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Parched

By Georgia Clark

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling 

futuristic adventure novel about a utopian city struggling to keep its peace.

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Launch - More About the Author and Parched

What do you hope readers take with them when they read your book?

Parched is about a girl who joins a rebel underground group to fight for what she believes in. I hope this book inspires readers to do the same.

Hope To Read - Tech Speak: The New Technologies of Parched

One of the most fun parts of writing a sci-fi is getting to invent cool new technologies. Here’s a few of my favorites from my new novel Parched, and where their inspiration came from.

Book N Blog - Review

"Parched by Georgia Clark was an enjoyable and interesting read that gets you thinking about big brother, world domination and what will happen when AI becomes a reality."

Kelly P's Blog - Interview

Who is your favorite character in your book and why?
Ooh, hard question. I love them all!

Coffee Books & Art - Interview

Did you do any kind of research to determine the details of your characters lives / lifestyles?
I did a ridiculous amount of research! I interviewed experts I tracked down online, subscribed science-y magazines, read articles, listened to podcasts. A lot of podcasts, specifically, Robots and Singularity 1 on 1.

Book-Marks the Spot - Review

"This book was intense. There was always something happening and I felt that if I blinked I was going to miss something. . . . Parched was dynamic, mind boggling, and just outright good. It is definitely worth the read."

The Written Adventure - Interview

Where did you get the idea for Tess?
Tess is a combination of me, some of my friends, and other YA heroines. I love creating spunky female characters who are brave, but flawed, who are active, emotional but not just boy-crazy. Tess is not a girly-girl, and neither am I.

Mel's Shelves - Review

"There were some twists, turns and surprising revelations and Tess needed to figure out who she could trust. Once I got involved, I had to keep reading to find out what would happen next. If you enjoy dystopian Sci-Fi, this is a book you will want to check out!"

I Am A Reader - Introduction to the world of Parched

Welcome to the world of Parched: a rollercoaster ride of robots, rebels and romance, of secrets, impossible choices, and a fight for freedom, all in a domed city and a sprawling desert…

Katy's Krazy Books - Review

"Upon starting to read it, I found that I just kept wanting to read and read and read. Nothing could distract me from wanting to find out what was going to happen to Tess next."

Welcome to Book City - Review

"I'm quite impressed by this book. . . . I was suddenly spending my last hours awake reading it."

Colorimetry - Three lady memoirs I’m loving

How To Be A Woman, by Caitlin Moran
Warning: Do not start listening to this book unless you’re prepared to have your internal monologue hi-jacked by a Brit. It’s driving me literally balmy! It’s a testament to Caitlin’s distinctive voice as a writer that I’m able to channel her so successfully.

My Life Loves and Passion - Review

"Even though I am not a huge fan of robots, I felt like this was such a good story. Plus how many sci fi/YA/romance stories are out there that are this awesome!"

100 Pages A Day - Recommended YA Reads

Having to select your favorite books is like having to select your favourite cake: impossible! They’re all so good! But I bit the bullet and tried to whittle them down. Best enjoyed over a slice of salted caramel something…

Typical Distractions - Review

"Parched is exactly what I expected and nothing like I expected. You will enter a world of robots, choices, and the chance to do what is right no matter the cost. It is true to the YA Dysotopian genre but with a spin all it’s own."

Literally Jen - Review

"After I finished reading Parched, all I could think was “wow.” There is so much to take in here, between the richly thought-out world, the customs of each society, and the intricate relationships between all of the characters."

Lilac Reviews - Meet Tessendra "Tess" Rockwood with Dream Cast

Following her mother’s murder, Tess fled her safe and easy life in the domed city of Eden to spend an aimless year in the rough ‘n’ ready Badlands. Here she changed her name, taught herself the local dialect Malspeak, and learned to hunt, protect herself and survive on her own.

Wishful Endings - Meet Hunter Adams with Dream Cast

Tess is first introduced to Hunter when she returns to her home of Eden—a lush, technically advanced and socially conscious city that thrives under a clear dome—after spending a year in the rough ‘n’ ready Badlands. He’s her uncle’s teaching assistant, socially awkward if thoughtful: ‘his curious, darting eyes seem to exude intelligence’.

Deal Sharing Aunt - Review

"I just finished reading Parched and I liked it very much. Anyone who loves to read about a future world with robots and some romance mixed in will like this book. I thought the storyline was good and I liked the action."

Beck Valley Books - Interview

Can you tell me more about the book beyond what it listed on the back cover and what inspired you to write it?
I grew up watching great sci-fi movies like Bladerunner and Star Wars and have always been attracted to the genre: equal parts exciting/fun and thoughtful/insightful. I loved The Hunger Games and felt inspired to write something of that ilk: a young girl in a brave new world, fighting for what she believes in.

Parched

by Georgia Clark
YA Romantic Sci-Fi
Hardcover, 312 Pages
March 14th 2014 by Holiday House

Sixteen-year-old Tess lived in Eden, a seemingly idyllic, domed city where access to information and water is regulated by the governing Trust. After a rogue robot killed her scientist mother, Tess fled with a terrible secret to the desperate, arid Badlands, where she’s recruited by Kudzu, explained to her as a “nonviolent collective working to undermine the Trust and free the Badlands.” Learning Kudzu plans to destroy Aevum, the Trust’s latest advanced robot, Tess reluctantly returns to Eden, where she finds the luxurious life morally unconscionable and secretly trains with Kudzu. Living with her uncle, who’s involved with Aevum, Tess is strangely attracted to his sympathetic assistant, Hunter. During a Kudzu raid on the Trust’s lab, Tess discovers that Aevum will be used to eradicate all inhabitants of the Badlands—and that Hunter’s not what he seems to be.

Tess’ first-person, present-tense voice lends chilling immediacy to her no-nonsense story of mixed loyalty, disturbing secrets, and ethical dilemmas associated with diminishing natural resources and scientific experimentation.

Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Indie Bound

Georgia Clark is an Australian writer and performer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of the young adult novels SHE’S WITH THE BAND (Allen & Unwin) and sci-fi/romance PARCHED (Holiday House). Widely published online and in print. Won some awards/grants/residencies. Has a play on at the NY Fringe festival. Pretty keen on cheese plates. 

Website - Goodreads - Facebook - Twitter

Tour-Wide Giveaway

$20 Amazon Gift Card (INT)
Signed copy of Parched (US only)
Ends January 25th

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Memoirs I'm Loving GP from Georgia Clark on the Parched #PrismBookTours

Georgia Clark visits Colorimetry to share her fav Memoirs!

A themed tour with Prism Book Tours.

Parched

by Georgia Clark
YA Romantic Sci-Fi
Hardcover, 312 Pages
March 14th 2014 by Holiday House

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling futuristic adventure novel about a utopian city struggling to keep its peace.

"Bold futurist adventure with unusual romance, riveting action and ominous ecological red flags." —Kirkus Reviews

Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Indie Bound

Georgia Clark is an Australian writer and performer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of the young adult novels SHE’S WITH THE BAND (Allen & Unwin) and sci-fi/romance PARCHED (Holiday House). Widely published online and in print. Won some awards/grants/residencies. Has a play on at the NY Fringe festival. Pretty keen on cheese plates. 

Website - Goodreads - Facebook - Twitter

Georgia is gearing up to teach a short, online writing class about writing sci-fi through a Lit Reactor course. Want to go check it out and join? Go HERE! Begins January 14th.

Three lady memoirs I’m loving

By Georgia Clark

How To Be A Woman, by Caitlin Moran

Warning: Do not start listening to this book unless you’re prepared to have your internal monologue hi-jacked by a Brit. It’s driving me literally balmy! It’s a testament to Caitlin’s distinctive voice as a writer that I’m able to channel her so successfully. Part memoir, part feminist cry-to-arms, How To Be A Woman is bold, brazen and funny. Even if I didn’t always agree with Caitlin’s arguments, I didn’t mind because I’m just so happy someone funny and brave is having them. We can’t all agree on everything, and picking something apart for what you don’t agree with is not as productive for celebrating what you do. Plus, this will let you become a Londoner vicariously, as it’s got loads of references to Top of the Pops, the Spice Gals and eating crisps.


Wild, by Cheryl Strayed

I did not expect to love this book. I’d seen the cover many times (always a recommended pick by bookstore staff, should’ve been a dead giveaway), but to be honest, a memoir about hiking seemed as interesting to me as memoir about playing organized sport or waking up before the sun. Then I saw the movie. POW! BAM! BLAMMO! What a great film! Cheryl wasn’t a crunchy granola type who referred to her body as ‘my temple’, she was an effed up ex-heroin addict who made bad choices. She even changed her last name to Strayed because of all her infidelity! This was a main character I could sink my teeth into. I was with Cheryl for every blister-inducing step of the way as she bravely/naively set off to hike the Pacific Crest trail. The author deftly balances her past (childhood, marrying young, death of her mother) with the present difficulties and joy of her hike. She’s strong, flawed, resourceful, angry and real. Reese Witherspoon does a great job in the film, but of course, you must read the book first!


Not That Kind of Girl, by Lena Dunham

Of course, no list of lady memoirs can be complete without Lady Lena, reigning queen of young feminists. Lena comes across as such a lovable eccentric in this book, but I had to really think about whether her descriptions of truly terrible relationship instincts (“If you ignore me, I’m interested in you”) were indeed eccentric, born of middle class artistic precociousness, or (more frighteningly) just… true. Relatable. God knows I made some truly atrocious choices in my 20s. I think the answer, and the key to Lena’s popularity, is both. Her voice, complete with its anxieties, is unique but she also taps into universal truths of girlhood. The part where she listed all the foods she ate while attempting to calorie count did feel a bit bad performance poetry-ish, but I loved hearing her rile against sexist male Hollywood types: it made me realize just how hard she’s fought, just to get a show about real girls on TV. Keep fighting the good fight Lena, you gorgeous weirdo!

Honorable Mentions:

Bossypants, by Tina Fey

As a huge 30 Rock fan/amateur improviser/human with my eyes open, naturally, I adore Tina Fey, the ultimate “obedient white girl from the suburbs”.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling

Because, Mindy.

Tour-Wide Giveaway

$20 Amazon Gift Card (INT)
Signed copy of Parched (US only)
Ends January 25th

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Follow the January Tour!

6 - Hope To Read & Book N Blog

7 - Kelly P's Blog & Coffee Books & Art

8 - Book-Marks the Spot, The Written Adventure & Mel's Shelves

9 - I Am A Reader & Katy's Krazy Books

11 - Welcome to Book City

12 - My Life Loves and Passion & Literally Jen

13 - Bookish Events

14 - Typical Distractions

15 - Lilac Reviews & Wishful Endings

16 - The Review Notes & Deal Sharing Aunt

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Are you interested in reading about futuristic societies where there are aliens and space travel, technological advancement, robots and utopias? If so, then check out the books that were featured on this 
Sci-Fi Tour! 

September 2nd - Launch

September 3rd - Halfskin and Clay by Tony Bertauski hosted at Beck Valley Books

We’re often convinced if we just get this, whatever this is, our suffering will end. Yet with all of today’s advancements, why does utopia still seem to be something achievable only after death while dystopia our human inheritance?

Can technology change this?

Suppose that medical bioengineers invent a synthetic stem cell, a biomite, that can replace any cell in your body...

 

Halfskin

(Halfskin #1)

276 Pages

Biomites are artificial stem cells that can replace any cell in your body. No more kidney failure, no severed spines or blood disease. No cancer. Pharmaceuticals become obsolete. With each dose of biomites, we become stronger, we become smarter and prettier.

We become better.

At what point are we no longer human?

Amazon - Barnes and Noble

Clay

(Halfskin #2)

278 Pages

This psychological thriller will keep them second-guessing every move while they elude Marcus Anderson and the governing agency that seeks to rid the world of biomites. But in the end, they’ll all discover just how deep the betrayal goes.

Amazon - Barnes and Noble

Tony Bertauski: During the day, I'm a horticulturist. While I've spent much of my career designing landscapes or diagnosing dying plants, I've always been a storyteller. My writing career began with magazine columns, landscape design textbooks, and a gardening column at the Post and Courier (Charleston, SC). However, I've always fancied fiction.

And I'm a big fan of plot twists.

Website - Goodreads - Facebook

September 4th - The Glory by Mister JMI hosted at Nocturnal Predators Reviews

**Excerpt**

Prologue

In need of Glory 

Frustrated and embarrassed by its struggle to defeat the Tikal rebels, the United States Space Force dumped its resources into the development and construction of a new class of warship. After nine years of research and development, trial and error, the final product was beyond impressive. Integrating the bleeding-edge of current technologies and completely inventing new ones, the new warship was an absolute marvel. The ship was a perfect harmony of the highest levels of speed, agility, weaponry and defensive capabilities. The awe-inspiring warship was leaps ahead of everything else in the known universe...

The Glory

(The Glory #1)

579 Pages

The Glory and it is a fun, funny, exciting, character-driven sci-fi book that follows Adam Whitlock in his journey to join the United States Space Force in hopes of becoming captain of The Glory, the best ship in the fleet. Meanwhile, brewing tensions between the humans and a group of alien races is on the verge of becoming a full-scale war.

Amazon

Founder of Fictitious Fox Publishing, author of The Glory and owner of a sweet head of hair, Mister JMI is a longtime lover of the art of storytelling.

At the age of 12, Mister JMI knew he wanted to become a writer. Unfortunately, his dream was delayed for over a decade to suffering from a severe case of chronic procrastination. Now fully recovered, Mister JMI is ready to unleash a deluge of exciting, funny and fantastic stories for your entertainment.

So sit back, relax and enjoy.

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Would you like a receive a copy of The Glory? Send an email request to this email.

September 5th - Parched by Georgia Clark hosted at Mythical Books

How to Research A Sci-Fi Novel 

(if You Know Nothing About Robots) 

I did a ridiculous amount of research for my second novel, Parched. So much so that when compiling it all for this guest blog post for the Prism book tour, I found myself wondering 1. I am crazy and 2. If knowing it was going to take as much time as it did, if I’d do it all again. (Answers are ‘yes’ and ‘yes’).

My jumping off point for Parched was this: a girl in love with a robot. What did I know about robots? Well, I’d seen Bladerunner a few dozen times…

Parched

312 Pages

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling futuristic adventure novel about a utopian city struggling to keep its peace.

"Bold futurist adventure with unusual romance, riveting action and ominous ecological red flags." —Kirkus Reviews

Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Indie Bound

Georgia Clark is an Australian writer and performer based in Brooklyn. She is the author of the young adult novels SHE’S WITH THE BAND (Allen & Unwin) and sci-fi/romance PARCHED (Holiday House). Widely published online and in print. Won some awards/grants/residencies. Has a play on at the NY Fringe festival. Pretty keen on cheese plates. 

Website - Goodreads - Facebook - Twitter

Tour-Wide Giveaway

$15 Amazon Gift Card (INT)

Ebooks of Halfskin and Clay (INT)

Signed copy of Parched (US Only)

Ends September 14th

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Guest Post: Georgia Clark with Parched on improv comedy!

Parched

by Georgia Clark
Hardcover, 312 pages
Published March 1st 2014 by Holiday House

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling futuristic adventure novel about a utopian city struggling to keep its peace.

"A gutsy teen living on an arid, depleted Earth two centuries in the future faces danger and shocking revelations when she covertly joins a subversive group.

Sixteen-year-old Tess lived in Eden, a seemingly idyllic, domed city where access to information and water is regulated by the governing Trust. After a rogue robot killed her scientist mother, Tess fled with a terrible secret to the desperate, arid Badlands, where she’s recruited by Kudzu, explained to her as a “nonviolent collective working to undermine the Trust and free the Badlands.” Learning Kudzu plans to destroy Aevum, the Trust’s latest advanced robot, Tess reluctantly returns to Eden, where she finds the luxurious life morally unconscionable and secretly trains with Kudzu. Living with her uncle, who’s involved with Aevum, Tess is strangely attracted to his sympathetic assistant, Hunter. During a Kudzu raid on the Trust’s lab, Tess discovers that Aevum will be used to eradicate all inhabitants of the Badlands—and that Hunter’s not what he seems to be.

Tess’ first-person, present-tense voice lends chilling immediacy to her no-nonsense story of mixed loyalty, disturbing secrets, and ethical dilemmas associated with diminishing natural resources and scientific experimentation.

"Bold futurist adventure with unusual romance, riveting action and ominous ecological red flags." —Kirkus Reviews

Guest post: Georgia Clark

YA novelist Georgia Clark dishes the dirt on her hobby: improv comedy!

I had my first U.S. novel, Parched, published last March. It took me three and a half years to write it, and in between the time I spent hunched over a laptop in a Writers Room in Manhattan, I was doing a tonne of improv comedy.

I discovered improv on my first trip to New York. A friend had lent me the Upright Citizens Brigade DVD and told me that UCB was actually a theater too. Being a fan of series, I was excited to visit. I picked a show at random, a musical improv show called “We Eat Pandas.” It was incredible: so funny, so clever, and only $5! I went back to UCB two more times that trip, and when I moved to New York to live, one year later, I signed up for Improv 101, an eight-week class.

Because I didn’t know anyone when I moved, I thought the class might be a good way to meet good people, and to be honest, it was just something to do; something ‘New York-y’, and a bit scary (because really, isn’t that what a relocation to New York is about—challenging yourself?). I thought I’d take my eight classes and be done with it.

I was wrong. Because very, very quickly, I became hooked on improv.

I just loved the artform. There’s nothing like watching good improv: seeing people create strange, wonderful, insane dreams onstage out of nothing more than their imaginations. I love funny movies, but nothing makes me laugh as hard as good improv. I’m also stubborn. That’s probably why I can be a novelist. You have to be stubborn, to persist through years of rejection and substandard work. So my stubborn streak helped me get through the years when I sucked at it.

But the biggest drawcard for me was the people I got to play with. By nature, improvisers aren’t just funny. They’re generous (improv is a team sport, and the key is sharing focus and honoring others ideas), hard working (NYC is competitive; to be good you have to work hard and be dedicated) and basically, just good people. I met some of my closest friends through UCB. The community is very strong and supportive.

People often ask how improv helps my writing. I think it does help it: there are tricks to do with structure and characterization that I use. Maybe it helps me open my imagination and go anywhere with an idea. But really, improv helped me the most by keeping me sane and getting out of my storyworld. When you’re onstage doing a show you MUST be focused and present. You literally can’t think about else than what is happening in the here and now, and that’s very refreshing for a permanent daydreamer like me. Plus, when it’s all over, you get to have a beer with your teammates and laugh about all the silliness you just bought to life.

My new book!

Parched

Robots, renewable resources, and romance get tangled together in this thrilling futuristic novel about a utopian city and the sixteen-year-old girl who challenges its peace.

Where I wrote it: The New York Writers Room, right here in Manhattan.

Favorite writing snack: Chocolate macaroons

Most commonly distracted by: Facebook. It’s a drug.

Website: http://georgiaclark.com

Twitter: @georgialouclark

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgiaclarkauthorpage

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18554637-parched

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Parched-Georgia-Clark/dp/0823429490

Georgia Clark grew up in Sydney, Australia. She received a BA in Communications: Media Arts 

and Production from the University of Technology, Sydney. After graduating, Georgia worked as 

editor of The Brag, a weekly music street press magazine. She then became an online producer for an 

Australian soap opera called Home & Away and an online writer for Fremantle Media Australia.

Georgia moved to New York City in 2009 to pursue a career in teen and lifestyle journalism. Her 

articles have been featured in various publications, including Cosmo, CLEO, Daily Life, Sunday Life, 

Girlfriend, and more. Georgia currently works as the senior digital creative at Showtime Networks, 

where she produces the award-winning SHO Sync app.

Despite refusing to own a smart phone, Georgia crafts a thrilling story of robots, renewable resources, 

and romance in her new futuristic fantasy novel Parched. After the death of her scientist mother, 

sixteen-year-old Tessendra decides to join a rebel group and risk her life to bring justice to the people 

living outside the utopian city of Eden.

In addition to her love for writing, Georgia is a travel enthusiast and has visited fourteen countries. 

She also enjoys improv, studies comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and hosts a monthly 

show in the East Village with a team called Dreamboat. For more information about Georgia, visit 

www.georgiaclark.com and follow her on Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter.