Carrie Anne Noble, Author

Hello there, reader friends! The days are creeping by but it won't be long now until June 17th, when Gretchen and the Bear hits the shelves and the shimmies into the Kindles! The Kindle version and hardback are up for preorder on Amazon now, and the paperback will soon follow (for some odd Amazonian reason). Books are also available on Barnes & Noble's site . Hurray! I am so excited about the hardcover. I want to show you what's under the dust jacket, because it's amazing! I also don't want to show you, because what a fun surprise it would be to discover it yourself! Okay, I'm going to do it. Shield your eyes if you don't want to see. That's the front and the spine of the "naked" book. I am giddy looking at it. I hope you like it, too! Here are a few nice endorsements: “Gretchen and the Bear transports the reader into a magical realm that is one part    sci-fi, one part fantasy, one part fairy tale. It's a brilliant mash-up, and I wa...

Novels for Your TBR List   Here's a shocking confession: I read A LOT of books. Also (and sometimes unfortunately), I rarely read a book anymore without critiquing and editing every page in my head--so there are fewer and fewer books I fall in love with. With that in mind, the following are books I've read lately that I greatly enjoyed. I think these are all considered Young Adult novels, and each has some fairy tale or folk tale qualities. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge The Bear and the Nightingale b y Katherine Arden Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. Durbin The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (not a recent "new read" technically, but one I like to reread now and then because I love this book!) In other news...   Here's a lovely review of The Gold-Son (from Goodreads), written by a teen reader who read an advance copy.    " If you want to read a fantastical novel, I promise you, this is t...

Book Signing in March I'm very excited to be scheduled to sign books at  the Barnes & Noble in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Please come and say hello if you're in the area that day!

  Book Launch Party for The Mermaid's Sister Thanks to everyone who attended & helped with the party at the James V. Brown Library on March 6! It was a great success. I think we really shocked the sweet librarian who helped to plan the event by having 135 guests show up!      Advertising in the elevator. I found it exciting!   The happy author herself      Book signing table   What beautiful books! Refreshments table inspired by Scarff & O'Neill's caravan of exotic wares                     Osbert tote bag--a door prize  College room mates reunited!       Author &  the husband who puts up with her   ...

  Welcome to the hop! No, it's not a fifties-themed dance. It's a blog hop--a kind of virtual field trip in which authors introduce you to a character from their work. But you can dance if you want to!   First of all, I'd like to thank the talented Rysa Walker for inviting me to participate. Rysa was the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award grand prize winner in 2013, and she has been extremely kind and helpful to me since I won the 2014 ABNA Young Adult category. Her YA book Timebound is a fun and thrilling read--and the sequel Time's Edge will be available in October. Rysa's "Meet the Character" blog entry ( and more about her & her books) can be found here:   http://rysa.com/meet-my-character-delia-morrell/ http://www.amazon.com/Timebound-Chronos-Files-Book-1/dp/1477848150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411241267&sr=1-1&keywords=timebound Twitter: @RysaWalker And now...meet Clara!     1) What is the name of your char...