We are happy to share that Brandon Sanderson‘s STEELHEART has been chosen by the new NYC Reads 365 program for the 9th and 10th grade reading list. NYC Reads 365 is an independent initiative which encourages students to read for fun all year long. NYC Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña summed up their intent: “Reading

We are thrilled to announce that Charlaine Harris‘s Midnight, Texas series is currently in development as a new drama for NBC! Written/executive produced by Monica Owusu-Breen (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and executive produced by David Janollari (Six Feet Under). Janollari says of Charlaine’s series: “It’s where humans and the supernatural co-exist, and where everyone has a secret. . .It’s equal

This week, Kobo is offering a massive 50% off sale for every book published via Kobo Writing Life! Readers can redeem the 50% off any title using the below promo codes — and be sure to note the different codes for the different territories! Each code can be used an unlimited number of times, so

Our hearty congratulations to Brandon Sanderson, whose newest novel SHADOWS OF SELF has landed on the New York Times bestseller lists this week! This book is the first installment in Brandon’s newest Mistborn trilogy and it landed on the New York Times‘ Hardcover list at #8, their ebook bestseller list at #5, and the combined

We are excited (although not surprised!) to see both Brandon Sanderson’s THE WAY OF KINGS and Elizabeth Moon’s THE SPEED OF DARK on Amazon’s 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime list. THE WAY OF KINGS is the first book in Sanderson‘s Stormlight Archive series,  one of the defining epic fantasy

In celebration of Columbus Day in the US and Thanksgiving in Canada*, why not pick up a great book for your ebook reader? Tanya Huff’s SING THE FOUR QUARTERS, Jack Campbell’s DRAGONS OF DORCASTLE, and Charlaine Harris’s SWEET AND DEADLY are all on sale for $2.99 this weekend at Kobo! SWEET AND DEADLY is a

We’re excited to announce that THE SILENCE OF STONES, book # 7 in Jeri Westerson’s Crispin Guest medieval mystery series, will be released by Severn House in the UK on October 30th, 2015. For those unfamiliar with Westerson’s series, lovers of the award-nominated and fantastically reviewed series are enraptured by its mix of medieval history,

Eeyore is eternal, but some of the other faces at JABberwocky are new this week! Tae Keller has joined us as our new Foreign Rights assistant. While attending college at Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s Main Line, she discovered the joys of Hope’s chocolate macadamia cookies, and also interned at Puffin, Norton, and Writers House. She’ll

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Jose Older’s SHADOWSHAPER has been nominated for the ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults list. This list is created once a year to provide school librarians with a resource to collect the best books for teens. SHADOWSHAPER is an action-packed urban fantasy, filled with street art, Brooklyn house

Silicon Valley readers are in for a treat: Benjamin Parzybok‘s SHERWOOD NATION (buy|reviews) has been named a Silicon Valley Reads pick for 2016, alongside Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water.   The theme for the year is “Chance of Rain?” and we think SHERWOOD NATION is a perfect fit. The novel deals with the aftereffects of a severe

We are thrilled to share that THE SKULL THRONE, Peter V. Brett‘s fourth Demon Cycle novel, is #4 on the Der Spiegel bestseller List in Germany! This is one spot higher on the list than his previous Demon Cycle novel, THE DAYLIGHT WAR. This is Peter’s third book to appear on the Der Spiegel List, after

STALK by Louis Charbonneau was originally published in 1992 by Donald I. Fine, the premier thriller editor of his generation. Once named “old pro Charbonneau” by Booklist, Louis Charbonneau became one of the core thriller authors on the Donald I. Fine list, writing many novels alongside his contemporary thriller authors such as Ken Follett, Elmore

Hailing from the Golden State, K. Eason is the newest debut author on our client list. ENEMY and its sequel OUTLAW have sold to 47North! With the cheeky opening words “Mighty Agent, Architect of My Future,” there was never any doubt that this query would lead to something special. And it didn’t disappoint! ENEMY is

Congratulations to everyone who went home with a newly-minted Hugo Award this weekend following this year’s World Science Fiction convention in Spokane! Cixin Liu, Ken Liu, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, and Lia Belt were just a few of the honorees. In addition to announcing the Hugo Award winners, we have also learned that WorldCon 2017 is going

Like most ebook stores, the Google Play store has a variety of categories and features to help readers discover new and exciting ebooks in their favorite genres. One feature Google Play runs regularly to help readers discover new books and authors is their “Start a New Series” promotion, which conveniently features the first title in

JABberwocky clients always rack up the award wins and nominations, and 2015 is proving to be no different! First, Brandon Sanderson is the winner of the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel for WORDS OF RADIANCE. This is the second time Brandon has won the award, after winning it in 2010 for the first Stormlight

Audible.com has completed their July Customer Favorites round-up, and we’re proud to see that THE ASSASSINS OF ALTIS, the third novel in the Pillars of Reality series by New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell, is one of them! The Pillars of Reality steampunk/fantasy series is an Audible bestseller, and some of the fastest-selling Audible

It’s that time of year again! WorldCon 2015 – this year held in beautiful Spokane, Washington! Two from JABberwocky will be in attendance along with a gaggle of our clients. Joshua’s full schedule can be found on his blog (here) but here are the highlights: Understanding Contracts (panel) Wed Aug 19, 1pm Convention Center, Room

As we may have mentioned before, STEELHEART and the Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson have been optioned by 20th Century Fox to develop into the next blockbuster film. Shawn Levy, of Night at the Museum fame, is slated to direct the project and we’ve just found out that they’ve attached Carter Blanchard as the screenwriter!

We’re roughly halfway through 2015, and as we hit midsummer, we’ve had a number of clients pop up on best-of lists and receive special accolades and call-outs. That number? A lot: First up, congratulations are in order for Daniel José Older! He and co-editor Rose Fox have been nominated for the World Fantasy Award for

UPDATE 10/6/15: NO QUARTER is now available at all major e-tailers for your reading pleasure on your Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iOS, and Android devices! We’re thrilled to announce that Tanya Huff‘s Quarters series (Sing the Four Quarters, Fifth Quarter, No Quarter, and The Quartered Sea) will soon be available as ebooks for the very first

Louis Charbonneau has written a prolific collection of novels that span the Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Eco-Thriller, and Suspense Genres. This week, we want to bring your attention to his amazing Science Fiction collection. Much of Charbonneau’s Science Fiction centers around dystopian worlds, and has a deep rooted thriller quality to it that leads to a truly immersive

We’re thrilled to announce that THE HIDDEN MASTERS OF MARANDUR, the second book in Jack Cambpell‘s epic fantasy Pillars of Reality series, is available today in ebook format! THE HIDDEN MASTERS OF MARANDUR picks up directly after the events of The Dragons of Dorcastle. Their victory at Dorcastle is short-lived, however. In addition to dodging

Kobo readers, rejoice! SWEET & DEADLY by Charlaine Harris is today’s Kobo Daily Deal, for just $1.99! Originally published in 1981 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SWEET & DEADLY launched the career of this beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author. Birmingham News called it “a home run the first time out,” and Macon Telegraph and News added that

For today and today only, Jim Hines’s critically-acclaimed LIBRIOMANCER will be only sale in a Kindle Gold Box promotion for just $1.99! Cancel any other plans you made for today and click here to pick up your copy of the book that Wired Magazine called “a love letter to science fiction and fantasy” and that

Dietz’s “… portrayal of ordinary people fighting for their lives and freedom is a touching tribute to the human spirit, demonstratin g that life goes on and love doesn’t die.” —Romantic Times William C. Dietz is a former marine corps officer turned fiction writer. His vast collection of over 40 novels, including a large array of

We are thrilled to share that Brandon Sanderson has won the 2015 Audie Award for Best Fantasy for his second Stormlight Archive novel, WORDS OF RADIANCE! The audiobook was read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading WORDS OF RADIANCE (read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading) has also been nominated for The David Gemmell Legend

Tanya Huff‘s latest Enchantment Emporium novel, THE FUTURE FALLS, has been nominated for the 2015 Aurora Award for Best Novel! The Aurora Awards are the top award for Fantasy and Science Fiction in Canada. THE FUTURE FALLS, the third Enchantment Emporium novel, was released in 2014 to glowing reviews, including one from Publishers Weekly, which

JABberwocky is incredibly honored to announce that bestselling fantasy author, Michael J. Sullivan, is our latest addition to our client list! The author of the beloved Riyria Revelations, Michael became a phenomena in the self publishing world before joining Orbit Books. Not content to stay in fantasy, his science fiction debut, HOLLOW WORLD, was published

We’re thrilled to announce that Charlaine Harris‘ DAY SHIFT is a New York Times bestseller! It landed at #15 on the Hardcover list, #19 in ebook, and #20 on the combined print/ebook list. DAY SHIFT is the second novel in Charlaine’s Midnight, Texas trilogy, which Romantic Times called “an unusual and highly entertaining new series”