Mari Mancusi's Blog

Hey all!

Happy holidays!! Whatever you celebrate - I hope it was awesome and involved friends, family and CAKE. (Or pie or other such treats.)

For those of you who aren't subscribed to my YouTube channel... AND WHY AREN'T YOU? I've decided to do a series of videos for this upcoming year, talking about books and such. The first of which talks about the Scorched series, the story behind the

And don't forget - SCORCHED is on sale for just $1.99 on all e-book platforms this month!! 1As37mB

Great news!! For a limited time, my publisher has discounted the ebook version of SCORCHED to just $1.99 on all ebook platforms. If you've been wanting to try the book out, but hadn't gotten around to it--this is a great chance to add it to your collection!


Amazon - Barnes and Noble - iBooks - Kobo 




Books also make GREAT holiday gifts, so if you have a dragon lover on your list, you

I'm so pleased to have Gamer Girl back in the Scholastic Book Fair this year! And even better? This time it comes packaged with its own jewelry! Two little 8-bit-style heart necklaces - just like the kind of you used to be able to find in old Zelda games!! Now you can wear your lives around your neck when venturing out your quests!!

Scholastic was nice enough to send me two necklaces and one

Hey all, 

As you probably know, SMOKED is the final book in the Scorched series. And for those of you who have now finished it, you might be wondering what to read next from me!

And I do have a suggestion!

If you liked the voice of Scorched as well as the apocalyptic setting, the action, the adventure, you might try my novel TOMORROW LAND. It's not a dragon book--it's a ZOMBIE book! And it

Hey all,

It's hard for me to believe, but we're just a couple months away from the release of my first middle grade novel, GOLDEN GIRL, coming December 15th. This novel has been a long time in coming and I'm so excited to finally release it into the world. And even more exciting? Kirkus, a very prestigious book review magazine, just posted a very stellar, first review for the book! In other

Hey all,

One of the most exciting events I have lined up this fall, post DragonCon, is YALLFest in Charleston, South Carolina, November 14th. It's a huge, crazy YA festival, with TONS of amazing bestselling authors, including R. L. Stine, Richelle Mead, Brandon Sanderson, Meg Cabot, Libba Bray, Zac Brewer, Rae Carson, Rick Yancey, Marie Lu, Melissa de la Cruz -- I could go on and on and on. (You

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When I started writing the Scorched series, one of the most
interesting parts was imagining how people in our time would react to seeing
dragons in real life. How would they react? What would they do? Would they be
frightened, fascinated—maybe a little of each? Would the cable news stations
debate the reality of their existence? Would the government come in and try to
take them

Hey all, 

Looking for an amazing new fantasy read? I've been waiting for this one all year long! The YA debut of USA Today bestselling author K. A. Linde, called THE AFFILIATE. 

First, isn't the cover gorgeous? 




Sarah Hansen of OKAY CREATIONS really outdid herself with this one!


And check out what other authors are saying about the book itself! 



"The
Affiliate is a lush world of myth,

Because I was at DragonCon last week and the week before my book release signings are happening this week instead! So excited to visit bookstores and meet readers and sign books--it's one of my favorite parts of the job! After all, writing can be a solitary venture, sitting at home all day, all alone, with only the interwebs to keep me company. (aka distract me!)

On Weds, Sept 16th at 7pm I