Here's a look at highlight's from the weeks news in YA: * This week, we saw the debut of the book trailer for Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare, in stores on Tuesday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvNQ2xLWfRI&feature=player_embedded * Here's another gorgeous book trailer for The Girl of Fire & Thorn by Rae Carson, done by the ladies of the... Continue Reading →

* Author James Dashner made a surprise announcement this week: there will be a 4th book in The Maze Runner series. The Kill Order will be released on August 14, 2012. * Maggie Stiefvater confirmed via Twitter that she is writing the third book in her faerie series, Requiem. * Author Myra McEntire has blogged... Continue Reading →

* First things first ... The Hunger Games trailer. No words, just watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGUVmaYXlZA Share your thoughts on the trailer in the comments below! * It also seems Lionsgate is seeking the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionare for Catching Fire, and Gary Ross is in line to direct the second movie. * In related news,... Continue Reading →

* Some exciting news this week, when Lionsgate announced that The Hunger Games trailer would debut Monday on "Good Morning America," before hitting the web via iTunes. It will also play in theaters with Breaking Dawn. * And with the premiere of Breaking Dawn just days away, get caught up on the latest Twilight Saga... 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 →

Like, WHOA, on the YA movie adaptation news this week ... we round-up highlights from the past week in YA-related news! * The Hunger Games movie character posters. So much awesome. See all eight posters here, and be sure to check out our desktop wallpapers we created using the new artwork. Whose look do you... Continue Reading →

* The National Book Awards fell under the general scorn from the YA and publishing community as a whole this week, after an egregious error on their part forced Lauren Myracle to withdraw her book Shine from nomination: It turns out there will be only five nominations in the Young People Literature category of the... Continue Reading →

* First things first ... this weekend is WORDSTOCK FESTIVAL. If you're anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, get your butt up to Portland today & tomorrow for the region's largest book festival. It's only $10 for the whole weekend!!! * One of our favorite authors here at Novel Novice, John Corey Whaley, was just named... Continue Reading →

* First of all, this week we saw the first teaser video for Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare and it looks spectacular: Another fine job by VLC Productions! (And guys, the book is AMAZING -- quite possibly Cassie's best yet!) * Earlier this year, we told you that our staffer Tiffany had signed a book... Continue Reading →

* I was at KidLitCon last weekend, when Team Human by Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan was announced -- but Justine's proud hubby Scott Westerfeld showed me the cover on his phone & told me all about the book, describing it as "Twilight from the best friend's perspective." And yeah, he sold me. It... Continue Reading →