Hello friends! I have loads of appearances booked throughout the Midwest to promote the release of “Ghost Crown.” Come out, say “hi” and get your signed copy! More events are always being added, so make sure to bookmark my “appearances” page HERE and keep checking back. I’ll see you this summer!

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, June 9th ** 1pm
“Ghost Crown” release and book signing
Woodland Mall
3195 28th St. SE Suite B116
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, June 16th ** Noon
“Ghost Crown” release party and signing
Lansing Mall
5132 W. Saginaw Hwy.
Lansing, MI 48917

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, June 23rd ** 1pm
Lakeview Square Mall
Book Signing
5701 Beckley Road
Battle Creek, MI 49015

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, July 7th ** 1pm
Book Signing
19221 Mack Ave.
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, July 14th ** 1pm
Book Signing
3050 Beeline Road, Suite 50
Holland, MI 49424

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, July 21st ** 1pm
Book Signing
6134 South Westnedge Ave
Portage, MI 49002

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, July 28th ** 1pm
Book Signing
5275 Harvey Street
Muskegon, MI 49444

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, August 4th ** 1pm
Book Signing
3700 Rivertown Parkway
Grandville, MI 49418

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, August 11th ** 1pm
Book Signing
Glenbrook Square Mall
4201 Coldwater Rd Suite B-01
Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, August 18th ** 1pm
Book Signing
The Shops at Fallen Timbers
3100 Main St #1400
Maumee, OH 43537

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, August 25th ** 1pm
Book Signing
Green Oak Village Place
9605 Green Oak Village Place
Green Oak Township, MI 48116

Check out the cover for my upcoming novel “Blood  Zero  Sky.”  Awesome, right?  I can’t wait for this one to hit the shelves!  It’s going to blow your mind.

I’ll be in Lake County, Florida on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week (March 28th, 29th, and 30th) as a featured author at the Lake County Festival of Reading. If you’re going to be in the area, please stop by and say hello! Click here to view the schedule of events.

Lots of great things are happening for me – I just signed with a wonderful literary agent, and there are some amazing new projects in the works! (More on that soon . . . .)

If you haven’t done so already, please CLICK HERE to go to my author Facebook page and “like” it. It’s the best way to keep up with upcoming appearances, new book releases, and all the exciting J. Gabriel Gates news you can stand. And if you’ve already “liked” me, then tell a friend!

I have lots of great events coming up in the next few months. If you don’t have signed copies of “The Sleepwalkers” or “Dark Territory” yet, check the list below and see if there’s a signing near you. I hope to see you then!

Appearances:

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, February 25th ** 1pm
Book signing
3050 Beeline Rd
Holland, MI 49424

Lakeview Middle School ** Friday, March 2nd
Speaking event and book signing – closed to public
Battle Creek, MI

Bay High School ** Wednesday, March 7th
Speaking event and book signing – closed to public
Panama City Beach, FL

Lake County Festival of Reading ** March 28-30th, 2012
Lake County, Florida

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, April 7th ** Noon
Book signing
6134 South Westnedge Ave
Portage, MI

Schuler Books ** Saturday, April 14th ** Noon
Book signing
1982 Grand River Ave.
Okemos, MI 48864

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, April 21st ** 2pm
Book signing
3700 Rivertown Parkway
Grandville, MI

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, April 28th ** 1pm
Book signing
5275 Harvey Street
Muskegon, MI 49444

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, June 16th ** Noon
“Ghost Crown” release party and signing
Lansing Mall
5132 W. Saginaw Hwy.
Lansing, MI 48917

NOTE: more events coming soon! The list is often updated, so check back frequently.

Hi friends. “The Sleepwalkers” is being considered as a featured read for a goodreads.com group, and I’d really appreciate it if you all would take a moment to vote for it at the link below:

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/60010-this-is-the-poll-for-the-febuary-and-march-group-reads-1st-and-2nd-pla

Your vote will help to get the word out and introduce “The Sleepwalkers” to lots of new readers. Many thanks!

I’m currently booking signings and appearances for 2012.  The first few are listed below, but keep checking my website for updates.  Want to bring me into your library or school for an event?  Just contact me through my website, www.jgabrielgates.com.

Here’s to an epic new year!

Barnes & Noble  ** Saturday, January 21^st   **  Noon
Dayton Mall
2619 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd
Dayton, OH 45459

Barnes & Noble ** Saturday, January 28th ** 1pm
Woodland Mall
Grand Rapids, MI

Independence Township Library ** Saturday, February 18th ** 2pm
6495 Clarkston Rd
Clarkston, MI 48346

Lake County Festival of Reading ** March 28-30th, 2012
Lake County, Florida

Dark Territory: winner of the 2011 Flamingnet Top Choice Award!

I’m proud to announce that Dark Territory has won the Flamingnet Top Choice Award. The best thing about this award is that the winners are picked by actual teen and young adult reviewers. More readers are discovering The Tracks Series every day, and loving it. So if you have any teens, young adults, or lovers of fantasy, magic or martial arts on your Christmas list, you know what to put in their stocking. If you’d prefer a signed copy and you’re in the Michigan area, check out the “appearances” page on my website, www.jgabrielgates.com, for a list of my upcoming book signings.

Today I turned in the first draft of my new novel Blood Zero Sky to my publisher. It’s a mind-bending dystopian adventure that takes a hard look at some of the most fundamental institutions of our society. It’s been a long time in the making, and I can’t wait to for the world to get a look at it!

In other news, I’m hard at work on another teen horror novel – fans of The Sleepwalkers, rejoice! There’s no publication date for this one yet, but I’ll keep you posted.

Ghost Crown, the highly-anticipated sequel to Dark Territory, is finished and scheduled to come out in June, 2012. If you haven’t read book one yet, it’s time to get on it!

I’ve been making lots of appearances around the Midwest at schools and bookstores lately, and I have a number of appearances scheduled for the spring as well, including several stops in Florida. If you haven’t met me yet or gotten a signed copy of my books, please check out the “appearances” tab on www.jgabrielgates.com to find a signing near you.

I hope to see you all soon. . .

A few photos from the protests at Occupy Detroit. No matter what your political views might be, it is our duty as human beings and Americans to push toward a more just and equitable society. My upcoming novel “Blood Zero Sky” deals with this very topic.

J. Gabriel at Occupy Detroit