Author Archives: thunderchikin

Gone Fishin

Because I have three classes to teach this sum­mer and so that I will actu­ally fin­ish the last of the Durango books, I will be off social media for the dura­tion. If you need to reach me, I will be checking email.

Y’all Come to YALL FEST

From MTV Hol­ly­wood Crush: We’re pretty con­fi­dent in say­ing that the only place you’ll find a more stacked lineup of YA authors than this year’s YALLFest is the teen sec­tion of your local Barnes & Noble. Because for the sec­ond annual meet-up ded­i­cated to all things young adult, orga­niz­ers Mar­garet Stohl, Pseu­do­ny­mous Bosch and Melissa de

Fan Book Trailer for Black Hole Sun

Check out this awe­some new book trailer post on YouTube by a fan of Black Hole Sun. I espe­cially like the music and the sum­mary of the story. http://youtu.be/Klu298_SsoM

Books of Wonder Signing May 6 NYC

On Sun­day, May 6th, Books of Won­der is pleased to wel­come seven teen fic­tion authors to share their thrilling sto­ries of revenge, hope, and courage. Author and National Book Award Final­ist PAOLO BACIGALUPI will present The Drowned Cities, set in a dark future Amer­ica where vio­lence is all too com­mon and two young refugees must fight for their lives; GALAXY CRAZE will intro­duce The Last

Mars Stinks dot Com

To cel­e­brate the launch of Invis­i­ble Sun (and the nearly-complete Shadow on the Sun), we cre­ated an new web­site devoted to the Durango books. W00t! The URL is MarsStinks.com. And more con­tent is on the way, includ­ing a new book trailer for Invis­i­ble Sun!

Memspiration

One of my favorite writ­ers (and peo­ple) has a great ter­rific blog posts on the inspi­ra­tions for her soon to be released novel, Meet You at Harry’s. http://jbknowles.livejournal.com/452326.html