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Rick Yancey
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Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey is the author of The Monstrumologist and The Curse of the Wendigo. He has also written the award-winning series Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, as well as several novels for adults including The Highly Effective Detective and A Burning in Homeland. His memoir, Confessions of a Tax Collector, was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the five best books on taxes ever written. He earned a BA in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and worked as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service before turning to writing full time in 2004. Rick lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife Sandy and two sons. Visit him at... Read full bio

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ALA, January 26, 2012
...Audio, 2011. “Chime”by Franny Billingsley, read by Susan Duerden. Listening Library, 2011. “Curse of the Wendigo” by Rick Yancey, read by Steven Boyer. Recorded Books, 2010. “Fever Crumb” by Philip Reeve, read by Philip Reeve. Scholastic...
Calabasas Patch, October 29, 2011
...themselves wandering into eight new fairytales with no bread crumb trail to lead them back. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey This is not for the faint of heart: if you want horror, if you want gore, this is the story. Will Henry is apprentice to...
Kirkus Reviews, September 23, 2011
...bears all the trappings of a high Victorian yarn: protracted ... August 29, 2011 Earlier this month, fans of Rick Yancey’s critically acclaimed Monstrumologist—and then, due to the outcry, the rest of the teen-lit community—learned that ... August...
School Library Journal, September 14, 2011
...Today is the release date for The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey. Now, usually I don’t announce these types of things, but this is special. As you may remember, it was a bit dicey there whether or not the publisher...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 8, 2011
...in the most recent box of galleys from Random House Children's. On my iPad I'm reading Rick Yancey's The Monstrumologist, another dark delight. My token nonfiction selection is Bruce Fogle's Complete Cat Care, loaned to me by my mom upon the arrival of...
Media Bistro, August 22, 2011
...On Friday, YA novelist Rick Yancey told fans that would continue his award winning Monstrumologist series in 2013. He : ?In case you haven?t heard, publisher hears voices of fans, decides to publish 4th volume of...
Media Bistro, August 20, 2011
...On Friday, YA novelist Rick Yancey told fans that would continue his award winning Monstrumologist series in 2013. He : ?In case you haven?t heard, publisher hears voices of fans, decides to publish 4th volume of...
CSI: Librarian, October 13, 2011
...How did I get it: The library.Why did I read it: I loved the first book in this series and couldn't resist moving right along. (The book will also count towards my Horror & Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge for 2011.)How I would rate it: 4 out of 5...
CSI: Librarian, October 9, 2011
...by K. V. JohansenDrink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth DurstThe Monstrumologist by Rick YanceyCurse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey - The Monstrumologist #2The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey - The Monstrumologist #3Palace of the Damned by Darren Shan - The Saga of...
YA Muses, October 7, 2011
...Some of you may remember from my Book Blog on THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST by Rick Yancey that I’m like Katy and don’t do scary. However, in the name of The Muses, I mustered enough courage to dive into THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil...
CSI: Librarian, October 4, 2011
...Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish event hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Since October equals Halloween to me, expect all of mine to be on the creepy side.My Teaser: I looked down between my outstretched arms, to the spot where the doctor worked,...
Regular Rumination, September 19, 2011
...up with good ideas for books to read now that I've almost finished The Monstrumology series by Rick Yancey (get thee to a bookstore and BUY THESE, or to a library and check them out, especially if you are RIPing at the moment). I asked for suggestions...
Deadline Dames, September 13, 2011
...the demons that threaten our world. And The Shadowing is almost here. . . .   THE ISLE OF BLOOD By Rick Yancey An old friend of Dr. Warthrop’s comes asking for help to track down Warthrop’s colleague, the sociopathic Dr. John Kearns. At first,...
The Book Smugglers, September 12, 2011
...Title: The Isle of Blood Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 448 Pages When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting the “Holy Grail of...