There were many requests in the comment thread of my last post to list the titles and authors of my swag. Okay, I’m listing them. But remember, they’re mine, all mine! Bwah-hah, etc.
Plus, most of these books don’t come out till autumn.
And for a screen-filling, monster-huge version of this photo, click here.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT
The Penalty by Mal Peet
YA set in Brazil, about a soccer prodigy. I’ve heard good things about Peet.
13 Bullets by David Wellington
Splatterpunk vampire novel, by the author of the online zombie apocalypse novel Monster Island, which was cool.
Shinjuku Shark by Arimasa Osawa
Hardboiled detective in Tokyo. Adult themes!
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Non-fic about what would happen to Earth if all humans disappeared instantly right now. Like, how long it would take everything to go back to a pre-technology state. I am so reading this, if only so my next zombie apocalypse novel has good science.
Poseur by Rachel Maude
Three girls start their own fashion label. A very pink book.
Zugzwang by Ronan Bennet
A chess thriller (?) set in 1914. That’s the same time period as Leviathan, so it’s a must-read for me.
The Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee
An affair in 1711 London, by an Aussie writer who Justine adores. And yes, nice cover.
I repeat the swag photo, for ease of use. (And again, for a screen-filling, monster-huge version of this photo, click here.)
MIDDLE ROW FROM LEFT
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
A teen has one year to live. Crutcher rocks.
Foundling by D.M. Cornish
Lavishly illustrated Book 1 of Monster Blood Tattoo series.
The Asbolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
YA about a Native-American teen who wants to become a writer.
Betwixt by Tara Bray Smith
YA supernatural about kids with gnarly powers.
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
By the guy who wrote The Amazing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl, so should be really good.
Electric Church by Jeff Somers
Hardboiled cyberpunk.
Grub by Elise Blackwell
A parody of the publishing world. Can’t wait.
I repeat the swag photo, for ease of use. (And again, for a screen-filling, monster-huge version of this photo, click here.)
BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT
Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles De Lint
Small visitor in 14-year-old girl’s life. Love De Lint.
Shojo Beat 3
A manga compilation.
Shonen Jump 2007
Another manga compilation.
Chibi Vampire by Yuna Kagesaki
Vampire manga!
Chain Mail by Hiroshi Ishikazi
See previous post.
Avalon High by Meg Cabot
A working document of the upcoming manga version of her series. It starts out in real art, changes to pencil sketches, then is just a rough script. Kewl object to own.
Apollo’s Song by Osamu Tezuka
Manga from the Astro Boy dude.
Boy by Takeshi Kitano
Lit fic by the guy who made the film Hana-bi.
i’m first to post!!!!
thanks for the name of the books scott! the vampire manga looks cool.
sweet!! ive read most of those books!! i jus got done reading avalon high!! it was a great book!! everyone needs to read it!! u just have to pay real close attention!!
they all sound good scott.
om gthat is so cool i wish i had all those books, and the little blurb thing was cool. oh i’ve read avalon high! it was ok
those are sooo cool!!!!!!i never read any of them and they sound really good, but im not really into the manga books. the rest though are on my summer reading list!!!!!
they sound exciting i would so totally read them!!!
They sound really good. How do you choose your swag books? Im sorry if that sounds really dumb but I haven’t read the last post on the count of my visiting my friend who has unfortuneatly forgot about you and moved on to music. So after writing this pointless comment that I could have just read the comment that had come before this one I will read the comment before this one. (wow that last sentence didnt make sense)
Sweet. Those look like really great (freat?) books. I didn’t know you read The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. I love that one.
And…I believe you mentioned something about your next zombie apocalypse novel? As in the book that would make Peeps and TLD a trilogy? I know you must be psychotically busy and all, but…please? *makes pleading face and Keene kid eyes*
hmmm it sounds like justine posted this cuz she says autumn and she likes vampires and manga alot but idk he could do that stuff to.
i think i might want scandral of the season.. does anyone know if its out yet
hmmm it sounds like justine posted this cuz she says autumn and she likes vampires and manga alot but idk he could do that stuff to.
i think i might want scandral of the season.. does anyone know if its out yet
Lol sweeeeet number 11
i’m bored…anyone got any fool websites i could go skrew with????? cuz i’m border line of going phyco…
books i want free books 🙂 and fool websites would rock im major bored
I loved Avalon High! It’s so good… I’ve always loved Arthurian legends.
Totally awesome. I’ll go check some of those out after in a while.
utube usually occupies my boredness but I think i’m running out of movies lol
My hourly wesites I check are (in this order):
Scott’s Blog
Justine’s Blog
Maureen’s Blog
Brotherhood 2.0
Photographica (i have pics on there)
and then if theres nothing on those I go to my FaceBook and MySpace 😉
Totally offtopic, but I saw this on myspace and it remind me of uglies, ENJOY! how to make your own hovercraft!
“http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2027529462”
cool hovercraft
I just put a bunch of those books on andvanced hold. Super cool.
I mean advanced hold. Not andvanced. (Double postage, aah!)
These books sound really good!!! I am in desperate need of something good to read this summer.
must. have. hoverboard.
13 Bullets by David Wellington sounds good and i absolutely loved the astonishing adventures of fanboy and goth girl
scott, you are so considerate for posting this, i will keep it in mind for my monthly library trip
please post the first page of extras before june 17th, when i go to my camp with *gasp* no computers so i can memorize it
Which one will you read first or have you already started any?
i know im still talking bout specials but me and one of my friends were looking at the meaning of different names and i thought it would befun to look up tally shay zane and david… so we did and zane and david both meant beloved and asher meant blessed. but we thought it was odd that tally had “love” both zane and david and their names both mean beloved.
thats cool peyton-la
my b-day is on june 16th!!!!!!!! so please post the first page of extras before or on that date. that would be the perfect present for me.
Intensegreeneyes: no computers sounds like torture. I can barely go a day without mine.
Actually, camp in general sounds like torture. But you’re lucky your summer vacation starts before the 17th. Mine ends on the 28th.
my b-day is June 28!
Last year school for me ended the 16th but this year it ends the 25th. This is annoying in too many ways.
i want those manga compilations!!!
wah.
Aw, crap. They called it Chibi Vampire? Those bastards! It’s Karin!
luv Cirque Du Freak, i finished the series….took me forever to own all the books…i own all 12! so happy
Yay! Thanks for the list, Scott! ^.^
By the way, isn’t “Chibi Vampire” already past volume one? o.o I could sworn it was already at at least volume three…