A surreal story filled with coming of age wisdom, whimsy, and magic, Release by Patrick Ness is about the small moments that can make a big impact on one person’s life. Adam Thorn doesn’t know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and […]
I’ve been dreaming of this photo shoot for Styled by Books for months now, and I’m so glad it finally came to fruition. Today, I’ve got a Night Court-inspired outfit based on the A Court of Thorns & Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. I started with this star-print dress from eShakti (I lengthened the […]
On the inside flap of Cookiesaurus Rex, a line drawing of the titular dino cookie proclaims, “I’m prehistoric perfection!” And he is. He really, truly is. The book follows one haughty dinosaur cookie, who declares himself “King of All Cookies” and demands to be decorated first — only to have a temper tantrum when he […]
Ren Faire style is the name of the game for today’s edition of Styled by Books — as part of the blog tour for All’s Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson, a fantastic new middle grade graphic novel about one girl’s struggles to navigate public school for the first time and new responsibilities at […]
The blog tour for A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck stops by Novel Novice today. We’ve got a look at what the book is all about, so keep reading to learn more. The unrequited love of the girl next door is the centerpiece of this fiercely funny, yet heart-breaking debut […]
Next week, Laini Taylor and her husband Jim DiBartolo will be celebrating the release of their new book Night of Cake and Puppets, an illustrated edition of Laini’s companion novella to the Daughter of Smoke & Bone series. Previously released as an ebook only, this new print edition includes Jim’s gorgeous illustrations — and it […]
Something wicked this way comes … and it’s a guest post from Odd & True author Cat Winters, stopping by as part of the official blog tour for her new book! Today, Cat shares what it was like seeing the delicious Odd & True cover for the first time — then keep reading to learning […]
Framed through the lens of competitive eating, Slider by Pete Hautman is a witty, amusing and surprisingly heartfelt book about family, finding yourself, and fitting in. David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he’ll have to do […]
The first time I noticed Zero Repeat Forever by Gabrielle Prendergast, it was because that stunning cover caught my eye and I just couldn’t stop marveling over it. The second time was when I actually read the synopsis about a teen girl who forms an unlikely alliance with one of the aliens invading her home. […]
Easily one of the cutest picture books I’ve ever seen, There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Greg Abbott will be the next bedtime story hit. With the irresistible pull of Herve Tullet’s Press Here and the charm of The Monster at the End of This Book, Tom Fletcher’s inviting […]