* The movie rights to Kody Keplinger’s The Duff have been optioned by CBS films. Congrats to Kody! We hope this one makes it to the big screen!
* Jessica Martinez revealed the cover for her new book, The Space Between Us, and a synopsis:
From the author of Virtuosity, a novel about two sisters and the secrets they tell, the secrets they keep, and the secret that tears them apart.
Amelia is used to being upstaged by her charismatic younger sister, Charly. She doesn’t mind, mostly, that it always falls to her to cover for Charly’s crazy, impulsive antics. But one night, Charly’s thoughtlessness goes way too far, and she lands them both in serious trouble.
Amelia’s not sure she can forgive Charly this time, and not sure she wants to…but the situation is even worse than either of them realizes. Amelia has no choice but to give up everything–her friends, her future, her dream–in order to cover for Charly’s huge mistake.
Amelia doesn’t understand how her sister could have done this to them both. What she doesn’t know is that Charly is hiding a terrible secret—one with the potential to change everything.
* The nominees for the Edgar Awards were announced. Here’s a look at the nominees for middle grade:
- Horton Halfpott by Tom Angleberger
- It Happened on a Train by Mac Barnett
- Vanished by Sheela Chari
- Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby
- The Wizard of Dark Street by Shawn Thomas Odyssey
And the YA nominees:
- Shelter by Harlan Coben
- The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
- The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall
- The Girl is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines
- Kill You Last by Todd Strasser
* Shameless self-promotion: my comic book FAME: Suzanne Collins comes out next month, and you should totally pre-order it now. Plus check out an exclusive sneak peek from MTV:
* The Hillywood Show has released a teaser for their Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parody, coming next month:
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