Read a Melissa Marr short story online

HarperTeen has made Melissa Marr's short story, Merely Mortal, in the recently published Enthralled anthology available to read online, for a limited time-period at their website.

Synopsis for Enthralled from amazon.co.uk:

A collection of fourteen original teen paranormal short stories from some of today’s bestselling YA talent, united with the common theme of road trips, and edited by bestselling authors Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong.

Contributors include:
Melissa Marr
Kelley Armstrong
Claudia Gray
Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (NYT Bestselling authors of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, Little, Brown)
Rachel Caine (NYT bestselling author of Morganville Vampire series, Penguin)
Carrie Ryan (NYT Bestselling author of THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH, Delacourt)
Jessica Verday (NYT bestselling author of THE HAUNTED and THE HOLLOW, S&S)
Rachel Vincent (bestselling adult mass market author and Harlequin YA author)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes (RAISED BY WOLVES, Egmont)
Jerri Smith-Ready (bestselling adult mass market author w/ YA debut, SHADE, S&S)
Sarah Rees Brennan (THE DEMON’S LEXICON, THE DEMON’S CONVENANT, S&S)
Kimberley Derting (debut: THE BODY FINDER, 2010 HCCB)
Jackson Pearce (SISTERS RED–Little Brown, AS YOU WISH–HCCB)
Ally Condie (debut: MATCHED, 11/2010 Dutton)

Recent Publishing Deals

Here's news of some publishing deals from Publishers Lunch Weekly:

Children's: Middle grade
NYT bestselling author of THE MISSING and SHADOW CHILDREN series Margaret Peterson Haddix's untitled new series, the next series about a group of children raised in exile from their violent society returning "home" for the first time, to Simon & Schuster Children's, in a three-book deal, for publication in Summer 2015, 2016, 2017.

TEN THINGS WE DID (AND PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE) and "Magic in Manhattan" author, Sarah Mlynowski's WHATEVER AFTER, about a girl and her little brother who fall into fairy tales, mess them up, and help the characters find new happy endings, to Scholastic, in a four-book deal, for hardcover publication starting in summer of 2012.

Children's: Young Adult
Debut author Lanie Bross's FATES, the story of an Executor sent to earth to bring about human destinies, who finds herself unaccountably experiencing human emotions, leading to an epic romance set across multiple worlds, to Delacorte, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal.

Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt's RAGS & BONES, an anthology of short stories retelling classic tales by contributors including Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Kelley Armstrong, and Carrie Ryan, to Little, Brown Children's, for publication in Fall 2013.

Recent Publishing Deals

Some publishing deals announced in the last two Lunch Weekly emails from Publishers Lunch:

Middle grade
The eighth and final installment of Eoin Colfer's ARTEMIS FOWL series THE LAST GUARDIAN, for publication in summer 2012, plus two books in a new W.A.R.P. series, beginning with The Reluctant Assassin for publication in Winter 2013, about young Riley, who has fallen into the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program, after a murderous escapade with a Victorian illusionist -- who he tries to keep from returning to Victorian times, where, with his new knowledge of all things scientific and technological, he could literally change the world to Disney-Hyperion.

NYT bestsellers Kelley Armstrong & Melissa Marr's THE BLACKWELL PAGES, a trilogy about three 12-year olds descended from Norse Gods who have to stop the impending apocalypse, to Little, Brown, for publication in Spring 2013.

Author of Newbery Honor book THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE Jacqueline Kelly's WIND IN THE WILLOWS REDUX, a sequel to the beloved classic, to be illustrated by Clint G. Young, creator of the forthcoming picture book THE WISH COLLECTOR, to Holt Children's, for publication in Fall 2012.

YA
Gen Albin's CREWEL, the first in a trilogy that is equal parts science fiction, adventure, and romance, this debut novel takes place in a world where women known as "spinsters" are able to "weave" the very fabric of existence, to Farrar, Straus Children's, in a three-book deal.

Free e-book of Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr is now available as a free epub e-book, with bonus material from the Harperteen website.

The bonus material is two deleted scenes plus an extract from Radiant Shadows (due out on the 20th).

Also available to download for free is a two part short story, Stopping Time set after Ink Exchange.

Free e-book of Stopping Time by Melissa Marr

Leslie walked away from the Dark Court determined to reclaim her life—even if it meant leaving Niall and Irial behind. In Stopping Time, an original short story set in the world of Wicked Lovely, someone knows about Leslie's history and is intent on using her to threaten the fey.

The first part of Stopping Time can be downloaded for free (epub or pdf) at the Harper Teen website. The second part is being made available on 23 March and a free e-edition of Wicked Lovely with bonus material will be available on 6 April.

To get the ebook you have to register but there doesn't seem to be any geographical restrictions as I downloaded it in the UK.

Melissa Marr signing at Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego)

Time: Saturday, June 27, 2009 2:00 p.m.

Location: Mysterious Galaxy

Title of Event: Melissa Marr signs Fragile Eternity

Spend an enchanted summer afternoon with MG fave Melissa Marr on Saturday, June 27, at 2:00 PM, with her latest young adult fantasy novel, Fragile Eternity.

The Mysterious Galaxy website is here.

Fragile Eternity is the third in the Wicked Lovely series after 1) Wicked Lovely, 2) Ink Exchange.

According to the HarperTeen website, there will be further signings on:

Sunday, July 19, 2009 at
BORDERS
5871 Crossroads Center Way Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041

and

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at
BARNES & NOBLE #2995
5501 W Broad ST Richmond, VA 23230