Let me just get it out there: Little, Brown has pushed the pub date of Darkness Falls back to next January, in 2012. There were a bunch of reasons–marketing, design, sales–and they decided this would be best. I was looking forward to having it come out this month, but I know when it pubs in January, we'll all be thrilled with the new look and new cover.

But I'm sorry, because I know many people have been anxiously awaiting it (thank you!), and now January seems kind of far off. But it isn't–it will be here before you know it! Good things come to those who wait! In the meantime, I do promise to update this website, and I'll post a chapter from Darkness Falls to whet your appetite a little more.

Note: this applies only to the version in English, for America and the UK. France is still publishing Immortels 2 on September 14, 2011.

Then the better news . . .

In just one short week, I will be going to France on a multi-city book tour! And the first several days will be with Maggie Stiefvater of Shiver and Linger, and the upcoming Scorpio Races! So that will be very exciting. Here is the current schedule:

September 23–Paris, Booksigning with Maggie Stiefvater at Virgin Grands Boulevards, 6:30-8:00 pm.

September 24–Bordeaux, Booksigning at Mollat 4:40-6:00 pm.

September 27–Metz, Booksigning at Librarie hisler even, 5:30-7:00 pm.

September 28–Eragny, Booksigning at Le Grand Cercle Eragny

September 30–Lyon, Booksigning at Decitre Part Dieu, 5:30-7:00 pm.

October 1–Toulouse, Booksigning at the Virgin bookstore, 11:30 am-1:00 pm.

So that will be very exciting and busy, and if any of you are in France near any of those cities, I hope to see you there!

Excerpt from darkness Falls coming soon!