JUNE 2007

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

RESURRECTION MEN
I had a chance to read from RESURRECTION MEN last month at the Princeton Teen Book Bash, in Princeton, New Jersey, and it was so much fun.  Lots of parents and teens, with live music and readings.  The staff of the Princeton Library did a fabulous job.  My thanks to all of you who came out to visit with me.

RESURRECTION MEN was released in April, 2007. Publishers Weekly called it, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s...Welsh's visceral descriptions of industrial London are unflinching...Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices."  VOYA said, "(Welsh's) plot and writing style are reminiscent of Oliver Twist by Dickens but far more graphic. Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller."  And KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory."

Inspired by the 1831 “Italian Boy” trial of body snatchers in London, England, RESURRECTION MEN is a spine-tingling murder mystery that pits a beggar boy named Victor against a nefarious group of Resurrection Men. In this tumultuous dark underworld, where a “fresh subject” can fetch as much as nine guineas -- the yearly salary of a working man -- Victor must risk his life to uncover the identity of the murderer who is at the heart of London’s furtive trade in human corpses.

For a sample chapter of RESURRECTION MEN, click here.

If you already own a copy, click here to access a secret section of the site...just for you.  (NOTE:  Make sure to enter the name Secret (S-e-c-r-e-t) and the correct Password, printed at the rear of the book.)

To buy your copy, click here!

READERS' POLL
The results are in for the May, 2007, Readers' Poll.  The question was, "What was sticking out of the injured boy's chest when he reached Dr. Lambro?"  Ninety per cent of those who responded got this right.  The correct answer was, "Two broken ribs."  Creepy!

For the results of previous polls, click here.

IN OTHER NEWS

THE UNRESOLVED
Kelly Herold of BIG A, little a, said on her blog:

"Colleen Mondor over at Chasing Ray has started a new Monday series called Wicked Cool Overlooked Books. You know the ones. The books you reviewed a year or two ago, but still haven't forgotten. The ones that didn't win any of the major awards for one reason or another. Yeah, those Wicked Cool Overlooked Books.  My first choice is T.K. Welsh's The Unresolved. I reviewed this novel in October of 2006 for The Edge of the Forest. I loved this novel for its beautiful prose, its telling of a true story in an unusual way, and its hardheaded (deceased) narrator."

Thanks, Kelly!  Because of your support, and the support of readers and reviewers like you, THE UNRESOLVED continues to sell briskly and garner attention.

Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of 2006 by the Washington Post, THE UNRESOLVED has been named a 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Teens by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, which recognized only six works in Jewish teen literature this year.  The novel was nominated for the 2006 Cybils literary awards, and for the 2007 Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association.  It's currently featured as one of the Best Teen Books of the year 2006 at BarnesAndNoble.com.

The Washington Post said, "Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction."  School Library Journal said, "THE UNRESOLVED tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way."  Horn Book Magazine called THE UNRESOLVED, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story ... (and) a tightly wound novel."  Kirkus Reviews termed it, "A remarkable account."  Romantic Times said, "THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up."  The Edge of the Forest said, "It may be the most beautifully written novel I've read this year."  All About the Book said, "The Unresolved is a great one. Mallory is the most well-developed ghostly character I've seen in a long, long time..."  And Midwest Book Review called THE UNRESOLVED, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story."

Inspired by the tragic events of 9/11, THE UNRESOLVED reaches back into history to explore what was, until recently, the greatest disaster in New York City history.  Based on the sinking of the General Slocum steamship -- which caught fire in the East River, New York, in 1904, resulting in the death of over 1,000 mostly German immigrants on a church outing -- THE UNRESOLVED is at once a ghost story, a courtroom drama, an examination of immigrant life, and a tale of love, redemption and revenge.  The novel dramatizes how a single life –- and death –- can have a powerful influence on history.

For a sample chapter of THE UNRESOLVED, click here.

To buy your copy, click here!

REVIEWS (Excerpted in May)

RESURRECTION MEN -- Editorial Reviews

The Thrushmetal Review, May 2007
"The dark, putrid, gray atmosphere of 1830s London is recreated here in vivid and sometimes brutal detail, accurately reflecting the environment of the era...Welsh has incorporated gothic, mystery, and horror genres into a historical novel that is very readable...The action and pace is steady and quick, rarely pausing, and finishes in an unforgettable, movie-quality fight-to-the-death."

THE UNRESOLVED -- Reader Reviews

Carol Reinhard of http://www.christievilsack.org @ www.tkwelsh.com
"I loved The Unresolved.  In fact loved it so much I have chosen it to be the featured book this month (April) on the on-line book club I edit for Christie Vilsack, the former first lady of Iowa."

For the full text of the Reviews, click here.