Dublin Launch of The Call -- Plus! Plus! iBooks Names The Call one of its 25 Best Books of August

DUBLIN LAUNCH OF THE CALL
September 1 (In the evening -- precise time TBD)
Eason, O'Connell Street.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
Don't dress in a penguin suit unless you want to be hugged.
More details when I get them!


In the meantime, holy moly! The Call got selected as one of iBooks 25 Best Books of August. I'm pasting in their review below... After this, I'll try to go at least a week without posting any more propaganda. I know people don't come here to be bombarded.


iBooks Review
It’s hard to exaggerate the impact of The Hunger Games on teen fiction—the series has spawned a generation of young characters trained to survive harsh, horrific circumstances. The Call breaks the mold by weaving in Celtic mythology, pitting its willful heroine Nessa against the Sidhe, the malevolent fairies who wage battle on the Irish by whisking their teenagers away and hunting them down. It’s fresh and exciting, one of the most riveting adventures we’ve read in a while. Author Peadar O’Guilin has created a world that feels both intensely real and thrillingly spooky.

Author of the Week on YA Books Central -- Giveaway for US!

I have been up to my tonsils the last few weeks in edits for the next book -- the one *after* The Call. Also, I've been covering for all and sundry on the day job, so I haven't had so much as a second to spare for blogging. But I'll be getting back to that in a few days.

In the meantime, I'm author of the week up on the rather spiffy YA Books Central blog. If you haven't seen my new "author" photo yet, well, God help you, now's your chance. Why, there's even a book giveaway if you happen to live in the US. Us Europeans must continue to gnash our teeth...

Hope you're all well! Personally, I'm dying to go on holidays...