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My sneaky, sneaky editors didn’t even tell me that they’d put these in the mail!

Shiiiiiiiiiny.

And, thanks to the fact that I now actually have the advance copies, I can finally reveal the back cover copy! Which, er, not even I knew until I got these, because I have nothing to do with the marketing blurb. Just as well, really, because I would be so terrified of revealing spoilers that I’d end up writing “It’s a book… about stuff. Buy it please?”

Thankfully, the marketing folks at HarperTeen are...

I’m delighted to finally be able to share the cover for my next book, NO ANGEL!

NO ANGEL cover

(the tagline refers to the hero, Rafael Angelos, who’s just your typical teenage boy… or so he thinks)

NO ANGEL isn’t a sequel to FANG GIRL, but it is a paranormal comedy in the same vein (pun intended, heh). I don’t have the back-cover copy or marketing blurb for it yet, but in the meantime I shall tantalise you all by saying that it does for angels what FANG GIRL does for vampires…

More details coming...

Getting this photo cost me a sum of money equivalent to my royalties on 1,200 book sales. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.

As my author bio states, I live in England now, but I was born in the US. However, I hadn’t returned to my home state of Virginia for about twenty years. In October, I was swamped by an overwhelming wave of homesickness which DEMANDED that I take my husband and daughter to see my old childhood haunts.

The fact that this happened to be a couple of weeks after the publication date of FA...

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In less than twenty-four hours, I shall be winging my way over the Atlantic on an epic book-safari, with the aim of taking as many photos of Fang Girl in bookstores as I can. Oh, and also visiting friends and family, when I’m not otherwise engaged in cooing over my shiny now-on-sale volumes.

As a result, my internet access shall be sporadic over the next few weeks, so don’t expect to see much of me here or on Twitter. Never fear, I shall make up for the silence with an EPIC GIVEAWA...

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(and here’s the link to read the first seven chapters of Fang Girl online for free)

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO FANG GIRL!

Yes, four years after writing the first draft, two years after signing the contract, one year after handing in the final line edits… FANG GIRL hits the shelves today! Check out the HarperTeen page for approximately six million ways to buy the book, although they are mostly US-centric, I’m afraid (most of the online sellers will ship overseas, though).

I shall be celebrating this week with a retrospective look at the book’s journey from the depths of...

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SO. MANY. COPIES.

(no, I’m not keeping them all for myself, tempting as it is. Watch this space for imminent info on how to get your hands on one…)

The copy on the far right is my last remaining ARC. As you can see, the final retail version has a much bolder title on the spine! It’s also a bit of a deeper, more saturated red, which you probably can’t see because I was taking this photo with my husband’s enormous and quite terrifying SLR camera, which I have no idea how to colour-bal...

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HarperTeen’s Fang Girl giveaway on GoodReads has ended, but there are some new opportunities to win an advance copy:

One copy up for grabs at BookGeeksRule (I love that blog name). This giveaway ends on 11th September, and you can increase your chances of winning by various means (leaving a comment, following the blog, etc.)

Ten copies available at PitchDark.com, which is HarperTeen’s website for their YA line (I am totally jealous of Drain You’s neat 90s-related quiz. I long to b...

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Look! The first trade review (that is, a review by a professional organisation, rather than an individual book blogger) for Fang Girl! When my editor sent me this, I… well, not literally screamed with joy, because I’m far too introverted to randomly expostulate at my laptop, but I did make a strange yelping gasp. This is from VOYA – Voice of Youth Advocates, aka the organisation for librarians looking for children’s and teen’s literature – which is a famously tough venue. Here’s w...

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Want a free copy of FANG GIRL ahead of the September release date? There are not one but two opportunities to do so!

First off, my lovely agent Nephele Tempest is hosting a week-long book giveaway at her blog, in celebration of a year at WordPress. She’s got one copy of FANG GIRL up for grabs – follow the link and leave a comment to enter, though you’ll need to hurry as the competition closes on Friday 13th July.

If you miss the deadline for that competition, or don’t come up lucky...