“Rick Shelley was a soldier at heart, and his books were written from the heart. They carry the real feel of the sweat, blood, and camaraderie of those on the front lines.” —Jack Campbell, author of the bestselling Lost Fleet series. This weekend, we’re giving away free eBook editions of the first book in the

Mallory O’Meara’s THE LADY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON won the 2019 South California Independent Bookseller Association Book Award in the Biography category. SCIBA’s aim is to recognize the creative talent of Southern California writers, editors, illustrators, and subject matter. Winners were announced at SCIBA’s final Fall Trade Show, which SCIBA director called, “one of the

This weekend, we’re giving away free eBook editions of the first book in the Gandalara Cycle, Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Hedron’s epic fantasy series. THE STEEL OF RAITHSKAR is available as a free download from the following retailers: Amazon | Kobo | iTunes | Google Play The last thing terminally ill language professor Ricardo

Last week saw the conclusion of the JABberwocky-curated Science-Fiction and Fantasy book bundle at Humble Bundle. We’d be remiss to go without mentioning our appreciation for the more than 3,000 readers who bought a bundle. Your support worked to raise over $8,000 for two great charities: the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and Girls Who

JABberwocky authors Myke Cole and Charlaine Harris are coming to the small screen in August. Myke will be featured on Discovery Channel’s new series, Contact, in which a group of highly trained investigators strive to determine whether extraterrestrials have made contact on Earth. Led by Myke, a former CIA targeting officer, and conflict analyst Dr.

Director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Red Riding Hood, Thirteen) has signed on to helm the motion picture adaptation of Vault Comics‘ best-selling epic feminist comic book series HEATHEN for Constantin Film and Prime Universe Films. Kerry Williamson has also signed on to write for the film. Williamson previously penned the Tyler Perry-starring “Alex Cross” and most

For a limited time, the eBook edition of E. C. Myers‘ Andre Norton Award-winning young adult novel, FAIR COIN, is available for just $0.99! The book follows Ephraim, a teenager who discovers a strange coin that makes his wishes come true each time he flips it. Before long, he’s wished his alcoholic mother into a

We’re over the moon to announce that JABberwocky author Myke Cole will be featured on Discovery Channel’s new series, Contact, in which a group of highly trained investigators strive to determine whether aliens have made contact on Earth. Led by former CIA targeting officer Myke Cole and conflict analyst Dr. Michael Livingston, this series features

We’re incredibly excited to announce today’s launch of our Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Bundle with Humble Bundle, which runs until July 31st. With Humble Bundle, you choose the price and increase your contribution to upgrade your bundle. You’ll also be able to choose to support two great organizations with your purchase: the Comic Book

  Exciting news! RWBY, Book #1: AFTER THE FALL is a national bestseller, debuting at #22 on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List for Children’s Frontlist Fiction! This book comes from JABberwocky’s Nebula and Andre Norton Award-winning author E.C. Myers and RWBY’s head writers, Kerry Shawcross and Miles Luna: In this first novel based on the

  JABberwocky is thrilled to announce that Justina Ireland’s DREAD NATION won the 2019 Locus Award in the Young Adult Novel category! Justina is a new client and we couldn’t be happier about this celebratory start. Justina’s New York Times bestselling title is a powerful, compelling tale of a young girl’s journey through a hostile

       Three great JABberwocky eBooks are Kindle Monthly Deals for July. From today through the end of the month, these page-turners are just $0.99: Real Murders by Charlaine Harris: $0.99 at Amazon The first book in the Aurora Teagarden series. Just in time for August and Aurora Teagarden month!  Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson:

Hallmark Mysteries and Movies Channel has announced that 3 brand-new Aurora Teagarden movies. A Game of Cat and Mouse, An Inheritance to Die For, and A Very Foul Play will premiere on August 4th, 11th, and 18th. These movies will be featured on SIGNATURE MYSTERY, the premiere Sunday night destination on television for thrilling mysteries.

  We’re thrilled to share that Myke Cole’s newest work of nonfiction, THE BRONZE LIE: SHATTERING THE MYTH OF THE SPARTAN WARRIOR SUPREMACY, has been sold to Osprey! Myke’s first nonfiction title, LEGION VERSUS PHALANX, was described as “highly entertaining” (The Armourer) and “the most accessible introduction to ancient warfare that I’ve ever read” (Adventures

If you are still looking for a good book for the month of May, Apple Books and Kobo have both selected WASTE TIDE by Chen Qiufan as a Best of the Month book pick. WASTE TIDE follows Mimi, a migrant waste worker on Silicon Isle, a small island off the coast of China where towering

VAGRANT QUEEN is going live-action! SYFY announced they’re picking up the series for a 10-episode TV series adaptation. This breakout graphic novel series from Vault Comics debuted in February 2018. Written by Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated author Magdalene Visaggio (Kim & Kim, Eternity Girl, Transformers vs. Visionaries), and illustrated by Jason Smith, this exciting,

Festivities are in order! Back in February, we put up a congratulations post to Aliette de Bodard for being nominated in this year’s Nebula Awards. Now we’re over the moon to announce that Aliette’s THE TEA MASTER AND THE DETECTIVE has has officially won the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella! This is extraordinary news and we

Five years ago JABberwocky had a total of 6 employees and was still settling into its new office space in Midtown Manhattan. We had moved out of our old space in Long Island City in March 2014 because the agency had continued to grow in size (in both its number of employees and its number

Jeri Westerson has two brand new books in the offing this month. First up, next week marks the publication of the third novel in Jeri BOOKE OF THE HIDDEN series, SHADOWS IN THE MIST. The book is currently available for pre-order in paperback and ebook editions. EBook: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo |

We’re so pleased to announce that several members of the JABberwocky family have been nominated for the prestigious Locus Award in the following categories. Check it out: Lavie Tidhar‘s UNHOLY LAND has been nominated for Best Science Fiction Novel! Ben Aaronovitch‘s LIES SLEEPING has been nominated for Best Fantasy Novel! Grady Hendrix‘s WE SOLD OUR

A new collection of linked short stories from Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse books, the basis for HBO’s True Blood, and the Midnight Crossroad series, the inspiration for Midnight, Texas on NBC. Available for pre-order in paperback and ebook editions. Digital review copies are available at NetGalley and Edelweiss. EBook: Amazon | Barnes

The good news just keeps coming. Right off the heels of her Nebula nomination and being announced as a finalist for prestigious Lambda Literary Award, congratulations are once again in order for Aliette de Bodard. This time we’re thrilled to announced that Aliette has been nominated for not one, but two Hugos! We’re so pleased

Words words words Congratulations are in order for Aliette de Bodard! IN THE VANISHER’S PALACE is a finalist for the prestigious Lambda Literary Award under the LGBTQ SF/F/Horror category! The Lambda Literary Award is the most prestigious LGBTQ book prize in the world, with over 1,000 submissions this year alone. “From the award-winning author of

wordy wordy wordy Congrats are in order for Aliette de Bodard! THE TEA MASTER AND THE DETECTIVE has been nominated for Best Novella in this year’s Nebula Awards! The novella was published last year by Subterranean Press in the US and Canada. It’s available outside North America via JABberwocky in eBook and paperback editions. North

This was an exciting year for us here at JABberwocky! We want to say congratulations to our authors whose amazing titles made it onto ‘Best Of’ lists in 2018! Simon R. Green, NIGHT FALL (Ace) Kirkus’ “Best Science Fiction And Fantasy titles for 2018” Charlaine Harris, AN EASY DEATH (Saga) USA TODAY‘s “Best-Selling Books” Barnes &

Congratulations to Daniel José Older, Aliette de Bodard, and E.C. Myers for all being named to NPR’s Best Books of 2018! This also marks the sixth consecutive year in which a JABberwocky client has been named to NPR’s Best Books of the Year and the first year in which three (!) JABberwocky clients have made the

Stop us if you’ve seen this movie before, but JABberwocky will soon be taking off its thick-framed glasses and undoing its ponytail. By which we mean that the awfulagent.com website that you used to sit next to in high school English class will soon be undergoing a major redesign. Our agency has hired Claire Marion

Today saw the publication of a new book from Aliette de Bodard, author of the Dominion of the Fallen series and winner of two Nebula Awards, a Locus Award, a European Science Fiction Society award, and three BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) Awards. A never before published novella, In the Vanisher’s Palace is a dark Beauty and

The first major reviews of Brandon Sanderson’s SKYWARD are here, and we are beaming! Kirkus gives this series opener a starred review, saying, “Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too.” In its starred review, Publishers Weekly says, “Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast…set against the

JABberwocky is pleased to announce that Brandon Sanderson won two 2018 Dragon Awards! OATHBRINGER, Brandon’s third installment in the Stormlight Archive, won Best Fantasy Novel, while the first volume of WHITE SAND earned the top spot in the Best Graphic Novel category! The Dragon Awards are presented at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. Brandon continues