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New Two Book Deal with Delacorte Books

2012-03-05T16:46:32Z

The official announcement from Publishers Marketplace

"Stacey Jay's futuristic retelling of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, to Michelle Poploff at Delacorte, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Ginger Clark at Curtis Brown."

I am SO very excited to be writing two more books for Delacorte! They are an amazing crew made of awesome over there and I feel honored to continue to work with them for at least two more books. And I'm really excited about writing a stand alone book for book one (no word on what book two will be at this point, but that's kind of nice too. A bit of mystery is exciting.)

The Julieta Imortal (Brazil) book trailer

2011-12-21T19:43:14Z

Save the Date(s)! Signings in California!

2011-09-15T19:05:35Z

Now I will obnoxiously update you as to WHERE I WILL BE! All in caps! Here we go!!

SEPTEMBER 22ND AT MYSTERIOUS GALAXY IN SAN DIEGO!

(With Nancy Holder and Kiersten White. Never met these two, but they seem like rocking chicks and I'm sure we'll be an entertaining bunch. So come on out!)

Thursday, September 22nd, at 7:00 p.m.

Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Suite #302

San Diego, CA 92111

Tel: 858.268.4747

OCTOBER 22ND AT THE SCBWI NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE AT MILL VALLEY COLLEGE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA!

(Details TBA on this one. We're doing a signing mid-day, but not sure if it's open to the public. Stay tuned.)

NOVEMBER 4TH AT KEPLER'S IN MENLO PARK, CA!

Friday, November 4th at 7 p.m.

Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA

94025 650-324-4321

NOVEMBER 18TH AT HICKLEBEE'S IN SAN JOSE!

Friday, November 18th 6:30-8:00

Hicklebee's Book Store

1378 Lincoln Ave

San Jose, CA 95125

*signing with Suzanne Young (who is the awesome sauce. We're the two in the middle in the picture below. She's on the right with the devious smile. I'm on the left with the exploding frizz hair from dancing like a maniac at the SCBWI pajama party. Don't we look like fun? We are. Come. Have fun with us in San Jose.)

Want a Signed Copy of JULIET IMMORTAL?

2011-06-30T20:34:14Z

Want to support a GREAT indie bookstore in the process?

Well then!

IF YOU'RE IN THE U.S.: Send an email to healdsburg@copperfields.net with the subject line: Order signed copies of JULIET IMMORTAL. The wonderful Katie--bookseller extraordinaire--will get back to you and make sure your copy is set aside for me to sign on the August 9th release date (and will ship it to you soon thereafter for a small additional fee).

Now, I'm not so vain as to think tons of people want a signed copy of my book, believe me. But I've had three or four emails wondering how one might go about procuring a signed copy and so I've decided to set something up for those interested parties. If you do decide to pre-order, just know that I will be eternally, mind-blowingly grateful. And!

-I will use my prettiest handwriting (which isn't that pretty, but I type all the time so I can't help it that my penmanship is crap, but I will try really, really hard to make my signature worthy).

-I will include a special something tucked into the front cover. (No telling what the special something is. But I think it will be a nice something. And you might like it. And it might be a little printed sneak peak of ROMEO REDEEMED also with my signature on it.<--okay, so that's what it will be. But *might* sounds more mysterious. *Waves mysterious hands*)

-I will stick a few postcards in there for you to share with friends. Also with signature.

So there. As I said, I'll be eternally grateful. I'm grateful whenever anyone buys one of my books, but this is my first hardcover and I know they're expensive and I know times are hard for so many people right now and I am deeply thankful for anyone who saves up their hard earned money to buy my big, heavy book. (It is big. And heavy. Or I think it will be heavy. I have yet to hold the hardcover in my hand, but I can imagine it and my imagination says it's going to be wondrously heavy.)

FOR MY INTERNATIONAL READERS: Unfortunately Katie is unable to ship internationally at this time. In order to address the signed book needs of internationals, however, I propose the following: You can order a copy of JULIET IMMORTAL (with free international shipping) from The Book Depository at the following link:

http://www.bookdepository.com/Juliet-Immortal-Stacey-Jay/9780385908269

After you order, if you send me some proof of purchase (with any personal information you wouldn't like me to see deleted from the email), and a snail mail address, I'm willing to pay shipping to send you an autographed label to stick on the inside of the book, as well as whatever light weight goodies I can fit into a business class envelope. I know it's not quite the same, but it's the best I can do as far as my current shipping overseas budget allows.

So if that works for you, please contact me (not the bookstore) directly via my contact page:

http://www.staceyjay.com/contact/

That way we can spare Katie some email and I can let you know I received your request and when I'll be mailing out the signed book stickers and extras and blah blah.

Thanks so much reading, and happy summer,

Stacey Jay

Valentine's Day of the Undead, Megan Berry 2 and 1/3

2011-02-12T15:17:51Z

Q: What could be worse than spending Valentine's Day alone?
A: Spending it with evil zombies!!

Megan Berry is no stranger to heartbreak, but spending Valentine's Day serving other happy couples hot dogs while mourning the loss of her one true love is almost more than even a highly trained Zombie Settler can handle. So when her recently estranged boyfriend, Ethan, texts her asking her to be his Valentine, she ditches her bodyguard and rushes to his side.

But soon, Megan's dreams of chocolates, flowers, and lingering make-up kisses take a turn of the rotted-corpse-and-maggot variety, and Megan fears that her first Valentine's Day with Ethan may be her last.

You can purchase the 3.25 ebook for Kindle here:

http://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Undead-Megan-Berry-ebook/dp/B004N84W36/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1298838996&sr=1-1

You can purchase the 3.25 ebook for Nook here:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Valentines-Day-of-the-Undead/Stacey-Jay/e/2940012280169/?itm=1

And if you've got your heart set on a small paperback, you can buy that through Createspace here (Though I will warn you, the paperback costs 6.25 because set up and printing costs are more expensive when self publishing):

http://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Day-Undead-Megan-Berry/dp/146091919X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1298838675&sr=1-2

I hope you enjoy the latest installment in the series. And to answer questions about whether this will be the final installment, that is up to you, readers. If sales are good, I'd be thrilled to write more (and have a lot of fun ideas for the future of the series). If sales aren't strong, however, I think these leaves our characters in a pretty good place.

Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm.

Please contact me via the contact page here on the site if you have any questions.

Best and happy reading!

Stacey Jay

Signing in Palo Alto, Ca, October 28th, 2010

2010-10-11T21:15:05Z

Join me, Rachel Caine, and Linda Joy Singleton at Books Inc, Town and Country in Palo Alto, California on October 28th at 7 p.m. for a Not Your Mother's Bookclub Halloween party and book signing. Hope to see you there, Stacey Jay p.s. I'll be bringing 2 Advanced Reader Copies of THE LOCKET to give away!

Kirkus Reviews on My So Called Death

2010-04-02T18:18:49Z

"Peppered with gross-out humor, the camp flows freely in this latest zombie comedy from Jay...The heroine’s breezy narrative voice is authentic and often funny, and her protracted crush on fellow student Gavin McDougal (whom Karen secretly thinks of as “McDoMe”) will appeal to romance fans." (Supernatural comedy. 12 & up)

Publishers Weekly reviews My So Called Death

2010-04-02T18:17:18Z

My So-Called Death Stacey Jay. Flux, $9.95 paper (240p) ISBN 978-0-7387-1543-8

Unlike Jay's You Are So Undead to Me and Undead Much, the heroine of her latest novel doesn't beat zombies—she joins 'em. After an accident cracks open her skull, 14-year-old cheerleader Karen discovers that she is one of the “Death Challenged,” and she agrees to attend DEAD High (“Death-Challenged Education for Adolescents and the Deprogrammed”). Adjusting to lunch menus that list “Popcorn pig brain bites” and being wary of maggots (“a zombie's only natural predator”) isn't easy, but the story takes off after the illegal brain harvesting of a student. For the death-challenged, brain removal can lead to permanent death if the brain is not restored within days, leading to a race to find the thief. As the brain thefts continue, Karen suspects sexy swimmer Gavin, but the murder of Karen's closest friend somehow leads her to team up with him. Though not for the faint of heart, the premise and gruesome details (“the back of my skull burst open like a pomegranate seed”) should appeal to those with a dark sense of humor. Ages 12–up. (Apr.)

Booklist reviews MY SO-CALLED DEATH

2010-02-08T00:54:06Z

Issue: February 15, 2010
My So-Called Death.
Jay, Stacey (Author)
Mar 2010. 240 p. Flux, paperback, $9.95. (9780738715438).

Tired of vampires and looking for humorous gore? Meet high-school freshman and zombie cheerleader Karen Vera. When Karen falls from the top of a cheerleading pyramid, her father scoops her brains back into her cracked skull and rushes her home rather than to a hospital or morgue. (In Karen’s family, people frequently survive their death and go on to live full and happy lives as zombies.) Karen is sent to DEAD High, a special boarding school where zombie teens take courses such as Zombie Internet Technology and Secrets of Morticians: Foundation and Beyond. Meals consist of different preparations of (animal) brains, with separate lines for raw and cooked. Karen falls for Gavin, the cutest guy in school, but then suspects he is in on an evil plot to murder students and eat their (human) brains, which is emphatically taboo. The plot is swift paced and appropriately wacky, but the real draws are the satirical portrayal of the popular set and the black humor of zombie life. Pop-culture references will date this title, but for right now, it’s a welcome horror spoof.

PW Reviews UNDEAD MUCH

2010-02-08T00:52:46Z

Undead Much Stacey Jay. Penguin/Razorbill, $8.99 paper (320p) ISBN978-1-59514-273-3

In this sequel to You Are So Dead to Me, Jay keeps the action moving at a brisk clip. Sixteen-year-old Megan Berry, a powerful zombie Settler, is used to having her spells return the Undead to their graves without a fuss. Something's different this time, though—a new crop of zombies are not following the rules, and worse, Megan's Settler bosses think she's responsible for raising the zombies. With the help of her boyfriend, Ethan, and pom squad captain Monica, Megan works to clear her name and find the culprit. Along the way, she has to deal with her attraction to an Undead psychic, do her part to fend off cheerleaders trying to take the halftime shows away from the pom squad, and keep Arkansas from becoming the center of a zombie apocalypse. Jay's writing is light and engaging, and the characters are lively and likable (though some readers may want to shake Megan for her poor communication at times). While the plot hinges on events from the first book, the background is covered well enough that readers can start here without confusion. Ages 12–up. (Jan.)