We at JABberwocky are delighted to welcome author Bryce Moore!* Bryce’s debut, the YA fantasy VODNIK, sold just before the World Fantasy Convention to Stacy Whitman at Tu Books. Congratulations, Bryce, and welcome aboard! * in particular because Bryce is the first JABberwocky client, at least in Eddie’s tenure, to take full advantage of the

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s true: Simon R. Green has an official web presence at http://www.simonrgreen.co.uk. The website includes information about his published books (in print and out), upcoming projects, and forums where fans can discuss his books. Congrats on the gorgeous new site, Simon!

We are very excited to finally announce something that’s been in the works for a while: a new TV series, based on Charlaine Harris‘s Harper Connelly books, is in development at CBS, with Law & Order: SVU‘s Kam Miller writing and Tony and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free production company attached, as well as CSI‘s Naran

We at Jabberwocky are both proud and excited to announce that Charlaine Harris has, as of this year, sold over 20 million copies worldwide, including over 17 million in the US. Sales are also strong internationally, and DEAD IN THE FAMILY, the latest in Charlaine’s Sookie Stackhouse series, captured the top spot on bestseller lists

We are enormously proud to announce that Brandon Sanderson’s epic THE WAY OF KINGS, the first volume in THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE, will debut at #7 on the New York Times bestseller list on September 19th. This success is richly deserved–congratulations, Brandon! UPDATE: THE WAY OF KINGS will hold strong at #11 the week of September

JABberwocky President Joshua Bilmes is guest blogging for the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop! Check out his post on the e-book revolution here. And if you like what you see, don’t forget to check out Joshua’s own Brillig blog for his insights on agenting, sf&f, movies, and more.

UPDATE: THE DESERT SPEAR is officially on sale in Germany, and debuted at #16 on the Der Spiegel bestseller list. Way to go, Peat! We are enormously pleased to announce that Peter V. Brett’s THE DESERT SPEAR, book #2 in the Demon Trilogy, reached #40 on the Der Spiegel bestseller list when Amazon.de pre-orders shipped–before

DEATH’S EXCELLENT VACATION, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner, was the #8 bestselling hardcover fiction title this week. DEATH’S EXCELLENT VACATION (get it here!) will appear on the New York Times bestseller list the week of August 22. Congratulations, Charlaine and Toni! This is wonderful news, and we’re delighted to hear it!

Charlaine’s been awarded the ComicCon Inkpot Award for achievement in Science Fiction and Fantasy. A photo of the winner with her trophy: Congratulations, Charlaine! A shout-out to all our Jabberwocky clients who are out in San Diego right now. Hope you’re all enjoying yourselves!

Congratulations are in order for Brandon Sanderson!  Brandon’s middle grade novel, ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS (reviews | buy) , has been nominated for the Golden Sower Award for 2010-11. The Golden Sower Award is Nebraska’s children’s choice book award; young readers will be reading and voting on the nominees over the course of the

Congratulations are in order for Alan Ball and the cast and crew of True Blood!  The series has been nominated for a primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (link), and will be up against Lost, Mad Men, and others.  The winner will be named Aug. 29 , so if you’re looking to vamp at the

It’s official: True Blood has been renewed for a fourth season! The TV series, based off Charlaine Harris‘ #1 NYT bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels, began its third season recently, to wonderful reviews and a huge viewing audience. Congratulations to Alan Ball, the cast and crew of True Blood, and to Charlaine!

Charlaine’s latest Sookie Stackhouse book, DEAD IN THE FAMILY (get it here!), has been listed as the #1 bestselling book for adults on the Sunday Times of London hardcover fiction list. DEAD IN THE FAMILY also topped bestseller lists across Australia and is going on six weeks in the top 6 on the New York

Season 3 of True Blood, based off of Charlaine Harris’ chart-topping Sookie Stackhouse series (whose celebrity admirers include Snoop, above), debuted in a big fashion June 14th.  HBO had a wonderful premiere (which Joshua and Charlaine attended), that by all accounts was even bigger and better than last year’s premiere. So, if you haven’t tuned

Charlaine Harris‘ DEAD IN THE FAMILY (buy it here!) is a chart-topper in Australia! The tenth book in the #1 NYT bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series was the #1 bestselling novel for adults on every major newspaper bestseller list in the country. Congratulations, Charlaine!

Congratulations are in order for Jeri Westerson! SERPENT IN THE THORNS (reviews | buy), the second novel in her Crispin Guest medieval noir mystery series, has been named a finalist for the Macavity Award, to be awarded at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, in October. This is fantastic news, and it’s worth noting that this

Charlaine Harris’ DEAD IN THE FAMILY, book #10 in the wildly popular Sookie Stackhouse series, is #1 on the New York Times bestseller list this week. This is the book’s second week on the bestseller list. DEAD IN THE FAMILY (buy it here!) sold more copies in its first day than the last book, DEAD

Jabberwocky and Booklist agree: Tanya Huff is one of the best sf/f writers writing today. Booklist has named her latest standalone fantasy novel, the ENCHANTMENT EMPORIUM (get it here!), one of the 10 Best SF/F of the last year. Congrats, Tanya!

Jack Campbell has once again hit the NYTimes bestseller list–this week, his latest LOST FLEET novel reached #10! VICTORIOUS (get it here!) is the sixth and final novel in his phenomenally successful Lost Fleet series. First week sales were up by 20% from the release of book #5, which were themselves up 20% from the

Congratulations are in order for Charlaine Harris! Romantic Times has just announced that Charlaine is the winner of the Romantic Times Award for Career Achievement, Urban Fantasy, at this week’s Romantic Times convention. Three different JABberwocky authors are up for 2009 Romantic Times Awards in five different categories: Charlaine Harris — Career Achievement, Urban Fantasy

We at JABberwocky would like to officially welcome author Janci Patterson aboard! Janci’s debut, the YA novel SKIPPED, sold in a pre-empt to Christy Ottaviano for her eponymous imprint at Henry Holt, just before the London Book Fair. Congratulations, Janci!

Great news! We’ve just learned that Brandon Sanderson has been named a finalist, not once, but twice for the David Gemmell Legend Award! Brandon has been nominated, both for his NYT-bestselling standalone WARBREAKER (reviews | buy), and the #1 bestselling THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Congratulations, Brandon! This is wonderful recognition

Peter V. Brett is officially a Sunday Times bestseller! Peter’s second novel, The Desert Spear (buy: US | UK) debuted at #9 on the Sunday Times hardcover list last Sunday, a tremendous feat for a genre novel. Plus, we’ve just learned that the novel has earned a place on next Sunday’s list as well. Congratulations,

Great news for Tanya Huff fans! Kaleidoscope Entertainment and The Fremantle Corporation today announced that vampire Henry Fitzroy is returning to action in an all-new series based on the ‘Smoke’ books by Tanya Huff whose ‘Blood’ novels were turned into the series Blood Ties. We at JABberwocky are excited at the news, and greatly look

More big news abroad for Charlaine Harris! Last week, she hit the charts in the UK, and this week the French edition of DEAD AND GONE has debuted at #13 on the bestseller list of Livres Hebdo, the French version of Publisher’s Weekly. Big congratulations, Charlaine! And back at the ranch, we’re getting ready for

Charlaine Harris is officially a Sunday Times bestseller! After conquering the NY Times list in 2009 with DEAD AND GONE (reviews | buy) , Charlaine and her smash Sookie Stackhouse series have now crossed over into the UK, with spectacular results. DEAD AND GONE (reviews | buy) is now the #10 selling hardback novel in

We have just learned that Peter V. Brett and Brandon Sanderson have been nominated for the Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire! The Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire is the French-language equivalent of the Hugo or Nebula, and both have been nominated in the category for Roman etranger (foreign novels translated into French). The books nominated were Brett’s

Locus loves Tobias Buckell! His new short story collection, TIDES FROM THE NEW WORLDS, is on the Locus Recommended Reading list for 2009. Congratulations, Toby!

We at JABberwocky are thrilled to announce that the debut novel of one of our newest clients, Jon Sprunk, has now sold in more than five countries! Jon’s debut novel, the dark fantasy SHADOW’S SON, sold to Pyr in a three-book deal for English-language rights, and subsequently tied for JABberwocky’s largest-ever deal in Germany, to

We at JABberwocky have gotten even more great year-end news! Peter V. Brett‘s THE WARDED MAN (aka THE PAINTED MAN) has been named the Best Book of 2009 by Fantasy Book Critic’s Mihir Wanchoo, and the ALA named it one of the Top Five Fantasy novels of 2009! Way to go, Peter! The Onion/AV Club