One more week to go before
The Steep and Thorny Way officially enters the world on
March 8, 2016. Here are some of the ways I'm celebrating the book's publication . . . and the ways readers across the world can join me.
1. The Steep and Thorny Way Blog Tour
Hosted by
Rockstar Book Tours, this daily presentation of guest posts and reviews is already underway, and it involves a chance to win one of five finished copies of the book (U.S. only).
Here are the stops:
3/4/2016- Stories & Sweeties- Excerpt
3/11/2016- MEREADALOT- Review
2. #BadassHistory Party
Even if you can't make it to one of my
in-person events, you can see me talk about
The Steep and Thorny Way at the
#BadassHistory Online Historical Fiction Launch Party,
Sunday, March 6, 2016, 8 pm EST. Meg Medina (
Burn Baby Burn), Sharon Biggs Waller (
The Forbidden Orchid), Jessica Spotswood (
A Tyranny of Petticoats), and I are all releasing YA historical fiction books next week, so we decided to celebrate with readers at a Google Hangout. You'll be able to watch us chatting live and submit your own questions.
To RSVP and receive reminders about the event, head to the
#BaddassHistory Google Page. To submit questions in advance (and, if you're in the U.S., to enter a chance to win all four books), head to
Twitter and use the #BaddassHistory hashtag.
3. The Steep and Thorny Way Launch Party at Powell's Books
Thursday, March 10, 2016, 7:00 pm
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, OR
The evening will include a reading, signing, giveaways, and desserts! If you're unable to make it to the launch party but would still like to order a signed copy of
The Steep and Thorny Way,
click here.
Advance Praise for
THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY
A May 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection
★ “A fast-paced read with multiple twists, the novel delivers a history lesson wrapped inside a murder mystery and ghost story. Winters deftly captures the many injustices faced by marginalized people in the years following World War I as well as a glimmer of hope for the better America to come. A riveting story of survival, determination, love, and friendship.”
—Kirkus, starred review
★ “A powerful, gripping, and exceptionally well-executed glimpse into a little-known corner of U.S. history.”
—Booklist, starred review
★ “Hanalee is a fantastic lead, armed with a two-barreled pistol and led by the lost soul of her father . . . the backdrop of Prohibition-era Oregon, punched up with bootleggers, a hidden gay relationship, the public and private face of the Ku Klux Klan, and a dash of the supernatural makes for a delightfully unpredictable page-turner . . . Unique and riveting historical fiction that feels anything but dated.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“Shakespeare’s Hamlet serves as the obvious framework for the plot, but the story soon shakes that off, evolving into its own unique and harrowing account of the ways in which people hurt each other out of ignorance and fear. Hanalee’s narration is folksy and immediate, and readers are with her every step of the way as she pieces together the puzzle of her father’s death and wipes away her town’s veneer of acceptance.”
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“Winters smartly wraps up this family mystery with racial injustices of the time period, and the result is completely compelling and a rollercoaster ride of a novel.”
—Bustle
“Cat Winters clearly and descriptively depicts a way of life in rural Oregon that most are not aware of . . . The historical accuracy provides a powerful sense of realism.”
—ALAN Picks
“Cat Winters proves herself the master of YA historical fiction in this richly woven, theatrical tale of haints, friendship, and a time period we don't dare forget.”
—Megan Shepherd, author of The Madman's Daughter series
“Haunting, visceral, and atmospheric, Cat Winters's The Steep and Thorny Way is a fantastic read from one of the best in the genre.”
—Renée Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn
“A tale of secrets, murder, intolerance, friendship, and restless spirits, seen through the eyes of the vibrant, truth-seeking, pistol-slinging Hanalee. Marvelous.”
—April Genevieve Tucholke, author of Wink, Poppy, Midnight
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