Full of dense, twisty, informed plotting and real, compelling characters. Howe is a keeper!”
•Lee Child, #1 internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher Series
KJ has also garnered praise by Karin Slaughter, Meg Gardiner, James Patterson and more. I love her writing because it’s both very smart (I always learn something new), but also page-turning adventure.Read More →
If you’re near Orange County next Tuesday night, I’m breaking out of my writing cave to be at the Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach. I was at this pretty location a couple of years ago, talking about Starters to a great crowd. This time I’ll be talking about SYMPTOMSRead More →
If you’re in NYC next week, come say hi. I’ll be at Thrillerfest from Wednesday to early Sunday. On Friday night, July 10, at 7pm, I’ll be on The Thrill of YA Panel at McNalley Jackson Books with Elle Cosimano, Megan Miranda and Victoria Schwab, three wonderful YA authors whoRead More →
I spoke at the Ridley Middle School in Philadelphia recently. The students were incredibly smart; the questions were stellar. And the questions didn’t stop. I would love to see where these students are in ten years. The next day I was at a great B&N in the Neshaminy Mall, inRead More →
Found out today that STARTERS is in the 8th printing now and ENDERS is actually going into a second printing already! Thanks to you who made it happen, we’re all very grateful. That’s how happy I am! Copies in bookstores now will still be first printings of Enders. Anyone whoRead More →
So I had my suitcase in the hall, along with my clothes and travel goodies. I’d squeezed in all my appointments so I could be on an airplane today for the “Fight for the Future” Tour. That name proved to be all too accurate. Delta emailed me two days aheadRead More →
Author Sherman Alexie suggested that authors spend an hour volunteering in their local indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday. I thought it was a great idea. I’ll be at my official bookstore, and the one closest to me, Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose, Calif. I’ll be walking around,Read More →
Barnes & Noble is having a Discovery Day this Friday, Nov 22. The Marina branch asked me to appear at 5 pm for an hour. I know that is rush hour, so if you are planning on coming, you might want to come earlier and sit and have coffee orRead More →
THIS CONTEST IS OVER! WINNER ANNOUNCED 1/7 BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BIG NEWS! Click on graphic to enlarge: Excited? Me too. This will be the newest iPad Air. You can pre-order anywhere to win. In addition, my closest indie bookstore has a separate, additional contest. If you order from Once Upon ARead More →
