Returning from StokerCon 2017 This is the third year in a row that we’ve had books on the final ballot for the Bram Stoker awards and the third year that at least one of our authors has brought home a haunted house. By now people are expecting it of us and we already feel the...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 12): The Charity Jones Guide to STEM for Kids
Charity Jones, star of Snowed by Maria Alexander, focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (when she isn’t meeting intriguing boys or adventuring). In a lot of ways Charity is the perfect role model for contemporary girls. What would the Charity Jones in your life need to encourage her STEM efforts, or help her see...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 10): How Fiction Can Create Empathy
Fiction Can Create Empathy Most of us are only able to experience life through the lens of our own race, gender and personal experience. But fiction can create empathy and understanding. While it’s one thing to consider the perspective of someone else it’s quite another to actually see through it. Experience can help us gain...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 8): New Snowed Review
BOLO Books has added their full length review of Snowed after featuring earlier as part of their YA novel watch. “Snowed is probably too avant-garde to qualify as a future classic, but the book is well on its way to becoming a cult favorite.” Read the full review here.
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 7): STEM Heroine
Charity Jones as a STEM Heroine Previously in the 12 Days of Snowed blog series we talked about the need for diversity in YA fiction. Maybe you were thinking, “that’s great RDSP, now show me the money!” Is Charity Jones, the protagonist in Snowed really a diverse? Well, the short answer is: yes, with an...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 6): In Maria Alexander’s Words
Meet Maria Alexander, the author behind Snowed. You can hear an interview with her on The Edge of the Rabbit Hole, or read what she has to say about her books, life, and craft below. “I recruited a team of teen beta readers and their moms for notes to help make the book more authentic....
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 5): Snowed Gift Pack
Snowed Gift Pack Maria Alexander‘s novel Snowed is perfect reading for this holiday season. The book begins a few weeks before Christmas and the exciting climax comes on Christmas Eve. We think this book makes the perfect gift for any YA or thriller readers on your list. But we’re not the only ones, many reviewers...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 3): YA Publishing Trends
With the release of Snowed we have stopped to reflect on YA publishing trends in 2016. In some ways Maria Alexander is a front-runner, fulfilling the wishes of YA bloggers earlier this year at Paper Fury. Paper Fury contributor Zoe, from Stories on Stage, said: “After the success of books such as All the Bright...
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 2): Snowed Book Tour Commencing
The excitement over Snowed is at an all-time high! Currently Snowed occupies three slots on Amazon bestseller lists. #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teen & Young Adult > Literature & Fiction > Holidays & Celebrations #13 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children’s eBooks > Holidays & Celebrations > Christmas #43 in Kindle Store...
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12 Days of Snowed: Enter the BiblioSanctum
DAY 1 The BiblioSanctum Today is the publication day for Snowed by Maria Alexander! Snowed is the first in a series targeting younger readers, following on the heels of Alexander’s Bram Stoker award-winning debut novel Mr. Wicker. This dark winter tale arrives just in time for the holiday season. To celebrate Snowed is featured over...
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SNOWED Excerpt: Meet Charity Jones
Meet Charity Jones, An Excerpt from SNOWED We’re celebrating Maria Alexander’s birthday by giving YOU a present, please enjoy this SNOWED excerpt: I open my eyes the next morning to the sight of Mr. Spotty’s yellow oval eyes. Mr. Spotty’s grounded because I used his catapult arm to throw rocks at Charles. I didn’t mean...
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Snowed Cover Reveal
Author: Maria Alexander Artist: Daniele Serra About the Book Charity Jones is a 16-year-old engineering genius who’s much-bullied for being biracial and a skeptic at her conservative school in Oak County, California. Everything changes when Charity’s social worker mother brings home a sweet teen runaway named Aidan to foster for the holidays. Matched in every...
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RDSP Signs Maria Alexander’s YA Novel SNOWED
We are very pleased to announce that we’ve signed Maria Alexander’s second novel SNOWED continuing the productive collaboration that began with MR. WICKER which garnered a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. It’s slated for release later this year and is sure to be a popular title for the winter holidays....