Stick, my most recent novel, has just been named to the list of 20 titles by the Georgia Library Media Association for the 2012 - 2013 Georgia Peach Book Award.
That's sweet.
It's quite an honor to see Stick listed in such company -- alongside some great friends of mine and really terrific novels. The kids in Georgia have some good books to read over the next year.
And speaking of the next year, I thought I would spend some time talking about the books -- several of them -- I'll have coming out before the end of 2013.
First up: Later this year, we will see a paperback edition of The Marbury Lens, which should come out just before its sequel, Passenger, which is due out in October.
It's quite a relief to see Passenger in its final, pre-arrival stages. It's been a long time coming, and I'm certain fans of The Marbury Lens won't be disappointed.
Writing a sequel was tough in a lot of ways. I'm not sure if I'd ever want to do something like that again. I guess I'm not much of a series guy.
And I've seen the first iteration of the cover for Passenger. I love it. It totally works, and I can't wait to see the inside design of the book.
I will say this about the sequel: Whereas The Marbury Lens was all about Jack dealing with Jack, Passenger is more about Jack dealing with the people who mean so much to him, people whom he unwittingly trapped in the back-and-forth gap between Marbury and here, or wherever this happens to be -- Conner, Ben, and Griffin.
Whether or not Jack succeeds in getting his friends firmly planted on safe ground is a matter to be seen over the course of his adventure in Passenger.
Later this week, I'll talk about the next book coming out: Winger.
7 comments:
I think this is the award I meant to refer to on Saturday. Since this one is actually new. Right? Please let it be new, and me not be a moron, again.
I am thrown off when your post titles are actually directly related to your posts.
And congrats!
Good stuff coming out of A. Smith-land. I've read nothing but praise for The Marbury Lens.
*radiates goodwill at Georgia. Waves at Matthew*
This is excellent.
Hey, glad to know that the list is up. I'm excited to see WHAT CAN'T WAIT in such flashy company.
[Update: I think there may be a captcha conspiracy to keep me from making such a lame comment. It just won't give me an easy one.]
That's funny. I can never get those things on the first try.
And yes, it is a terrific list. I actually blurbed Steve Watkins' What Comes After, and A.S. King... well... is, like, my favorite author ever.
I'll be honest -- I don't know how this gets determined. I only hope it has to do with Georgia librarians, teachers, and students.
I am not a fan of those web-based awards (and will not post them on my blog or other web locations) that are solely dependent upon -- and determined by -- the volume of mouse clicks.
click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.
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