Augmented Reality--Vampire Academy Style

See yourself on the Vampire Academy cover by visiting http://www.vampireacademybooks.com/.

All you need is:

(1.) Vampire Academy book, magazine ad, or cover print out
(2.) Webcam

And that's it! (Plus, you know, follow the instructions onscreen.)

Share with your friends. Sooo cool!!!

Find out more info by clicking on the video link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wPO-iymPUQ

THE DAILY BEAST calls VAMPIRE ACADEMY "the heir to the Twilight throne"

and Razorbill throws a (metaphorical) party...

Check it out:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-19/the-next-twilight-1/

We especially love the part where they talk about how awesome Rose is (since -- ya know -- we totally agree).

New York Times Bestseller List -- Total Domination or Bust!!!

Sooo... like a certain E-Villll genius we know, we at Razorbill are also bent on world domination. Well, not world domination per se, but domination of a different kind. We're bent on dominating the New York Times Children's Bestseller List. And as you can see, we are well on our way....

Hah hah hah ha ha... Hah hah hah ha ha... (that's my attempt at transcribing an evil cackle)


If you check the list, there are a bunch of other books (five to be exact) listed here, but we're going to ignore those for now....

This marks Thirteen Reasons Why's one-year anniversary on the Bestseller list. Presents are accepted. No, not really. Well, ahem, if you're sneaky...

Let's welcome I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President to the list!!! I'd suggest that you pick up a copy immediately if you do not want Oliver Watson to seek vengeance against you and your first born. And yes -- in case you're curious -- Oliver is very much capable of holding a grudge. Best to appease him while you can...


And finally, Richelle, we love you. We will always love you. Well, not always because that would make us truly E-Villll, and we're much more into being wicked than we are into being undead -- if you catch our meaning.

Check out the New York Times website for more information about the list:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?_r=1&ref=bestseller

And because we can't get enough of these bestseller lists...

Here's some WSJ love:

Yup, that's BLOOD PROMISE at #2 on their hardcover fiction list!!!! The list is from September 4th, so keep your fingers crossed :)

VAMPIRE ACADEMY taking monster-sized bite out of the competition!

Not to mix metaphors, but imagine this monster-sized bite were to be attempted by humans—it would be the type of bite where you chomp down on a colossal one-pound hamburger with tons of crunchy lettuce, gooey cheese, and gobs of ketchup; and though the ketchup and the hamburger juice get all over your face the second your teeth make contact, you put the full force of your incisors into it and just tear at that thing.

Now imagine the monster-appropriate version of that chow-fest. That’s what the VAMPIRE ACADEMY series is doing to its rivals. No dainty nibbles here!!!!

See the New York Times bestseller list if you don't believe us:

BLOOD PROMISE hits #5 on the USA TODAY Bestseller List!

And we're not just talking children's bestsellers either...

See for yourself:

Richelle Mead's U.S. BLOOD PROMISE Tour!!!

August 31---Detroit, MI (Birmingham)
7 pm--Borders
34300 Woodward, Birmingham, MI 48009
Reading and signing


September 1---Chicago, IL (Naperville)
7pm--Anderson's Bookshop
123 W Jefferson Ave Naperville, IL 60540-5310
Reading and signing -- with food and vampire trivia!


September 2---Lexington, KY
7pm--Joseph Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY 40503-3325
Reading and signing -- with a vampire prom theme in the store!


September 3---Alpharetta, GA
***Note: this is a date change from 9/2
7pm--Barnes and Noble
7660 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Reading and signing

September 4-7---Atlanta, GA

DragonCon & Decatur Book Festival

NOTE: DCon & Decatur are two different cons in Atlanta, so check Richelle's panel locations & their websites for prices

Panel Schedule:

Friday, 9/4:
- 2:30pm (DragonCon)--Vampires are the New Vampires
- 10:00 pm (DragonCon)--Blood and Fur

Saturday, 9/5:
- 11:30am (DragonCon)--What Price Immortality?
- 2:30pm (Decatur Book Festival)--Vampires vs. Werewolves Smackdown (w/Maggie Stiefvater) + signing
- 7:00pm (DragonCon)--Fun with Demonology

Sunday, 9/6:
- 11:30am (DragonCon)--Writing for YA and Children's Market

September 8---Baltimore, MD (Ellicott City)
6pm--Barnes and Noble
4300 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Reading and signing


September 9---Washington, DC (Fairfax, VA)
7pm--Borders
11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, VA 22030
Reading and signing


September 10---Boston, MA (Burlington)
7pm--Barnes and Noble
98 Middlesex Pkwy, Burlington, MA 01803
Reading and signing


For more information check out the calendar on Richelle's website: http://www.richellemead.com/calendar/calendar.htm

Have you seen all the great press BLOOD PROMISE has been getting?

We're super excited about all the AMAAAZZZING press that BLOOD PROMISE has been getting since its release on August 25th!!!!

On August 26th, EW.com selected BLOOD PROMISE as its book pick for its "Today's Best in Pop Culture" sidebar.

And just today, the Associated Press gave the book, the fourth in the VAMPIRE ACADEMY series, a fangtastic review: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_en_ot/us_book_review_blood_promise

All of which, leaves us to ask: have you read BLOOD PROMISE yet? Let us know what you think!

BLOOD PROMISE in Stores Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.vampireacademybooks.com/

FROM BACK COVER:

DIMITRI'S HEART HAS GONE DARK.

Now Rose must journey to the ends of the earth to find--and kill--her one true love...

Or has the time come to join him?

My heart shattered. My world shattered.

You will lose what you value most....

It wasn't my life. It wasn't even Dimitri's life.

What you value most.

It was his soul.

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