Big Orange, Comikaze...here we come!

If you're looking to see ZOVA books in the flesh, this is a good month for you. We'll be hanging at a Comikaze panel this weekend, sharing books at the Big Orange, and sneaking around the Southern California Writers Conference in Newport Beach. We may find ourselves at a few other events, as well. If you want to find us, our books, or our authors at any of your favorite literary gatherings in the coming months, let us know and we'll add it to our list of events to consider. You'll be the first to know if we're coming your way!

We Love Book Bloggers

It's Book Blogger Appreciation Week, and we're eager to share a few of our favorites with you. There's some bias here, of course (we think this blog is pretty special), but all of these bloggers are worth your time and attention thanks to their brilliant attention toward the best books in the industry.

Bookshelves of Doom - Leila Roy, librarian extraordinaire, blogs about YA books and news at her phenomenal site, replete with character and well-informed opinions.

Omnivoracious - Amazon's editors are vigilant purveyors of book news and reviews. And they often post advice for writers, too.

YA Highway - A collection of YA writers blogging on everything to do with reading, writing, and whatever's in between.

Inkblots - Okay, okay. So this is the book blog of one of our own. But besides feeling obligated to include it, she posts some fun things.

Tea Cozy - Liz from School Library Journal is both faithful and thorough. This blog is a good place to start for all things bookish.

Baby Got Books - We read this for fun. Heck, we read all of these for fun!

Cybils - This is not only a blog for books, it's a book award run by book bloggers!! We're a little excited about the Cybils. Maybe you can tell.

What book bloggers do you follow? Do you keep your own book blog? How often have you read a book because of a blogger's recommendation? So many questions! But seriously, we're curious.

Stone Masters - New Digital Covers

There are few books that lend themselves so well to artistic rendering as Vanessa Fewings' Stone Masters Vampire Series. Because of this, the digital editions of her books are now available with new covers - more contemporary and suggestive than the print editions. Which, when you consider the difference between a traditional print reading experience and a digital reading experience, makes a lot of sense.

The books are the same, of course, but the covers offer a new take on the reader's anticipation of what's inside. Take a look at A Vampire's Rise, A Vampire's Reckoning, and A Vampire's Dominion and tell us what you think of their new looks. Which edition would you pick up first?

Escape from Hat escapes at last

The anticipation for the release of Adam Kline and Brian Taylor's remarkable children's novel, Escape from Hat, has been overwhelming. So much so that pre-orders for the book have exceeded our shipments. While we rush to get copies to you in the next few days, the digital book is always available. And we know from experience that those illustrations look pretty sweet on a shiny screen.