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 Tamora
Pierce
Author, fantasy books for teenagers
Updated May 7, 2008
 Support
Web Cartoonist (and Tamora Pierce fan)
Jennie Breeden - go to your local
comic book store and request they order THE DEVIL PANTIES Vol. 2 (in
hardcover!), or order online via
Amazon
Also - see Jennie's pictures of
meeting Tammy at
PenguiCon here!
 For
a bit of silliness - how about the (largely unofficial)
Tamora Pierce LOLCat
Association?
Audio links to
FIRST TEST and
TERRIER audiobooks (published by Random House Audio), updates to Tammy's
2008 Appearance Schedule, updates on MELTING
STONES, review of WHITE TIGER TPB, and an
updated description of the Beka Cooper: A Tortall Legend series
 MELTING
STONES, Tamora Pierce's original novel for audio from
Full Cast Audio, is on
Audible.com's "Best
of 2007 for Kids and Young Adults" list!
Talk With Tammy on Her Public
LiveJournal!
(for best results, this site should be viewed on a 800 x 600
or better monitor)
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FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS
by Lawrence Schimel, "a magic mirror to the joys and struggles of the
creative process and the writing life"
- INTO THE WILD by
Sarah Beth Durst (also recommended by
Patricia C. Wrede,
Bruce Coville,
Charles de Lint in FANTASY &
SCIENCE FICTION, REALMS OF FANTASY,
BOOKLIST and
Kirkus
Reviews)
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OF MODERN DRAGONS AND OTHER ESSAYS ON GENRE FICTION by John
Lennard, featuring chapters on Tammy's Tortall Universe, Dorothy L. Sayers
and Nora Roberts's "J.D. Robb" mysteries (available as an e-book download
from
Humanties eBooks LLP)
- IRONSIDE
by Holly Black, available in US hardcover from
Simon &
Schuster Children's Publishing
-
 NOBODY'S
PRINCESS by Esther Friesner, based on Esther's story
"Thunderbolt" in
YOUNG WARRIORS, from
Random House Books for Young Readers
- The Devil's Panties
Web Comic by Jennie Breeden (see below for more details)
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Menu:
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Public Appearance Schedule
Bibliography
What Are Your Books About?
(includes sample scenes)
Tamora Pierce Biography
WHITE TIGER, written by Tamora Pierce & Timothy
Liebe for Marvel Comics
Frequently asked questions, in no
particular order
Recommended Reading Lists for
homeschoolers, aspiring writers, librarians
Cool Things, Spoilers,
Recommended Music and Books, Favorite Quotes - et cetra
Photo and cover art
galleries
Contact information, Mail
Matters
Links
Visit Tammy's
Cafe
Press store! |
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Forthcoming Books and Stories
Through 2009:
NOTE:
Beginning with TRICKSTER'S CHOICE, Scholastic Australia is publishing trade
paperback editions of Tammy's Tortall books concurrently with Random House
U.S.'s hardcover editions.
Following the publication of TRICKSTER'S QUEEN, however, Scholastic U.K. is
no longer Tammy's publisher in Great Britain and the rest of the
English-speaking world (outside Australia, New Zealand and Canada), and
there is at this time no publisher for these territories. Until further
notice, if you wish to purchase import copies you may do so via online
bookstores like Amazon. We apologize
for any inconvenience this may cause.
-
 Fall,
2008: MELTING STONES in US hardcover and Australian paperback from
Scholastic US and Scholastic Oz
- 2009: Circle Novel about Briar, Evvy and Rosethorn
in Yanjing, published simultaneously in US Hardcover and Australian
paperback
- Spring, 2009: BLOODHOUND, the second book in the Beka
Cooper series, published simultaneously in US Hardcover and Australian
paperback
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Future books contracted for, which do not yet have a
publication date (or, "Are
you going to write any more books about....")
NOTES:
- Tammy will be doing signings at all appearances
- At bookstore
signings, please check with bookstore in advance regarding whether you can
bring your own books or must purchase from store, and if so how many
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May 7, Grand Rapids, MI
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Kent District Library, Cascade Branch,
2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE (616-647-3855)
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May 7 - 9, Grand Rapids, MI
Michigan Reading
Association Spring Institute, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe
Ave. NW (616- 774-2000)
- May 23 - 26, Madison, WI
WisCon, "the World's Leading Feminist
Science Convention", The Concourse
Hotel, 1 West Dayton St.; Tammy and Cara will be participating there
- July 18 - 27 - Greensburgh, PA
Alpha SF/Fantasy and Horror
Workshop for Young Writers, University of Pittsburgh's Greensburg Campus
(teenagers interested in attending read
guidelines
on site)
- July 25 - 27, Pittsburgh, PA
Confluence SF Con,
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport, 8402 University Boulevard, Moon
Township (412-329-1400 for hotel info) - Tammy and Tim will be on program
there
- August 8 - 10, Chicago, IL
Terminus, a Harry Potter Conference,
Hilton Chicago Hotel, 720 South Michigan Ave. - Tammy will be a Keynote
Speaker there (click
here for ticket information to her speech)
- August 14, Greenmount, MD
North Carroll
Branch Library System (410-386-4480)
(time and additional details TBD)
- August 29 - September 1, Atlanta, GA
DragonCon,
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St. NE; Tammy will be on program
there
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(tentative)
September 26 - 28, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Book Festival,
Mount Vernon Place (600 Block North Charles Street) (410-752-8632) - Tammy
and Bruce
Coville will be attending
- November 28 - 30 (Thanksgiving Weekend), Timonium, MD
Darkovercon 2008, Holiday Inn Select Baltimore North, 2004
Greenspring Dr. (410-252-7373 for hotel info -
address tentative) - Tammy and
Tim will be on program there
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