2009 Preview

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This is going to be a big year for me. Leviathan is my first new series to come out since Uglies appeared way back in . . . 2005!

For you ancient history buffs, the first books of both Midnighters and my so-called “New York Trilogy” (So Yesterday, Peeps, and TLD) appeared in 2004. So it has been a long time . . .

Anyway, here’s what happens this year:

April 28 (a mere 3 weeks away!)
The paperback edition of Extras is released! Now, at long last, you can line up all four books in matching editions. You can pre-order now, from Amazon, Powell’s, B&N, or Indie Bound.

The cool thing about the Extras paperback is that it contains previously unseen chapters from Leviathan, complete with delicious artwork!

May 1
Starting in May, the first of every month will be Leviathan Art Day. That’s right, I’ll be blogging one piece of art every month until the book comes out.

But don’t worry. You won’t be utterly spoiled by this, because there are FIFTY (50) pieces of art in the first book of Leviathan. So much art.

Be prepared for the artiness!

May 30
Advanced readers’ copies for Leviathan are given out at Book Expo America! And I’ll be there to sign them. (To those of you not in the book trade, this is merely frustraing, I know. But it’s cool for me.)

June 2 (minor update)

Mind-Rain, an anthology of essays about the Uglies series, appears in stores! Here’s the cover:

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August 1
The Geektastic anthology goes on sale! Edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci, this collection includes stories by M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Lisa Yee, Sara Zarr, and me. We’re all writing about the geeky proclivities that made us who we are, from role-playing games to Quizbowl.

It’s going to rock, geekily.

August 21-25-ish (minor update)

Justine and I will be at the Melbourne Writers Festival!

October 6
The publication of Leviathan!

This is, of course, the big day for me. I’ve been working on this book for four years (I started it before I started Extras) so it will be mind-bendingly exciting.

Along with the book will come a world-spanning tour. (Well, spanning from the US to the UK, Canada, and Australia.) For three weeks or so, I’ll be traveling around and meeting you guys in person. I don’t know yet where I’m headed exactly, but watch this space in August and September for details.

More about Leviathan in later posts, of course.

Astonishingly, you can already pre-order it from Amazon and Indie Bound, but B&N and Powell’s don’t have it yet.

October 28
The release of the Grand Unified Edition of the Uglies Series, also known as The Collector’s Set. It looks like this:
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Pretty, is it not?

December

Sleep. Constant sleep.

355 thoughts on “2009 Preview”

  1. hahaha i love how ive been looking for extras paper back for like 3 months, and now i found out its not out yet….im so incredibly smart lol

    LEVIATHON!!! AHHHA canttt wait =]]]

  3. I’m just writing it on my own. On like microsoft word on my comp. That sounds really cool though, Alex-wa, I’ll check it out! Hi Haley-Sensei! Ummmmm….email lizzy-wa or alex-wa about the site, I have to get off soon so not a ton of time for me to explain!

  4. Kay-la the ninja banana cat it’s not that I would be annoyed by one fan-girltastic caps filled comment, but the repetitiveness is just obnoxious. And don’t be so offended by an opinion. In other words “simma down”

    *mutters*westerblog commenters=changed*mutters*

  7. Its not a big reason. I’m not calling you obnoxious again it’s the general hypothetical situation there may be no correlation to the real one. Also, it was really JUST a comment there is no real need to take offense to it.

  12. Finally, I have the HON shirt graphic done! I really need to go to bed now… I’ll make the HON shirt quickly on Zazzle… good night!

  14. lizzy-wa101102, we were never bad. And since I don’t seem to have a choice i guess i would be a lurker(or something to that extent) because i have been reading this blog since this post http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/?p=186 (i like to be precise) and i rarely ever comment anymore.

  17. Woahs Haddy-la, you beat me barely! I started coming on here like mid December in 2007.

  18. Lizzy-wa, I’m having a contest to name two characters in one of my books. There are going to be two winners, and their names will be in the acknowledgements or dedication of the book (I’ll post those on my blog even if it’s not published). 🙂
    I need a boy name and a girl name. Check out the post for the rules and entry info (click my name). 😀

  29. MINE WAZ TO!!!! IT WAZ ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY BUT, BUT THEN A DUMD HAIR PERSON CUT IT WAYYYY TO SHORT. BUT ITS GROWING BACK. ALMOST BACK TO FULL LENGTH! if u use enough it will work. i also used hair spray and a hair dryer.

  34. First: Thanks for entering, T&Z!!! I liked the name you came up with. 😀

    Second: How can you guys stand to have your hair that long?!?!?!?! I hate it when my hair touches my shoulders, it’s so annoying!!! That’s why I try to keep my hair short (speaking of, I should probably get it cut again).

  39. oh haddy-la im sorry i stuck up for her when she wasnt being obnoxous at all

  43. Oh wows, my hair is like 2 inches past my shoulders. I think short hair is pretty awesome on certain people, but I can’t stand it on me. Thanks Dahlia-wa! LMAO. It’s so funny when you’re talking about dahlias and that’s your name on here…it’s like Whaaa??? Is she speaking in 3rd person again? Oh no!

  45. I’m so excited about this post! I’m vastly excited about the Geektastic anthology! I read one of M.T. Anderson’s books, and it was amazing. I love anthologies because they’re like little taste-tests of other authors writing. October 6th! *cough-michigan-michigan-michigan-michigan-michigan-michigan-cough* Tour! (I’m looking forward to december) The Uglies Collectors edition is B-E-A-utiful. I’m excited for the art. So so so so excited. New reason to look forward to may–ART!!

    Holly-wa: I don’t know if this was answered yet, but So Yesterday isn’t part of the Peeps series, it’s just they’re all set in NY.

    I’m so excited now, I don’t know how I’m going to sleep.

    Dahlia-wa Black Winged Ninja Sorceress, Alex-wa, Tally&Zane: This is why we should have a Pretty world, because no one would be dumb and drink n’ drive. (comment #22_)

    Also, whoa on the comments. It’s taking forever for the page to load.

    Haley-Sensei~TOP NINJA: (your guy’s names keep getting longer.) Wow! Your hair sounds long! I’m over here like ‘My hair’s so long blah blah blah’ and it’s barely middle of my back. *bows down* : D

    Peace!

  46. Haley~Hyperness is ICY
    Haley-Sensei~TOP NINJA
    hm, it got longer by one letter XD
    hehe even people who’ve seen my hair in the braid millions of times FREAK OUT when i let it down…same thing happens if i wear a dress (these things happen once anually, usually)
    at 8th grade graduation both happened at once…my friend nearly had a heart-attack.
    ok guys…i’m out of the loop here…SOMEONE post our website on here or email it to me!
    please?

  47. We don’t have elementary school and middle school graduations where I’ve lived, just High school graduations… I wish we did, though, cuz that sounds cool… my hair used to be long, but I get it cut every few years to donate to Locks of Love.

  48. alex-wa: i donated my hair to locks of love! 15 in. but its still in my closet…

    anyway the collectors set of uglies is sooo awesome.
    i wantz it.

    i remember my elementary skool graduation. i wore a white dress with black floral print and my hair in an (awesome) side pony. i like side ponys.

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