All this week we featured The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris van Allsburg and others--it landed at no. 10 this week on the best sellers list. In paperbacks, Salman Rushdie's Luka and the Fire of Life was also at no. 10. And in book series, congratulations to Julie Kawaga whose Iron Fey series is... Continue Reading →
A busy week, especially for YA book adaptations! Here's the scoop ... * Variety reports on some VERY exciting news that we've been secretly dying to share with you for ages, and that is about the film rights for Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley, only one of our top books of 2011... Continue Reading →
Here we are, about to head into our first NaNo weekend! Keep the energy up! To help get you through the weekends in November, we'll feature a book every Friday that written during NaNoWriMo. These authors did you -- so can you! This week, we're talking about Losing Faith by Denise Jaden. Losing... Continue Reading →
To wrap-up our features on Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber, we're delighted to give you a chance to win a copy of the book, thanks to our friends at Sourcebooks Fire! The Contest Fill out the Novel Novice Darker Still Contest Entry Form, and tell us your favorite 19th century novel. The Prize One... Continue Reading →
To wrap-up our features on Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber, we're delighted to give you a chance to win a copy of the book, thanks to our friends at Sourcebooks Fire! The Contest Fill out the Novel Novice Darker Still Contest Entry Form, and tell us your favorite 19th century novel. The Prize One... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I think a book gets over-hyped and over-buzzed to the point of being detrimental, and I think that's the case with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Because while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it didn't quite live up to all the buzz I'd been hearing. So here's my initial advice: block out all the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I think a book gets over-hyped and over-buzzed to the point of being detrimental, and I think that's the case with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Because while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it didn't quite live up to all the buzz I'd been hearing. So here's my initial advice: block out all the... Continue Reading →
As a modern story written with a 19th century flair, Darker Still is the perfect fodder for taking a new YA novel and bringing it into the classroom ... especially because author Leanna Renee Hieber drew upon the classic novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde! So first things first ... we share... Continue Reading →
As a modern story written with a 19th century flair, Darker Still is the perfect fodder for taking a new YA novel and bringing it into the classroom ... especially because author Leanna Renee Hieber drew upon the classic novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde! So first things first ... we share... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is in stores Nov. 15th -- but you can get a sneak peek at the book RIGHT NOW! Just head to the Shatter Me Facebook Page, where you can read the first chapter for free. Meanwhile, check out the official book trailer to learn more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHApCwLkVU0
