Tuesday, August 30, 2011

BIG Middle Grade News!

First of all, I am wicked wicked sorry that I haven't put up the next round of the cover contest yet. It IS happening, I swear.

But first I have TWO very exciting things to tell you!

The first is that I've received the final(ish, oh publishing) cover for ZOMBIE TAG, and I am so psyched to show you guys.


Isn't it AWESOME? I love the excerpt they chose for the back, and I think my favorite part is either the spatula over the barcode or Graham's zombie face on the spine.

The SECOND piece of big news is that I just got the go-ahead for my second MG book! It's right now called MARCO IMPOSSIBLE, and it'll be out early 2013. It's about two best friends, Stephen and Marco, who go on a go-for-broke heist to break into the high school prom and get Marco onstage to steal (hence the heist) the heart of Benji, the British exchange student and bass player of the prom band. (Yes, yes, YES, gay main character, and could I BE any more excited about that? OH I THINK NOT.) If you follow me on twitter, you'll know this as #veryscaryMG; not because it is scary, but because it was scary for me to write. Because I had to plot a freaking heist I mean come on.

The best part of getting good news is when I can tell you guys, so thanks so much for reading and hanging with me. Yay!!

22 comments:

Melissa Dominic said...

I AM SO EXCITE FOR YOU!!!

Emily said...

Congratulations!!!! I'm so excited!!

Erin Bowman said...

Yay! So exciting!!

And in regards to the cover, I think my favorite part is the end of your bio, where it says this is not only your first MG book, but your first to feature a kitchen utensil, too. Love it. :)

sassysam2121 said...

I'm so excited! I have a feeling you might take over the world with all these books!

Anonymous said...

Love the cover! Congrats on the big news--MARCO IMPOSSIBLE sounds amazing. <3

Steve MC said...

Definitely looking forward to MARCO.

And I'm with Erin: "The first to feature a kitchen utensil" FTW.

Cara said...

Ah! love the Zombie Tag cover! and I just added Marco on Goodreads. sounds like it shall be epic. :)

Paul Anthony Shortt said...

That's so cool! I'm not too familiar with a lot of MG titles. Do many feature gay characters?

Love the cover for Zombie Tag, too.

Linda said...

Congratulations!! That cover is super cute and the new book sounds cool too. And I love the line about kitchen utensils in your bio :)

Mara Daniel said...

I cant wait to buy a copy for me AND my godson XD

Me My Shelf And I said...

How freaking exciting! YAYAY!!!!

hannah moskowitz said...

Paul Anthony--there are actually veeery few MGs with gay MCs, so I'm really psyched about joining the ones who have already done it and hopefully being part of the solution.

Lydia Sharp said...

So excited for you. :D

Shaun Hutchinson said...

Holy crap, Hannah. Congratulations!

vic caswell said...

ADORE the zombie tag cover and HOORAY for marco!

Paul Anthony Shortt said...

That is all kinds of awesome, Hannah. Rock on!

Nikki said...

Holy cow! First off, gorgeous ZOMBIE TAG cover - and HOW exciting for you on MARCO! You are a total rock star.
Hip hip hooray!

Kate Larkindale said...

Congratulations! That's fantastic news!

Love the cover too. It's reassuring to know the zombie apocalypse can be staved off with kitchen utensils. I'm a whizz with them.

Kelley said...

HUGE congrats! And how did I miss the spatula over the bar code? that's a really nice touch...

Melanie said...

Congrats, Hannah! Just finished reading IS and I lurrrrved it!!! The cover for ZT looks dope. And super yay for an mg with a gay mc. woot! that effing rocks! Congrats.

Anonymous said...

The face on the spine was a stroke of marketing genius. You're in good hands, Hannah.

Brittany said...

Double YAY!