Warmer Days Darker Nights Tour March 31, 2012

YA Book Tour Launches in Austin

WHAT: Get a little scare this spring. From the occult to clones, it would be a frightful thing to miss this tour! Three of Zondervan’s most chilling authors will embark on a multi-city Warmer Days, Darker Nights YA Book Tour, set to launch at multiple locations in Austin, TX.

Zondervan (a division of Harper Collins), in conjunction with Austin publicity firm PR by the Book, will visit four cities with three thrilling authors for book readings, signings and a highly interactive YA book tour. The tour will include in-store giveaways, Q&A’s with the authors, SCVNGR challenges and much more!

WHEN AND WHERE: Join authors Bill Myers, Heather Burch and Jill at two Austin events, which are free and open to the public. Fans are invited to meet with the authors and participate in the in-store games.

• Saturday, March 31st, 2:00-4:00pm, Barnes & Noble at the Arboretum (10000 Research Blvd. #158, Austin, TX 78759, 512-418-8985, barnesandnoble.com).

WHO: Bill Myers, bestselling author and co-creator of the McGee and Me! series will sign copies from the Forbidden Door series (Zondervan, August 2011). Some doors are better left welded shut. Ouija boards, the occult, shamans, UFOs, witchcraft-- just kids stuff, right? Myers’ forth volume in the Forbidden Door series finds young students Becka and Scott battling forces of darkness the deeper they delve into an invisible world all-too-real that will stop at nothing to destroy life, sanity and human souls. Myers weaves deeply rich characters and plots filled with supernatural suspense and incredible tales that provoke readers to question their own reality. Myers, a bestselling author (over 8 million books sold) and award-winning filmmaker, hails from the mountains of Washington state. More at: http://www.billmyers.com

Heather Burch will sign Pure (Zondervan, January 2012), Book One in The Halflings trilogy. Pure is currently under consideration by Hollywood producers for film adaptation. Targeted by an evil madman intent on harming her at any cost, 17-year-old Nikki is placed under the vigilant protection of three secretive young men who call themselves “halflings.” Misfits, Mace, Raven, and Vine fight to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret – they aren’t quite human and they’ve got wings. Burch resides in Southern Florida.

Jill Williamson is the author of Replication: The Jason Experiment (Zondervan, December 2011), the first book in the Jason Farms series. The captivating tale of a young girl, Martyr must to come to terms with her parents’ divorce – and what her scientist father is hiding below a remote barn-- multiple clones named Jason. Her first novel By Darkness Hid won a Christy Award in 2010. She lives in Oregon. www.jillwilliamson.com