Rebecca Lim's Blog - Posts Tagged "australia"
Reading at The Moat, Melbourne
I'll be at The Moat (the bar under the Wheeler Centre's main space) on Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne on September 8th between 6.15 and 7.15 pm if anyone wants to come and say hello. I'll be reading from The Astrologer's Daughter and there will be readings from other authors, too.
The Astrologer's Daughter
Just sharing the beyond-beautiful cover of my latest YA novel, "The Astrologer's Daughter" because I'm a huge fan of the photographer, Jessica Lia, who is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Look up her gallery, you will not be disappointed. She has an amazing eye.
If you loved "Mercy" and the crazy genre mash-up of YA mystery / thriller with touches of paranormal and romance in that, grab "The Astrologer's Daughter" which is available in (e)book and Kindle now everywhere, and is coming out in the US in July 2015.
If you loved "Mercy" and the crazy genre mash-up of YA mystery / thriller with touches of paranormal and romance in that, grab "The Astrologer's Daughter" which is available in (e)book and Kindle now everywhere, and is coming out in the US in July 2015.
The Astrologer's Daughter in the US and UK
The Astrologer's Daughter is out now on Edelweiss and Netgalley for any interested reviewers and bloggers.
Official release date for the US is 9 June 2015 and for the UK is 25 June 2015.
Hope you love it x
Official release date for the US is 9 June 2015 and for the UK is 25 June 2015.
Hope you love it x
Global Giveaway #1
** COMP CLOSED - congrats to Stephanie! A signed copy of Mercy is headed your way x **
People who have read and enjoyed my YA books will know that I love a flawed heroine who will meet the worst, head-on, with tenacity.
To celebrate the publication of "Afterlight" on June 24, 2015, this global giveaway (the first of two) is for true fans of the Mercy series: readers who have been willing to be challenged and engaged by Mercy's evolution across all four books.
The prize for the first correct answer to the following question? A signed and personalised copy of your favourite of the four Mercy titles, posted with love and gratitude, all the way from Oz.
Here's the question: only ONE of the Archangels has the power to transmogrify the celestial state of another Archangel. No other Archangel has this power and no other Archangel could have brought about the bargain made for Ryan. Which Archangel is it?
You've got a week! PM me if you think you know, and nominate your favourite title so that I can get it to you, if you win.
If you're not a fan but you know someone who is, let them know. And let them know there will be more to Mercy's story x
People who have read and enjoyed my YA books will know that I love a flawed heroine who will meet the worst, head-on, with tenacity.
To celebrate the publication of "Afterlight" on June 24, 2015, this global giveaway (the first of two) is for true fans of the Mercy series: readers who have been willing to be challenged and engaged by Mercy's evolution across all four books.
The prize for the first correct answer to the following question? A signed and personalised copy of your favourite of the four Mercy titles, posted with love and gratitude, all the way from Oz.
Here's the question: only ONE of the Archangels has the power to transmogrify the celestial state of another Archangel. No other Archangel has this power and no other Archangel could have brought about the bargain made for Ryan. Which Archangel is it?
You've got a week! PM me if you think you know, and nominate your favourite title so that I can get it to you, if you win.
If you're not a fan but you know someone who is, let them know. And let them know there will be more to Mercy's story x
Happy US Release Day to The Astrologer's Daughter
The Astrologer's Daughter releases today (June 9) in the US and is available via Amazon, B&N, Target, Indigo, Bookdepository and good bookstores throughout North America.
If you're keen on a complex mystery/thriller that celebrates female tenacity and is set in a fictional world that is ethnically and socio-economically diverse (just like ours is), it could be for you.
Look out for Global Giveaway #2 next week. X
If you're keen on a complex mystery/thriller that celebrates female tenacity and is set in a fictional world that is ethnically and socio-economically diverse (just like ours is), it could be for you.
Look out for Global Giveaway #2 next week. X
Afterlight: Global Giveaway #2
* Comp now closed, congrats to Obsessive Girl, look out for one more Afterlight giveaway next week xx *
To celebrate the release of Afterlight in the Southern Hemisphere this week, I've got one signed copy to give away to the first reader (from anywhere in the world) to PM me their postal details.
Giveaway closes 29 June 2015 x
To celebrate the release of Afterlight in the Southern Hemisphere this week, I've got one signed copy to give away to the first reader (from anywhere in the world) to PM me their postal details.
Giveaway closes 29 June 2015 x
Voices from the Intersection
I'm part of an initiative to support the creation of Aussie Own Voices* stories through establishing publication and mentorship opportunities for emerging YA and children’s writers, illustrators and publishing professionals who are *Indigenous, *people of colour, *LGBTIQA or *living with disability.
(*Own Voices refers to diverse stories written or created by authors from the same diverse group).
Because we're doing it for the love, and it's run on an entirely voluntary basis by writers with the help of Aussie publishers and other industry professionals, we're going to try and hold at least two "events" a year.
To all emerging Aussie YA and children's authors and illustrators who meet the above criteria, please save the date: 5 March 2017.
As our inaugural event, we're holding a completely free-to-attend pitching/publisher speed dating session at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Bring your talent, we need your Own Voice stories.
Publishers attending so far include: Text Publishing, Hachette Australia, Berbay Publishing, Walker Books, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Black Inc., Clan Destine Publishing, Midnight Sun Publishing, Hardie Grant, Bonnier Publishing and Allen & Unwin. Danielle Binks is attending as an agent for Jacinta Dimase management.
Please go to the Voices from the Intersection Facebook page for ground rules for the day. We're hoping to roll out further pitching sessions in other Australian States later.
And we would love it if you could "like" our FB page for more updates:
https://www.facebook.com/Voices-from-...
(*Own Voices refers to diverse stories written or created by authors from the same diverse group).
Because we're doing it for the love, and it's run on an entirely voluntary basis by writers with the help of Aussie publishers and other industry professionals, we're going to try and hold at least two "events" a year.
To all emerging Aussie YA and children's authors and illustrators who meet the above criteria, please save the date: 5 March 2017.
As our inaugural event, we're holding a completely free-to-attend pitching/publisher speed dating session at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Bring your talent, we need your Own Voice stories.
Publishers attending so far include: Text Publishing, Hachette Australia, Berbay Publishing, Walker Books, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Black Inc., Clan Destine Publishing, Midnight Sun Publishing, Hardie Grant, Bonnier Publishing and Allen & Unwin. Danielle Binks is attending as an agent for Jacinta Dimase management.
Please go to the Voices from the Intersection Facebook page for ground rules for the day. We're hoping to roll out further pitching sessions in other Australian States later.
And we would love it if you could "like" our FB page for more updates:
https://www.facebook.com/Voices-from-...
Wraith (Mercy 5) Publication Day
*COMP NOW CLOSED, thanks to all who entered, I am hugging you all, winners have been DM'd via Goodreads*
Quietly ecstatic to let readers of the Mercy series know that Wraith (Mercy 5) is available from today in paperback, ebook, Kobo, Kindle and all other marvellous newfangled reading methodologies. Wraith was written for, and is dedicated to, all the readers who have contacted me over the years with questions, comments and enthusiasm who have simply wanted to know "Well, what happens next?"
Ask your local library or bookshop to get a copy in for you if you feel you need to hold its chunky goodness in your hands. And I'm giving away two signed copies of Wraith on Goodreads this month: leave a comment below or DM me an answer to the following question: "What does Mercy or her story mean to me?" and I'll pick the two answers that tickle me the most by the end of May. The winners (wherever they are in the world) will get a signed copy of Wraith for their bookshelf.
I'd also be over the moon if people could tag me on Instagram via @rebeccalim_writer if they ever see a copy in the wild.
Aussie readers can order the book via Readings, James Bennett, Wheeler's Books, ALS, Booktopia, Book Depository and Amazon.
Happy reading. It's my usual peculiar, genre-busting blend of fantasy, action, mystery and wild magic - if you're up for that, I think you'll like it.
Quietly ecstatic to let readers of the Mercy series know that Wraith (Mercy 5) is available from today in paperback, ebook, Kobo, Kindle and all other marvellous newfangled reading methodologies. Wraith was written for, and is dedicated to, all the readers who have contacted me over the years with questions, comments and enthusiasm who have simply wanted to know "Well, what happens next?"
Ask your local library or bookshop to get a copy in for you if you feel you need to hold its chunky goodness in your hands. And I'm giving away two signed copies of Wraith on Goodreads this month: leave a comment below or DM me an answer to the following question: "What does Mercy or her story mean to me?" and I'll pick the two answers that tickle me the most by the end of May. The winners (wherever they are in the world) will get a signed copy of Wraith for their bookshelf.
I'd also be over the moon if people could tag me on Instagram via @rebeccalim_writer if they ever see a copy in the wild.
Aussie readers can order the book via Readings, James Bennett, Wheeler's Books, ALS, Booktopia, Book Depository and Amazon.
Happy reading. It's my usual peculiar, genre-busting blend of fantasy, action, mystery and wild magic - if you're up for that, I think you'll like it.
Giveaway closed - The Astrologer's Daughter: Win a signed copy of the new edition
To celebrate the new print, ebook and Kindle editions of my crime/mystery/fantasy novel The Astrologer's Daughter, which is set in Melbourne's Chinatown but also at an intersection between our world and Mercy's world, I'm giving away a signed copy to the first two readers who can tell me which archangel from the Mercy series makes a cameo appearance in The Astrologer's Daughter? (hint: I've blogged about this before and their name starts with A)
I'll pick the first two readers who leave a comment with the correct name in it.
Competition closes 15 March 2019. I'll DM the winners for their postal details and happy reading!
Audiobooks: Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds, Whiffy Newton in the Riddle of the Two-Tone Trousers & The Astrologer's Daughter
The new audiobooks for Whiffy Newton in the Case of the Dastardly Deeds, Whiffy Newton in the Riddle of the Two-Tone Trousers and The Astrologer's Daughter (narrated by me!) are each now available from audiobook retailers like Audible, Storytel, Scribd, Kobo and AudioBookstore.
If you're planning a road trip with your 7 - 12 year old and they're into funny, crime/detective/mystery caper/heist novels in the vein of The Red Hand Gang, The Five Find Outers, Geronimo Stilton and Encyclopedia Brown, give the adventures of Whiffy, Paz and Doreen a whirl.
If you're looking for a crime/mystery/thriller novel with a touch of the paranormal/occult set in Melbourne, Australia and spoken in deadset Melbourne vernacular, The Astrologer's Daughter may be for you.
Audiobooks for Wraith and Afterlight will follow in the coming weeks, so watch this space. Happy listening!
