* First up this week, the stunning cover reveal for City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare:
Plus, check out an excerpt from the prologue on USA Today.
* Speaking of covers, here is the redesigned look for Holly Black’s Curse Workers series, the latest of which, Black Heart, comes out in April:
* Big congrats to Novel Novice staff member Stephanie Lawton, whose first book will be coming out from InkSpell Publishing this summer!
* In the UK, Moira Young’s Blood Red Road won the Costa children’s award!
* Back in the US, Walter Dean Myers was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
* John Green’s new book The Fault in Our Stars finally hits stores next week, but in the meantime check out this delightful book trailer that debuted this week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4BCKLbRHTM
* Yet another new cover, this time from Harlequin Teen for The Girl in the Clockwork Collar, sequel to The Girl in the Steel Corset:
Novel Novice 
I’m so glad to hear about Moira Young! I loved Blood Red Road! And thanks for keeping me informed about so many wonderful books. My TBR list keeps getting longer and longer!
Not gonna lie, I’m not really thrilled about the redesign of the Curse Workers covers. Don’t get me wrong, they look cool—but they don’t seem to fit the noir-ish tone of the books. They seem all wrong to me, which is too bad, because I do legitimately like the design. Just…why these books?
Loving the City of Lost Souls cover, and so unspeakably excited for The Fault in Our Stars. The trailer is truly wonderful, and I love how it manages to be intriguing without actually telling you really anything about the book.
Thanks for all the news!
OHMIGOSH! PRETTY COVER! Sorry, I’m not talking about the CoLS one. BUT THE ONE WITH THE ASIAN GIRL ON THE COVER! ASIAN! *proud face*
I’m actually with Lucy and not a huge fan of the new Holly Black covers for the exact same reason she sited–while stylistic, the new covers really wouldn’t have been enough for me to pick the book off the shelf and read the blurb if I hadn’t already known Holly was the author.
But I will say I’m so excited to read the new John Green book! Nerdfighters forever!!!!
Smiles!
Lori