UK 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

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

Congratulations 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

We’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

While 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

Brandon 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

We’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

A 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,

… 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

We’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!

Congratulations (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!

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

The 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

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.

This 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

Congratulations 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

We’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

Locus 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

Elitist 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!

The 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!

Goodreads 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

Congratulations are in order for Jeri Westerson. THE DEMON’S PARCHMENT (reviews | buy), her third medieval noir featuring Crispin Guest, has just been nominated for the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award, to be handed out at Left Coast Crime’s The Big Chile in Santa Fe in March. Making this doubly exciting is the fact

Hello, everyone, Jessie here again. I’ve mentioned here before that we’re starting to post some backlist titles as ebooks through various channels, and we’ve started expanding our program. The Simon R. Green titles we made available on Kindle a few weeks ago are now up and running for Barnes and Noble’s Nook–that’s the three Forest

Congratulations are due to Charlaine Harris. USA Today has posted their 2010 list of the year’s bestsellers, and Charlaine has two books on the list. The first is DEAD IN THE FAMILY, book #10 in the Sookie Stackhouse series, which hit the list at #37. DEAD AND GONE, book #9 in the series, is holding

Simon R. Green‘s A HARD DAY’S KNIGHT, book #11 in Green’s bestselling Nightside series, will appear at #34 on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list on January 23. A HARD DAY’S KNIGHT (get it here!) is Green’s 40th published novel. Congratulations, Simon–what fantastic news!

Peter V. Brett‘s hotly anticipated second novel THE DESERT SPEAR has come in at #2 on Ranting Dragon‘s list of 2010’s best fantasy. And in the #4 spot? Brandon Sanderson‘s THE WAY OF KINGS, the first installment in his epic Stormlight Archive. We’re excited about both of these nods. Way to go, Peter and Brandon!

Paul Goat Allen at B&N Book Club has named his “Best Science Fiction of 2010”, and David Louis Edelman‘s GEOSYNCHRON is on the list. Allen describes the list as books that “succeeded in not only entertaining me but illuminating me as well.” Bravo, David!