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Adrienne Gelbart's Blog – February 2011 Archive (14)

March 2011 Authors on Virtual Book Tours

No members on the list but something to keep on your list of marketing ideas, when your book is released.

http://www.prlog.org/11339500-pump-up-your-book-announces-march-11-authors-on-virtual-book-tours.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 28, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

YALITCHAT.ORG member Amanda Hocking gives us a self-publishing reality check

http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/2011/02/bit-of-reality-check.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 28, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

911...YALITCHAT Member Book Deals.....

There were so many we couldn't wait, here are the YALITCHAT member deals THIS WEEK. Remeber if you have any news let us know!

February 14, 2011

Children's/Young Adult:

Kimberly Sabatini's debut TOUCHING THE SURFACE, about a teenage girl who has just died for the third time and must piece together the mistakes of her past in order to reconnect with her soul mate, earn the forgiveness of her best friend, and set things right for the future, to Anica Rissi at…

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Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 15, 2011 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

YA Deals of the Week Feb14th, 2011

Delacorte Swims with Murderous Mermaids

Joelle Delbourgo Associates agent Jacqueline Flynn closed a two-book, six-figure, world English rights deal with Delacorte executive editor Françoise Bui, for YA author Anne G. Brown. The deal is for a new series about, as Flynn dubbed them, "murderous mermaids." The first book, Lies Beneath, follows protagonist Calder White, the sole boy in a clan of vengeful sea creatures, who with his sisters concoct a plan to… Continue

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 14, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Cybils Winners announced today.....

http://www.cybils.com/2011/02/winners-of-the-2010-cybils-awards.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 14, 2011 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Former ABC Director Kristen McLean to Discusses New Venture, Bookigee

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/46101-former-abc-director-kristen-mclean-to-discuss-new-venture-bookigee.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 11, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Self-Publishing Successes

http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/shelftalker/?p=4161

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 11, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Simon & Schuster signs a new YA Trilogy by Tonya Hurley

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/46094-s-s-signs-up-new-ya-trilogy-by-tonya-hurley.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 10, 2011 at 7:41pm — No Comments

An International Member Lands a 'very nice' Deal with Harper Children's UK

February 7, 2011

International rights/UK Children's

Author of DEVIL'S KISS and DARK GODDESS, Sarwat Chadda's ASH MISTRY AND THE SAVAGE PALACE, the first book in an epic adventure series, The Ash Mistry Chronicles, which weaves together contemporary and mythological India, about British-born Ash, whose father is offered a dream job in India, and discovers something is very wrong with mysterious millionaire Lord Savage, finding himself in a desperate battle to…

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Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 9, 2011 at 10:23pm — 1 Comment

The New York Times debuts its new e-book bestseller list.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/46027-the-times-shakes-its-lists.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 8, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Twin Peaks co-creator nabs a YA trilogy

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/deals/article/46056-rh-children-s-nabs-ya-trilogy-by-twin-peaks-co-creator.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=f1c1eb9a84-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 8, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Call for entries to the Harper Lee prize for legal fiction

If you write legal fiction this may be the contest for you, click on the link to get the details...

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/awards-and-prizes/article/45815-harper-lee-prize-for-legal-fiction-calls-for-entries.html

Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 7, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

February 2011 YALITCHAT Published Author Releases

The first installment of our Published Authors book releases for February 2011. Congrats!

Zombie Zero - Nancy Holder (Zombiesque) February 1st, 2011

Zombies have long stalked and staggered through the darkest depths of human imagination, pandering to our fears about death and what lies beyond. But must zombies always be just shambling, brain-obsessed ghouls? If zombies actually maintained some level of personality and…

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Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 4, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

February 2011 Debut YALITCHAT Author Releases

As promised, here are the February 2011 Debut YALITCHAT Member releases. It is shaping up to a good year for our members, be sure to check back on Friday for our February Published member releases.

A Touch Mortal - Leah Clifford February 22nd, 2011 Greenwillow

Death isn't what Eden expected. Where the hell is her release? Her quiet ending? Not that Eden remembers the details of her final…

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Added by Adrienne Gelbart on February 1, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

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