- Simon Green’s latest, FOR HEAVEN’S EYES ONLY (get it here!), is on shelves now! FOR HEAVEN’S EYES ONLY is the fifth in Simon’s Eddie Drood/Secret Histories series. It’s also (drumroll please) his 40th novel. If you’re a fan of Simon’s enormous backlist, be sure to check out the books we’ve made available as ebooks here.
- NewsCongrats again to Brandon Sanderson as the mass market release of The Way of Kings (reviews/buy) has debuted at #25 on the NY Times Mass Market Fiction bestseller list. The hardcover release was #7 on the NY Times hardcover list, and Brandon’s been #1 on the hardcover list and also on the mass market list
6/2/2011
- NewsCongratulations to Brandon Sanderson, whose Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians has made the list for the Sunshine State Young Readers Awards, Grades 6-8. This is the third state where Brandon’s Alcatraz Smedry has been making friends in the past several weeks, following the Nene Award voted on by Hawaiian schoolchildren and the Battle of the
6/1/2011
- NewsCharlaine Harris’s latest DEAD RECKONING has gone into its second week as #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Charlaine’s previous book, DEAD IN THE FAMILY, also spent two weeks at #1 on the hardcover list, and this week will be #15 on the mass market bestseller list. Congratulations, Charlaine! This is wonderful news.
5/18/2011
- NewsCharlaine Harris’s latest, DEAD RECKONING, will debut at #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. This is the third in the series to debut at #1, after DEAD IN THE FAMILY and DEAD AND GONE. DEAD RECKONING is the 11th book in her Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries series, which is sold in 35
5/11/2011
- NewsWith the release of her latest book, DEAD RECKONING (book #11 in the Sookie Stackhouse series; get it in print | for Kindle), Charlaine Harris has sold over a million copies for Kindle, reports Amazon. She is only the fourth author to have done so, joining fellow publishing phenomena Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, and Nora
5/11/2011
- NewsUK numbers are in today for last week’s global English language launch of Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris. Not only is it #1 on the Sunday Times of London bestseller list to appear on the 14th, which uses the Nielsen UK Bookscan numbers, but it’s #1 with a box of bullets. Reported sales of 24,000
5/10/2011
- Big congratulations are in order for John Hemry: his latest book, DREADNAUGHT (buy it! | reviews), has hit #15 on the New York Times bestseller list! DREADNAUGHT is the first book in a new series, The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, published under the pen name Jack Campbell. Beyond the Frontier picks up where the
- The shortlist for the David Gemmell Legend Award went up last week, and we’re proud to say that two JABberwocky clients (and three JABberwocky books!) are on it. Peter V. Brett‘s sophomore novel THE DESERT SPEAR, second in his Demon Cycle, is shortlisted. So is Brandon Sanderson‘s THE WAY OF KINGS, the opening of his
- Congratulations are in order for Mark Hodder! His debut, THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK (reviews | buy), won the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award, presented at Norwescon on April 22nd. Here’s a shot of Mark’s US editor Lou Anders (at left) accepting on his behalf at the convention: You can also read Mark
- NewsCongratulations are in order: the mass market release of DEAD IN THE FAMILY (get it here!), book #10 in Charlaine Harris‘s Sookie Stackhouse series, debuted at #3 on the New York Times mass market bestseller list last week. The hardcover edition was the #5 bestselling hardcover fiction title in 2010, according to figures released by
4/20/2011
- NewsWe’re pleased to announce that Brandon Sanderson‘s ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS (get it here!) has been included in North Carolina School Library Association’s Battle of the Books. ALCATRAZ will be read alongside classics by Robert Louis Stevenson and Elizabeth George Speare. Congratulations, Brandon! We’re excited to have so many students in North Carolina reading
4/20/2011
- NewsWhile we were off at the London Book Fair, Charlaine Harris was hitting the charts around the world. Here’s the international bestseller roundup: In Germany, DEAD IN THE FAMILY, the 10th in the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries, debuted at #43 on the Der Speigel Online paperback bestseller list. In France, A TOUCH OF DEAD, the
4/20/2011
- NewsBrandon Sanderson is a finalist for the 2012 Nene Award, for his novel Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. For this delightful prize where the nominees and winners are selected by school children themselves in the state of Hawaii, who’ll be reading the short list over the course of 2011. Go Alcatraz, conquer Hawaii, and the
4/6/2011
- NewsWe’ve just gotten the great news that Adam-Troy Castro is a finalist for the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis 2011, the major German awards for sf/fantasy which were established in 1980. Bestes ausländisches Werk zur SF for his concluding Andrea Cort novel War of the Marionettes is the category in. He’s the first JABberwocky client to be nominated for
4/4/2011
- NewsA heart congratulations are due to Elizabeth Moon! Her latest novel, KINGS OF THE NORTH (get it now!), will debut at #29 on the New York Times hardcover fiction list. KINGS OF THE NORTH, the follow-up to the critically lauded OATH OF FEALTY, is the latest installment in the world of THE DEED OF PAKSENARRION,
3/30/2011
- News… And Charlaine Harris is on the list! DEAD IN THE FAMILY (get it here!), book #10 in the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries series, was Publishers Weekly‘s #11 bestselling fiction hardcover for 2010. The book hit the #1 spot on the NY Times bestseller list the week of its release, held onto the top spot
3/28/2011
- NewsWe’re pleased to announce that we’ve posted four fantasy titles from Mayer Alan Brenner that together make up the Dance of Gods series. They’re live for Amazon Kindle as of this writing, and will be available for B&N, Kobo, and iBooks throughout the coming week. Check out some links here. Thanks for following along!
3/25/2011
- NewsCongratulations (again!) to Peter V. Brett and Jon Sprunk. Fantasy Book Critic reviewer Mihir Wanchoo named Brett’s THE DESERT SPEAR (reviews | buy) #6 in his top ten fantasy novels of 2010, and Jon Sprunk’s SHADOW’S SON (reviews | buy) comes in at #2 in the list of top ten fantasy debuts. Way to go, guys!
3/15/2011
- We’ve learned that four JABberwocky clients have been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award this year: Peter V. Brett for THE DESERT SPEAR (reviews | buy) Elizabeth Moon for OATH OF FEALTY (reviews | buy) Brandon Sanderson for THE WAY OF KINGS (reviews | buy) Jon Sprunk for SHADOW’S SON (reviews | buy) You
- Congratulations are in order for Jon Sprunk! His debut, SHADOW’S SON (reviews | buy | preview), was just named a finalist for the Compton Crook Award for best first novel. The award is voted on by members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (the deadline is midnight on April 8, 2011), and will be presented
- NewsThe Hot Blood Series, edited by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett, are now available in electronic form for the Kindle and the Nook (with more options coming soon)! The series of erotic horror anthologies is the original: with thirteen books published over the course of two decades, it’s safe to say that these books truly
3/3/2011
- We just got word this afternoon that client Tobias Buckell and his partner-in-crime Paolo Bacigalupi (represented by Martha Millard) have been nominated for an Audie in the Original Work category for their fantasy novellas “The Executioness” (Buckell) and “The Alchemist” (Bacigalupi). The winners will be announced at a banquet in NYC on May 24.
- NewsThis time, congratulations are in order for Joshua Bilmes! Our fearless leader is celebrating his 25th anniversary as an agent today, and as part of our celebrating this milestone, we thought it would only be appropriate to do so with his favorite Drake’s Cakes (Yodels, pictured above). Want to offer your own well wishes? Join
2/24/2011
- NewsCongratulations are in order for Adam-Troy Castro! His story, “Arvies,” has been named a finalist for the Nebula Award, marking the sixth time he has been nominated for a Nebula. His stories and novels have been nominated for two Hugos, two Bram Stokers, and won both the Seiun (with Jerry Oltion) and Philip K. Dick
2/23/2011
- NewsWe’d like to congratulate Jeri Westerson, whose third novel, THE DEMON’S PARCHMENT (get it here), was nominated for the best Historical Mystery of 2010, and Simon R. Green, who was nominated for the Career Achievement Award for Paranormal and Urban Fantasy. Simon’s latest release is New York Times bestseller A HARD DAY’S KNIGHT (get it
2/11/2011
- NewsLocus has published their 2010 “Recommended Reading List”, an annual compilation of the best SF/F of the year, and several JABberwocky clients have made the list! Peter V. Brett‘s THE DESERT SPEAR was one of Locus‘s favorite fantasies of 2010, John Hemry‘s novella “The Rift” was listed, and Tobias Buckell‘s “A Jar of Goodwill” was
2/4/2011
- NewsElitist Book Reviews has posted their list of 2010 favorites a little belatedly, but we don’t mind–they’ve named David Louis Edelman‘s GEOSYNCHRON to the very top of their list of the year’s 10 best, and Brandon Sanderson‘s THE WAY OF KINGS was a runner-up. Congratulations to both!
1/31/2011
- NewsThe UK’s SciFi Now has chosen Tim Akers and his second novel, THE HORNS OF RUIN, as the winner of their Rising Star Award for 2010. SciFi Now says, “We expect big things from him over the next few years.” Congratulations, Tim!
1/27/2011
- NewsGoodreads has released their full listing of Favorite Books of 2010, and clients Brandon Sanderson, Elizabeth Moon, Peter V. Brett, and Charlaine Harris are all on there. TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT, co-written by Sanderson and Robert Jordan, is the Favorite Fantasy of the year, with THE WAY OF KINGS, written exclusively by Sanderson, following close on
1/27/2011