I received some really amazing poems for the submission to the third book in the SLAMMED series. I do have a winner, but that winner chooses to remain anonymous right now so I won’t be listing names. If you submitted a poem, rest assured that I read them all and it was a very tough decision. VERY tough. And I would like to personally thank each of you for your submission, but there were hundreds and that would be impossible, so THANK YOU!
In other news, I found out yesterday that HOPELESS made the NYT’s for the 11th week in a row, hitting the list each week since it was published in December. That is mind-blowing and humbling, so thank you to each and every one of you who had a hand in that.
Also, I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding the next two books I have coming out, so here’s some info on those again.
THIS GIRL (Tentatively titled) will be released in ebook at the end of April. It’s a companion novel to Slammed, from Will’s point of view. I’ve included scenes from SLAMMED that readers wanted to hear his point of view on, and also some modern-day stuff with Will and Lake. It’s a nice wrap-up to the series and I’m so excited to finally have that available to readers. Y’all have been very patient.
LOSING HOPE is a companion novel to HOPELESS, told from Holder’s pov. Readers had a lot of questions about his background and what he was thinking during particular scenes in HOPELESS, so we’ll get those answers when the ebook releases in July.
And don’t forget that the ATRIA paperback of Hopeless will be in stores May 7th. You can pre-order it here and have it delivered that day to your doorstep.
I’ll be opening up my PO box once again for those that pre-order the book. Once you receive your copy, I will accept shipments of the book and will sign them and send them back to you. I’ll also be opening up SLAMMED and POR for signing again in May, too. And International will be available as well.
I think that sums it up for now. Hope to see a lot of you in Boston next week. :D

Ermagherd!! I can’t wait for That Girl and Losing Hope. I love the title ‘Losing Hope’..very fitting! My fingers are all ready to one-click when pre-order options are avail. So jealous of those going to Boston next week..wish I could meet ya Colleen!
I want a free pig!
Collen -I LOVED all three books and I am really looking forward to the next two. Your writing style is so moving, and your characters really come to life. I’m not a particularly young person (well, they say that 50 is the new 30;-), but I still feel like I can relate to your books, to the feelings they convey. Thank you for the special moments they bring.
Hey Colleen – have you seen this video yet? This is a 15 year old doing a poetry slam on NPR’s Snap Judgment. I totally had tears in my eyes by the end! Made me think of Slammed as I watched it
Wow! Tears here too. That’s amazing. Did you see the pan out of the crowd…huge! What a brave young man.
Yes, that was a wow for sure. I loved it, thank you for sharing that.
Wahoo! Excited about the 2 books, but even more excited that this blog site of yours is no longer marked as containing pornographic material. Up until a few weeks ago, all was well and I was reading your posts when I’d receive an email of a new one. Then all of a sudden 3 weeks ago a message pops up saying your site is blocked at my workplace due to pornographic content. But all is good in the world again, because now the ban has been removed and I can access it again!
Haha! OMG that’s too funny. I guess I’ll have to stop posting all those racey pics.
fricking excited ! Thanks for the HAPPY news…. feed that pig!
I can’t wait for these books! Just so you know how much influance you’ve had – I have a picture frame sitting on my desk from my best friend that says Happy Butterflying Birthday and we are going to be seeing our first Avett Brothers concert in June! Thank you so much for your wonderful books!
I can’t wait for both of these sequels!!
I was wondering if there was going to be a paperback version of This Girl? I would love to own a copy if/when it’s released.
Wonderful news!!
Hopeless #2 has a name!!!!! OMG, LOSING HOPE, that is as good as I could have imagined the title to be! Love it. LOSING HOPE will be published through Atria then? Will Okay Creations be designing the cover for THIS GIRL or LOSING HOPE or will that be done through Atria now? I’m kind of sad to see a new cover on HOPELESS, but it still has the base of the original so I still like it
I’m really happy I have an self-published copy of HOPELESS though!
Any estimate of when paperbacks of THIS GIRL and LOSING HOPE will be released?
Also, do you know when you are going to film the Q&A video?
So excited!
I can’t wait for This Girl and Losing Hope.
are you working on anything new at the moment?
Can’t wait for another book from you!
I just finished reading Hopeless today!!! OMG!!! What another fantastic book!!
Slammed & POR I loved as well….I can’t wait for the 2 new ones to come!! I am so addicted!! Thanks so much for great reading!!!
Congrats to the winner of the poetry comp. Did you really get hundreds? Just see how you inspire us all Colleen?!! It’s a shame only you will get to see all the other poems that were sent in. Maybe you could do a poetry partner book for This Girl called “Stories from the Slam” or something and put them all in there!
That’s wonderful news!! Congrats to the anonymous winner! P.S. My students are entering into their Slam competition tomorrow, and one student has chosen Will’s poem to Lake from Slammed as his performance entry! He gets an A for his good taste.
Exciting….cant wait….
I just finished Slammed and Hopeless. Loved them! Just downloaded Point of Retreat. I know, not the right order but it doesn’t matter. I enjoy your writing style very much. Thanks for the good reads! I will look foreword to your future books as well!
I’m so excited I can’t even begin to tell you!!
Congratulations on your success for Hopeless. It’s very much deserved!
Will This Girl and/or Losing Hope be released as paperbacks too later on?