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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 Disagreement

And 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 Stars

If 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!