Ever wish Kristin Cashore’s FIRE, GRACELING, and BITTERBLUE would get made into movies? Well, it really might happen—the rights have been sold! Get the full scoop in Variety.
Meg recommends…BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore!
I read and adored Graceling and Fire long before I worked at Penguin, so when I heard we were publishing Bitterblue, I constantly harassed the editor for the manuscript. When it finally came in—oh man, I was not disappointed. As with the first two books, I was completely captivated by the world Kristin created, of gracelings and castles and magic. I even did that thing where I’m so engrossed in a novel I basically withdraw from society until I finished the book!
I’m pretty into politics, so I found all the political intrigue fascinating. It wasn’t just that I constantly second guessed who could be trusted; Kristin also included hints about revolutions in other kingdoms, so it also became a question of not whether Bitterblue could rule, but how she would go about it. I also loved that my favorite characters from Graceling have a part in this story. I won’t go into details of what happens with Katsa, Po, Raffin, and Giddon, but let me tell you, there are just as many laughs and swoon-worthy moments in Bitterblue as there were in the other two books. And! I love that Bitterblue’s own love story is non-traditional; something I always find so refreshing in a YA fantasy. So basically, there is a lot to love about this book and series. Now Kristin just needs to write another book set in the Graceling Realm…
Today is the final day of voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards! We’re quite proud of our 2012 nominees, so if we might be so bold, we’d like to give a shout-out to (and encourage you to vote for) the following books and authors:
Frostbite (the Graphic Novel) by Richelle Mead
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral
Richelle Mead
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Best YA Fantasy/Science Fiction:
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and David Small
If you are attending Book Expo America next week, here is a list of the author signings we will be having, both in the Penguin booth and in the autograph signing area!
Booth signings (Booth #3922):
TUESDAY, JUNE 5:
Ruta Sepetys (Between Shades of Gray): 11:00 am - 12:00 pm **The first 100 in line get a special BEA edition of Ruta’s next novel, Out of the Easy, due out in Winter 2013**
Ally Condie (Matched trilogy): 10:00 am - 11:00 am **Ally will be signing Matched trilogy posters and copies of Matched paperback**
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6:
Maile Meloy (The Apothecary): 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Jessica Khoury (Origin): 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Marie Lu (Legend, Prodigy): 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz (Colin Fischer): 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Curtis Jobling (Wereworld): 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Signings in Autograph Area:
TUESDAY, JUNE 5:
Andrea Cremer (Rift): 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Table 22
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6:
John Green (The Fault in Our Stars): 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Table 26
Bob Balaban (Creature from the Seventh Grade): 11:00 am - 11:30 am, Table 1
Judy Schachner (Skippyjon Jones Cirque du Ole): 11:30 am - 12:30 am, Table 26
Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star): 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm, Table 4
Susane Colasanti (Keep Holding On): 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Table 25
Harlan Coben (Shelter): 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Table 17
THURSDAY, JUNE 7:
Kristin Cashore (Bitterblue): 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Table 4
Jacqueline Woodson & E.B. Lewis (Each Kindness): 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Today is MAY 1—BITTERBLUE DAY! BITTERBLUE is now available wherever books are sold!
This feels like the right occasion for a giveaway, doesn’t it? You can enter to win a hardcover copy of BITTERBLUE and a BITTERBLUE poster over at the Penguin Teen Facebook page—just click this link to go to the giveaway page!
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