Duffy-Stone, author of This is What I Want to Tell you
Mandy Hubbard, author of Prada and Prejudice
Julie Linker, author of Crowned, Disenchanted Princess
Sarah MacLean, author of The Season
Mari Mancusi, author of Boys that Bite, Girls that Growl, Stake That!, Gamer Girl and others
Michelle Zink, author of Prophecy of the Sisters




If you are willing to blog about this event (which would be SO helpful for getting the word out!) please click on the cut-tag-- I'll supply the HTML code which you can cut and paste into your blog-- easy peasy!

( Clicky for the code! )

To celebrate the posting of my brand-new book trailer for CANDOR (also below), I am hosting a Spread the Message contest!

Winners can score signed ARCs of CANDOR, signed hardcopies of CANDOR (when released), a $20 iTunes gift certif, and the CANDOR t-shirt of their choice.

Come check out the rules and the prize list at my website. Enter early and often! Contest closes at 8 PM ET on Saturday, July 25.

From my frosting to yours, Happy National Donut Day this Friday, June 5. Nom nom nom!

Any Debs Watchers in the Bay Area? Come out this Thursday for the first ever 2009 Debs Debutante Ball!



All three authors are 2009 Debs with books that just came out in the last couple of weeks. This event should be tons of fun -- tiaras, beads, food, prizes, books, and debut authors! 7pm on Thursday at Books Inc, Opera Plaza San Francisco! Hope to see you!

If anyone is looking for some fun toys to dress up your website, feel free to install a Debs widget! What better way to celebrate all the amazing new debuts this year?!

I had the great honor of talking this morning on Michigan Public Radio about the importance that independent bookstores play in an author's book success. What would we do without you, independents? Click here to read or listen to the full story.

And three cheers for independent bookstores!

Greetings Debs Friends and Watchers!

As readers, bloggers, teachers, librarians, aspiring authors, industry pros and others interested in the 2009 debut YA lineup, you probably have lots of ideas about the best ways to connect with authors on the Web... and I'd love to hear them!

The survey below is a short, 8-question survey about finding and connecting with authors and books online, and your responses will help me and other YA authors learn about the features and content most important to include on our Web sites and social network pages.

The best part? All survey participants can enter for a chance to win a $25 book store gift card!

Interested? Here's the link!

Survey: Connecting with YA Authors

The Small Print: The survey and gift card contest are open to anyone anywhere who has a connection to YA books. Survey results are anonymous, but participants who wish to enter the gift card contest must provide an email address. Participants under age 13 who want to enter for a chance at the gift card must have a parent or guardian provide an email address for the entry. One winner will be selected at random and can select the book store of his or her choice, provided I'm able to order the gift card online. Email addresses entered for the contest will not be saved, shared, or used for any other purpose aside from this contest. The contest is open until 12 midnight ET on Sunday, April 5. Winner will be announced on April 5.