Deb Caletti's new book and appearances

(This is straight from YA author Deb Caletti herself):

 

Dear friends, family, colleagues and favorite readers–––

I wanted to tell you that my second novel for adults, THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, was just released a few days ago.  I'm really excited about this one. SECRETS is about two sisters with troubled marriages who unite at their aunt's former divorce ranch in Nevada.  Taking place in both the present and in the past - 1951, one of the last years the glamorous ranches existed - SECRETS explores a forgotten period of history, as well as the subjects of love, marriage, and sisterhood.  Readers are calling it "poignant", "beautiful", "poetic", "engrossing, complete with breathtaking vistas," and Booklist says, "Caletti once again combines interesting characters, pitch perfect dialogue, and an intriguing plot to tell a deeply memorable story."

Upcoming events:

Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park), July 31 at 6:30 

Elliott Bay Books, Seattle, August 12, 7pm

Queen Anne Books, Seattle, August 13, 7pm

Third Place Books May Events

Third Place Books has so many exciting happenings this month...Here are just a few to check it out!!!

May 4: 
Author Rick Riordan is coming to Third Place Books stage.

Tickets are required and go on-sale Wednesday, April 18.  Ticket (Book) price is $19.99 (plus tx), and includes entry for two people and and one signed copy of THE SERPENT'S SHADOW.

Chairs will be available at 5pm (the event is from 6-7 p.m.) Mr. Riordan will be speaking from the Third Place Books Stage only, there will be no formal signing line. Signed books will be distributed after Mr. Riordan leaves the stage.

May 5:
The LAST APPRENTICE: GRIMALKIN THE WITCH ASSASSIN by Joseph Delaney

This event is from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

For the first time, fans of the Last Apprentice series will hear the story from Grimalkin's side, as she is hunted herself by creatures of darkness set on revenge.

Grimalkin has never been defeated. But can she survive an enemy created for the sole purpose of destroying her?

May 7:

Celebrate Children's Week Kick Off with Deb Caletti & Kirby Larson from 7-8 p.m. 

Established in 1919, Children's Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books for young people and the joy of reading are feted for a full week with author and illustrator appearances, storytelling, parties, and other book-related events at schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and homes from coast to coast! 

Administered by Every Child A Reader and sponsored by the Children's Book Council, Children's Book Week celebrates the transformative power of literacy.

Come discuss Deb and Kirby's newest books, and be entered to win swag and YA reader books!! 

For more information on Third Place Books, and events, you can visit their website. 

Seattle7Writers Holiday Reading and Book Signing

This Saturday, November 19, join Suzanne Selfors, Clare Hodgson Meeker and 20 other writers, including Garth Stein, Erik Larson, Elizabeth George, and Deb Caletti, for a wintry afternoon of readings and delicious goodies (Santoros Books is co-sponsoring). Each writer will have books on hand to sign! What makes a better gift for the holidays than a signed book from a local writer? And a percentage of the proceeds will go to local literacy programs.

Saturday November 19, from 3-6 p.m.
Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave North (Near Woodland Park Zoo between 66th and 68th)

Here is a link for more information about the event.

The Novel: Live!

In a stunning, never-before-attempted marathon of literary wonder, thirty-six Northwest authors write a complete novel in just six days under the watchful eyes of Fairy God-author Nancy Pearl. YA authors Suzanne Selfors and Deb Caletti will each take a two hour shift, which will be streamed live to classrooms. Watch this process at the official website or come to Hugo House and watch in person. Each author gets a couple of lifelines and Suzanne will be telephoning Rebecca Stead during her shift.

The completed novel will be published by Open Road Media in ebook format and print-on-demand. All proceeds will go to literary programs. The event starts this Monday, Oct. 11 - Saturday, Oct. 16. The times are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. You can watch the promotional video here. For more information on the Richard Hugo House visit their website.

Deb Caletti book giveaway

Thanks to Val Serdy for this one:

Simon and Schuster is giving away 20 sets of Deb Caletti’s titles! If you loved THE NATURE OF JADE, cried at the end of HONEY, BABY, SWEETHEART, or just want to get ready for THE SIX RULES OF MAYBE, enter today!

Simon and Schuster Book Giveaway.

A Book for All Seasons

A couple of weeks ago, husband and I went on a little trip into the Cascade Mountains to Leavenworth, WA, a community that rather ingeniously saved their town from recession after the Great North Railroad relocated by restyling the entire town into a Bavarian village. It's an odd weekend that Leavenworth doesn't have something going on, from Oktoberfest to Maifest to the Christmas Lighting Ceremony.

Here we are in front of A Book for All Seasons, and you can tell we haven't quite emerged from the Seattle cloudcover unscathed (wow, so THAT's the sun!).

Going into the store was even better - my friends' books on display! Like...

Janet Lee Carey's Dragon's Keep:

And Justina Chen's North of Beautiful:


And Lorie Ann Grover's Loose Threads:


And Dia Calhoun's Firegold (did you know the cover is by Adam Rex?):


And Deb Caletti's The Secret Life of Prince Charming:

And lots more, too many to document! Everyone, give a shoutout to the teens of Leavenworth, who are reading some excellent books in between all of those festivals. Authors and Illustrators, think of Leavenworth as the perfect stop for promoting your next book.

Tag, alles!

PW Starred Reviews

Some familiar names here:

• Robin Cruise, for BARTLEBY SPEAKS!
• Deb Caletti, for THE SECRET LIFE OF PRINCE CHARMING
• Laini Taylor, for SILKSINGER (illustrated by the fab Jim DiBartolo)

Read the rest of the Publishers Weekly list of stars so far (and the actual books, too, dagnabbit!).

Congratulations to those who have stars on thars. Apologies if I missed any.

Attention Deb Caletti fans

The wonderful author of WILD ROSES and other fabulous books now has a Facebook fan page.