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Tonya Hurley

Tonya Hurley
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Tonya Hurley

Tonya Hurley is the author of the New York Times bestselling series ghostgirl and the Blessed trilogy. She has worked in nearly every aspect of teen entertainment: creating, writing, and producing two hit TV series; writing and directing several acclaimed independent films; and developing a groundbreaking collection of video games. Tonya lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.

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Precious Blood will be released on June 25, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Passionaries will be released on January 07, 2014 in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 13, 2013
Jun 12, 2013
Precious Blood will be released on May 14, 2013 in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 14, 2013
Precious Blood is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
May 14, 2013
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Precious Blood
Apr 07, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Precious Blood
Jan 18, 2013
Nov 05, 2012
ghostgirl Xmas Spirit will be released on October 02, 2012 in eBook
Oct 02, 2012
ghostgirl Xmas Spirit is now available in eBook
Oct 02, 2012
The Blessed is now available in Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
The Blessed will be released on September 25, 2012 in Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
The Blessed will be released on September 25, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
The Blessed is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 25, 2012
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Chapter 1 from The Blessed
Sep 23, 2012
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THE BLESSED
Sep 17, 2012

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School Library Journal, June 7, 2013
...Robin Benway. 6 CDs. 7:04 hrs.  Brillance Audio . 2013.  ISBN 978-1-4692-7720-2. $69.97. Blessed.  By Tonya Hurley. 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 10 hrs.  Recorded Books . 2013.  cassette: ISBN 978-1-4703-4354-5, CD ISBN978-4703-4353-8. $102.75. City...
SBWire, April 29, 2013
...PM - Books of Wonder – Margaret Stohl with Gayle Forman, E. Lockhart, Robin Wasserman, Barry Lyga and Tonya Hurley. New York City – Tuesday May 21st - McNally Jackson – Margaret Stohl in conversation with Lev Grossman Charleston, SC –...
PublishersWeekly.com, November 16, 2012
...author: two appearances in Los Angeles (November 15 and 16); a slot at Miami Book Fair International (with Tonya Hurley and Gennifer Albin); and dates in Kansas City, Mo. (November 19 and 20) and Portland, Ore. (November 27). Face to Face Mermaid...
Oregonian, October 12, 2012
...number of prominent children's and young-adult authors will read at Wordstock, among them Tad Hills, Jon Klassen, Tonya Hurley and David Levithan. -- Jeff Baker Saturday's Top 5 Wordstock events 1. "The End of the World As We Know It": A panel on...
Oregonian, October 12, 2012
...number of prominent children's and young-adult authors will read at Wordstock, among them Tad Hills, Jon Klassen, Tonya Hurley and David Levithan. -- Jeff Baker Saturday's Top 5 Wordstock events 1. "The End of the World As We Know It": A panel on...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 12, 2012
...Atypical Congregation More than 150 fans put on their Sunday best on a Wednesday evening to help author Tonya Hurley (ghostgirl) launch her new YA trilogy. The series begins with The Blessed (Simon & Schuster), which introduces readers to three Brooklyn...
Stitch Kingdom, October 11, 2012
...12 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 1A14) Authors Keri Arthur, Maureen Johnson, Tahereh Mafi, Tonya Hurley, Margaret Stohl, Dan Krokos (False Memory), Alexandra Bracken (The Darkest Minds) and Kalayna Price discuss the inclusion of romantic elements in...
Huffington Post, May 22, 2013
...While in Mexico recently for a book tour, I visited a market in Guadalajara where I encountered a skeletal figure, robed, with long black hair holding a scythe and globe standing in a shop window. A Grim Reapress of sorts, standing shoulder to shoulder...
SBWire, April 29, 2013
...PM - Books of Wonder – Margaret Stohl with Gayle Forman, E. Lockhart, Robin Wasserman, Barry Lyga and Tonya Hurley. New York City – Tuesday May 21st - McNally Jackson – Margaret Stohl in conversation with Lev Grossman Charleston, SC –...
Disinformation, December 19, 2012
...The Morbid Anatomy Library’s most recent acquisition brings the Boney Lady to Brooklyn, NY: “The Morbid Anatomy Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new lot of materials related to Santa Muerte, which is, depending on whom you...
Boston Globe, November 27, 2012
...Millhauser. Hayward also narrated the audiobook for the fall release “The Blessed,” which was written by “ghostgirl” author Tonya Hurley. E-mail Sending your article Your article has been sent. Back to front page...
PublishersWeekly.com, November 16, 2012
...author: two appearances in Los Angeles (November 15 and 16); a slot at Miami Book Fair International (with Tonya Hurley and Gennifer Albin); and dates in Kansas City, Mo. (November 19 and 20) and Portland, Ore. (November 27). Face to Face Mermaid...
Congoo, October 5, 2012
...Kara Hayward at The Blessed book party. Wednesday night at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn, YA author Tonya Hurley celebrated the release of her new series, The Blessed. With her was the narrator of Simon & Schuster’s audio edition, Kara Hayward, whom...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 5, 2012
...Kara Hayward at The Blessed book party. Wednesday night at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn, YA author Tonya Hurley celebrated the release of her new series, The Blessed. With her was the narrator of Simon & Schuster’s audio edition, Kara Hayward, whom...