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My publisher sent out Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) to a bunch of book bloggers and I’m pumped to see that people are liking it! I’m linking the reviews, but there are some spoilers in them, so don’t click through unless you don’t mind seeing a few plot points.   “Read this! Read it with your…

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Storm Blown publishes this July 16th – just about two weeks from now! More info here: https://nickcourage.com/storm-blown-by-nick-courage/ Random House Teachers & Librarians: http://www.rhteacherslibrarians.com/

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My last 2 to 3 years — in book form — just came in the mail! T-1 month until publication: Without the dust cover: For more information: https://nickcourage.com/storm-blown-by-nick-courage/

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“Told from alternating points of view, the plot unfolds quickly and leaves readers in suspense. Rich with information about birds, their behaviors in response to natural disasters, climate change, and regional life along Hurricane Alley, this title offers numerous opportunities for curriculum connections. VERDICT Fans of Lauren Tarshis’s ‘I Survived’ series who are ready to…

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I just found out that STORM BLOWN is a Junior Library Guild selection! JLG helps get books into schools & libraries, which is the best! For more information about STORM BLOWN + and pre-order links, click here: http://bit.ly/2FTxrPR

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For the past few years I’ve been tracking down early editions of books I had on my childhood bookshelf. Some of my favorite authors as a kid were Daniel Pinkwater, Jean Craighead George, and Brian Jacques… and those are still some of my favorite authors! Sometimes I’ll order books from overseas, or I’ll find retired…

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The Western Pennsylvania chapter of SCBWI (The Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators) is hosting their Spring Retreat this weekend and Rachel and I are excited to be going — we’ll be working on our own projects as well as having a few guided conversations about literary agents, publishing, and book marketing and publicity.…

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  I was recently visiting my home-town of New Orleans and — of course! — spent some time near Bird Island (aka Oschner Island) in Audubon Park, one of my favorite places as a kid and an early inspiration for STORM BLOWN.   STORM BLOWN — seen here with a pretty easy-going cormorant — is…

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Storm Blown has a cover (you scroll down to see it, or you can check it out on Facebook and Twitter) and it’s now available for pre-order!   More information about Storm Blown:   “Beautiful, vivid writing and a power-packed plot . . . I truly loved it.” –Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the I…

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Super-excited to be publishing my next book with @DelacortePress / @randomhousekids (thanks to @EkstromRachel & @wendyloggia!)https://t.co/9kXI1UCoZW — Nick Courage (@nickcourage) November 22, 2017 Link: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75455-rights-report-week-of-november-20-2017.html

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My publisher decided to do an ebook promotion for The Loudness this past week… and it shot up to the top of a couple of very fun subcategories on Amazon.com. As far as company goes, you can’t get much better than this – thanks to everyone who picked up the ebook this past week! This…

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“‘In the past six months, we’ve started to think of Littsburgh as a literary tourism bureau for the city,’ says Courage, who also works as a publishing consultant. ‘And that wasn’t necessarily how we started. We won’t claim all the credit because the bookstores were doing a lot of the hard work… But now we’re…

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For book marketing tips, check out the Nov/Dec 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest!

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Mark your calendars – July 26th: Young Adult and Middle Grade Authors Panel @ Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures with Siobhan Vivian, Jonathan Auxier, and yrs truly! More information here: http://pittsburghlectures.org/made-local/ya-panel/

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Stephen King came to Pittsburgh and it was AMAZING! Before the event, the Tribune-Review asked me and some other local authors (Stewart O’Nan! Thomas Sweterlitsch!) to talk about how King influenced us… loved seeing @littsburgh at our awesome @StephenKing event! pic.twitter.com/ljMyvIV4oi — Penguin Bookshop (@PenguinBookshop) June 10, 2016 “Nick Courage admits he long resisted Stephen…

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I’ll be at the Settlers Ridge Barnes & Noble on June 11th – & if you’re not in the Pittsburgh area, check out your local B&Ns from June 10th – 12… lots of stuff going on in stores everywhere! More information: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/b-fest-teen-book-festival You asked and we listened! B-Fest is nationwide and coming to a store…

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I might be a little late to this, but I just saw that Northtown Books chose The Loudness as one of their favorite reads-for-kids of the year (thanks so much, Northtown)! More: http://www.northtownbooks.com/young-readersteens I’ve been thinking a lot about California since I visited my friends Justin and Alex Eephus in Los Angeles a few months…

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Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to spend the day at Barnes and Noble – Homestead with some of my favorite authors: Katherine Ayers, Joshua David Bellin, Caroline Carlson, Sharon Flake, Leah Pileggi, and Siobhan Vivian! What a great day! Thanks, B&N!

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Bustle just posted their list of the 30 best YA book covers of 2015, and The Loudness is in some pretty fantastic company! “No matter your taste or style, the young adult books this year had a book cover that would catch the eye of anyone. But it would be hard to argue with any…

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I took the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review‘s Personality Test… and it was a lot of fun! For a ton of random facts about yours truly, you can check it out here: http://triblive.com/aande/personalitytest/9171268-74/favorite-pittsburgh-courage I took the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review personality test! 󾔗… Posted by Nick Courage on Thursday, November 26, 2015

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It’s been a fun few months! In September, I moderated a panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival with superstar authors Lauren Tarshis (I Survived…), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), and George O’Connor (The Olympians)… and then in October I flew to Austin for the Texas Book Festival, where I was on a panel with MORE superstar authors:…

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I was lucky enough to celebrate Penguin Bookshop’s 86th birthday in-store at their Young Writers Series. It was such a fun evening, the local paper covered it! “Mackenzie Morehouse, a fifth-grader at the Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School in Oakland said she gained confidence after meeting Courage. ‘I had never talked to a real writer…

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In addition to the Texas Book Festival, I’m also very honored and excited to be part of the Brooklyn Book Festival lineup at the end of this month! I’ll be moderating a panel on Greek gods, Other Worlds and Natural Disasters featuring Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), George O’Connor (Olympians), and Lauren Tarshis Author (I Survived)!

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“The Texas Book Festival let us know who’s coming to Austin for the Oct. 17-18 event. As always, it’s a dreamy lineup for those of us who love things literary.” – Dallas Morning News So very honored and excited to be part of the Texas Book Festival lineup this year! Other featured middle grade authors…

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You can now listen to The Loudness on Audible! Click here for more information…

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The September issue of Pittsburgh Magazine includes a review of The Loudness… “In Courage’s hands, a punk show is as much an arena for self-discovery as any sci-fi adventure.” Read more…

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6th grader Jem recommends The Loudness in the July/August issue of Middle Shelf magazine! “The Loudness is an excellent novel. It really brought me closer to the characters’ perspectives with detailed descriptions. The author, Nick Courage, is very good at writing tense scenes–slowly revealing hidden information and leaving the reader hanging for more. I would…

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“This week on The Reading Life: Photographer John Rosenthal, whose sad and beautiful new book is After: the Silence of the Lower Ninth Ward, with a preface by Lolis Eric Elie and and afterword by John Pope. We’ll also talk with novelist Nick Courage, whose new middle grade novel is The Loudness, and Jody Barranco,…

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Thanks so much, Watermark Books & Cafe, for choosing The Loudness as a Children’s Book of the Week! “Online or in the store, The Loudness is 30% off through June 23rd.” Watermark's Book of the Week is "The Last Word" by Hanif Kureishi. The Children's Book of the Week is "The Loudness" by… Posted by…

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Thanks, Clarkston Independence District Library, for featuring The Loudness in your summer reading list… these books look great!

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“Those who prefer a little something different than the run-of-the-mill dystopian story may enjoy this book.”

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“The story touches on a variety of themes: ecology, power-hungry politicians, music and art as sources of hope, family loyalty, and dangerous double crossing. The plot’s exciting action mounts as Henry’s parents are kidnapped and he takes on the Other Siders, people from the City, pickers, federales, friends who might be enemies, and enemies who…

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I had a super-fun time at Barnes and Noble yesterday, talking about The Loudness with a bunch of kids from Woodland Hills Academy. We also talked about favorite books and authors, and — incredibly — the two crowd favorites were William Shakespeare and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen! This, friends, is why I write books for…

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A fantastic review of The Loudness ran in this Sunday’s Post-Gazette! This is my favorite line: “While Twain’s Huck traveled the Mississippi River on a raft, Hank takes a wild ride into a future America in a beat-up truck with a Belgian rebel, a large slobbering dog and the girl of his dreams.”

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I’m so incredibly flattered that The Loudness made it into this profile of Ryan, a librarian at Northwest Akron Branch Library! “The Loudness spoke directly to two of my most passionate beliefs: 1) That music can save lives & 2) libraries are the best sanctuaries (not one but two libraries served that role in this…

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