Hitting the Road with SUPER! (Where I’ll be Fall 2012 edition!)

SUPER is finally out in stores and to make sure you all buy at least three copies a piece (one to give, one to read, and one to enclose in a hermetically-sealed case for all time) I will be hitting the road this October and November!

October 14th:  New York Comic Con - Panel Discussion and signing.

October 18th: Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL

October 19th: The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL

October 20th: Illinois School Library Media Association 2012 Conference

*October 24th: Harleysville Books, Harleysville, PA

Nov. 4th: McNally Jackson Books w/ Gotham Writers Workshop, New York, NY

Nov. 14th: Wachtung Booksellers, Montclair NJ

Nov. 15th: RJ Julia Booksellers, Madison CT

* note the date of this event has been updated

Keep checking this site because there are more appearances to come!

A SUPER Book Trailer!

Check it out!

Pre-Order this book!

Hey, do you know what comes out in just two weeks? Guess? Okay, here’s a hint – SUPER, the sequel to my award-winning novel POWERLESS! (subtle, I’m not)

You can pre-order at your favorite local bookstore, or by following any of the bookstore links on the book page.

And don’t forget, Halloween is right around the corner, and that means millions of trick-or-treaters going from door to door asking you to fill their bags with copies of my books . . .
Don’t ruin a great American tradition!

SUPER arrives on September 25th!

 

The advanced reading copies are out in the world, so it’s time to reveal the cover to the sequel to POWERLESS!

SUPER will hit the bookstores in September, and if you’re curious here’s the back cover copy:

“Daniel Corrigan is as regular as can be, especially when compared to the Supers: kids in his new hometown with actual powers like flight and super strength. But Daniel’s not powerless. Only he was able to stop the Shroud, a supervillian bent on stealing his newfound friends’ powers. And thanks to him, his friends got to keep those powers. 

Now Daniel himself is starting to display powers, while at the same time, his friends are losing theirs. His friend Eric thinks Daniel is just becoming a Super himself, a late-blooming one. But Daniel worries there may be something more sinister at work, since his power-stealing ability is uncomfortably like the Shroud’s. Of course, the Shroud is gone now . . . or is he? And could Daniel himself be his new vessel? “

 

What do you think?

Independent Bookstores Heart THE DEAD GENTLEMAN, and the feeling’s mutual!

A few weeks ago we got the nice news that The Dead Gentleman had been chosen by Amazon as a Book of the Month. A very nice honor and I’m grateful.

But THIS week I learned that the American Booksellers Association is including my little book on this Winter’s Indie Next List - and that’s just totally awesome! The Indie Next List is put together by the front lines, the many, many wonderful independent bookstores across the country and therefore it has special meaning to me (it should also help sell a few books)

Here’s my favorite line from the review written by Ellen Klein of Hooray for Books!

“This fantastic time-travel tale with a scary twist is great for reading with a flashlight under your bedcovers!”

That’s exactly how I picture readers with my book!

So please, please, please – take the time to do some holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore this year.

Oh, and buy The Dead Gentleman while you’re there.  It’s good.

St. Louis Launch of THE DEAD GENTLEMAN

A wonderful, warm welcome from Woerther Elementary!

 

Showing off the new book trailer to students at Oakville Middle School

 

Outnumbered!

 

Quite a few POWERLESS fans showed up, too!

 

Reading and looking "authorly" at the Pudd'nhead Launch Party

 

Signing at Pudd'nhead for an adorable fan.

 

It's tradition for authors to sign the bathroom wall and draw a picture. My 3 yr-old son helped me with the artwork.

 

 

Happy Birthday, Dead Gentleman!

It’s finally here! The Dead Gentleman hits the shelves today at a fine bookstore near you! Will you be celebrating with him today? (hint: let him have the first piece of cake)

I have it on good authority that his birthday wish is to sell many, many books . . .

Creepy new book trailer for The Dead Gentleman!

Mattie Turner is a super talented young gent from England who put together a chillingly good book trailer for Maureen Johnson’s The Name of the Star. The trailer made the rounds on the internet, and made a name for Mattie! Buy the book here! Check it out Mattie’s trailer here!

Mattie’s newest project is this spooky trailer for The Dead Gentleman, just in time for book launch. It even makes me want to read the book. Enjoy!

(WARNING: Don’t watch it with the lights off.)

 

 

The Dead Gentleman is an Amazon Best Book of the Month!

Nice news to behind the lovely month of November and chase away the post-Halloween blues – The Dead Gentleman has been chosen as a Best Book of the Month by Amazon!

This means, I can only assume, that the book giant will be hand delivering a golden bottle of champagne borne upon the backs of faeries singing Ode to The Dead Gentleman whilst I indulge in my award – a treasure bath.

While I wait, I think they’ve discounted the book as well.

Citizen Steel: The Man with Metal Skin! (He’s no Devil Dinosaur . . .)

It’s no secret that I harbor a long-time love of superhero comic books. I still remember my first number one issue – Devil Dinosaur! Something about a red tyrannosaurus and his monkey-boy sidekick. Man, that’s a killer concept!

So it was a real dream come true this week to see my name in my first honest-to-goodness funnybook

JSA 80-Page Giant 2011 is an anthology of short stories spotlighting the various members of the Justice Society of America. My story featured Citizen Steel (him on the cover!) and Jay Garrick (the golden age Flash, you whippersnapper!) with art by the super-talented Tim Seeley. (It is rated Teen-Plus, however, so don’t give it to your little brother. Tell him to go find some age-appropriate comics. Might I recommend Devil Dinosaur?)

I had a blast working on this, and I’m happy to say you’ll be seeing some more comics-related stuff coming from me this year, though I can’t announce any of it just yet. But between the novels (The Dead Gentleman, Powerless Sequel) and the comics work, it’ll be a busy 2011-2012!

 

ps- If any of my editors are reading this I have a Devil Dinosaur pitch ready that will knock your socks off! C’mon, the fans demand it! (or this fan at least)