The Penguin Five

Become a fan of INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Facebook!

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:38:15 -0500

Become a fan of INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Facebook!

"[Incarceron and Sapphique] prove, more than ever, that YA fiction is where some of the most daring,..."

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:37:46 -0500

“[Incarceron and Sapphique] prove, more than ever, that YA fiction is where some of the most daring, imaginative writing about ideas is happening these days.”

- io9

MATCHED Fan Sites

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:35:23 -0500

Just in case you’re looking for a great place to talk about MATCHED, here’s a list of MATCHED fan sites we’ve seen. If you have a MATCHED fan site and don’t see it listed here, please email it to us at yrmarketing@us.penguingroup.com!

The-Society.net

The Matched Trilogy

CassiaReyes.Tumblr.Com

Are you my Match?: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night- Dylan Thomas

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:27:43 -0500

Are you my Match?: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night- Dylan Thomas:

cassiareyes:

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by,…

Loving the crop of MATCHED fan sites!

Ally Condie interviews Catherine Fisher about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:52:38 -0500

Ally Condie interviews Catherine Fisher about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!

Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Ally Condie's blog!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:52:15 -0500

Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Ally Condie's blog!

Ally Condie talks about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:51:53 -0500

Ally Condie talks about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!

UK Nightshade website

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:50:57 -0500

UK Nightshade website:

We’re loving the UK’s take on the NIGHTSHADE cover and exploring the website. Gorgeous!

Andrea Cremer interviews Catherine Fisher!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:49:32 -0500

Andrea Cremer interviews Catherine Fisher!

Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Andrea Cremer's blog!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:49:12 -0500

Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on Andrea Cremer's blog!

Andrea Cremer reviews INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE by Catherine Fisher!

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:48:37 -0500

Andrea Cremer reviews INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE by Catherine Fisher!:

I’ve got a lovely Christmas gift for you, dear readers! This week I’m featuring author, Catherine Fisher. Catherine has penned some truly fabulous books that I’m so happy to talk about - as well as featuring two of my favorite book covers!…read more

Brenna Yovanoff’s awesome debut novel, THE REPLACEMENT,...

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:46:20 -0500

Brenna Yovanoff’s awesome debut novel, THE REPLACEMENT, won Best Object Cover over at All Things Urban Fantasy’s 2010 Cover Art Awards! Congrats Brenna!

NIGHTSHADE won Best Debut Cover and Cover of the Year over at...

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:45:13 -0500

NIGHTSHADE won Best Debut Cover and Cover of the Year over at All Things Urban Fantasy’s 2010 Cover Art Awards! Congratulations Andrea Cremer!

Not to mention, WOLFSBANE won Best Sneak Peak Cover of 2011!

Brenna Yovanoff interviews Catherine Fisher about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:43:47 -0500

Brenna Yovanoff interviews Catherine Fisher about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE!:

Now, for the interview portion of Breathless Reads week!

If you spend much time around this blog, you probably already know how the contest works: all you have to do is comment here and you’ll be entered to win a finished copy of Sapphique. On Sunday, after 8:00pm Eastern, I’ll draw two names—one from the comments on this post, and one from Wednesday’s post—and announce the winners next week. Quick reminder: if you don’t have a livejournal, be sure to include a name and your email address and also, the contest is US-only…read more

Catherine Fisher guest posts on Brenna Yovanoff's blog!

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:23:33 -0500

Catherine Fisher guest posts on Brenna Yovanoff's blog!:

It all might have been so different.

Writing a novel is a strange process. It’s a sort of self-induced hypnotism- getting your mind into a daydream state where you can tap into all those ideas and images we all have already stored up somewhere in there. I usually start at the beginning of the story and work through it, but events can change radically as I go along, so I often have to go back and revamp earlier sections. The worst dilemmas occur at places in the story where several equally interesting but different things might happen. Only one can be chosen, and so the other options are ghosts of stories. Echoes and shadows. As I go on they fade away, and the book becomes slowly more solid. The whole process of writing and rewriting and editing takes about a year. By the end, I’ve forgotten all the doubts and vagueness of the beginning, and most of the indecisions and worry. Like the reader, I tend to think this is how it was always going to happen…read more

Brenna Yovanoff reviews SAPPHIQUE!

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:40:00 -0500

Brenna Yovanoff reviews SAPPHIQUE!:

Well, it’s December, and we’ve come to the final installment in the Breathless Readsblog tour. Where did the year go?!

Today begins our week with Catherine Fisher, author of Sapphique, which comes out December 28th from Penguin Young Readers…read more

Kirsten Miller interviews Catherine Fisher about Incarceron and Sapphique

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:03:55 -0500

Kirsten Miller interviews Catherine Fisher about Incarceron and Sapphique:

I’ve been told that you don’t spend a great deal of time online. I must admit I’m both jealous and impressed. As an author, I seem to find myself with an ever-growing load of Internet-related work tasks. At times, it can be quite overwhelming. How do you feel about the growing role of the Internet in authors’ lives?
Until recently I only used the internet at the local library, and even now I have a computer I don’t really use it much. I find the internet unsatisfactory- it’s inefficient and information tends to be shallow. It also takes too much time! However I know what you mean about
its growing importance for authors, certainly in terms of connecting with readers. That’s a compromise we have to make. I suppose I feel about the internet in rather the same way the builders of Incarceron felt about the prison- we made something to serve us, but it’s gradually becoming our master…read more

Kirsten Miller reviews Incarceron and Sapphique!

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:02:40 -0500

Kirsten Miller reviews Incarceron and Sapphique!:

I’m going to be honest with you. I have no idea how to describe this series. And from what I’ve read, other reviewers seem to have the same problem. Incarceron and Sapphique are unlike any books I have ever cracked open. But I do know how to describe their author. Catherine Fisher is a genius. I am absolutely in awe of her imagination and talent…read more

Andrea Cremer interviews Ally Condie!

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:01:28 -0500

Andrea Cremer interviews Ally Condie!:

I love it when author friends stop by and indulge the weirdness of my brain! Here’s my Q&A with Ally Condie, author of Matched…read more

Ally Condie guest posts on Andrea Cremer's blog!

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:26:01 -0500

Ally Condie guest posts on Andrea Cremer's blog!:

Did you get Matched yet?

If you aren’t motivated enough, here’s a guest post from the amazing Ally herself!! Stop by Friday to see her answers to my questions (and for a chance to win a shiny new copy of Matched!)…read more