Melissa Marr

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Just saw the BEA bio which includes this about Carnival:

“Her highly anticipated September release, CARNIVAL OF SOULS (HarperCollins) breaks fresh ground for the next wave of fantastical teen adventure with a series debut that reads like Game of Thrones for teens, combining intriguing interwoven story arcs, compelling characters, and high-stakes action together in a captivating world that is positively unique.” 

Also, as a FYI, there will be a small mountain of arcs (with the ACTUAL cover which I’ll get to share in the next 2 weeks!) at BEA, a few hundred of which I’ll be signing on Tuesday June 5th at 2:30 PM in the Harper booth.

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Another song from the Carnival of Souls playlist … Listening to Five Finger Death Punch one weekend took me from “hmm, maybe I’ll work on this short story” to “oh, hell, I accidentally wrote half a novel this weekend.” *sends much love to 5FDP*

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When I was a child, I remember watching boxing at my mother’s parents’ house. As a teenager, I used to enjoy watching street fights. In my 20s, I dated a boxer … and a few years later, I married a Marine. In re-reading the manuscript I realize that all of that swirled together to create a book where pro sport & voluntary contest became intertwined… 

When I was a child, I remember watching boxing at my mother’s parents’ house. As a teenager, I used to enjoy watching street fights. In my 20s, I dated a boxer … and a few years later, I married a Marine. In re-reading the manuscript I realize that all of that swirled together to create a book where pro sport & voluntary contest became intertwined… 

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Two out of three of my canine alarm clocks… because sometimes a doorbell (or a squirrel or a UPS delivery or those pesky neighbors who walk anywhere in the puppy line of sight) deserves a song …

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Masks in the carnivals …

To celebrate the IndieBound link for pre-ordering the book, here’s another quote: “As she reached the edge of the Carnival of Souls, she saw the black-masked assassins and red-masked pleasure vendors negotiating with daimons who were seeking the services of one of the trades. Many of the patrons hid their faces behind masks as well, but some, bolder daimons carried on their negotiations without disguise” (Carnival of Souls). 

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Since I’m trying to be good about spilling details about Carnival of Souls, I’m going to mix my sharing of sentences with posting songs from the playlist that drove the book.  ”Monster” by Skillet. The lyrics are relevant.