My next novel, the sequel to Cycler, will be published on August 25th, 2009. And it shall be called… (Re)Cycler No, I’m serious. It really is called that. Now, because it’s a very looooong time until August–as the snow outside my window makes chillingly clear–I’ve decided to post some of my short stories to tide…  keep reading »

Over at the wonderful website yaReads, the very inquisitive Nikki Blunt interviews me about Cycler and other assorted sundries. Among the hot leads: my Cycler play list. Check it!

1. I am not the only writer who goes into bookstores to remove her book from the plain old shelves, where it’s appallingly easy to miss, and relocates it to its proper place on the splashy display table. Apparently all writers do this. They told me. 2. All readers are different. In the olden days…  keep reading »

Here’s a cool thing. My publisher, Random House, is handing out 44,000 DVD novel samplers to movie-goers exiting the Twilight movie on November 21 in Seattle, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Cycler is one of five books featured on the DVD. So if you have a hankering for sexy teen vampires this Friday,…  keep reading »

I’m on a crushing deadline, so I have very little time to blog right this minute, but I wanted to call people’s attention to the fact that this is Banned Books Week. The American Library Association and many others will be honoring that most American of freedoms (the freedom to think for yourself) by supporting…  keep reading »