Justine Larbalestier

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Title of my next book

Apparently, the top sekrit title of my new book is already out of the bag. And who was the wicked naughty person who let out the top sekrit ahead of the cover art showing up? What’s the name of that evil party pooper?

Er, um, that would be me. In this interview (no. 13) with Jim Hall of Cult Pop, an excellent Detroit TV show about pop culture.

So I will share with all of you as well. The title of my next book, formerly know as The Ultimate Fairy Book and before that as the Great Australian Feminist Monkey-Knife-Fighting Elvis Cricket Mangosteen novel, is:

How To Ditch Your Fairy

I think it is the best title ever and not only because google’s never heard of it. Not even because the genius Libba Bray came up with it. But because it perfectly describes my book and makes me smile.

Posted by Justine at 0:39, 7 February 2008 under How To Ditch Your Fairy | 24 Comments »

Comments

  1. rebecca Says:

    yaaaayyyyyy!!!! it is a fantastic title. intriguing too. god, how many months is it until september? we should have a countdown.

    *cough*samplechapter*cough* who do we have to blackmail at bloomsbury? i mean, um, what?

    February 7th, 2008 at 1:50 am

  2. dragonfly Says:

    woo hoo! very much looking forward to this, i am. :P

    February 7th, 2008 at 2:20 am

  3. Shloopy Says:

    YAAAAAY! All I need is a description of the main character and I could attempt to make my own version of a book cover! Maybe a parking meter, a skateboard and a skyline of NYC together would work with what most of us already know… I now have artistic inspiration! Thanks Justine! (Nothing like fan art to brighten up your day!) :)

    February 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am

  4. Kenina-chan Says:

    :) It’s party time!

    February 7th, 2008 at 7:31 am

  5. Gabrielle Says:

    Woohoo! I loves the title. Now all I need is a book to go with it. :)

    February 7th, 2008 at 11:27 am

  6. Carrie Says:

    Love the title! Will totally jump off the shelves. Awesome!

    February 7th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

  7. e. Lockhart Says:

    Super title. Yay you!

    February 7th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

  8. cei cei Says:

    omg i love it! that is like the best title ever

    February 7th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

  9. Mary Elizabeth S. Says:

    Ooh, excellent! Very much looking forward to this book. :]

    ~Mary

    February 7th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

  10. joanna Says:

    Huzzah! Best news o the day.

    February 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

  11. Deban Says:

    LOVE the title! I can’t wait to read it!

    February 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pm

  12. Nichole Says:

    Yessssss! I’ve been talking about this book for almost a year now. I can’t wait to actually read it!

    Way to pick a title that rocks! But, how could something that you and Libba put together not rock?

    February 7th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

  13. eek Says:

    First of all, great title!

    But, on a more important note (maybe), and only as a recent and often late-to-the-party guest here, me thinks you have a serious security leak.

    Isn’t this the second thing in like a week that you believed to be top secret, but which an intrepid reader found in less than a nanosecond on Scott’s blog?

    Now, I don’t think you can totally blame Scott for this leak (you did, after all, give the interview) BUT, I am thinking that any secrets you wish, you know, actually kept top secret, you might not want to share with Scott, or you might want to specify it’s not blog-worthy. ;}

    Just a thought :x

    Emily

    February 7th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

  14. eek Says:

    Hey, that was supposed to be a sealing your lips emoticon! Not a Mean One!

    Grrr….

    Emily

    February 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  15. Reese Says:

    I’d like to have a “amazing author” fairy.

    February 7th, 2008 at 5:59 pm

  16. 16. Justine Says:

    Emily: Yup, Scott is the world’s biggest security leak.

    February 7th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

  17. emily Says:

    Reese: i would love one of those! omg!

    also, the title is perfect. can i get the book now?

    February 7th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

  18. eek Says:

    Have I ever told you how well *I* keep a secret…you know, if you are burning to share but worried about leaks ;}

    Emily

    February 7th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

  19. Lauren Says:

    Awesome title! When do we get to see the cover art?

    February 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am

  20. 20. Justine Says:

    You’ll get to see the cover art when it exists, which should be soon.

    February 8th, 2008 at 11:23 am

  21. Petter Hesselberg Says:

    Well. Google has heard of it now…

    February 11th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

  22. 22. Justine Says:

    You’re right! Five hits. Crap. Does that mean I foiled myself?

    February 11th, 2008 at 3:59 pm

  23. Petter Hesselberg Says:

    Heh. It seems you’ve discovered a latter-day version of the liar’s paradox:

    This sentence, published on the web, cannot be found on Google.

    The above is true now; I supsect it won’t remain so for long.

    February 11th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

  24. Petter Hesselberg Says:

    Meh. Supsect –> suspect.

    Should have written it as supsect and founded a new religion…

    February 11th, 2008 at 5:49 pm

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