Josie Bloss was one of KT Literary’s first clients, and her novel BAND GEEK LOVE was one of my first sales as an agent. I’m thrilled that both it, and the sequel BAND GEEKED OUT, are not only still available, but on sale right now for only $2.99. From the […]
Band Geek Love
I’m delighted to post another in my continuing series of blogs about my amazing clients, this time about YA contemporary author Josie Bloss. From her website: Josie Bloss grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan, where she was a member of the best college marching […]
One of the popular responses to my blog post asking you guys what you’d like to see more of here was more posts by my clients. With this exciting new feature “Behind The Book”, starting today, I’m excited to oblige. I may be stealing a bit from John Scalzi’s excellent […]
Before I get to the winner of a copy of either Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson or Albatross by Josie Bloss (both out on February 1st! Pre-order today at your favorite bookstore!), I though I’d share some great recent links for those, and other kt literary titles. Bookshelves of Doom […]
The tabs on my browser have flowed over to a second row, so it’s time for another tab-closing session of Linkapalooza! First up: First, the School Library Journal ran one librarian’s “Open Letter to Kids’ Book Publishers.” Then, editor Andrew Karre wrote a rebuttal to her point about the length […]
The good people over at Indie Bound have declared today, May 1st, “Buy Indie Day!” Now, I’m all about a day specifically dedicated to buying books, and this one, in particular, urges you to get out and support your local independent bookstore. My two favorites? Books of Wonder in NYC […]
As you may have heard, April 16th was Support Teen Literature Day, and the fun and fabulous Readergirlz once again organized Operation Teen Book Drop, or Operation TBD. Readergirlz and guyz all over the country rocked the drop, leaving YA novels all over the place to teens to pick up. […]
I know you've all been dying to know what's going on with Ellie, the heroine of last year's Band Geek Love. Well, never fear, you're in luck!
It's an easy mistake to make, right? Everyone's talking about Banned Book Week, and you hear that, and you think, "Oh heck, yeah, we have one of those. A Band Book!" Or if you're Flux -- TWO band books.