This was an exciting year for us here at JABberwocky! We want to say congratulations to our authors who landed on some “Year’s Best” lists with their new works: Peter S. Beagle, IN CALABRIA (Tachyon Publications) “Best Books 2017 — SF/Fantasy/Horror” from Publishers Weekly Peter V. Brett, THE CORE “Our favorite books of 2017” from Six Colors “The Best

UPDATE: THE CORE is now #3 on Literatur Spiegel as of January 8, 2018. Congratulations to Peter V. Brett for reaching #2 on Germany’s Literatur Spiegel bestseller list with THE CORE! The book climbed up from its debut #4 position on the list last week. THE CORE is now available in the US, the UK, and Germany. Look for

Six of our most popular eBook titles are on sale today, Wednesday, December 20th until Monday, January 15th — which leaves enough time to kick off the New Year by grabbing a good book at a perfect price. Jack Campbell‘s DAUGHTER OF DRAGONS: Kira of Pacta Servanda, the daughter of the two greatest heroes of her world,

We’re flying high from all the praise Alison Wilgus’s SCIENCE COMICS: FLYING MACHINES: HOW THE WRIGHT BROTHERS SOARED is receiving! Amazon listed FLYING MACHINES in their 2017 Holiday Toy List and the National Science Teachers Association has named FLYING MACHINES as one of the Best STEM Books of 2018! The Amazon Holiday Toy List, curated annually by Amazon

JABberwocky is thrilled to announce that best-selling mystery author, Elaine Viets, is our latest addition to our client list! Elaine Viets is the author of four best-selling mysteries series: the light-hearted Dead-End Job series, the cozy Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series, the hardboiled Francesca Vierling series, and the dark police procedural Angela Richman, Death Investigator series.

Over 300,000 people purchased Brandon Sanderson’s OATHBRINGER in its global English-language launch week.  The most preordered book in Audible history (Audible’s Most Wanted 2017) had a phenomenal debut across formats, hitting #1 on the NY Times Hardcover Fiction list, #1 on the Audible list, #2 on the NY Times combined print/ebook bestseller list, #6 on the

We’ve added two classic horror anthologies to our Ebook collection just in time for Halloween next week. DARK DELICACIES and DARK DELICACIES III: HAUNTED join the previously available DARK DELICACIES II: FEAR in our catalog, and for one week only we’re dropping the books’ prices from $9.99 to $2.99. If you crave a few extra

Congratulations to Peter V. Brett for hitting #7 on the UK’s Sunday Times bestseller list during the launch week of THE CORE! His fifth and final Demon Cycle book, THE CORE is now available in the UK and the US. Look for translations to be released soon in German, French, Chinese (Taiwan), Polish, Russian, Czech,

We’re thrilled to announce that the state of Nebraska has chosen Brandon Sanderson’s ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS as their “One Book” for all Nebraska elementary school kids to read in 2017! The Nebraska Library Commission & the Regional Library Systems have developed the “One Book” program so that kids across the state can read and discuss

The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books, by Martin Edwards, was recently released, detailing the 100 books Mr. Edwards deems the most timeless and influential in the genre, from Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, to Agatha Christie’s works, to Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train. Included among these great works is CALAMITY TOWN, one of

The series premiere of Midnight, Texas is nearly here! NBC’s television adaptation of Charlaine Harris’s book series of the same name, which includes Midnight Crossroad, Day Shift, and Night Shift. The first episode airs Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10:00 pm EST. Here’s a little more about to what to expect from the show for those

World UFO Day, dedicated to spreading the truth about the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects and extra-terrestrial life, is this Sunday, July 2nd. To celebrate the occasion, we’re sharing some of our favorite science-fiction books from our eBook collection. These five classics are on sale from June 30th to July 5th at the perfect price to

On Sunday, May 21st, A BUNDLE OF TROUBLE will make its premiere on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel! The sixth installment of the Aurora Teagarden series, which is based on its respective novel, A FOOL AND HIS HONEY by Charlaine Harris, continues the exploits of small town librarian and sleuth Aurora “Roe” Teagarden. After agreeing

Twice a year, the American Booksellers Association selects 10 adult titles and 10 children’s titles as the top US debuts in the upcoming publishing season. The ABA has just announced the Summer/Fall 2017 line-up, and we’re honored to have our very own Gregory Scott Katsoulis‘ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on this highly selective list! Congratulations, Greg!

We are thrilled to announce that Daniel Jose Older’s SHADOWSHAPER has been optioned for TV/film! Older’s debut YA title, SHADOWSHAPER was a New York Times Notable Book of 2015 and also won the 2016 International Latino Book Award. Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose has now optioned the rights through her production company, Roaring Virgin Productions. “Shadowshaper

If you’ve not yet had a chance to view today’s Publishers Marketplace announcement (4/26), then you might have missed the news that JABberwocky has added and sold the first book by a debut non-fiction author! A horror filmmaker and writer living in Los Angeles, Mallory O’Meara has long been fascinated with all things that go

We have some great news on the film rights front, as Bryce Moore’s THE MEMORY THIEF is headed to development as a live-action/animated movie. The Stranger Things team at Shawn Levy’s Fox-based 21 Laps is working with Adaptive Books to adapt for Fox Animation. From Variety: “21 Laps produced ‘Arrival,’ which was nominated for eight Academy

We’re very excited to announce we finally have a premiere date for NBC’s Midnight, Texas! On Tuesday, July 25, at 10 p.m., the latest Charlaine Harris adaptation will be hitting the small screen. Here’s a little more about to what to expect from the show for those who haven’t read the books yet: From the visionary director

Mark your calendars! On Sunday, March 19th, DEAD OVER HEELS will be making its premiere on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel! The fifth installment of the Aurora Teagarden series, and based on the book of the same title, DEAD OVER HEELS continues the (mis)adventures of small town librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden.

Congratulations to Daniel Jose Older, whose debut YA has already received considerable attention since its release in 2015, and now SHADOWSHAPER has been named the #ReadBrave book in the Saint Paul Public Library for the year of 2017! The Saint Paul library also has a monthly teen book club, called the Teens Reading Bravely Book Club. The Read

Not only has NBC picked up Charlaine Harris’s Midnight, Texas series, they will produce a new series called Redliners, based on Harris’s short story “Small Kingdoms.” The story, one of Harris’s bestselling short stories, was originally published in the November 2013 issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and then was included in The Best American Mystery Stories

          It’s Groundhog day, or that time we ask a rodent to predict the weather because the lack of sun and warmth has made us all collectively lose our minds. Or it’s that movie with Bill Murray! Or…it’s February 2nd and January is finally over. Anyway. These five classics are on sale for

HUNTED, a new reality show on CBS, premiered last night after the AFC Championship Game. A total of 11.83 million viewers watched the premiere, according to Variety. The show follows nine pairs of Fugitives as they attempt to evade capture for a month while being tracked by an elite team of Command Center investigators and

Film rights to Brandon Sanderson’s latest novella Snapshot (forthcoming in April from Vault Books) were sold this week to MGM! A science fiction detective story, Snapshot follows Anthony Davis, a cop who must solve a horrific crime in a world where “snapshots” allow characters to relive an entire day – for the purposes of investigation, of course. Broken Road Productions

Titan Books and BioWare will publish original novels set in the MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA universe, and the first is co-written by JABberwocky’s own K.C. Alexander! The novels will be directly woven into the action and adventure of the game—one of the most anticipated games of 2017—and will add depth to the MASS EFFECT saga. The

Drumroll please . . . Wait for it . . . Congratulations are in order for Mike Grosso, whose debut, I AM DRUMS, is an Illinois Reads selection for 2017! I AM DRUMS is a contemporary middle grade novel that tells the story of twelve-year-old Sam, whose dreams of becoming a drummer come up against hard

Congratulations to Silvia Moreno-Garcia on CERTAIN DARK THINGS’ being named to NPR’s Best Books of 2016! This is just the latest in a string of accolades for the buzzed-about book. Earlier this fall, it’s been: Selected as one of Publishers Weekly‘s “Top 10 for Fall 2016“ Named an “All New Scifi and Fantasy Book You

Malka Older’s debut science-fiction novel INFOMOCRACY was listed as a best book of 2016 by Kirkus, Washington Post, and Barnes & Noble! Kirkus called it “timely and perhaps timeless” in its Best Fiction of 2016 list, and according to Barnes & Noble’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2016 list, “Older’s fierce imagination and eye

We’ve decided to put some books on sale from $0.99-2.99 that highlight some of the wonderful books in our eBook program. All of these titles feature kickass heroines, LGBTQ, people of color, or disabled characters. Pick them up now at your e-tailer of choice! Daniel José Older‘s anthology SALSA NOCTURNA deluxe edition includes two new

  Four books by two different JABberwocky authors have been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards! THE BANDS OF MOURNING by Brandon Sanderson and AGE OF MYTH by Michael J. Sullivan are both contenders for the Best Fantasy award. Also by Brandon Sanderson, CALAMITY (the third book in the Reckoners trilogy) is shortlisted for Best Young Adult