The Thunderstruck Tour for WEATHER WITCH (In-Person Events):

WEATHER WITCH's RELEASE DAY is Tuesday, June 25!!!

• Tuesday, June 25, ONEONTA, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at the GREEN TOAD BOOKSTORE from 5pm-7pm.

• Wednesday, June 26 TBA Somewhere in NY

• Thursday, June 27, JOHNSTOWN, NY: We're returning to MYSTERIES ON MAIN STREET for a steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH!

• Sunday, June 30, CHICAGO, IL: ALA: Signing from 11-12 at the RWA booth!
• Sunday, June 30, BARBARA'S BOOKSTORE, Burr Ridge, IL. 2-4pm, free writer's workshop and book signing of 13 TO LIFE and WEATHER WITCH
  

• Monday, July 1, CHICAGO, IL: ALA
  

• Tuesday, July 2 TBA Somewhere in NY

• Wednesday, July 3 TBA Somewhere in NY or PA

• Thursday, July 4 Just having some fun with the fam!

• Friday, July 5 STRAFFORD, PA: Tredyffrin Public Library This is an all day event! Steampunk arts, crafts, culture, music, games, and me! And that's just the beginning! I hope to see you there! (582 Upper Gulph Road)

• Saturday, July 6, EXTON, PA: Books-A-Million in Exton Mall. I'll be returning to the wonderful BAM for a fun chat and WEATHER WITCH signing.

• Sunday, July 7 Family fun and soaking up history

• Monday, July 8 Family fun and soaking up history and spooky stories

• Tuesday, July 9 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Wednesday, July 10 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Thursday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Friday, July 12, ALBANY, NY: Colonie Centre Barnes & Noble at 131 Colonie Center Suite 355
  Albany, NY 12205. Free writer's workshop and WEATHER WITCH book signing! The fun starts at 1pm!

• Saturday, July 13, HAMILTON, NY: Colgate Bookstore This is one of the most beautiful bookstores in Upstate New York and we're going to have some steampunk fun! (More details TBA)

So much has happened so fast! As many of you know, my new YA series (through St. Martin's Press) is in the steampunk genre (though, for reasons readers will quickly come to understand, I call "stormpunk"). The first novel, WEATHER WITCH, releases in the United States on June 25.

In this post, I'll cover:

1. Where you can pre-order WEATHER WITCH now;
2. Where I will be signing this year (so far--the list keeps growing--with and without WEATHER WITCH);
3. How to get your book store, library or tea house to host me for a signing and interactive steampunk-themed party (a few with live music);
4. How to be part of the WEATHER WITCH "Thunderstruck Blog Tour";
5. How your book club or summer reading program can win some cool stuff just by doing what you love to do--READING!

WEATHER WITCH is already available for Pre-Order at These Places:

• Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/weather-witch-shannon-delany/1113012072?ean=9781250018519

• Books-A-Million http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Weather-Witch/Shannon-Delany/9781250018519?id=5527301502004

• Book Depository http://www.bookdepository.com/Weather-Witch-Shannon-Delany/9781250018519

• Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Weather-Witch-Shannon-Delany/dp/125001851X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352376717&sr=1-1&keywords=weather+witch

• Powell's Books http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781250018519-0

Some of My Favorite Indies?

• Mysteries on Main Street http://www.mysteriesonmainstreet.com/

• Green Toad www.greentoadbookstore.com/

• Flights of Fantasy www.fof.net/

• RiverRead www.riverreadbooks.com/

• Colgate Bookstore www.colgatebookstore.com/

• The Briar Patch www.colgatebookstore.com/

If YOU have a favorite indie, order WEATHER WITCH through them.

• Tell them I love them and if they want book marks or postcards or mini posters (or if they can handle hosting me for an event), ask them to contact me. I LOVE people!

2013 Signing Schedule (Conferences/Conventions/Chapter Events So Far):

• BEA (Book Expo America) at NYC (courtesy of Month 9 Books). If you want to bring your 13 TO LIFE novels or your WEATHER WITCH ARC, or SPIRITED (from Leap Books) or last year's Month 9 Anthology (TWO AND TWENTY DARK TALES) I will sign ANY of those for you, too, because I <3 my readers. If you can't bring your 13 TO LIFE books to BEA but want them signed, find me fast for a special book plate. :) Yes, I <3 you that much!

• ALA in Chicago This will be the first conference I will be signing WEATHER WITCH at and it's courtesy of St. Martin's Press (of course) and RWA (Romance Writers of America--I will be signing at their booth).

• PLRW (Pocono-Lehigh Romance Writers Chapter) in Easton, PA--I'll be returning to give a Workshop on Worldbuilding in September

I will not be attending RWA or RT this year as I tighten my belt in some ways (which bums me out, but I plan on returning next year).

The Thunderstruck Tour (Blog Tour, Radio Interviews, and In-Person Events):

• Book tour events started being scheduled late last week and spots are filling fast. If you have a book store or a library, a teen center, a book club, an arts center, a YMCA or a Rotary Club (are you catching my drift?) that would like to host me for a talk on creativity, writing, publishing, history, steampunk or to have me do artsy-crafty and historically-inspired activities, contact me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com (and do it fast)!

RELEASE DAY: Tuesday, June 25!!!

• Wednesday, June 25, ONEONTA, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at the Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, NY from 5pm-7pm.

• Wednesday, June 26 TBA

• Thursday, June 27, JOHNSTOWN, NY: I will be hosting an interactive steampunk-themed party and book signing of WEATHER WITCH at Mysteries on Main Street in Johnstown, NY.

• Friday, June 28 ALA Chicago

• Saturday, June 29 ALA Chicago

• Sunday, June 30 ALA Chicago

• Monday, July 1  ALA Chicago

• Tuesday, July 2 TBA Somewhere in NY

• Wednesday, July 3 TBA Somewhere in NY or PA

• Thursday, July 4 Probably just having some fun with the fam!

• Friday, July 5 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Saturday, July 6, EXTON, PA: Books-A-Million in Exton Mall, PA (More details TBA)

• Sunday, July 7 Family fun and soaking up history

• Monday, July 8 Family fun and soaking up history and spooky stories

• Tuesday, July 9 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Wednesday, July 10 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Thursday, July 11 TBA Somewhere in PA or NJ

• Friday, July 12 TBA Somewhere in PA, NJ, or NY

• Saturday, July 13, HAMILTON, NY: Colgate Bookstore (More details TBA)

How do YOU Get ME to YOUR Favorite Bookstore, Library, Community, or Arts Center?

• Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com with your suggestion or proposal and don't be scared--I love going new places and doing cool and different things!

Want to be part of the Thunderstruck Blog Tour?

• I need great bloggers to help spread the word about WEATHER WITCH and would love YOUR help! Email me at info (AT) shannondelany [DOT] com for more details!

Do You Have or Know a Summer Reading Program or Book Club that a YA/NA Steampunk novel like WEATHER WITCH would be great for?

• I'm providing some pretty cool incentives to Summer Reading Programs and Book Clubs that read WEATHER WITCH during June, July, August, September or October and have at least three members post a book review and book rating on either Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, or Librarything including a specialized reading guide, a personalized thank you note to your book club, a free one hour Skype (or conference call) Question & Answer with members of your club, and signed swag for everyone who read WEATHER WITCH.

 

Rivals and Retribution: A 13 to Life Novel

 

In Rivals and Retribution, the fifth book in the 13 to Life series by Shannon Delany, Pietr and Jessie will find themselves caught in a pack war with a new breed of werewolves.

August 7, 2012

from St. Martin's Press.

ISBN-13: 978-0312625184

 

Barnes and Noble, Amazon, or The Green Toad Bookstore

 

Spirited: 13 Haunting Tales

Haunted houses. Haunted hearts.

And a past that refuses to die...

Leap Books summoned best-selling paranormal and dreadfully talented debut authors to conjure up Spirited, a haunting collection of 13 tales guaranteed to keep you up all night.

Get entombed in stories of Egyptian treasures, shudder at tales of malevolent spirits, and become enthralled with the adventures of witch-hunters, ghost seekers, and lost souls. From steampunk to cyberpunk, our collection spans past, present, and future hauntings. One story actually leaps off the page with 3-D augmented reality.

With this celebration of things that go bump in the night, Spirited authors hope to slay the specter of illiteracy that plague our youth. All proceeds from Spirited will be donated to 826 National, a non-profit organization that offers free after-school tutoring, workshops, and in-school programs because "strong writing skills are fundamental to future success." Go ahead.

Contributing authors include: Maria V. Snyder, Candace Havens, Shannon Delany, Jill Williamson, Linda Joy Singleton, Heather Kenealy, Judith Graves, Kitty Keswick, Dawn Dalton, Carmen Tudor, John W. Otte, Halli Dee Lilburn, and Mark Finnemore

Augmented Reality by Karl Gee,

Augmented Reality Site: ShannonDelany.com/ToHel

February 22, 2012

from Leap Books, LLC

ISBN-13:9781616030209

Barnes and Noble, Amazon

 

Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes

In this anthology, 20 authors explore the dark and hidden meanings behind some of the most beloved Mother Goose nursery rhymes through short story retellings. The dark twists on classic tales range from exploring whether Jack truly fell or if Jill pushed him instead to why Humpty Dumpty, fragile and alone, sat atop so high of a wall. The authors include Nina Berry, Sarwat Chadda, Leigh Fallon, Gretchen McNeil, and Suzanne Young.

Contributing authors include: Nina Berry, Sarwat Chadda, Leigh Fallon, Gretchen McNeil, Suzanne Young, and Shannon Delany.

October 16, 2012

from Month9Books, LLC

ISBN-13: 9780985029418

Barnes and Noble, Amazon

 

 

Welcome to my little corner of the world wide web!

In 2008 I became the winner of the first-ever cellphone novel contest in the western world with my serial novel 13 TO LIFE. I like to believe I brought an American twist to the Japanese cellphone novel concept. My serial novel was a short, consumable read with a rebellious heart and layers of subtext. Unlike typical Asian cellphone novels written by young women in a semi-autobiographical fashion-- 13 TO LIFE is their energetic and dangerous teenage American cousin.

What started as a simple cellphone novel at Textnovel.com grew into a multi-book deal with St. Martin's Press for 13 TO LIFE. I've gotten some amazing reviews from bestselling authors and I recognize that I'm truly blessed. Book 1 in the 13 TO LIFE series came out June 22, 2010 through St. Martin's Griffin.

I invite you to pick up a copy of 13 TO LIFE and see how a simple cellphone novel grew into a New York City-style series of traditional novels.