Lesley Livingston's Blog
January 10, 2023
QUEEN AMONG THE DEAD 鈥 LAUNCH PARTY!
Please join me and the fine folks at Bakka-Phoenix Books, Saturday January 28th at 3:00pm, for the In-Store Launch of my new novel, QUEEN AMONG THE DEAD!
Pre-order your copy here:
A gentle reminder from Bakka: 鈥淲e do still require masks be properly worn at all times when in our shop.鈥 Let鈥檚 all be safe!
Also from Bakka: 鈥淲ant a signed/ personalized copy, but unable to attend the event? Order your copy online (see link above), and leave a note in the 鈥淚nstructions鈥 field with who you鈥檇 like the book made out to! We鈥檒l get it signed for you.鈥
February 20, 2019
Launch Party for THE TRIUMPHANT 鈥 March 7, 2019!
Please join me and Penguin Random House Canada as we celebrate the launch of听THE TRIUMPHANT, the third and final book in the听VALIANT听trilogy. All ages welcome! There will be live music, a Question & Answer with blogger @emilykatereads, reading and book signing, and gladiatorial fights to the death (maybe not that last one鈥) Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Bakka Phoenix Books. More fun than you can shake a gladius at!
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 7:00 pm at Dominion Pub and Kitchen, 500 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON
January 10, 2018
Launch Party for THE DEFIANT!! February 8, 2018!
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Please join me and HarperCollins Canada as we celebrate the launch of THE DEFIANT, the second book in the VALIANT trilogy. All ages welcome! There will be live music, a reading followed by book signing, and gladiatorial fights to the death (maybe not that last one鈥) Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Bakka Phoenix Books. More fun than you can shake a gladius at!
Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:00 pm at Dominion Pub and Kitchen, 500 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON
NEW BOOK DEAL 鈥 BOOK 3 IN THE VALIANT SERIES!
VALIANT NEW BOOK DEAL NEWS!!
Announced today in Publishers Marketplace: 鈥淟esley Livingston鈥檚 THE TRIUMPHANT, the third book in her Valiant series, in which the fragile peace Fallon and Cai fought for is broken when the Roman Republic plunges into bloody chaos, and the gladiator sisters of the Ludus Achillea must take their fate into their own hands, to Jessica Harriton at Razorbill, for publication in Spring 2019, by Jessica Regel at Foundry Literary + Media.鈥
I鈥檓 thrilled to be continuing Fallon鈥檚 journey in this third instalment in the series! Come join the War Band!
Here鈥檚 the link if you鈥檇 like to add THE TRIUMPHANT to your 老虎机稳赢方法 TBR!
March 5, 2017
Check out THE VALIANT听Audiobook
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Available from these fine retailers:
March 1, 2017
Penguin Teen On Tour!
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Penguin Teen is going on tour!
March 8th, 2017 鈥
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Follow along with the tour and share your own experiences and photos on social using #PenguinTeenOnTour!
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Location: 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27609
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Location: Aspen Grove, 7301 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, CO 80120
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Location: 1511 1500 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
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Thursday, March 16 th
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Location: 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
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Friday, March 17th
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Location: Clackamas Town Center, 12000 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97086
January 27, 2017
New Book Deal 鈥 Sequel to THE VALIANT!!
I am beyond thrilled to announce that there will be a sequel to THE VALIANT! Here鈥檚 the official news as it went live in Publishers Marketplace today!! Razorbill and HarperCollins Canada have been a dream to work with and I鈥檓 ecstatic to be able to continue to chronicle Fallon鈥檚 journey with them in THE DEFIANT.
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(Here it is again, if you can鈥檛 read the tiny PM type!)
THE DEFIANT, the sequel to Lesley Livingston鈥檚 highly-anticipated YA historical fantasy THE VALIANT, in which gladiator Fallon and her warrior sisters are thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon鈥檚 heart 鈥 and her love for Roman soldier Cai 鈥 but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire, again to Tiffany Liao at Razorbill and to Jennifer Lambert at Harper Canada, for publication in Spring 2018 (North American), by Jessica Regel at Foundry Literary +Media.听
January 12, 2017
THE VALIANT 鈥 LAUNCH PARTY!!
Please come out and help me celebrate the launch of THE VALIANT听on February 23, 2017!
July 22, 2016
THE VALIANT 鈥 Cover Reveal!!
I鈥檓 SO excited to share the cover of my upcoming YA Historical Fantasy, THE VALIANT!
Here鈥檚 the lowdown on what this bad girl is all about:
The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha鈥檚 legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle.
On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister鈥檚 footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father鈥檚 royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators鈥攁nd its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon鈥檚 worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be her only hope of survival.
Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, chilling threats and the dangerous attention of Caesar himself to survive the deadly fights that take place both in and out of the arena鈥攁nd claim her place in history among the Valiant.
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Intrigued? Sure you are! You can add THE VALIANT here on 老虎机稳赢方法, and pre-order it on !
Now, I freely admit that I鈥檝e had some of the most amazing covers for my books. The Goddess of Glorious Book Covers has smiled upon me repeatedly. But 鈥 holy WOW! 鈥 she must have been听grinning ear-to-ear on this one! I truly LOVE this cover and I hope you do to!
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Also 鈥 did you know you were DYING to read this book? You are! It says so right here:
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November 4, 2015
NEW BOOK DEAL!!
Some of you might have been wondering why I鈥檝e been so very quiet (er鈥 very quieter? heh) on the internets of late鈥 Well, I鈥檝e been a little busy with a thing. A new, awesome, super-secret thing. Well, now the cat鈥檚 out of the bag! And the cat has a sword! And a brand new book deal! And isn鈥檛 really a cat!
Last night, with Razorbill in the US!
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This morning, I can add to the good news by telling you that the book will be published simultaneously in Canada by HarperCollins Canada, my fantastic publishers for the Wondrous Strange and Starling series! Here鈥檚 the announcement as it appeared in Publishers Marketplace (it鈥檚 a subscription site):
November 3, 2015 鈥 THE VALIANT by Lesley Livingston
Children鈥檚: Young Adult
WONDROUS STRANGE trilogy author Lesley Livingston鈥檚 THE VALIANT, the story of a seventeen-year old鈥檚 tumultuous journey from fierce Celtic princess to legendary female gladiator and the darling of the Roman Empire, to Tiffany Liao at Razorbill and to Jennifer Lambert at Harper Canada, for publication in Spring 2017, by Jessica Regel at Foundry Literary + Media (NA).
I am SO thrilled and delighted to be working with these two outstanding publishers on this project and can鈥檛 wait for you all to meet Fallon, my fierce and feisty girl gladiator!
So draw your swords and pop the bubbly! Ave!
