I’m thrilled that The Loneliest Girl in the Universe has been shortlisted for a second award! This is a brand new prize that supports fiction about science, something that is obviously ENTIRELY MY JAM. I was super excited just to hear about the creation of the award, so to be shortlisted is the best newsContinue reading “Shortlisted for the STEAM book prize!”
Author Archives: Wren James
Preorder campaign for The Quiet at the End of the World
If you pre-order my new book (thank you!) you can enter to win a set of swag including a lil robot pin, postcards, a bookmark & some art prints. You have until March 7th to email your entry to laurenjamesauthor@gmail.com. Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Waterstones | Foyles | Wordery eBook providers | Preorder a signed copy on my Etsy (every copy then comes withContinue reading “Preorder campaign for The Quiet at the End of the World”
A couple of Etsy shop updates!
In case you didn’t know, I have an etsy shop where I sell book-ish merch. It started off as an experiment. but it gets a lot of positive feedback, so it’s definitely something I’m going to keep running. I have about 20 enamel pins left. Once these are gone, they’re gone, but I am goingContinue reading “A couple of Etsy shop updates!”
NEW BOOK! NEW BOOK!
Final copies of The Quiet at the End of the World have been printed! Look at this beauty: And a little video to show off the foil AND spot UV gloss: Thank you so much to everyone at @WalkerBooksUK for helping make this so beautiful! It's the prettiest thing I've ever seen. @_AJGrainger @annavrobinette @cmlwilsonContinue reading “NEW BOOK! NEW BOOK!”
Books I want to read in ’19
Last year I chose some books I wanted to read in 2018. I managed to read a lot of them, except a few which haven’t been released yet, and are included below, and The Surface Breaks, Binti 3 and Barbed Wire Heart (I haven’t bought them yet – doing that asap). I feel like there’s lots ofContinue reading “Books I want to read in ’19”
Adult books for fans of YA
Maggie Stiefvater recently posted about YA as a genre: I did a poll last year on my readers’ ages. I got 10k responses. Overwhelmingly they were 18 and up, with the vast majority in the 18-35 range. From a professional writer’s side of the table, I write stories that will please my existing reader base,Continue reading “Adult books for fans of YA”
Carnegie nomination for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe!
I’m absolutely chuffed to bits that The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is nominated for the 2019 Carnegie medal! I’ve been reading the medal-winning books my whole life, so this feels very surreal and lovely. It’s made even more special because it was nominated by librarians – I love you all and the work youContinue reading “Carnegie nomination for The Loneliest Girl in the Universe!”
In honour of NaNoWriMo: how to start a novel
I happen to be planning my eighth book this week (one I don’t imagine I’ll start writing for six months, but I like to give myself a good run up) so I thought seeing as I’m starting this new project completely from scratch and it’s NaNoWriMo I’d talk a bit about what I do inContinue reading “In honour of NaNoWriMo: how to start a novel”
10 graphic novels recommendations
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua Meet Victorian London’s most dynamic duo: Charles Babbage, the unrealized inventor of the computer, and his accomplice, Ada, Countess of Lovelace, the peculiar proto-programmer and daughter of Lord Byron. Lovelace and Babbage have completely captured my heart. IContinue reading “10 graphic novels recommendations”
A statistical analysis of the science of writing
I finished drafting my seventh novel this week! It’s crazy to me that I’ve written so many books. In a lot of ways, I still feel like I’m only just finding my feet as a writer. The process of writing a book is really mysterious to me, so I wanted to talk about the process ofContinue reading “A statistical analysis of the science of writing”
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