Kate-Book.com is “The Website for Kates, by Kates, and about Kates” and with Kate Kae Myers being a “Kate” this site naturally included her in their new Book Club feature that posts every other Wednesday.

In their Book Club: A Q&A with Young Adult Thriller Kate Kae Myers you’ll find Kate’s answers to questions like:

• Who named you Kate and why?
• How did you become an author?
• What are you currently working on?
• and more!

You’ll also find an excerpt from The Vanishing Game, so check out this fun Q&A with Kate Kae Myers! Be sure to leave your own comments and thoughts both here and on the Q&A!

-Rachel

I just got some super good news that THE VANISHING GAME is included in Amazon’s “The Big Deal” promotion this month which features eBooks for $2.99 or less. My eBook will be only $1.99, and I can’t wait to get it on my Kindle Fire, which I haven’t done until now (blushing because I have no excuse). So if you want THE VANISHING GAME in eBook format for a great price, now is the time to get it.

Below is a link to the teen titles page in the promotion:

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_hps_ft_brwse?_encoding=UTF8&node=3074472011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=0NBFSCCTG06N95RS17BA&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1389656482&pf_rd_i=1000705681

I promised to get this posted in July and here it is already August. Sometimes I just get lost in a time warp, or so it seems, and I can hardly believe that summer is fading away. In fact, I didn’t want to believe it, but heard geese honking outside my window this morning, and the distant drifting sound of kids on a playground. It makes me a little sad, as I’m not yet ready to trade in flip-flops for shoes, lazy mornings for a school bell, or my glass of lemonade for a mug of hot chocolate. But that’s exactly what will happen when I start back to work in two weeks.

Maudlin meanderings aside, here’s a link to the first chapter of my new book. Or you can find it on the “BOOKS” page just beneath The Vanishing Game. Of course, the chapter will be subject to changes once edits are made, but for now, I’m very happy to introduce you to Avery, my new favorite character. Happy reading!

(P.S. Thanks to Rachel for all her help in getting the new book info set up. [Sorry it took me so long! -Rachel])

I just finished updating my scrapbook for The Vanishing Game which included some fun photos of school visits. The kids I met with were so terrific, I just have to post a handful of pics.

During two hectic days that were part of my book launch (set up by our local indie, Rediscovered Books) I did five school visits. The kids were really upbeat and excited to meet an author, thanks in part to the great media work of the school librarians and Rachel, my media specialist.

At South Junior High, where my own kids once went to school, I signed not only books but also a ton of bookmarks and even strange items like binders, shirts, and a tennis shoe (that’s why it’s in the picture). Being around these teens just helped reaffirm that writing for the YA market rocks!

I just found out that THE VANISHING GAME is a 2012 nominee for the American Library Association’s Best Fiction for Young Adults award. (This category is under their YALSA division: Young Adult Library Services Association.)

The ALA is a nationwide organization for libraries and librarians and has been in existence for more than a century. YALSA is a substantial part of ALA and was established in the mid seventies.

Currently there are many excellent books on the list, so it’s a very long shot that my novel would place. But still, it’s an honor to be nominated and I’m excited to share my good news!

Now that I’ve gone over all the final details of my new manuscript THE INVISIBLE BOX, and my agent has approved the second round of revisions, it’s at last heading off to my editor. Fingers crossed that she likes it, because it’s certainly my own personal favorite.

Until now I’ve not revealed much about the plot, so below is a brief summary. (Also, the first chapter will be posted in July.) Thanx to everyone for your awesome support!

Synopsis: Avery VanDemere says she’s lived her whole life in prisons—one is a mansion, the others are private schools—but prisons, still. That’s why, during the last couple of years, she’s perfected the ability of learning how to escape. On the brink of finally freeing herself from a hated boarding school, she is unexpectedly returned home and thrust in the middle of a competition. Her grandmother, the family matriarch, is now determined to discover the most worthy VanDemere to be named sole inheritor. With the help of Riley Tate, the handsome son of her grandmother’s lawyer, Avery sets out to do much more than prove she should inherit the massive family wealth. She has a secret mission of her own, and that’s to discover the truth about what really happened to the mother she never knew. Along the way she must pass difficult and sometimes perilous challenges, avoid treacherous relatives, and sort out her growing feelings for Riley. She’ll have to act quickly, though; the pressure is on and with each challenge, her competitors are more desperate to win—and to them that means getting rid of Avery.