We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Oregon authors (celebrating that we're also based here in Oregon!) and includes: IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS by Cat... Continue Reading →

We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Complicated Romances, and includes: BLACK ICE by Becca Fitzpatrick (signed) BLACK ICE water bottle SUBLIME by Christina Lauren (signed)... Continue Reading →

Can you believe it's been 5 years since Novel Novice was born? FIVE YEARS! It's hard to believe how much time has gone by, but I truly consider it an honor to have been a part of the book blogging and YA lit community for this long. And really, it's been even longer than 5... Continue Reading →

NOVEL NOVICE IS FOUR YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!! It's hard to believe I've been at this book blogging thing for so long now (especially since it all started on our now-retired sister site Novel Novice Twilight a few years earlier) -- but here we are. Four years online and loving every day of it. I admit, I'm... Continue Reading →

Today, are are thrilled to finally announce the winners of our three year anniversary contest. We offered up a TON of prizes, so let's great right to it! Below, you'll find a list of prizes and their winners -- plus what each winner had to say about their favorite features on Novel Novice. 1. A... Continue Reading →

We've finally announced all the winners of our Contest of Epic, but here's one final round-up of all nine: Grand-Prize Winner: Lindsey C. Second Place Winner: Mrs. DeRaps Third Place Winner: Amy C. Fourth Place Winner: Sandy L. Five Runners-Up: Tracy B. Aurora M. Elizabeth T. Shelley L. Cori B. Now that everyone's been announced,... Continue Reading →

And finally, the moment you've all been waiting for ... the grand prize winner of our Contest of Epic. Without further ado, the winner is Lindsey C. And here's her winning entry: Novel Novice has re-connected me with YA; something I never expected would happen when I first stumbled across the website. I have always... Continue Reading →

We are drawing near the end of announcing out winners in the Contest of Epic. Just two more entries to go, and today we've got our second place winner! That honor goes to the lovely Mrs. DeRaps: As a high school English teacher, youth literacy is at the forefront of my everyday life. Some adults... Continue Reading →

It's time to announce our third-place winner in the Contest of Epic ... Amy C.: Novel Novice doesn't only post book reviews, and I like that. It lets me learn about literature-related news (like the Huck Finn scandal a few weeks ago), the weekly NYT bestselling titles list, and movie news about my favorite books;... Continue Reading →

Now that we've revealed all five of our runners-up, it's time to announce the top 4 winners in our Contest of Epic. We begin today with our fourth place winner, Sandy L.: I confess: the free books attracted me first. Cassandra Clare had just retweeted about a writing contest on a site called “Novel Novice.”... Continue Reading →