Deadlines extended for our two writing contests!

Good news! We’re extending the deadlines for our two writing contests! First … our Naughty List writing contest is now open until SUNDAY, August 1st at midnight (mostly due to myself not remembering the original deadline and putting out conflicting information). Prizes include signed copies of The Naughty List and So Many Boys by Suzanne [...]

The Summer of Skinny Dipping: That’s a wrap!

Today, we wrap up our week-long feature on The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells. First, we want to remind you about our contest to win one of 5 copies of The Summer of Skinny Dipping — it ends at midnight (PT) tonight! Next, we want to take a quick look back at all [...]

Exclusive interview with author Amanda Howells: Part 3

Today, we present part 3 of our 3-part interview with The Summer of Skinny Dipping author Amanda Howells (see part 1 & part 2)– and today, she tackles the now-traditional Novel Novice flash questions! If you could trade places with one person for a single day, who would it be & why? Kristen Stewart—both on [...]

The Official Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour

Scholastic has announced all 13 blogs to take part in its Official Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour … including Novel Novice! We’ll be representing District 7 on August 16th. Here’s a look at the complete line-up of blogs on the tour: District 1 | Galleysmith | August 2 District 2 | Sci Fi Guy | [...]

Book Review- 13 to Life

Here is an author’s dream– you participate in a contest (a cell phone text novel contest no less), win, get an agent, and sign a multi-deal book with a publisher. Ladies and gentleman let me introduce you to author, Shannon Delany and her novel 13 to Life. Here is the official synopsis: Everything about Jessie [...]

The Best of The Naughty List by Suzanne Young

Today marks the end of our July Book of the Month feature on The Naughty List series by Suzanne Young. So we’re taking a moment to look back at all the highlights: The Naughty List Contest: We want you to get creative! This contest is open until midnight (PT) tomorrow – so you’ve still got [...]

Mockingbird contest: We have a winner!

Who says the classics are dead? At least thirty-one of you still think Harper Lee’s iconic To Kill a Mockingbird is relevant on this, its 50th anniversary. We wish we could give out copies to each of you, but here’s our one winner of a 50th anniversary edition: Donna Send us an e-mail with your full name [...]

Exclusive interview with author Amanda Howells: Part 2

The Summer of Skinny Dipping Week continues today on Novel Novice with part 2 of our 3-part interview with author Amanda Howells. (See Part 1 here.) Today, Amanda talks about why readers shouldn’t be fooled by her book’s title & cover, why reading is so great, and what she’s working on next (which we are [...]

District 7 in the Official Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour

We here at Novel Novice are really excited to announce that we’ll be representing District 7 in Scholastic’s Official Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour! We’ll be posting our information about District 7 on Monday, August 16th — along with an exclusive giveaway! (You’ll have to wait to find out what it is — but we [...]

Exclusive Sneak Peek: A Good Boy is Hard to Find

Can’t get enough of our July Book of the Month, the Naughty List series by Suzanne Young? Lucky for you, Suzanne was kind enough to share this EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at book #3 in the series, A Good Boy is Hard to Find. You’ll only find this sneak peek right here at Novel Novice: “Pyramid,” [...]

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