I'd intended to write a witty and touching blog entry about this, but when I sat down to type, I realized the only words I want to say are:
LOOK AT THIS!!!!!
Seriously, look!!! My wonderful publisher, Bloomsbury/Walker, made this awesome book trailer for my new book Conjured:
I love, love, love it! The haunted look in her eyes... the guy's creepy smile... the carnival-esque music... Huge thanks to all the Bloomsbury folks who worked to create this. I couldn't be more thrilled!
Off to watch it again... And again... And again...
A little while back I visited the NYC offices of Simon & Schuster to film an author video for Vessel. This is the fourth time I've done one of these videos and I'm always secretly afraid that I'll break under the pressure and start clucking like a chicken. But the S&S people in charge of filming and editing these author videos are wonderful and it looks like they once again managed to edit out any clucking that may have transpired.....
Anyway, without further ado, here it is! Please let me know what you think!
Earlier this summer, I visited the Simon & Schuster offices in NYC to film an author video about Drink, Slay, Love. And now it's done! Check it out!
So... what do you think??? How did I do? Did you notice that I'm wearing a unicorn necklace? Every year, my husband buys me jewelry to match the theme of my next novel. For Drink, Slay, Love, he found these necklaces:
I went with the unicorn. It seemed just a wee bit more subtle.
Look at what the awesome folks at Simon & Schuster made for me!!! A video! Of me! Talking about Enchanted Ivy!
I went into the S&S offices in NYC to record this and was somewhat petrified that I would forget everything I wanted to say and start clucking like a chicken. Fortunately, they managed to edit out most of my clucking.....
Author Video, Books of Wonder, and Publishers Weekly
My Author Video is up on the Simon & Schuster website!!!
(If the video doesn't appear here, you can view it -- as well as an interview with me -- on my Simon & Schuster author page.)
Note that I'm wearing a polar bear necklace and polar bear earrings. One of the little-known side effects of writing a book about a polar bear is that your husband starts buying you all sorts of polar bear-themed presents. Next book will be set in a diamond mine. (FYI, I'm kidding. I'm totally expecting a pet tiger with my next book...)
I also wore my polar bear jewelry (and polar bear socks) to my book event yesterday at Books of Wonder. I love book events at Books of Wonder! This one was with John Connolly, Marissa Doyle, John Hulme, Daniel Kirk, Diana Peterfreund, Dan Poblocki, and Michael Wexler. My ever-awesome husband took photos:
Bookshelf of Wonder!!!
We prepare to dazzle the audience with wit and wisdom...
Signing books!
Afterwards I went out with Diana Peterfreund (fabulous author of Rampant) and Sarah Cross (fabulous author of Dull Boy) for hot chocolate that had an ice-cube-sized chunk of homemade marshmallow floating in it. Ended up eating the marshmallow with a fork. Yum.
Me, Diana, and Sarah
In addition to having a wonderful day yesterday, today I received some lovely news: Publishers Weekly (big important trade magazine) liked ICE!!! Here's what they said:
"Durst skillfully integrates a contemporary girl into an updated version of the tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, balancing the magical with the modern... [Cassie's] quest for self-worth, independence, maturity and love, is twisty, absorbing and satisfying."
I'm the author of nineteen fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults. Several of these have won awards, including THE QUEEN OF BLOOD, which won the ALA Alex Award, and VESSEL, which won the Mythopoeic Award. My latest book for kids is SPARK (HMH/Clarion), my latest book for teens is FIRE & HEIST (PRH/Crown), and my latest book for adults is THE DEEPEST BLUE (Harper Voyager). I'm very, very, very excited about this.
