C. Alexander London's Blog

So I started a newsletter. The first one will go out fairly soon, and for those of you who are fans of Proxy, the first newsletter will have an Exclusive Short Story included set in the days after the end of Guardian. If you've been dying to know what happens to Syd, Liam, Marie, and even Knox...sign up below!

And if you haven't read the book, or don't care what happens to those characters, but still want occasional writerly news from me, sign up below!

And feel free to share with your bookish pals, librarian friends, and any YA readers in your life!

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Just a quick note to say that if you're looking for me on Tumblr, I'm here: http://alex--london.tumblr.com/

Tumblr is still a mystery to me and seems to be largely gifs of Dylan O'Brien, but I'm there and I'm trying.

Come one! Come all!

It's a book party for the release of GUARDIAN, the (dare I say, 'thrilling') sequel to PROXY!

Details here: http://www.booksofwonder.com/event.php?id=223

Or here: http://www.facebook.com/events/378316...

Or right here:

I'm on the road right now, on a wonderfully weird middle grade tour to promote the Accidental Adventures series, sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, The Endangered Authors Tour.

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It's pretty simple. Kirkus Reviews said about Proxy: “Whipping Boy + Blade Runner with a sprinkling of The Hunger Games (plus, of course, a dash of A Tale of Two Cities) = a treat for teen SF fans." Marie Lu, bestselling author of the Legend trilogy said: “Put down what you’re doing and read this book. Right now. The complex characters, intricate world, and blistering pace are off-the-charts amazing.” But...

This has nothing to do with any of my books, except that I grew up on Calvin And Hobbes and the sense of humor and the deep thoughtfulness of that comic informed most of who I am as an adult, so you know...watch this video. It is impossible not to smile while doing so:

 

Well, it's happened. The sequel to Proxy is official! It's called GUARDIAN and it will be released on May 29th, 2014! 

Thanks to the good folks at Entertainment Weekly's "Shelf Life" blog, you can see the cover of Guardian AND read the first three chapters for FREE, all these months early! They have nice things to say!

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I'm over the moon excited because I did an interview with ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S Shelf-Life blog and they said:

"Looking for an awesome YA summer read? Look no further than Alex London’s Proxy."

Some highlights from the interview:

 

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My debut YA novel, PROXY, is available this week, and I have A LOT going on to support it, in person and on the internet.

I'm super excited because The Atlantic Wire chose Proxy for their Summer Book Guide, and Publisher's Weekly featured it along with books by Neil Gaiman, Questlove, and Italo Calvino(!) on a list of the Best New Books for this week!

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