BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW

After months of waiting, the first review of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS is in! And it's a good one. Scratch that -- a great one. Booklist gave us a starred review! Reading it the first time was absolutely surreal, the second time was a joy, and the third through fiftieth... well, let's just say, it's become a reliable way to get pumped as we continue writing Book 3. Here's the Booklist link for the full review with plot details, but here are some spoiler-free highlights:

QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS

The craziest thing about 2012’s rash of teens-in-quarantine books was that all of them were good. But as enjoyable as were Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 and Dayna Lorentz’s No Safety in Numbers, it was Thomas’ Quarantine: The Loners that blew the doors off the joint with a dirty bomb of sex and violence. . . . With its morally dubious characters, charged sexual content, and double-take violence, this might be the darkest series going. . . . Here’s our demand: deliver the conclusion yesterday. 

-- Daniel Kraus

HANG OUT WITH US

Do you live in Southern California? Itching to get your copy of THE LONERS signed and find out what's in store for the rest of the QUARANTINE series? Then come see us at the Teen Book Fest in Ontario, CA this Saturday, May 11th.

We'll be discussing books, YA and a lot more with the likes of Stephen Chbosky, Carrie Arcos, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Jessica Brody, Sara Wilson Etienne, Suzanne Lazear, Marie Lu, Morgan Matson, Gretchen McNeil, Gregg Olsen, Ann Stampler, and Andrew Smith. 

And... it's free!

But you still need tix. They tell us they're available in advance and on-site. Call (909) 395-2225 to reserve yours. 

The first 200 attendees will receive free Teen Book Fest book bags. And maybe, just maybe, we'll be doing another scavenger hunt for an advanced copy of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS.

Here's the rest of the details, and see you there.

Teen Book Fest 2013
Saturday, May 11th 2013 9am-5pm
Doors open 8:30am
Merton E Hill Auditorium at Chaffey High (211 W. 5th Street, Ontario CA)

For more information visit: http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/index.aspx?page=34&recordid=159 or https://www.facebook.com/events/list#!/events/377031259081942/

WHAT'S UP?

Feeling random. Hence, the pic of Future Bill & Ted. But maybe it ties in considering there's cool things ahead. Quarantine: The Saints drops in a little over two months, and we've been getting some great feedback from friends and industry folk. But what we're most excited about is what the response from super-fans of the first will be. Our wait's nearly over.

We've also been finishing up the screenplay for the Quarantine: The Loners movie. You can never predict how things will go in the movie-making process, but at the very least we're starting strong. It's one action-packed script, and hell of a lot of fun. Cross your fingers it gets made, and we'll be sure to fill you in on any news when we have it.

In the meantime, we're underway with Book 3 right now. First drafts can be daunting, but they can also be the most fun part of the writing process. Nothing ahead but blank pages. There's freedom in that. And we're enjoying it.

More soon!

THE SAINTS ARC GIVEAWAY

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Quarantine

by Lex Thomas

Giveaway ends March 25, 2013.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

BOOK 2 COVER REVEAL

As we near our July 9th pub date, we'll get to talk a little more about what awaits you in the sequel to THE LONERS. Until then, here's a peek at the cover of QUARANTINE: THE SAINTS...

If you'd like to pre-order the book or add it to your reading list, check out these links:

Amazon  Barnes & Noble  Indiebound  GoodReads

THEM'S FIGHTING WORDS

Check it out! Daniel Kraus interviewed us for Hostile Questions. Lots of things were taken the wrong way, and it got ugly at times, but hopefully we're all still on speaking terms.

WIN A SIGNED COPY, GET INFECTED

To kick off the New Year, we wanted to give you a chance to win a very special copy of the book -- a signed hardback from our personal stash as well as a Quarantine bookmark with a graduation tassel.

Enter below, starting January 1st, and if you want to embed the contest on your site, click here for the link. We want everybody to get infected!

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