In case you didn’t get to go to Book Expo America, here’s my panel with sf author/blogger/activist Cory Doctorow, steampunk author Cherie Priest, and New York Public Library Manager Karen Grenke. It’s an hour of us yammering about steampunk past and present, from childhood inspirations to current concerns for the genre. Check it out:
Steampunk Panel – SLJ Day of Dialog, BEA 2010 from School Library Journal on Vimeo.
For those of you in Italy, check out La Repubblica‘s Il Venerdì this weekend, and you’ll find a three-page interview/profile of me and Leviathan.
I have proof:
Thanks to Diana Cullen for this photo.
And finally, some belated Fan Art Friday! This is Deryn in her Huxley, by Quarter Teaspoon.
Check out more of QT’s work on Deviant Art.
That’s it for today, but I have something wonderful to show you early next week! Until then, have a good long weekend.
Exciting news: The US paperback version of Leviathan will have a brand-spanking-new cover.
Here is it:
Pretty cool, huh? But I’m not going to say more, because I want to hear your impressions and opinions first.
Four key points about the US paperback version:
One: It will appear on August 10, 2010, about two months before book two in the series, Behemoth, which goes on sale October 5.
Two: It will be printed on the same awesome thick paper as the hardback! You may have noticed how much heavier Leviathan is than most books its size. The paper is a brighter white as well, all the better to show up Keith’s lovely art.
Three: It will be $9.99.
Four: Alas, the glorious endpapers map will not be in color in the paperback version. Only hardback books have end papers, so the map will appear as a spread in b&w. (Otherwise the book would be noticeably more expensive.)
Update: The paperback will be almost the same format as the hb, just a bit shorter. It’s my understanding that the art won’t have to be resized. (Phew.)
And now I attempt to anticipate your questions:
The UK paperback will have a different cover altogether, not the same as this or as the hardback there. I’ll reveal it here once it’s finalized.
I’m not sure what the plans are for the Australian paperback edition. I’ll let you know.
Leviathan has also sold in France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Israel, and Portugal. I have no idea about pub dates or covers, except that the French edition comes out in early September from Pocket Jeunesse.
MORE NEWS SOON ABOUT MANY THINGS.
No, not the theoretical fifth book in the Uglies series, but Cinco de Mayo birthday cake! For me! Because it is my birthday!
Rather more steampunk than Cinco de Mayo, but that’s how I rofl.
I’m taking off today, of course, but I’ll be joining whoever wants to chat in the next Forum Meet-Up:
Saturday May 8th
7PM US EST
Midnight in London
9AM (May 9) Australia Eastern
Here at the WesterForum.
And now I’m off to party on the bottom of the sea. Seriously.
Ciao for now . . .
As you can see, my website has had its first makeover in many years. This is to celebrate the fact that my first new series in years, Leviathan, comes out this autumn. (October 6, to be exact.)
Things may be wonky for a while as we play around under the hood. But I hope you enjoy the new look. Let me know what you think!
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