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The Traitor in the Tunnel!

October 19, 2011 By Ying 34 Comments

Hello, friends! I’m so thrilled today to share with you the North American cover for The Traitor in the Tunnel:

Those of you with an editorial eye will now be wondering, “The Traitor and the Tunnel” or ” The Traitor in the Tunnel”? Why are you so inconsistent, Ying? Don’t you know the title of your own book? In fact, there are two slightly different titles. I originally chose “and” because I wanted the title to allude to different traitors and different tunnels, and that’s what we did at Walker Books for the UK edition. But the fine editors at Candlewick Press felt that “in” sounded better – faster, snappier, cleaner. And once it was pointed out to me, I agreed. So the North American edition is The Traitor in the Tunnel. Did you think it was possible to agonize this much over a simple conjunction or preposition? 😉

I also wanted to share with you an absolutely lovely review of Traitor by Niranjana Iyer of Brown Paper. Iyer says, “The richness of detail, the intelligent writing, the intricate plots, and superbly-drawn characters elevate this series miles above most YA offerings on the shelves today; I’m delighted to hear this trilogy now has a fourth installment in store for its many devotees.” Thank you so much, Nina!

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  1. Deva Fagan says

    October 19, 2011 at 5:09 am

    Eeee! Another lovely cover! Congratulations!
    I am looking forward to reading the next installment very much…

  2. Steph Burgis says

    October 19, 2011 at 5:28 am

    Ohhh, that cover is so lovely!

  3. Li // Yuan says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:29 am

    *FANGIRL SCREAM*

    Right, so I need a US edition of this cover too.

    So how different is the US edition from the UK edition on the inside? I know you’re doing copyedits for the US edition, and I was curious…

    (this is the same Yuan who frolicked in France/lives in canada, btw. I’ve just recently decided to try going by Li on the internet. So, um, namehandle is different but still the same person!)

  4. Ying says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Thank you so much, Deva and Steph! And it’s great to be in touch again, Li! The US edition is basically the same as the UK one, with lightly Americanized idioms (and a couple of corrections we caught on the umpteenth proofread).

  5. Sara (The Hiding Spot) says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:47 am

    Love the cover… and the news that there will be a 4th book! Hurrah!

  6. Zoë Marriott says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Wow. I think I’m going to hit up the Book Depo for a US hardcover – it’s just SO pretty!

  7. kimberly Cooper says

    October 19, 2011 at 9:13 am

    Another beautiful cover! Congrats!! I can’t wait for this to come out!

  8. Carenza Young says

    October 19, 2011 at 10:01 am

    will it have a cover story like you did with the other ones?

  9. Alethea says

    October 19, 2011 at 11:42 am

    OOOOHH so glad I waited for the US cover! Now I just have to wait for the book to arrive, haha!

    Personally, I like the British-isms. Can I campaign to have them kept in for the next book? LA Meyer’s Bloody Jack series has tons of regional and historical idioms (she’s all over the place, that one) and I love that. Leave ’em in, I say!

    Yay, 4th book! *prays* Come on, book 5… 😉

  10. Guneet says

    October 19, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Omg! Thank you Thank you THANK YOU!!!!! I have been waiting for this for a long time! The cover looks amazing! Will read it the day it comes out!

  11. Jodi P. says

    October 19, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    I love it! I’m so excited for this book, it looks and sounds as fabulous as the others.

  12. Chin Yen says

    October 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    I like this cover better than the other two. When is this available in Canada?

  13. Jill says

    October 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    Beautiful! Another gorgeous cover (who does them for you??) and another success!
    You’re a star!

  14. Radha says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    It’s such a great cover!!!! I love it and it still has the same girl on it as the last two books- but you can see her much more clearly now. And I’m really happy you post every wednesday so I know EXACTLY when I could comment instead of looking in hope every single day!! 😀

  15. JaneE says

    October 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I love that the cover is remaining true to the previous two books- I always hate it when book covers change in the middle of a series! I can’t WAIT to read it.

  16. MelodyJ says

    October 20, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Another gorgeous cover! It fits well with the first two books. As you know the cover posts are some of my favorites.

    I agree with the above poster. Why use Americanized idioms for a story set in England? It would have been better to add a glossary to the North American version. Then we could refer to it if we didn’t understand a British idiom or better yet just look it up ourselves.

  17. Ying says

    October 20, 2011 at 7:38 am

    Thank you so much, everyone! I’ll be sure to let Heather, the designer, know how enthusiastic you all are. Carenza, yes, I’ll do a Cover Story – I’m just waiting for Candlewick to send me the photos (I wasn’t at the photo shoot). Auntie Yen, it’s out in Feb ’12. Jill, all the covers are designed in-house by my publisher. They’re just amazing with every detail. Radha and JaneE, using the same model was v important to us – so glad you agree! And sorry about the higgledy blogging this summer; I prefer being back on schedule, too. And Melodyj and Alethea, it is a VERY light Americanization – eg, “jail” instead of “gaol” -and we kept most idioms (“She turned about” vs “She turned around”). It’s so hard to strike a balance between authenticity and intelligibility for a wide range of readers!

  18. Mara A. says

    October 20, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Ooohhh, this has to be my favorite cover yet!!! I can hardly wait until it’s released over here! As for the slight change in book title, I rather wish Candlewick had kept the original if only because I prefer titles to refer closely to the book’s plot, rather than just sit there and sound snappy (but both titles are nice). 🙂

    Look forward to it!

  19. Danya says

    October 21, 2011 at 9:16 am

    *wants* Oh, can’t wait to get my hands on it! Like everyone else, I love that the book covers are continuing with the same design and model. And the burgundy colour scheme in this one is very nice!

  20. Guneet says

    October 21, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU! I have been waiting for this book so eagerly! The cover looks amazing and is by far the bst from the other two books. Congrats Ying AND Thanks once again!

  21. Ying says

    October 21, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    I’m so glad you’re all excited; I am, too! Mara, I totally see your point about accurate titles. Don’t worry, though; “in” is still a good reflection of the plot!

  22. Helenabean says

    October 24, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    it’s so beautiful 😀

  23. Ying says

    October 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    Thank you, Helenabean! P.S. Your bookplate is finally on its way to you. So sorry for the delay!

  24. rayray says

    October 24, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    I want it sooo bad…
    I CANT WAIT!!!!

  25. Helenabean says

    October 25, 2011 at 2:54 am

    thank you Ying, it arrived this morning 🙂 thank you sooooooo much, i am so grateful!!

  26. olugbemisola says

    October 27, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    huzzah! it’s gorgeous. so excited for more mary — some friends and i have been waiting and waiting…this is fabulous news!

  27. Ying says

    October 28, 2011 at 10:20 am

    Thank you so much, Gbemi! 😀

  28. Chagall says

    October 31, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    congratulations, my dear!
    bye
    Enrico

  29. Ying says

    November 1, 2011 at 9:14 am

    Thank you, dear Enrico! 😀

  30. Paige says

    November 3, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    Beautiful cover! I can’t wait to have it sitting beside the first two.

  31. Dennise Roginson says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:39 am

    great post thx

  32. Abby says

    January 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    I CANT WAIT FOR THIS TO COME OUT!! I HAVE WAITED FOR IT FOR LIKE WHAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!

  33. Ying says

    January 12, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    RIGHT THERE WITH YOU! Can’t wait for Feb 28… 😀

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