If you haven't entered our Book Talk contest yet, it's not too late. We would LOVE to see you talk up your favorite books! And of course, it gives us a good excuse to give away more prizes. Don't know where to start? Here are the steps I took to create my book talk for... Continue Reading →
Book Giveaway: Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire
We've got more chances for you to win great books all this month here at Novel Novice, starting with this week's contest featuring the Beautiful Dead series by Eden Maguire. You can win books 1 & 2 in the series, and it's easy to enter: The Contest: Just fill out the Novel Novice Beautiful Dead... Continue Reading →
Book Giveaway: Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire
We've got more chances for you to win great books all this month here at Novel Novice, starting with this week's contest featuring the Beautiful Dead series by Eden Maguire. You can win books 1 & 2 in the series, and it's easy to enter: The Contest: Just fill out the Novel Novice Beautiful Dead... Continue Reading →
Book Talks at Novel Novice, 3rd Edition
We're back with more Book Talks! So far we've explained what book talks are and shown you a few examples. Now, as promised, here's one of our own book talks: See, it's not that hard! You just talk about a book. Now that you know how it's done, there's still time to enter our Book... Continue Reading →
Book Talks at Novel Novice, 2nd Edition
Last week we introduced Book Talks along with our Book Talk Contest. This week, to give you a little encouragement and some inspiration, here are some video book talks to check out: Check out the link below for three great examples from Book Wink Book Wink's Parallel Universes Book Talk Look for our Novel Novice... Continue Reading →
Winter Getaway: Summer Fun Books Giveaway
Are you as cold as I am? Tired of the winter weather? Ready for a warm-up? Then check out our Summer Fun Books Giveaway -- featuring two summer-tastic titles from our good friends at Sourcebooks: The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (SIGNED!) and The Star Shack by Lila Castle. Here are the contest... Continue Reading →
Book Talks at Novel Novice
So, What's a Book Talk? you ask? My answer: think verbal book trailer. Take 30 seconds to two minutes to entice someone to read that book! How do you do it? It can be as simple as showing the book cover, stating the title and author and then giving a few details to entice your... Continue Reading →
Win The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith
This week, we've brought you our exclusive interview with Sarah Smith (see part 1 & part 2), author of The Other Side of Dark. Now we've got your chance to win a copy of the book, courtesy of Simon & Schuster. And make sure you check out both parts of our interview -- because you'll... Continue Reading →
Win The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith
This week, we've brought you our exclusive interview with Sarah Smith (see part 1 & part 2), author of The Other Side of Dark. Now we've got your chance to win a copy of the book, courtesy of Simon & Schuster. And make sure you check out both parts of our interview -- because you'll... Continue Reading →
Wildwing: Time Travel Writing Contest Winners
In Wildwing by Emily Whitman, the main character goes on an adventure when a time machine takes her from early 20th century England to the 13th century! So for this writing contest, we wanted to know where YOU would travel in time and why. Our first place winner is Jay Y., who will receive a... Continue Reading →
