Um, yeah. So that title pretty much sums it up.
I am SO SO SO SO SO excited to reveal the cover of THE NEAR WITCH!! And not just as a PICTURE, but as an ARC!!!!!
I died a little. And then I ate a cupcake. And then I danced. And then I filmed this vlog.
And it has an official jacket copy!!
“The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger—a boy who seems to fade like smoke—appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know—about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.”
EDITED TO ADD: And if today hasn’t been cool enough, I *JUST* learned that THE NEAR WITCH is up on Amazon!!!
Wow. Just. Wow. Thank you everyone.
So pretty! I can’t wait to read it!
I can’t wait for it to go out in the world and BE read!
So, so gorgeous! And it’s REAL!!!!!! 😀
DUDE IT’S MADE OF PAPER.
I cannot handle it.
HOMG SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINYYYYYYYYYY! *want want want*
Hehehe YAY :)))
Yay!! It’s so beautiful, dude! I think you should carry the ARCs with you everywhere you go. Show random people.
I guess I’m okay that you didn’t make out with the book in your vlog, though I really thought that’s what you were going to do there for a while. GET A ROOM! 😉
Thank you SO much, Jodi, and you better believe I’m keeping one in my purse at all times!! And I ALMOST kissed the ARC. For you.
Aw, that was so cute. And I like the front, but I love the back
I think the front will be even better in the final cover (I know they plan to do the title in blue foil, etc), but I am mildly obsessed with the back.
Beautiful!!! Congrats!
Thanks, Kim!!
Congratulations 🙂
Thank you!!
Very very cool! Your excitement is contagious so I’m going to have to share this vlog 🙂
Maybe the Old Spice guy can be your spokesmodel?
Aww, thank you so much!! Feel free to repost. And I would LOVE the Old Spice guy in my life, in any capacity, but he would make a PERFECT life narrator.
It’s soooo pretty! I want. Why can’t they release books sooner… but yay! Pretty pretty cover 🙂
Haha I have asked D*H several times, but alas, they want it when they want it! BUT I will make sure ARCs are getting around, especially closer to release, and will go giveaways 🙂 SO glad you like the cover!
Love it! Love the book, love your house (nice stairs!), love YOU!
So excited for Near Witch. 😀
Aww, thank you so much, Heidi!! And much as I love the house it is SO hard to find a place with good enough lighting to vlog! Which is why I end up shooting at random places like my dining room table, or kitchen counter :p
So lovely! Congrats on a great cover. When I got my ARCs I carried one around with me all day long.
Thank you, Bree! And you better believe I’ll have at least one of these on me at all times.
Awesome! Will there be contests for ARCs. I’d love to review it for me blog. 😉
Yes!! Nearer to release, I will be doing several contests 🙂
Your vlog was cute. Congrats on the cover and ARCs! The pub date just keeps nearing closer, huh?
*adds to wishlist*
That last blurb is KILLER.
Honestly, my editor ROCKED that jacket copy. The last little bit…I think I smiled for days :p
It’s absolutely lovely!! Did you or your mum cry? I know I would have.
I didn’t actually cry until it went up on Amazon ten minutes ago :p
Beautiful!!! And that is awesome flap copy- Who could resist?
Congratulations 🙂
Aww, thank you Maurissa!!
LOVE!!!!!!!!! Congratulations! Very exciting stuff and it’s soooo pretty! May have to pre-order 😉
DUDE.
I OWE YOU SO MUCH. I saws the note about pre-order, and thought to check Amazon (I’ve been checking obsessively, of course) and there it was!!!! I can’t believe it’s up!
Congratulations, that is so exciting! Love the cover and the jacket copy!!
Yay!! Glad it didn’t disappoint :)))
Wow, that’s not what I imagined at all, but the font and the photo are both beautiful! I’m so glad they went light instead of dark, as is the current trend. This is much more true to the feel of your writing.
Also, cover copy win! That last paragraph is gorgeous.
The credit goes to my incredible editor. I might have squeeed a little when I read it. Just a little.
I was actually REALLY happy they went light. It’s a creepy story, and it’s so easy to go literal and make the cover dark, but to me the light maintains spooky while adding another element, a touch of whimsy.
Exactly, and your writing has this light, lush quality that seems very in tune with that sheer white fabric. Not to mention, it will pop so much on a shelf of black Twilight-wannabe books!
Hahaha I took it into Borders to meet a friend, and she took a picture of it on an all-dark table! :p Some great books on the table, of course, but it was pretty fun! http://frenzyofnoise.blogspot.com/2010/10/night-with-near-witch.html
It sooooo beautiful!!! Congrats! I bet you feel amazing!
I can’t wait to read it!! 🙂
My face hurts a bit from smiling 😀
And I’m SO glad you like it!!
Congrats, Victoria! It’s beautiful! I especially like the back cover with the enchanted moors. Really, you had me all over again at “enchanted moors.”
Aw, yay Jess. I’m SO glad you like it 🙂 And the back it my favorite part, too. They did an AMAZING job of finding a landscape shot that REALLY captured the notion of the enchanted moors.
Congrats! That’s so cool, and I am so taken with your jacket copy – as in, I really want to read the book! 😀
Yay! That means the jacket copy is doing its job!! And that makes me very happy 🙂
Oh my gosh, SO gorgeous! You must be thrilled. I absolutely cannot wait to read your book. And just think, soon you’ll see that amazing cover on the shelf in stores! Yay!
Ah, thank you so much, Ruta. I AM thrilled. I’m still in shock (I went out tonight and friends got me to sign them, I never would have thought of that!) but very happy. And thank you! We shall have to trade!
Congrats, V!! The NW cover is ~*SPARKLY*~!!!!!!!!!!!! I can SEE why you’re excited!!! 😀 😀 😀 Beautiful.
Thank you so, so much, Em. It means the world. And I hope it’s SPARKLAY but not in the vampire way :p I shudder to think of it with tiny chest hairs and an emo face :p
Gorgeous cover! Congratulations!
Thank you!! 😀
Can I just say Wow! That cover is gorgeous and the story sounds amazing! Congrats! Can’t wait to read it!
Aw, yay!! I’m so glad!
I just came over from Elana’s blog. Congratulations! It’s a beautiful cover.
Thank you so much! I’m still cuddling it.
Gorgeous. Chills. Congrats.
Happy. Smiles. Thanks 😀
Oh, V! CONGRATULATIONS! I can’t imagine how surreal it must feel to hold YOUR BOOK! Gorgeous!
Awww, thank you!!!! And it is SO surreal. I was braced for them to arrive, and I knew what the cover looked like, but opening them up and seeing words I wrote inside. Trippy.
Great cover. And the story sounds incredible, Victoria!! Can’t wait to read, see and experience what happens in the town of Near!
Thank you!!! I can’t wait to be able to share it.
I LOVED watching your video. You are too cute for words, and your excitement is contagious. I want to get up and dance around your ARC’s now. Can’t wait to read it!!!!
Haha so glad you liked the vlog, Terry. And you should dance, if you feel so moved. It really is fun 🙂 I recommend cupcakes, too.
I just heard your fantastic news over at Elana’s. Congratulations! The cover is awesome and the story sounds FABULOUS!!!
Very nice to “meet” you and I look forward to reading your book 🙂
Jen
Aw, thank you! Pleasure to meet you to!!
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Congratulations! Awesome book cover. 😀
Thank you so much!
congrats I’m so excited for you (:
YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!! I can’t imagine how it feels to see it on paper, bound together, with a due date in sight, available for PRE-ORDER! I mean how awesome!!!
I am all smiles, my dear, and much in part to YOU. Your excitement is my excitement 🙂
I found out about your upcoming book because Alexandra Bracken posted your vlog on her blog. Congratulations! The book sounds fabulous. I already want to read it! Hopefully, I’ll still be working at BN when it comes out and can recommend it to all the teens who come into my department (at least, I’m guessing it’s for teens since I saw on here that it was bought by Disney Hyperion). I just saw the release date on Amazon–what a long wait! Hopefully my store will get ARCs next year so I don’t have to wait so long to read it!…I just snagged the latest ARCs by Jennifer Donnelly and Jodi Picoult to R&R.
Anyway, now that I’ve found you, I’m going to start following your blog to see what you write about next. Good luck to you!
Thank you!! Yes, it is indeed for teens, though I sincerely hope it will appeal to adults as well. And I hope we can get you an ARC! It is a little while yet until it comes out in shiny, finished form.
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Oh, no, I wasn’t begging for an ARC! I was just saying that I’m already hoping that I’ll be lucky. I work at B&N and sometimes, we get some awesome ARCS!
You would be surprised at just how many adults are reading teen books these days, especially now. This is something we can thank “Twilight” and the vampire fad for. There are so many adults that browse the teen section these days–and many of them say they never thought they would! Teens is awesome 🙂
OOH! I am SO excited for this!
And that 13-digit ISBN number looks so fabulous; one of the best I’ve ever seen, surely! 😉
Love, Hannah
Isn’t it a sexy little string of numbers?? :p
And its STUNNING!!!!
Thank you my dear, truly 🙂
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