THE ARCTIC FURY at Bas Bleu!

I’m pretty sure I’ve waxed poetic here before about how, for years, I’ve loved going through the Bas Bleu catalog before the holidays, picking out Christmas presents for my mom and circling a few ideas for myself. Now I’m utterly tickled to see my books in their pages — both the paper catalog and the online version.

And they’re giving a warm welcome to THE ARCTIC FURY! Not only is my chilly new novel available for purchase, it’s also listed at the top of their 2021 Winter Reading List and included in a fabulous five-book Winter Reading Collection with other great historical fiction that centers women’s stories. (I’ve read The Book of the Little Axe and The Lions of Fifth Avenue and they’re both excellent.) Nabbed the pretty pretty photo from their Instagram to include below!

THE ARCTIC FURY one of Kate Quinn's 20 Favorite Books of 2020!

Year-end lists are complex things for writers — it’s tempting to look at all the ones your book isn’t on and feel sad about it. (There are a nearly infinite number of occasions for writers to feel sad about our books, if we let ourselves.) But the ones our books are on — that’s always something to celebrate! And some are more exciting to celebrate than others.

Kate Quinn is one of my favorite historical fiction authors working today, and I know she reads a whoooooole lot, so seeing THE ARCTIC FURY on her end-of-year list of favorites — which is also a gift guide, and a fun one — was a real treat.

Read the whole list here.

THE ARCTIC FURY a Best Book of the Month at Amazon!

Well, this was a nice surprise! Amazon rounds up its Editors’ Picks for Best Books of the Month in a few different categories every month, and look who’s on the list for December!

Go ahead and check out the whole Best Mystery, Thriller and Suspense list here.

THE ARCTIC FURY makes Most Anticipated lists at Goodreads!

Even with pandemic restrictions, my launch day for THE ARCTIC FURY was an absolute delight. I got to (safely, outdoors) sign some books at one of my favorite indies, eat a tasty lunch, do a cool virtual event, and top it all off with a delicious nightcap.

Now begins the much longer, but just as fun, work of having a book out there in the world!

Today’s highlight: Goodreads pulled together a list of readers’ Most Anticipated Books of December 2020, and look! There’s THE ARCTIC FURY! So delighted.

More soon, I promise. Always happy to keep the good news coming!

today's the day: THE ARCTIC FURY is out!

*deep breath* YAAAAAAAAY!

Yes, today’s the day, THE ARCTIC FURY is now available at a bookstore near you! Or a bookstore not at all near you that you choose to order from online! (I have some recommendations.)

And, while I suspect I’m going to be doing a whole heck of a lot of posting this week, today I’m just going to post this one link.

Jen Cox asked me so many great questions for the Chicago Review of Books! If you want to know what I think is most meaningful and important about THE ARCTIC FURY, this is the interview you need to read.

More soon! Thank you, readers! Let’s all have a fabulous day.

last two days to pre-order THE ARCTIC FURY!

THE ARCTIC FURY comes out the day after tomorrow — eek! And yes, that means I’m a bundle of nerves, but it also means something that affects you, the readers, much more directly: time to pre-order is running out!

If you pre-order the book, you’ll not only get special treats, but you’ll also be entered to win a grand prize pack. Here’s a picture of said grand prize, full of cozy things to warm you from the inside out and outside in:

But even if you don’t win, you win — because ALL pre-orderers, if you just fill out this little form for Sourcebooks, get a signed bookplate, a lip balm, and a lovely Northern shade of light blue nail polish.

And! If you want a personalized, signed copy of THE ARCTIC FURY for yourself or a friend, you can pre-order those from my local indie One More Page! (Psst, while you’re on their website, order some chocolate, they have Such. Good. Chocolate.) Want a signed paperback? A signed hardcover? Your choice. Just get to it quick!

WOMAN 99 on sale for just $1.99!

Quick burst of news about something other than THE ARCTIC FURY! My novel of fierce women banding together against a rigged system, set in an 1880s insane asylum, is on sale across all e-book platforms for a mere $1.99 — today only!

Click quick for the BookBub page, and you can jump to your favorite e-book platform from there. Or go ahead and hit your platform directly — the deal will show up wherever!

(Did you hear there’s going to be a TV series based on the book, starring Nina Dobrev? I KNOW!)

THE ARCTIC FURY highlighted by Professional Book Nerds!

Bookish podcast listeners know the delightful Professional Book Nerds podcast well, and I was thrilled to hear them highlight THE ARCTIC FURY in their December books preview episode!

Tune in here.

(Then go ahead and use Overdrive to put a hold on THE ARCTIC FURY at your local library if you haven’t already. Only one week to go!)

me and all my books!

Hi there from the caves of So Much To Do With a Book Coming Out So Soon! My to-do list is seriously out of control. One of the things I’ve been meaning to do and haven’t managed to make time for is updating that Books header at the top of the page.

But until I do — if you want handy links to ALL my books, including The Arctic Fury (and its fabulous pre-order prize pack!), the best place to go is this handy-dandy Sourcebooks page. Many thanks to my publisher for staying on top of this stuff when I can’t!

(It’s also got links to book club guides, about which more soon!)

read an excerpt of THE ARCTIC FURY!

Just can’t wait two more weeks (it’s only two more weeks!?!) to read THE ARCTIC FURY?

You can sneak a peek at the first chapter on The Nerd Daily right now!

Yep, I said now! Click here to read.