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PtD Official Cover Art
02/08/2010
Dear Jason Chan and the F&F Art Department: Thank you. You are made of shiny fabulous.
What Would YOU Do for an ARC?
02/04/2010
If you were around last year for the debut of the Backstage Pass bracelets,
you might remember what some people were willing to do to get one.So now... I want you to show me what you're willing to do for an ARC of
Perchance To Dream!Pictures and videos of singing, artwork, make-up, costuming, hand puppets, fake tattoos, you think of it, you can enter it. Points given for creativity, craziness, shiny things... (Oh look! Glitter! *scampers*) and I'm willing to give away up to five copies in this one. BUT you only have until Friday, February 12th to get your entries in... please comment here with URLs to your pics and videos (or email them to me... lisa at lisamantchev dot com... but URLs only, please, no attachments!) then I will post a round-up Next Weekend along with the winners!
Home Stretch for Nebula Nominations
02/02/2010
If you are a member of SFWA, there's still time to nominate your favorite bits of the fantastic for a Nebula, a Bradbury, and the Andre Norton Award. (The deadline for noms is February 15th!)
Eyes Like Stars is indeed eligible for the Norton Award this year, as is Quite A Lot of excellent YA fiction. :)
If you preordered from Amazon
01/30/2010
I don't pretend to know the intricacies of what is going on between Amazon and Macmillan, but here's what I
do know:
Amazon Pulls Macmillan Books Over E-Book Price DisagreementAnd that means: You cannot purchase
Eyes Like Stars though Amazon except through third-party sellers. You cannot preorder the paperback of
Eyes Like Stars or the hardcover of
Perchance To Dream.If you have preordered either book already, check your open orders. I've already heard from one reader that Perchance To Dream has disappeared from the order she placed it in without notice or explanation from Amazon. If this has also happened to you, please speak up and help us confirm this is taking place.
And, in the meantime and the future, please feel free to give your money instead to your local indie bookstore or brick-and-mortar chain, or head to the local library.
Massive link round-up (ganked from the lovely
madkestrel )
Cory Doctorow said
Amazon and Macmillan go to war: readers and writers are the civilian casualties.
And John Scalzi said
A Quick Note On eBook Pricing and Amazon Hijinx.
More thoughts at
Making Light.
And author Jay Lake says
Bug off, Bezos. And take your damned bookstore with you.
Perchance To Dream ARCs
01/26/2010
(subtitled: Open the Floodgates and Release the Hounds!)
The Management at the Théâtre Illuminata is pleased to release the following information:
If you are a blogger/reviewer with a regularly updated review site and you would like to receive an Advance Review Copy of
Perchance To Dream, please email me (lisa at lisamantchev dot com) with the subject line "PTD ARC REQUEST" and the following information:
1) Your mailing address
2) URL of your review of
Eyes Like StarsIf you are an author/teacher/librarian/bookstore employee and you would like to receive an Advance Review Copy of
Perchance To Dream so you can recommend it to readers, please email me (lisa at lisamantchev dot com) with the subject line "PTD ARC REQUEST" and include your mailing address
If you are a Patron of the Theater (avid reader and/or fan)... The Management invites you to comment upon this entry declaring yourself Team Nate or Team Ariel (or Team ______ *G* ) for a chance to win an ARC! One entry per person, winner(s) chosen by Random Number Generator on Tuesday, February 2nd. Please include your email addy so I can get in touch with you if you win.
More ARC giveaways will take place through February, March and April... keep your eyes on this space!