Bonus Tidbit: Happy Shatterday!

Shatter Me

"You can't touch me," I whisper.


I'm lying, is what I don't tell him.


He can touch me, is what I'll never tell him.


But things happen when people touch me.

Strange things.

Bad things
.
No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon.

But Juliette has plans on her own.
After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.

Coming Out on November 11, 2011

TC Tidbit: Laurie Halse Anderson reads "Listen"

TC Tidbits: An Interview with the Godmother of the YA Novel

Read, and listen, the the Huffington Post interview here.

TC Tidbits: James Patterson Attacked By Aliens!?

Author James Patterson spoke at the Boy Scouts’ annual National Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Va. This year’s Jamboree, which drew more than 43,000 attendees, celebrated the Scouts’ 100th anniversary. In his presentation, Patterson discussed his bestselling Daniel X series for Little, Brown, before he was attacked by aliens on stage. Luckily, Daniel X (seen here with Patterson and a pair of aliens) was there to defend Patterson, battling the aliens (actually a choreographed fight scene), as he does in the series. (via Publisher's Weekly)

TC Tidbits: A Sneak Peek at Melissa Marr's Next Series

YA novelist Melissa Marr has inked a deal with HarperCollins for a trilogy about "a girl assassin, a demon with a soul, and a world where myth and science meet." Publication is tentatively scheduled for fall 2013.

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