I recently got home from BEA 2016, and had an amazing time. I recapped my adventures here -- but now it's time for what I'm sure you really want to know about. The books! (And the bags and swag, of course). Below, you'll find a recap of all the books and goodies I picked up... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at today's new YA releases: Resurgence by Kerry Wilkinson An entire country has been lied to. Silver Blackthorn was supposed to be one of the privileged few, chosen to serve and help rebuild a shattered nation. Instead, she is a rebel. Tales of her defiance have spread across the land. King Victor... Continue Reading →
I'm excited to host a stop today on the official blog tour for Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson, a cool new book about online friendships and what they mean to us IRL. (That's "in real life," for the uninitiated.) We invited co-authors Hannah and Kat to ask each other -- and their characters... Continue Reading →
Today, we're excited to help celebrate the conclusion to the epic Waterfire Saga by Jennifer Donnelly and the release of the fourth and final book, Sea Spell, in stores June 14th: At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending BEA (Book Expo America) for the third time. It's been four years since my previous trip to BEA, and this year, the conference moved to Chicago. Although BEA will be back in NYC next year for a variety of reasons -- and part of me was... Continue Reading →
This week, I had the extraordinary pleasure of being "in conversation" with one of my favorite people on the planet, John Corey Whaley, on the final stop of his book tour for Highly Illogical Behavior. Here are some photos from the event, which took place at Powell's Cedar Hills Crossing on Tuesday, May 24th. (Photos... Continue Reading →
Sorry for the delay getting these announced -- but here are the winners from our April & early May contests! Reckoning Contest To celebrate the release of the final book in Veronica Wolff's Watchers series, we gave you a chance to win YOUR CHOICE from any of Veronica's books. The winner is Jolene A. The... Continue Reading →
We have a sweet contest for you guys today -- pun totally intended -- to celebrate the paperback release of Sweet by Emmy Laybourne, a comedy-turned-horror story about what happens when a diet supplement turns people dangerously violent. Here's what we had to say in our original review of the book: What starts out comical... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at today's new YA releases: The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda Can fear be inherited? Kelsey was raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn’t set foot outside their front door in seventeen years, since she escaped from her kidnappers with Kelsey growing inside her. Kelsey knows she’s supposed to keep a... Continue Reading →
Today, we're excited to be celebrating the release of Return to the Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz, the second book in Disney's Descendants series -- which is in stores tomorrow! We've got a fantastic contest in store for you, thanks to our friends at Disney-Hyperion. But first, here's more about the... Continue Reading →
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