For our July Book of the Month featuring Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear, we asked you to submit your own writing that combined steampunk and another genre -- much like Suzanne did in her book! (Steampunk meets faeries!) One lucky winner gets a finished copy of Innocent Darkness courtesy of Suzanne herself. And that lucky... Continue Reading →
For our May Book of the Month, Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, we hosted not one -- but TWO contests! That's right. We asked you to submit stories to our mermaid writing contest, but we also offered you a chance to win the Of Poseidonaudio book. First up, the audio book winner is ... Sarah... Continue Reading →
For our May Book of the Month, Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, we hosted not one -- but TWO contests! That's right. We asked you to submit stories to our mermaid writing contest, but we also offered you a chance to win the Of Poseidonaudio book. First up, the audio book winner is ... Sarah... Continue Reading →
All this month we've been featuring Haunted Reads for our October Book of the Month genre -- and most of these books fall somewhere in the category of "horror." But what exactly is horror? Well, according to Wikipedia, Horror is defined as such: a genre of literature, intended to, or has the capacity to frighten... Continue Reading →
The gothic ghost story gets a modern reinvention in Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, and Larkin Reed. (A mother-daughters team -- who crafted the novel together after Tucker and Larkin discovered Kelly's original manuscript hidden away. Cool, right?) Here's what it's all about: Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland... Continue Reading →
The gothic ghost story gets a modern reinvention in Amber House by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed, and Larkin Reed. (A mother-daughters team -- who crafted the novel together after Tucker and Larkin discovered Kelly's original manuscript hidden away. Cool, right?) Here's what it's all about: Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland... Continue Reading →
Last year, I discovered Dark Eden by Patrick Carman -- and found it to be filled with plenty of thrills and chills. If you're looking for a scary book to read, look no further than Dark Eden and the newly-released sequel, Eve of Destruction. Here's what really sets the Dark Eden books apart from other... Continue Reading →
Last year, I discovered Dark Eden by Patrick Carman -- and found it to be filled with plenty of thrills and chills. If you're looking for a scary book to read, look no further than Dark Eden and the newly-released sequel, Eve of Destruction. Here's what really sets the Dark Eden books apart from other... Continue Reading →
In honor of "Haunted Reads" this month at Novel Novice, we talked to a few of our favorite authors to find out what their favorite scary stories are. Here are their picks if you're in the mood for something spooky! Books don't really scare me--not when I grew up with an older brother who regularly... Continue Reading →
Today, we're announcing the winners of the YA Pumpkin Contest! Kenia is the winner of the Divergent pumpkin and Abby is the winner of the Paper Towns pumpkin Congrats! Stop by Christie's blog here to get tips on carving your own YA pumpkin, and be sure to share any photos with us!
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