Toby news and reviews, without any blues.: seanan

Toby news and reviews, without any blues.

Earlier this week, I pointed you at a teaser for an upcoming review by the Book Zombie (still the best name ever). Well, her full review has been posted, and it was just as awesome as the teaser implied that it was going to be. I realize that I'm still in the rosy glow of "all my reviews have been positive ones," and that this doesn't last forever, but that doesn't change the part where this review is just absolutely gorgeous, and warms me down to the tips of my tippy-toes.

jennifer_brozek has also posted her review of Rosemary and Rue over on the Apex Books blog. This, too, is a splendid review, and I'm struck once again by how many people love such different things about the story. I've been in love with Toby for so long that it's a little odd to watch other people meeting and loving her, too. Although Jennifer's right; if I ever met Toby on the street, she'd totally break my nose. She wouldn't even hesitate.

In other exciting news, A Local Habitation is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. I just found this out this morning, and I am over the moon about it. Look! Book two! Right there, on the screen, with an ISBN!!!!! Maybe I'm just a total nerd, but having an ISBN is so exciting to me, in so many ways, that it's difficult to express in words. The cover art hasn't been posted yet, but it should be coming along in due course.

We're getting closer every day.

ladyqkat

July 2 2009, 16:00:55 UTC 7 years ago

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Now you've got me scheming about which ghods to sacrifice what to so that I might get lucky for a second time and get an ARC of A Local Habitation!

(Going off to scheme now.)

seanan_mcguire

July 3 2009, 18:44:53 UTC 7 years ago

Just so you know, it's very unusual for an author to get as many ARCs as I did. So I'll probably be doing substantially fewer giveaways.

catnip13

July 2 2009, 16:33:09 UTC 7 years ago

I can't wait for the rest of the world to fall madly in ~~love~~ lust with ~~Toby~~ Tybalt.

July 3 2009, 18:45:02 UTC 7 years ago

God, I hope they do.

phillip2637

July 2 2009, 16:45:01 UTC 7 years ago

"having an ISBN is so exciting to me"

This reminds me far too much of my reaction when I was asked if I wanted a bar code printed on my CD cover. ("What? You mean like the *real* ones?")

Congratulations on your ability to bend reality to your will, BTW. :-)

July 3 2009, 18:45:10 UTC 7 years ago

Thanks!

The cats and your ISBN

July 2 2009, 17:34:46 UTC 7 years ago

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Re: The cats and your ISBN

July 3 2009, 18:45:20 UTC 7 years ago

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

jongibbs

July 2 2009, 19:22:46 UTC 7 years ago

A good day :)

July 3 2009, 18:45:30 UTC 7 years ago

Very true.

bardling

July 2 2009, 21:36:17 UTC 7 years ago

Meh, it's not on Amazon.co.uk yet. I checked, of course...

July 3 2009, 18:45:49 UTC 7 years ago

It took several months for R&R to show up, as I recall...

kendaer

July 2 2009, 23:24:48 UTC 7 years ago

Muahaha.. and pre-ordered :)

Yay for you! :)

July 3 2009, 18:45:57 UTC 7 years ago

Glee!

idancewithlife

July 3 2009, 02:23:28 UTC 7 years ago

Hey! Book two comes out just before the next Consonance! Party...party...

July 3 2009, 18:46:29 UTC 7 years ago

Survey says "no way in hell, sorry." Our 501c3 status depends on convention space being used for convention-related activities. Also, I'm still the head of programming. I would die.

exapno

July 3 2009, 02:30:15 UTC 7 years ago

Amazon's slow - at least the Book Zombie review had the cover art for all three!

July 3 2009, 18:46:57 UTC 7 years ago

Amazon posts it once it's been confirmed and officially submitted by my publisher. They're probably holding off to see if we get any good book two blurbs.

tiferet

July 3 2009, 07:03:21 UTC 7 years ago

Both are ordered! (Hi, this is Kiri.)

July 3 2009, 18:47:07 UTC 7 years ago

Hi, Kiri!

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July 3 2009, 18:47:22 UTC 7 years ago

Amusingly, ALH currently has a higher sales ranking than R&R.

biguglymandoll

July 3 2009, 15:26:19 UTC 7 years ago

Awesome excitingness! Can't wait!

July 3 2009, 18:47:32 UTC 7 years ago

Nor I!

the_s_guy

July 3 2009, 15:39:40 UTC 7 years ago Edited: July 3 2009, 18:27:47 UTC

I knew that name seemed familiar, and although it took me a moment, I pinned it. Jenn is the same Jenn Brozek who was the basis for a character of the same name in the webcomic Casey and Andy, which wrapped up last year.

The real Jenn, who used to be the roommate of the comic's co-star Casey Grimm, even appears in the listing of people who inspired the comic characters.

So how is this relevant to what she's doing now?