Veronica Rossi: January Podcast

Veronica Rossi's debut novel, Under the Never Sky, was one of our favorite reads of 2012. We just loved its unique blend of science fiction, fantasy, adventure, and romance-- so we were thrilled to get a chance to catch up with her around the release of the sequel, Through the Ever Night, which came out earlier this month. 

Veronica was gracious enough to answer lots of questions submitted by YOU, her fans, as well as plenty of our own questions!

Also, be sure to pay extra special attention to the beginning and end of this podcast, because... well, you'll hear why!


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Visit Veronica at her website and stop by her publisher, HarperCollins.

Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and you'll win our hearts forever if you're inclined to leave a review. 

Kirby Larson: Special Edition Podcast

In anticipation of the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in Seattle this weekend, we present a special project: Librarians are ROCKSTARS! We teamed up with Steve from the Circulating Ideas podcast to interview two very awesome authors about their experiences with libraries. First up is Kirby Larson!


Kirby Larson received the Newbery Honor for Hattie Big Sky, and its highly-anticipated sequel,  Hattie Ever After, hits bookstore shelves on February 12th.



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Get acquainted with Kirby at her website, and be sure to stop by her publisher, Delacorte, an imprint of Random House. And for part two of our Librarians are ROCKSTARS! collaboration, visit Circulating Ideas this Thursday.

Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and we'd be so grateful if you're inclined to leave a review. 

Kevin Emerson: Road Trip Edition Podcast

We are so pleased to bring you the final interview we recorded at the SCBWI conference in LA this summer: Kevin Emerson, author of the super-exciting Atlanteans series!

In addition to being a talented writer, Kevin is just about the nicest guy ever. We had a blast talking to him about his inspiration for the first book in the series, The Lost Code, his experiences at summer camp as compared to those of his characters, and what it was like to transition from writing for younger readers to writing YA. Enjoy!



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Visit Kevin at his website to learn more about The Lost Code and his upcoming books, and be sure to stop by Katherine Tegen Books, too.

We are also excited to announce the winner of our "Ask a question, win some books!" giveaway. Allison K, you are our winner! Be sure to drop us a line to claim your prize.

Didn't win? Don't be sad! You can win a signed ARC of The Lost Code. We've just got to know... if you could have a super power, what would it be? Leave us a comment with your Twitter name or a way to reach you. You have until January 17th to enter. Must be a US resident or willing to cover shipping charges. A winner will be selected by random.org.

Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and we'd be so grateful if you're inclined to leave a review. Hope your new year is off to a great start! 

Your chance to ask a question & win some books!

It is giveaway time! Rockin' Jane Austen is ready to party.

Got a question you're just dying to ask New York Times bestselling author of the Across the Universe series, Beth Revis? How about Veronica Rossi, also a queen of sci fi with her Under the Never Sky series. And don't forget C.J. Redwine, whose debut book Defiance just blew us away.

Well, it's your chance to ask them a question. We are interviewing Beth, Veronica, and CJ via Skype this week and we want to know what YOU want to know. Send us a tweet @AuthorsROCK or leave a comment here. We'll try to squeeze in as many questions as possible. :) Deadline to submit a question is Thursday January 3rd at 9pm Pacific. Every US Resident who leaves a comment here or via Twitter will qualify for a surprise ARC giveaway package!

Also, before we sign off for today, a big congratulations to "Reader Roberts" who won our Karen Cushman & Princess of the Silver Woods giveaway. I've sent you an email with information on how you can claim your prize.