shouting and sharing

I didn't go to Book Expo America this year, but Kate (Warne, the narrator of my next novel) did, and a good time was had by all.

BEA is all about books. Books books books. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of books. It's hard to stand out from the crowd.

But miraculously, Kate's done it, because GIRL IN DISGUISE got a shout-out from librarians running the event's "Shout 'n Share" panel. Yay!

Read more about it here.

great big giveaway

THE MAGICIAN'S LIE is one of nine (nine!) books up for grabs in a great Spring Book Giveaway, including Julie Buxbaum's new NYT bestseller TELL ME THREE THINGS, the highly anticipated third thriller from Mary Kubica DON'T YOU CRY, and Juliette Fay's historical THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS.

Follow the instructions over here on Facebook to enter! 

And spread the word, because there will be a winner for every 250 entries. You've got til May 31.

GIRL IN DISGUISE ready to add on Goodreads

So, are you big on delayed gratification? (You should think about going into publishing!)

My next novel, GIRL IN DISGUISE, is coming out in March 2017. Yes, that's reeeeeeally far away. But just in case you might have some other things on your mind between now and then, you might want to add it to your Goodreads shelf! Then you'll get an email when it (finally) comes out.

No cover reveal yet, but it's coming...

THE MAGICIAN'S LIE movie news!!!

Nearly fainting of excitement here at Macallister HQ. Not only has The Magician's Lie been optioned for film (incredible!), it's in the hands of the amazing Jessica Chastain, who has launched her own production company, Freckle Films, widely expected to put more women both in front of and behind the camera. Can't express how honored I am to have my book become part of that venture.

Here's one of the many articles on Freckle Films. My Google Alerts went kind of nuts over this.

(The other book optioned, Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagan, was one of my favorite reads last year. Chastain's got fabulous taste!)

great news from Library Journal

Now that we're into 2016, most of the end-of-year lists have come out already -- so I was very pleasantly surprised to see THE MAGICIAN'S LIE pop up on a Library Journal list of Favorite 2015 Debuts.

They called the book "lyrical and mesmerizing" and suggested that "readers will root for Arden, even as they are unsure of whether to trust her." (Author's note: good, that's what I was going for!)

Click here for the whole review and the rest of the New Year, Nearly New Books list.