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TEASER TUESDAY: Amazon Burning by Victoria Griffith
Today’s Teaser Tuesday presents the opening pages of the YA adventure Amazon Burning by Victoria Griffith. Be on the look out for Victoria’s next book, the chilling paranormal mystery Those We Fear, which is releasing this April. When 22-year-old aspiring journalist Emma Cohen is forced to flee the comforts of her New York University student life
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In Memorium
Our Author, Theodore Weesner, passed away on June 25th, 2015. Ted’s coming- of -age masterpiece, The Car Thief was the first book we published and over the years we published most of his backlist titles, Winning the City Redux, The True Detective, and most recently Harbor Lights. His latest novel, Carrying, is due out this

Imaginary Things by Andrea Lochen Giveaway!
In honor of the release of Imaginary Things by Andrea Lochen drawing near, we’ve decided to launch a Goodreads giveaway! 5 copies means 5 winners! Enter here for your chance to get the book before it’s released! See what others are saying about the book: “Andrea Lochen writes another beautiful book, filled with vivid scenes
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The Perils of Pauline Launch Party!
In case you haven’t heard, The Perils of Pauline by Collette Yvonne has officially released! We all celebrated in style (with cake and wine) at the legendary bookstore, Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario (Canadian Bookseller of the Year!) Fun was had by all as Collette mingled with family, friends and fans in celebration

World Book Day
In honor of World Book Day, Mother Nature decided to give us a snow day (the perfect excuse to curl up at home and read!) While we had fun playing in the snow, can it be Spring yet? What book are you reading for World Book Day? Use #WBDastorblue for us to see! Happy reading!

Spotted: A+B at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC
This past weekend, while casually strolling down the fiction aisles at one of our favorite local bookstores –Politics & Prose– we spotted our very own The Medici Boy by John L’Heureux, face-out, looking pristine and enchanting. Nothing excites a publisher more! Thank you Politics and Prose for the A+B love. Have you spotted any of

A+B’s Book Guide for Valentine’s Day

D.J. Donaldson’s interview with Talent Monthly Magazine out NOW!
Best-selling author D.J. Donaldson has been hard at work promoting his fan-favorite Andy Broussard/Kit Franklyn medical thrillers and forensic mysteries. Most recently he was interviewed by Mattie Peltier, publisher of Talent Monthly Magazine, for a full page spread on his novels. Here’s a sneak peak of the interview now available online and in the February

Meet the original COSMO GIRL!
Here at Astor + Blue Editions we are thrilled our favorite month has arrived, Women’s Fiction February! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner and love in the air, we thought it’d be the perfect time to announce our new promotion featuring the best-selling Whip Smart series. If you haven’t had the chance to meet

#readingspot Hiking trail in Arlington, VA
We are longing to be back here for our #readingspot this Thursday. Never ending daydreams about warm weather and sunshine are occupying our brains to forget that it’s freezing out! Summer can’t come fast enough. To keep up to date on all things Astor + Blue, make sure to follow us on Twitter @astorandblue and