Launch of YA Imprint Mira Ink

On the 1st January Harlequin Mills & Boon imprint Mira launched a teen imprint  - Mira Ink. 

The launch titles were the first book in the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent and Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder.
 Mira Ink will publish all books in its list simultaneously with the e-book versions, which form part of an online campaign to promote the list with a Mira Ink  Facebook fan page and YouTube channel.
The You Tube channel has  trailers for Inside Out, Inntertwined and The Iron Fey (this is the one I'm desperate to get my greasy little mitts on) and they are worth a wee watch.
Anyway, here is what Editor Maddie West has to say about what we have to look forward to:

My name is Maddie West and I am obsessed with YA books. Luckily for me, I’m the editor at MIRA INK, a new imprint devoted to all things YA.

We’re launching MIRA INK at the start of 2011 with some amazingly exciting books! We’ve got completely thrilling stories of forbidden love and dark secrets. Banshees, faeries, vampires, werewolves and zombies have battled for my attention and I’m still struggling to pick a favourite.

I hope I’ve whetted your appetite for some of the great things coming from MIRA Ink this year. I know I’ve had the best time ever reading them! 

Maddie

Sounds great and it looks like its not too long a wait until,

The Iron King

Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined… Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Dr Who New season Trailer

I hadn't realised that this was available, so obviously I'm living in a little bubble all of my own.
Anyway, here it is, something to make me smile today as I countdown my last few day's before I head back to work.
I personally love the Stetson but hey!

Apologies and Bree Despain

I have completely failed at keeping on top of my life this week and as a result have managed to do nothing that I intended to on the blog.
However the reviews for The Left Hand of God and The City & The City should be ready to be put up late on tomorrow evening... Fingers crossed.
However quick bit of news, Bree Despain author of The Dark Divine which has just been published in the US and is on my YA Debut list to be read and reviewed when I get my grubby little fingers on it, has celebrated her birthday this week and is running a competition on her site, you'll need to be quick though as it finishes on Saturday, January 16th at 11:59pm. To enter click here.

Author Chat - Richelle Mead

Join author Richelle Mead, author of the Vampire Academy books, for a chat at the Watercooler on Thursday, January 7th at 8 PM EST.
Now, unfortunately for those of us in the UK that means 1am (Thurs night/Fri morning) which means that it is highly unlikely that my darling daughter is getting to stay up and chat to one of her favourite authors!
If you don't have an evil mum or are a "big person" who sets their own bedtime sign up here.

Temple Library Reviews Comic Book Appreciation month!

On my travels around the internet yesterday I discovered that Harry Markov over a Temple Library Reviews is having a comic book month.
Now anyone who says they don't like comics is, in my humble opinion a philistine! Only kidding, each to their own.
So if like me, you have at least a passing interest in the subject then head on over it looks like it is going to be a fun month, with a very busy schedule.
Along with that Doug over at SciFiGuy.ca has his usual fantastically useful and there goes all the cash in my bank account list up. Urban Fantasy, Paranormal and SFF Book Releases for January 2010 go look you'll see what I mean.
Continuing that theme Natasha at Writings Of A Wicked Book Addict also has her list up which can be found here.
Orbit US also have their Spring/Summer 2010 list up here, but still nothing about Orbit UK so I just have to sit and wait like a good girl.

Hitch-Hiker's Guide

Hitch-Hiker's Guide

Hitch-Hiker News

30th Anniversary of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and global publication of the sixth book in the series.

As previously announced, Penguin is to publish And Another Thing, the 6th novel in the ever-more increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, by international bestselling children’s writer, Eoin Colfer.

Publication has been set for Monday 12th October 09, which is also the 30th anniversary of publication of the first book in the late Douglas Adams’ phenomenally successful series.