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RULE Is Out MAY 19! Book Launch Events!

Hi all! Rule, the third and final book in the Unraveled Kingdom trilogy, is out in just two weeks! Unfortunately, we aren't able to plan for any in-person events, but I'd like to invite you to TWO online events that week! First up, an in-conversation with Tasha Suri via Orbit Live's Crowdcast channel! This is a GREAT format--you can ask questions, and Tasha and I will talk, ask each other questions, probably get interrupted by our cats... May 19, at 5 pm EDT/10 pm BST (and if you miss it live, you can still leave a question ahead of time and watch the cast later!) Go sign up and join us! Next, join Orbit's Lauren Panepinto for Orbit Tavern, on Instagram Live ! In this fun format, Lauren makes a delicious cocktail and there are books. What could be better? 
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RULE Cover Launch!

Check out this lovely! I have the best covers...not that I'm biased :) Orbit artist Lisa Marie Pompilio created this beautiful piece of art with the work of Carrie Violet , an embroidery artist. It's absolutely gorgeous--and what's more, there's significance hidden in a lot of the choices. The gray and red, the unraveling threads...I won't tell you what it all means, but it's so perfect! More on Orbit's blog . 

FRAY Out NOW!

FRAY is out now!  The second book in the Unraveled Kingdom trilogy released on June 4 and I celebrated by...going to my kid's kindergarten program. BUT! We went and visited "mom's book" on a REAL LIVE bookstore shelf later that week! You can read an excerpt here on Orbit's website!

Tuesday Tidbit: Ballad Sellers

One girl in a blue short cloak and a torn gown stood in the center of the Square, singing.  A ballad seller—the printer sent her out with broadsides of song lyrics, and she advertised them by singing the songs...T he ballad seller’s voice rose and swelled.  She had a beautiful, clear tone, and the sad melody she sang floated and dipped like the undulations of a river.  A dead soldier, his lover in search of him, vows never to rest or love again—the ballads from the print shops were full of such sentimental drivel.  Torn Among all the eighteenth-century peddlers  working the city streets, broadsheet sellers were among the poorest.  Some saw selling broadsheets, including those printed with ballad lyrics, as basically one step up from begging; artwork depicts these salespeople as impoverished, wearing ragged clothing.  At the same time, they provided a vital service in terms of disseminating popular culture at a time when your new material came in print--not records, films, radio, or

Delayed Celebrations and GIVEAWAY!

If there's one thing (pick just one!) that's frustrating about the writing and publishing sphere, it's how often the things you really want to celebrate have to be kept quiet..for ages.  Centuries.  Aeons, even. Ok, but even a few weeks or months on the silent circuit can feel excruciating when you really want to run around like a toddler on a cookie high with a fistful of sparklers and order MY BOOK IS GOING TO BE A REAL BOOK AND BE PUBLISHED AND STUFF! on a cake.  You maybe haven't quite refined the cake wording yet. Which is why I've never really blabbed much about how, a year ago today, I got a quick text from my Agent of Awesome to see if I had a minute to chat.  I was at work at work, at a community college writing center, and a minute something I had to scrape up given that it was nearing end-of-semester time and I was neck-deep in papers submitted to the online tutoring portal I managed. But that minute was going to have to give, because I Just K

Tuesday Tidbit: Cries of London

One of the places I found inspiration for Galitha City was in the artwork depicting eighteenth century London.  The "Cries of London" are actually a catchall for quite a few series of prints , one of the more famous of which is by Francis Wheatley.  Wheatley may have idealized his subjects a little bit; comparing his work to, say, Paul Sandby's sketches, his criers tend to look better-kempt, less dirty, and significantly less likely to steal something. Wheatley: Cheerilee, I'm selling prettypretty primroses! Tra-la-la! Sandby: From the Yale Center for British Art Get your liver for your dogs, or don't, I don't give a ****. It may be little surprise that I prefer Sandby for historical research purposes...if he depicts someone with a certain cap or their apron tied in a knot (y'all are seeing that, too, right?) it's pretty sure that's because someone *actually did that.* Still, Wheatley's work also gives insight into a b

Event March 31! In Which I Get to Hang Out With Mary Robinette Kowal in Chicago!

I'm excited to share that on March 31, I'll be at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago to talk about fantasy, writing, and Torn with the incredible Hugo-award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal !  (If you haven't read her Shades of Milk and Honey , you are in for a treat!)  Join us at 7:30 (Central time zone)!  I'm looking forward to seeing you there! More on the event here !