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STORM GLASS RELEASE!!! Readers and booksellers have been emailing me, reporting STORM GLASS's arrival! Review copies of the book have gone out months ago and I'm happy to report good reviews have been rolling in.
Here's a review from Publisher's Weekly Magazine: Apprentice magician, ardent glassmaker and spunky Nancy Drew–style sleuth Opal Cowen discovers her latent mystical talents and wins the attention
of three gorgeous hunks in Snyder’s follow-up to her award-winning Study fantasy series (Poison Study, etc.). In classic coming-of-age fashion, Opal uses her magic powers to help her loved ones and her glass know-how to find the flaws in the Stormdancers’ weather-controlling glass orbs, all amid breathless adolescent quivers of romance and jealousy. Snyder satisfyingly fleshes out her youthful main characters, including the brooding Stormdancer Kade and Opal’s venomous rival, Pazia...
The wealth of glassmaking lore compensates for the quick-moving but predictable plot, (ouch!) which leaves abundant room for at least two sequels.
I've been doing a ton of interviews for various websites and there are many more reviews to be found. Here's a list for those who like to read more:
- YAreads.com Review and Contest to win a free copy of STORM GLASS
- Hammerstroke and Fire Interview with a very talented lady who lives in my hometown! She was intrigued by Opal being a glass artist and posted a fun interview on her site.
- BookAholics Romance Book Club Interview and contest to win one book (contest open until the end of April).
- Bitten By Books This site will have an interview with me on April 27th. And we will be giving away 15 copies of STORM GLASS. YES - that's right 15 copies! My very generous publisher donated the books and I will personalize, sign and ship them all. I will have the link posted on my MySpace blog on the 27th.
- The Compulsive Reader has also posted a review, and the site will feature STORM GLASS as their book of the month for May! So check back in May to read something...different :)
- Fallen Angel Reviews A wonderful review. The site picked STORM GLASS as one of their recommended reads!
- The best way to find out about contests, reviews and interviews is to check my MySpace Blog - it's a quick and easy way for me to update readers between newsletter issues and anyone can read it - you don't have to be a member of MySpace :) Click here for my blog: Maria's Blog
SEA GLASS COVER! I just received the cover for SEA GLASS Another lovely cover from the Harlequin Art Department. The book is scheduled to be released in September 2009. YAY! To read an excerpt, go to my Books Page and click on the link provided (warning there is a slight spoiler in the excerpt - you might want to wait until after you read STORM GLASS
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF PARANORMAL ROMANCE I'm very excited about the March 9, 2009 publication of The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance. Why? One of my short stories is in this anthology. YAY! My story, NIGHT VISION is one the the 24 stories you'll find in this collection.
NIGHT VISION is about Sophia Daniels, who has a unique...vision. One night, she goes for a dirt bike ride in North Carolina's Smoky
Mountains and runs into trouble.
And guys - don't let the Paranormal Romance title keep you away - if you liked my other stories, there's about the same amount of romance in this one as well. Did I mention DIRT BIKES? Sophia rides a Honda 250X - 4-stroke, 250 cc engine - it's a sweet ride :)
Don't believe me? Then check out this excerpt...NIGHT VISION
LISTED! POISON STUDY made the list! You know the one. Of course you do - it's not like there are a thousand other lists around silly ;>
Yes, I'm talking about the 2009 Popular Paperback list from YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association - a branch of the American Library Association - ALA) under the Spies and Intrigue category. I'm thrilled that POISON STUDY is getting recognition as a Young Adult
title! I always wanted to be popular ;>
This list is to help librarians and readers. Here's a quote from the YALSA website: Librarians and teens alike are always looking for an easy way to find books they’re sure to enjoy,” said Karen Brooks-Reese, committee chair. “These themed lists will help librarians develop collections and displays and lead teen readers towards titles that may be unknown to them but are beloved to others.
To see the full list click here: 2009 Popular Paperbacks
FREE BOOKS! Harlequin is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Congratulations Harelquin! The people who work there are a wonderful group of hardworkers and as part of their celebration they are offering 16 different titles...FREE! Yes, you read that right - FREE!
The catch is - they're available
to download as eBooks, but you don't need a special reader as you can pull them up in Adobe Acrobat Reader as a pdf file (which is also free) and if you do have a reader - the books are available in all formats.
The titles are also available as a Stanza App for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and can also be found at all the online retailers like Sony, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Fictionwise.com, eReader.com, etc. The 16 free books (one for every series) will be available throughout 2009. YAY!
If you're interested in finding out more, you can click here: Harlequin Celebrates!
Congrats again to Harlequin - I hope you'll be around for another 60 years!!
FIRE STUDY Won the Editor's Pick Award for Best Romance in 2008! This award is given by Audible.com. I'm thrilled and I want to extend my congratulations to Gabra Zackman, the reader who did an excellent job with all three of my Study books in audio. MAGIC STUDY also won this award in 2006. FIRE STUDY also made the 2008 Customer's Favorites list, landing at #18 on the top 50 list!
MYSPACE PAGE and BLOG. I have a MySpace page. Check it out at Maria's My Space Page and become a friend! I'm also blabbing...er...I mean...blogging my various adventures at Maria's Blog if you're interested.
OLD NEWS, BUT I STILL CAN'T DELETE IT :) POISON STUDY WON the Compton Crook Memorial Award! I was thrilled beyond belief! It was truly exciting to have my name called and to go onstage and get a plaque from Count Dracula, the monster of ceremonies. The
weekend was a ton
of fun and I'll be
at Balticon 43 this year.
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc., at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend near Baltimore, MD each year. The award is named after a Towson State College Professor of Natural Science named Compton Crook, who wrote under the name Stephen Tall, and who died in 1981, was first awarded in 1983 for a work published in 1982. Check out the previous Compton Crook winners at bsfs.org.
You can contact Maria at maria@mariavsnyder.com
Updated April 2009