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"True Blood," the Golden Globe award-winning TV show, based off of Charlaine Harris' #1 NY Times-bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series, is now on TV! Season Two begins June 14, 2009. Episodes air Sunday nights on HBO in the US (9PM ET; confirm with your local listings) and has by now started airing in almost every major TV market in the world.

The series is created by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty), stars Academy Award-winner Anna Paquin (The Piano, X-Men Trilogy) as Sookie Stackhouse (who won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her first season TRUE BLOOD work!); Stephen Moyer (Starter Wife) as Bill; Ryan Kwanten (Summerland, Dead Silence) as Jason, Sookie's brother; and Sam Trammell (What If God Were the Sun?) as Sam, the bar-owner.

On the Web: You can still head on over to http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/blood-ties for all kinds of goodies. The whole series is now available on the site via streaming video! You can also visit Tanya's Livejournal: http://andpuff.livejournal.com/tag/blood+ties.

6/17/09: Fans of Kat Richardson, take note! (If you haven't read Kat yet and enjoy good urban fantasy, you too should pay attention to this news item).

Kat's gearing up for a big summer book tour in support of her new novel, VANISHED (pre-order!), which hits stores August 4th, as well as the mass-market releases of GREYWALKER (reviews | buy), POLTERGEIST (reviews | pre-order), and UNDERGROUND (reviews | pre-order).

The tour is national, and will include San Diego Comic-Con and Dragon*Con in Atlanta, as well as appearances in Houston, Seattle, Hollywood, and on national daytime TV! For full details and the latest updates, check out her tour info here.

6/15/09: A note from the big Kahuna at JABberwocky here. Eddie is too modest to really say it himself, but the news about Dene Low and Jon Sprunk is very totally Eddie Schneider going on a first anniversary tear, taking on great published authors like Dene and doing his very first solo book deals, first for Jon Sprunk and now last week adding another feather to his cap, selling THE STAR SHARD by Frederic S. Durbin to Houghton Mifflin. Which I just don't think would've happened if Eddie hadn't taken to his mandate to help build our presence in YA and Middle Grade fiction with total enthusiasm and dedication from Day #1 on the job. Eddie did that initially because he was told it was part of his job description (Eddie: I discovered quickly that I really like middle-grade and YA, and could go on about why at length), and I'd love to see what he could do with some great literary fiction to work with, because that's been a strong personal passion of his. Yeah, we are the leading agency right now for sf and fantasy, but if you're reading this website and you know someone with really good literary fiction you let us know. I'm 90% sure there are some more breakthroughs coming through in the YA area, thanks to Eddie, and he'll do the same here.

6/4/09: Great news! We at JABberwocky would like to welcome our newest client, Jon Sprunk!

Jon's debut novel, the dark fantasy SHADOW'S SON, sold to Pyr in a three-book deal yesterday. To find out more about him and his writing, you can visit his website. Congratulations, Jon!

6/2/09: We'd like to give a big JABberwocky welcome to Dene Low, the latest author to join our ranks! Her debut, supernatural middle-grade mystery PETRONELLA SAVES NEARLY EVERYONE, comes out today (see below). She's been getting wonderful reviews, and for more on Dene, you can check out her website here.

We would also like to congratulate Dene, as Junior Library Guild has made her novel a July pick!

6/2/09: Today is a big day here at JABberwocky! A number of exciting new books by JABberwocky authors have officially hit stores. These include Simon R. Green's THE SPY WHO HAUNTED ME (reviews | buy), Tanya Huff's THE ENCHANTMENT EMPORIUM (reviews | buy), and Dene Low's PETRONELLA SAVES NEARLY EVERYONE (reviews | buy).

Kat Richardson's GREYWALKER (reviews | buy). comes out in paperback today, and next week, Brandon Sanderson's WARBREAKER (reviews | buy) hits store shelves.

Happy reading! (We apologize in advance for any lack of sleep you may encounter from trying to keep up with all the new releases.)

5/14/09: We have incredible news this week: Charlaine Harris' DEAD AND GONE (reviews | buy) is a #1 NY Times bestseller!

Our deepest congratulations to Charlaine, whose Sookie Stackhouse series continues to exceed everyone's expectations (even Joshua's). The novel sold well over 100,000 copies in its first few days on shelves (there are now over 500,000 copies shipped, and nearly 600,000 in print after three printings!), and has received wonderful reviews in the press and from series fans.

And don't forget: TRUE BLOOD comes out on DVD next Tuesday!

To pre-order the Golden Globe award-winning first season of TRUE BLOOD (and beat the lines at the store), click here.

Lastly, if you're looking to kick off the second season of TRUE BLOOD in style (it starts June 14th -- save the date!), HBO has put up great party suggestions on their True Blood Wiki, including themed drinks, a suggested playlist, printable invitations and even a costume how-to, for the truly adventurous.

5/7/09: We at JABberwocky offer our heartfelt congratulations to Jack Campbell! RELENTLESS (reviews | buy), the fifth book in Jack's wildly successful Lost Fleet series, debuted at #16 on the NYT mass-market bestseller list! The list will be published on May 17th.

This represents huge sales growth for Jack despite the downturn in the economy since last year (RELENTLESS sold 20% more copies in its first week than VALIANT, which was itself a hugely successful New York Times and USA Today bestseller), and we couldn't be more pleased at the news.

***We would also like to make a quick note to congratulate our clients more generally. This week, 11 of the top 13 sf/fantasy titles on Nielsen Bookscan were all written by JABberwocky clients, including Jack Campbell (see immediately above for details), Brandon Sanderson, whose THE HERO OF AGES (reviews | buy) also had a stellar first week in paperback, and Charlaine Harris, whose Sookie Stackhouse series had a very strong week in the week leading up to the DEAD AND GONE (reviews | buy) release.

5/7/09: We've just learned that Jeri Westerson has been named a finalist for the Macavity Award! Jeri is up for the Macavity for Best Historical Mystery (also known as the Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery), for her debut, VEIL OF LIES (reviews | buy). Congratulations, Jeri!

The Macavity Awards are nominated and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International and subscribers to Mystery Reader Journal. The winner will be announced at Bouchercon in Indianapolis in October.

5/1/09: Congratulations are in order for Brandon Sanderson! Brandon was just named the winner of the Romantic Times Award for Best Epic Fantasy for THE HERO OF AGES (reviews | buy).

This is the second book by Brandon to win the highly regarded award, the first being ELANTRIS. Brandon was also a finalist for the award for MISTBORN and THE WELL OF ASCENSION, the volumes that preceded THE HERO OF AGES in the NYT-bestselling Mistborn trilogy. We at JABberwocky are delighted at the news, and are glad to see such an excellent conclusion to a trilogy get the critical praise it so richly deserves (yes, we're biased).

4/24/09: We have great news from the UK! Brandon Sanderson has been named a finalist for the inaugural David Gemmell Legend Award for fantasy for THE HERO OF AGES (reviews | buy). The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on June 19, 2009.

Way to go, Brandon! The winner is to be determined by popular vote, so if you read THE HERO OF AGES and enjoyed the read, go to the website and cast your ballot!

4/13/09: Congratulations to Tobias Buckell, Simon Green, Charlaine Harris, and Jim Hines for being on the Locus bestseller list this month! JUST ANOTHER JUDGEMENT DAY is #1 on the hardcover bestseller list, and HALO: THE COLE PROTOCOL is #1 on the gaming-related bestseller list! THE STEPSISTER SCHEME is #2 on the paperback list, and several books in the SOOKIE STACKHOUSE SERIES have been on the hardcover and paperback lists for months rinning! Congratulations again!

4/13/09: JABberwocky Literary Agency is delighted to announce that Adam-Troy Castro has won the Philip K. Dick Award! Adam-Troy won for his first original novel, EMISSARIES FROM THE DEAD (reviews | buy), the first book in the Andrea Cort series. The award is presented annually for the best sf published in paperback original form in the US, and the winner was announced this past weekend at Norwescon. Congratulations, Adam-Troy!

The official release is here:
The Philip K. Dick Award

This year's award was a tie, and JABberwocky extends its congratulations as well to co-winner David Walton, author of The Terminal Mind.

Adam-Troy Castro has previously won Japan's Seiun Award, and he has been a multi-time finalist for the Nebula, The Hugo, the Bram Stoker and other awards and prizes.

4/10/09: Charlaine Harris is officially a #1 New York Times bestselling author!

FROM DEAD TO WORSE (reviews | buy), the eighth book in the award-winning Sookie Stackhouse series, has just hit the top spot on the NY Times mass market bestseller list, to be published April 19th.

We're positively thrilled at the news, and offer Charlaine our most heartfelt congratulations (she has already received the flowers). We'd also like to thank everyone at Ace Books and at Penguin for their exceptional work in preparing for the book's paperback release. They've really, really outdone themselves, and we are deeply grateful.

Meanwhile, anticipation for Charlaine's next Sookie Stackhouse hardcover, DEAD AND GONE (reviews | buy) has reached a fever pitch. The reviews have started to come in, and are overwhelmingly positive (Romantic Times has already made it a Top Pick!).

Be sure to pre-order your copy today!

3/24/09: Peter V. Brett's international bestselling, critically acclaimed debut, THE PAINTED MAN (reviews | buy), has debuted in the US!

Sales for the book have been brisk, and in New York, there was a well-attended launch party held for Peter at the Zombie Hut. At certain parties' behest, we've included a photo of Peter (center), flanked by Joshua (right) and Eddie (left):

You can read all about the party here.

3/24/09: We've just received word that JABberwocky clients Del Howison and Adam-Troy Castro were both named finalists for the Bram Stoker Awards! Del was nominated for the award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction for THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR. Adam-Troy was nominated for the award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL. Our hearty congratulations to both!

3/10/09: Congratulations are in order for Elizabeth Moon! Her Nebula-winning novel, THE SPEED OF DARK, has been chosen as the summer reading selection for the incoming class of Schreiner University. The school, located in Texas, has invited Elizabeth to speak in September. This is a great honor and we at JABberwocky are greatly pleased to learn this news.

UPDATE 3/24/09: We've just learned that THE SPEED OF DARK was chosen by Library Journal as a featured book for National Autism Awareness Month!

3/9/09: We're thrilled to learn that Charlaine Harris's DEAD AND GONE, the ninth Sookie Stackhouse novel, has an announced first printing of 240,000 copies! This is easily the largest first printing of any hardcover by a JABberwocky author, and we couldn't be more pleased, both at the number itself and at the fact that there should be enough books in bookstores for fans of the series to be able to get them right away (when the TV series launched, there was a run on paperback editions of earlier books, and it took some time to begin to catch up with the extraordinary demand for Charlaine's work).

Meanwhile, mark your calendars! The tentative US premiere date for Season 2 of True Blood has been set, for June 14th, 2009. That should give most of you just enough time to read DEAD AND GONE before the show's first airdate.

2/20/09: Congratulations are in order for Tanya Huff! Tanya now has the distinction of being the first JABberwocky author whose books have inspired a video game. BLOOD TIES, based off of the TV series and the bestselling novels, was just released this week.

To get your own copy of BLOOD TIES, kindly follow the appropriate link:

PC download | PC retail box | Mac download

We've also learned that the US DVD release of Season 1 of Blood Ties will be June 2, 2009, so be sure to mark your calendars!

2/20/09: We've just gotten even more great news out of the UK for Peter V. Brett! His international bestseller THE PAINTED MAN (U.S. - THE WARDED MAN) (reviews | buy) has been chosen by Waterstones as their SF/fantasy book of the month for April 2009. Which, as it happens, is just in time for the London Book Fair!

If you're attending the fair, and still haven't gotten a copy by the time you arrive in London, be sure to stop by a Waterstones to pick one up.

2/18/09: Congratulations are in order again for Charlaine Harris, but this time they're not for her highly regarded (and massively bestselling) Sookie Stackhouse novels. Her Aurora Teagarden reissue, A FOOL AND HIS HONEY (reviews | buy), has debuted at #32 on the NY Times Mass Market Fiction list! This is the first book in the Aurora Teagarden series to reach the NY Times list.

In further great news, MANY BLOODY RETURNS (reviews | buy), an anthology edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P Kelner, reached #29 on the NY Times Trade Paperback Fiction list (it also appeared at #30 on the hardcover list in Fall 2007) Way to go, Charlaine!

Update: WOLFSBANE AND MISTLETOE (reviews | buy), the second NY Times-bestselling holiday anthology by Charlaine and Toni L.P. Kelner, has been named a finalist for the Pearl Award for Paranormal Anthology!

Charlaine has also been nominated in two other areas, for her short story contribution to WOLFSBANE, as well as for her latest novel, FROM DEAD TO WORSE (reviews | buy).

Congratulations are also in order for Patricia Briggs and Keri Arthur, whose individual stories in the anthology are up for Pearls as well.

2/5/09: The wait is almost over!

On March 10th, Peter V. Brett's THE WARDED MAN (reviews | buy) will finally reach bookstores across North America.

Under the title THE PAINTED MAN, the book has already received a wonderful reception in the UK and other markets. It was a British bestseller, reaching #2 on the Nielsen Bookscan hardcover fantasy list (and #44 overall), was chosen by Amazon UK as their pick for Best of 2008, and it continues to sell well there.

In Australia, Peter was interviewed by TV and radio presenter (and well-known motorsport commentator) Grant Boyden. Check it out here (link goes directly to the mp3).

Pat's Fantasy Hotlist also interviewed Peter about his book. It's a great interview, and fantasy fans will want to check it out here.

In Poland, publisher Fabryka Slow put together an amazing promotional video for the book, which you can watch here.

Lastly, if you're in New York this weekend, they're giving out advance copies of THE WARDED MAN at New York Comic Con! Many of the convention badges will also feature artwork from the book.

2/5/09: We've just learned that Charlaine Harris' FROM DEAD TO WORSE (reviews | buy), the eighth book in the New York Times-bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series, will have an initial paperback printing of 330,000 copies! We've also learned that FROM DEAD TO WORSE (reviews | buy) has now shipped more than 200,000 copies in hardcover. This is easily the largest hardcover printing ever of a JABberwocky-represented title, and we're thrilled to learn that so many copies of the book were made available to readers.

We should soon find out the first printing of DEAD AND GONE (pre-order), the ninth book in the series. Hopefully there will be enough; the Amazon ranking for DEAD AND GONE is already at #45, and the book doesn't hit stores until May 5, 2009.

Two weeks after the book hits store shelves, fans of HBO's Golden Globe-winning TRUE BLOOD, based off the series, will be able to pick up the first season on DVD.

1/20/09: We at JABberwocky would like to congratulate Simon Green on making the NY Times list! His latest novel, JUST ANOTHER JUDGEMENT DAY (reviews | buy), came in at #31 on the NY Times hardcover fiction list, and is the first novel in the Nightside series to do so. It also marks the first time the series has been in the top 40 fiction titles for Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Bookscan.

Way to go, Simon!

1/14/09: We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Anna Paquin, and to all involved with TRUE BLOOD, on a well-deserved Golden Globe win. Ms. Paquin, who plays the part of Sookie Stackhouse, received the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a dramatic TV series.

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February 2006 marked Joshua Bilmes' 20th anniversary in the business. Joshua composed his own memoir of his first 20 years. And he was big-time surprised to find this special tribute section had made its way onto the web site.

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