Showing posts with label American Library Association. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Library Association. Show all posts

Monday, May 07, 2018

FIRST REVIEW OF NEW NOVEL ALPHA WAVE BY ANDREW DEMCAK

Alpha Wave picks up where A Little Bit Langston, the first book in the Elusive Spark series, left off. If you bonded with James, Paul, and Lumen in A Little Bit Langston, you’ll be glad to see them all again. I loved both books, but I’m a sucker for a mighty girl hero, and Alpha Wave delivers. And three cheers for a YA book with a totally believable cast full of boy-loving boys and girl-loving girls. 

Keira, the main character, is a Southern California teenager with a troubled family situation and a major attitude. The adventure starts right away when she discovers her supernatural powers through a conflict with her foster father. Keira encounters a caring mentor in the form of a Tibetan monk who has assumed the shape of a talking rat and appears in time to save her from a demon who works for the government—and that’s just the first surprise. Originality is a huge strength in this story, which takes the bones of a classic coming-of-age plot and fleshes it out with all-fresh twisty details. There are plenty of funny and sexy moments, plus a few that will have you biting your nails or putting on your sunglasses on the bus so people can’t see you getting misty. 

Demcak’s writing is infused with a gentle spirituality that reminds me of the best of Madeleine L’Engle. I had the good fortune to be one of Alpha Wave’s beta readers; this is definitely one of those books that holds up nicely to being read twice, and both reads left me with a wonderful sense of trust in his world’s design and his characters’ ability to choose love over fear, no matter how risky. - Skye Alexander, Goodreads.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

LOOKING FOR REVIEWERS FOR MY NEW LGBTQ NOVEL - ALPHA WAVE (2018)


Hi,

Anyone want to review my new LGBTQ novel, ALPHA WAVE (Harmony Ink Press, 2018)? Contact me and I can send you an eBook version. Review could be for Amazon, Goodreads, public or personal blogs, litereary magazines/journals, etc. Thanks! 

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

EASTER EGG FOR YOU: NEW NOVEL: HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A DEAD GIRL? BY ANDREW DEMCAK


Ben D’Argento is a gay, eighteen-year-old, trust-fund kid, rich and handsome. He has the world on a silver platter, right? Nope. He’s been abandoned by his jet-setting parents, his boyfriend just dumped him for a girl (!), and his autistic kid brother has been locked up in a group home. Utterly devastated by all this, Ben steals the keys to his parents cabin the woods, breaks his brother out of the care facility, and drives them up to Fawn Skin Lake. Ben wants nothing more than to get away from the heartache and wagging tongues in Los Angeles and to bond with his younger brother. However, when a thirteen-year-old girl named Flora, who drowned there years before, starts showing up in their vacation home with an ominous warning, Ben discovers she has other plans for them.  But there’s something else, something old and evil, looking for fresh blood, lurking right beneath the emerald water of the lake. Maybe Flora knows more about it than she’s telling?
Will Ben find love again in time to save himself and his baby brother from the ‘bad thing’ in the lake? And after living with ghostly Flora all summer, will he finally be able to answer the question: How do you deal with a dead girl?

Friday, December 08, 2017

COMING MAY 2018: ALPHA WAVE BY ANDREW DEMCAK



With so many hunting her for the power she possesses, Keira Fairchild needs a friend in her corner.

After escaping from both the Paragon Academy and a ring of slave traders, Keira is searching for answers. Who is the mysterious alien being trying to contact her in her dreams, and why is he being held captive? Keira learns she isn’t alone. James, Lumen, and Paul are teens with powers like her own—and all of them are in danger. They’ve been sent by their alien father to look for Keira. The kidnapped alien needs their help, and the unscrupulous Dr. Albion has a plan to rob them of their powers and destroy them. In the battle that awaits them, standing together is their only chance.

Sunday, February 05, 2017

FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY - A LITTLE BIT LANGSTON & ZERO SUMMER BY ANDREW DEMCAK


Free Book Giveaway! I'm giving away one signed copy of my GLBTQ Teen novel, A Little Bit Langston, and two signed copies of my classic second poetry book, Zero Summer. CLICK ON THE COVER BELOW TO ENTER!!!

http://www.andrewdemcak.org/free-book-give-away/

Sunday, December 27, 2015

FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY @ GOODREADS - A LITTLE BIT LANGSTON BY ANDREW DEMCAK


Enter now to win a FREE signed copy of my new Teen GLBTQ Sci-Fi Coming Out novel, 
A Little Bit Langston!


Goodreads Book Giveaway

A Little Bit Langston by Andrew Demcak

A Little Bit Langston

by Andrew Demcak

Giveaway ends January 27, 2016.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter Giveaway

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

HEAR ME READ POETRY AT LITCRAWL/LITQUAKE SF SAT 10/18/14 8:30PM

Librarian Authors In the Stacks


Librarians write books, too! Come check out librarian authors reading from their new work.
 http://www.litquake.org/events/librarian-authors-stacks


Monday, April 07, 2014

IF THERE'S A HEAVEN ABOVE BY ANDREW DEMCAK GIVEAWAY AT GOODREADS


Enter to win a FREE autographed copy of my American Library Association Nominated first novel, If There's a Heaven Above, at Goodreads.  Yay, a free book!

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

GHOST SONGS BY ANDREW DEMCAK *BEST SELLER* AT ALLROMANCE.COM


Ghost Songs is a Best Seller at AllRomance.com in the Young Adult secetion.  It's all very exciting indeed!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

GHOST SONGS BY ANDREW DEMCAK NOW AVAILABLE!

 


It's official:  My new novel GHOST SONGS is now available on multiple platforms and in multiple formats! Come and get it!

Sunday, February 16, 2014

GHOST SONGS BY ANDREW DEMCAK HARMONY INK PRESS 2014


COMING MARCH 17, 2014 FROM HARMONY INK PRESS - GHOST SONGS BY ANDREW DEMCAK

PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW: The first 20 copies of my new YA novel GHOST SONGS ordered from Dreamspinner Press / Harmony Ink Press are the limited edition signed vellum 1st editions. Pre-Order yours today!http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4809

It’s not easy being Todd Williams, a fourteen-and-a-half-year-old gay musical prodigy. The bullies, Bob and Ari, at his fancy private school make his life a living hell.  Todd’s drunken, irresponsible mother, Eddie, constantly embarrasses him and puts his artistic future in jeopardy.  And now, his best friend, Jennifer, who plays clarinet with him in the orchestra, isn’t speaking to him. Maybe Leroy, Todd’s friendly poltergeist, knows what’s going on with her.  To top it off, he can no longer rely on Jennifer's help in the race to solve a puzzle that could lead to a buried treasure.  Todd must learn to stand alone.  He’s finding out that growing up is far scarier than he ever imagined.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

IF THERE'S A HEAVEN ABOVE BY ANDREW DEMCAK NOMINATED FOR THE 2014 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RAINBOW LIST

Hi All,

Just wanted to let you all know that my debut novel, If There's a Heaven Above, was nominated by the American Library Association (ALA) as an outstanding book for older teens (10th grade +).  Here are the nominations:

ALA 2014 RAINBOW LIST

With warm regards,

-Andrew