June 2014
I’ve been quiet on this little bloggy-update thing lately because I’ve been busy. As a lot of you will know, the audio version of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Novel, by David Hewson and me, and...
View ArticleThe Times (London) gives Hamlet novel stellar review!
[important] “One of the most powerful listening experiences I’ve had.” Christina Hardyment, The Times (London) review, June 14th 2014. [/important] Full review here.
View ArticleHamlet print edition out now!
By popular demand an electronic print edition of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Novel, by A.J. Hartley and David Hewson is now available. The book, which appeared in May as an audio book through Audible,...
View ArticleAutumn 2014: Out of Africa
I’ve been absurdly busy this fall and never got to report on my adventures over the summer, and thought I would post a few pictures, albeit a couple of months late. The business of those months owes...
View ArticleHamlet wins Audible’s 2014 Book of the Year!
A.J. is honored and delighted to see that Audible has named Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Novel–co-written with David Hewson and performed by Richard Armitage, as the best audiobook of 2014. Go here for...
View ArticleNew A.J. Hartley adventure goes to Tor Teen!
As announced in Publishers Marketplace: January 14, 2015 – STEEPLEJACK by A.J. Hartley Children’s: Fantasy A.J. Hartley’s STEEPLEJACK, about a 17-year-old, who spends her time repairing the towers and...
View ArticleHamlet novel earns 2 Audie nominations!
The Audio Publishers Association has released its annual list of nominees for the Audies, the Oscars of the audiobook industry awarded in New York at the end of May, and A.J’s Hamlet Prince of Denmark,...
View ArticleCathedrals of Glass shirts!
T shirts for my upcoming Cathedrals of Glass series are now available from Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars website! The book itself will be available in September 2015. Keep your eyes open for other...
View ArticleThe Short Version…
Another long silence, mostly because there was too much stuff I couldn’t talk about. There’s still some which I have to keep under wraps a while longer but I can announce two new books! The first one...
View ArticleMacbeth free on Kindle!
Thanks to a special offer from Amazon, the e-book of Macbeth, a Novel, a gripping retelling of Shakespeare’s classic reimagined as a Game of Thrones-esque thriller by A.J and David Hewson, will be free...
View ArticleSummer 2015
It’s been a frantic summer with a tremendous amount happening. I spent a chunk of it in Greece, teaching a suspense writing course in Athens with a great group of students, and then traveling in...
View ArticleNew short story in Dragon Con anthology!
There’s a new collection of short stories set at one of the country’s best fantasy/scifi conventions! The book is called Legends of the Dragon and it’s available for preorder now, with A.J. as one of...
View ArticleSteeplejack Cover Reveal!
This just out from Tor.com! Click on the image to learn something of the book’s compelling story! And you can preorder on Amazon US here!
View ArticleDarwen makes B&N Top 10 list!
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact was named on a recent Barnes and Noble list of the top 10 ALL TIME adventure books for kids! It appears with such elevated company as The Never Ending Story, The...
View ArticleInto 2016
Well, another year starts and this will be a big one for me. I spent the fall working frantically, both on a campus production of Hamlet (based not the first quarto text) and on a number of writing...
View ArticleRoger Whitson reviews STEEPLEJACK
Excellent and thoughtful review of AJ’s upcoming novel here.
View ArticleSekret Machines press release!
After a long (and largely media-silent) development, we can now announce the first fruits of a special collaboration between AJ Hartley and Blink 182/Angels and Airwaves front man Tom DeLonge, a...
View ArticleSekret Machines and Steeplejack giveaway contest!
Yep, you read that right. Get both of AJ’s upcoming books SIGNED before they go on general release by entering the contest here.
View ArticleFirst “making of” Sekret Machines Q&A with A.J. and Tom
A.J. and Tom DeLonge sit down for a series of discussions prompted by fan questions about the research and writing of Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows. Strange phenomena, stranger technology and...
View ArticleMarch 2016
Almost a third into the year and everything is about to kick off! I have a couple of exciting pieces of news about STEEPLEJACK (which comes out in June) which I have to sit on for now, but the big news...
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