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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Recent YA/MG Books News

Happy WEEKEND!! Here is a weekly wrap up of some of the YA book news I caught on Twitter and Facebook this past week. I know I may be missing other bookish news, but the lovely stomach bug kept me in bed and offline for much of the week. If you know of other YA and MG book news not featured here, please feel free to link to it in the comments below.

LOOK WHO'S COMING TO TEXAS THIS WEEKEND!!


Marissa Meyer will be in TX this weekend! Get the info about her TX stop for her FAIREST book tour, HERE. She'll be at The Woodlands Barnes & Noble tomorrow (Sunday) at 3 pm! 


Fierce Reads is giving away some fabulous Lunar Chronicles swag to those who stop by Marissa's tour stops! Find out which cities she'll be visiting for your chance to win the fabulous swag pictured above, HERE.

Cover Reveals


Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs have a new book coming out! RT Book Reviews revealed the cover for, POWERLESS, which will be out June 2nd from Source Books Fire. Find out more about the book HERE!


INSURGENT by Veronica Roth gets a whole new cover! Check out the movie tie-in cover that was revealed this week on MTV News. Get more details about this edition HERE


We were thrilled to be apart of this week's cover reveal for NOWHERE BUT HERE by Katie McGarry? Get more details about the book HERE!


This week on Twitter, both Bloomsbury and Simone Elkeles shared the new covers to her The Perfect Chemistry series. What do you guys think? 


Shannon Messenger revealed the cover for NEVERSEEN, the next book in her The Lost Cities series, which will be out later this fall. Find out more about the cover HERE


ANNOUNCEMENTS: 


Cinda Williams Chima announced a NEW SERIES!!! The Shattered Realms! This series will be set in her Seven Realms series. Read more about her announcement here.


Publisher's Weekly announced that Brodi Ashton will have a new book coming out in the Spring of 2016! A standalone, titled, Diplomatic Immunity. Read more about it HERE.


ENTER TO WIN


Don't miss Compulsion author, Martina Boone's READER APPRECIATION giveaway! She also has a great post talking about reviews, readers and authors. Read it and enter to win HERE


Fans of Shannon Hale's Princess Academy, celebrate the upcoming release of The Forgotten Sister, and the newly recovered books in the series! Find out what you can enter to win when you pre-order the series HERE


@EpicReads's 15 Most Anticipated YA Books Publishing in February 2015



Check out some of this next month's exciting releases!
Epic Reads put together a list of the 15 Most Anticipated YA Books hitting shelves in February. Which of these books are you looking to get your hands on?






  1. The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead, Razorbill, 2/10/15
  2. The Red Queen by Victoria Averyard, Harper Teen, 2/10/15
  3. Invaded by Melissa Landers, Disney Hyperion, 2/3/15
  4. The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand, Harper Teen, 2/10/15
  5. Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder, Mira, 2/2/4/15
  6. The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons, Tor Teen, 2/10/15
  7. My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, Blazer & Bray, 2/10/15
  8. A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas, Harper Teen, 2/24/15
  9. The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson, Putnum, 2/10/15
  10. I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, Henry Holt, 2/2/15
  11. The Sin Eaters' s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury, Scholastic, 2/24/15
  12. Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott, Scholastic, 2/24/15
  13. Suffer by Courtney Alameda, Feiwel & Friends, 2/3/15
  14. Collide by Melissa West, Entangled Teen, 2/9/15
  15. Unleashed by Sophie Jordan, Harper Teen, 2/24/15
More great books hitting shelves in February:

Don't miss tomorrow's complete list of FEBRUARY 2015 YA books being released from a variety of publishing houses.

Friday, January 30, 2015

RACING HEARTS By Laura Lascarso, Book Trailer Reveal


"A modern day Romeo & Juliet thrust into the world of competitive car racing."

Start your engines! Today we're thrilled to reveal the book trailer for Laura Lascarso's RACING HEARTS! The first book in her Racing Hearts series, Racing Hearts sounds like it's going to be one fast past romance that will leave our hearts racing even after we reach this book's finish line! Before you check out the trailer, here's a little bit about RACING HEARTS:



Published by: Leap Books SHINE
To Be Released on: 2/10/15
Series: Racing Hearts #1
Format: eBook Novella
Pre-Order from: Amazon | SmashWords
Add it to Goodreads

He wants to honor his father’s legacy; she wants to prove her father wrong.
18-year-old Jesse is still grieving from the loss of his father to cancer when he learns his mother has lost her job. All too soon, Jesse, his little sister, and his mother might be put out on the streets. 

Jesse hears of a local car race sponsored by his father’s nemesis, Shep Bradley, and the prize money might be enough to keep Jesse’s family from losing their home – if he can win it. When Shep’s own daughter Brooke asks Jesse to build her a racecar against her father’s wishes, Jesse accepts. After all, he needs the money.


CHECK OUT THIS TRAILER!



WANT MORE? You're in luck! You can read a deleted scene from Racing Hearts! Right now you can pre-order RACING HEARTS for $1.99 on Amazon!! 

About Laura Lascarso


Laura Lascarso lives in North Florida with her darling husband, two children, three chickens, and a dog named Lucy. Her debut book, Counting Backwards is the 2013 Gold Medal Winner for the Florida Book Awards for YA Literature Category. 

Find Laura via: her Website | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Pinterest

Thursday, January 29, 2015

NOWHERE BUT HERE by Katie McGarry, Cover Revealed by Harlequin Teen, CHECK IT OUT!

It's HERE!!!
Harlequin Teen revealed the full cover for Katie McGarry's NOWHERE BUT HERE, which I shared a cover puzzle piece & behind the scenes cover shoot pics of here.
CHECK OUT THIS COVER!!!


What do you guys think? I totally LOVE IT! I can't wait to read it! 

About NOWHERE BUT HERE
By: Katie McGarry
Published by: Harlequin Teen
To Be Released on: May 26th, 2015
Series: Thunder Road Series #1
Pre-Order It From :Amazon | Kobo | BAM | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound
An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never imagined possible.

Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. Sure, she's curious about her biological father—the one who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent—but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. But when a reluctant visit turns to an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems. Not the club, not her secret-keeping father and not Oz, a guy with suck-me-in blue eyes who can help her understand them both.

Oz wants one thing: to join the Reign of Terror. They're the good guys. They protect people. They're…family. And while Emily—the gorgeous and sheltered daughter of the club's most respected member—is in town, he's gonna prove it to her. So when her father asks him to keep her safe from a rival club with a score to settle, Oz knows it's his shot at his dream. What he doesn't count on is that Emily just might turn that dream upside down.

No one wants them to be together. But sometimes the right person is the one you least expect, and the road you fear the most is the one that leads you home. 

NOWWHERE BUT HERE by Katie McGarry, Cover Reveal Puzzle Piece #8


West Side Story meets Sons of Anarchy?? Yes, please!
Katie McGarry's newest novel, NOWHERE BUT HERE, has a cover and we are thrilled to get to help reveal it to you today. The first novel in her upcoming The Thunder Road Series, NOWHERE BUT HERE is a young adult contemporary romance that will keep you turning the pages long into the night. We have no doubt that when you get done, you're going to wish you were on a motorcycle and had your own cut of leather across your back! 

Follow along today as pieces of the cover are revealed, and then stop by the HarlequinTeen Page to see the full cover at 7pm EST! 


And that's not all, of course! We have a few Behind-The-Scenes pictures from the photo shoot itself for you to enjoy as well! Check out the Behind-The-Scenes pictures and then scroll down for our puzzle piece! 





*Click to enlarge the images*


CHECK IT OUT! 
Here is the 8th piece of the cover reveal!! 






About NOWHERE BUT HERE

By: Katie McGarry
Published by: Harlequin Teen
To Be Released on: May 26th, 2015
Pre-Order It From :Amazon | Kobo | BAM | Barnes and Noble | iBooks | IndieBound
An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never imagined possible 
Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it is: doting parents, good friends, good school in a safe neighborhood. Sure, she's curious about her biological father—the one who chose life in a motorcycle club, the Reign of Terror, over being a parent—but that doesn't mean she wants to be a part of his world. But when a reluctant visit turns to an extended summer vacation among relatives she never knew she had, one thing becomes clear: nothing is what it seems. Not the club, not her secret-keeping father and not Oz, a guy with suck-me-in blue eyes who can help her understand them both. 

Oz wants one thing: to join the Reign of Terror. They're the good guys. They protect people. They're…family. And while Emily—the gorgeous and sheltered daughter of the club's most respected member—is in town, he's gonna prove it to her. So when her father asks him to keep her safe from a rival club with a score to settle, Oz knows it's his shot at his dream. What he doesn't count on is that Emily just might turn that dream upside down. 

No one wants them to be together. But sometimes the right person is the one you least expect, and the road you fear the most is the one that leads you home. 



About Katie McGarry 



Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan. 

Katie is the author of full length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON,  BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, a RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

INSURGENT by Veronica Roth, *Movie Tie-In Edition* Cover Revealed!

Check out this AWESOME movie tie-in edition for Veronica Roth's INSURGENT, which was revealed today on MTV News.


I seriously LOVE it! 
Here's a better image:


It's a fantastic cover image. 
Here's what Harper Teen says about this edition:

This unique edition of the second book in Veronica Roth's Divergent series features cover artwork from the major motion picture of Insurgent starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and Octavia Spencer.
One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent. Fans of the Divergent films—young and old—will find just as much adrenaline-inducing action and as many thought-provoking themes in these pages as on the screen.
As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
This edition will be out on 2/17/15, and you can purchase it directly from Harper Teen, Amazon, B&N, and any of your favorite retailers, including your favorite INDIE BOOK STORES!!  Check the full list of places here.  Yes, I am totally getting this edition! 

STEELHEART / FIREFIGHT by Brandon Sanderson, Read An Excerpt & Enter To WIN! #Steelheart #Firefight #ForgetNothing



Check it out! Today on the blog I've got something exciting for fans of Brandon Sanderson! To celebrate this month's release of FIREFIGHT, the second book in Brandon's The Reckoner's series, I'm hosting an epic giveaway! Thank you to Random House, I've got a copy of both STEELHEART (book 1 in the series), and FIREFIGHT to giveaway to one lucky reader! First, here'a little bit about FIREFIGHT. 


ABOUT FIREFIGHT

By: Brandon Sanderson
Published by: Random House
Released on: 1/6/15
Series: The Reckoners #2
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
Add it to Goodreads

Brandon Sanderson is back with a vengeance in FIREFIGHT, the follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Steelheart. In the book that Kirkus Reviews is calling a “rare middle volume that keeps the throttle open,” Sanderson takes readers on another a thrill ride and “presents a Marvel Comics-style mix of violently destructive battles, fabulous feats and ongoing inner wrestling over morality and identity.”

David Charleston still can’t believe it. Steelheart is dead, and he died by David’s own hand. Even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic, but the invincible has fallen and now Newcago is free. Despite attaining revenge for the murder of his father and living his dream as a team member of the most elite Reckoners cell, David finds he has more questions than ever before, and he won’t find the answers in his home city. 

Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as Manhattan, could hold the key. Ruled by the mysterious and ambivalent High Epic Regalia, Babylon Restored is a place flooded with water and painted in neon, where the inhabitants spend most of their days lounging and nights partying. David can’t seem to understand the complacency of the city and its residents, but what he does understand is that being positioned here, risky as it may be, could lead him to the answers he so desperately seeks. Because there is an emptiness in him, one left behind after killing Steelheart, that was filled unexpectedly by Firefight, who is just plain Megan to him. And David will stop at nothing to find a way to understand Epics and bring her back to him. Hopefully for good this time.

The second book in the Reckoners series and follow up to the highly acclaimed Steelheart, which Publishers Weekly called “an absolute page-turner,” FIREFIGHT is filled with spine-tingling adventure and heart-racing action that promises to satisfy fans both new and old.

Read an excerpt from FIREFIGHT here

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Photo credit: Isaac Stewart

BRANDON SANDERSON is the author of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. In 2007, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series following the author’s death.  The concluding book in that series, A Memory of Light, was released on January 8, 2013, and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction List., just as his two previous Wheel of Time books had done.  His work has been published in over 25 languages and his books have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives and writes in Utah. Visit him at BrandonSanderson.com or connect with him on Twitter @BrandSanderson.

OFFICIAL LINKS
Visit the author online at www.BrandonSanderson.com  
Follow Brandon on Twitter: @BrandSanderson


PRAISE & ACCOLADES FOR STEELHEART
·         #1 New York Times Bestseller
·         IRA Young Adults
·         ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
·         ALA-YALSA Teens Top Ten
·         Amazon Best Book of the Year

 “Sanderson has written a riveting dystopian adventure novel . . . Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance; it’s a formula that sucks readers into the prologue, slings them through on tension-filled encounter after the other, and then . . . leaves them panting for the sequel.” —Booklist, starred

"Sanderson's whiz-bang imaginings, and a fully realized sense of danger (the brutal opening scene alone will hook many) make this an absolute page-turner." —Publishers Weekly

"Perfect for genre fans who love exciting adventure stories with surprising plot twists. Readers will be rooting for David." —School Library Journal

“Unfortunately for my ego, Steelheart is another win for Sanderson, proving that he’s not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.”  —Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times bestseller The Name of the Wind

“Fantastic! The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive, with a resolution that I’ll be thinking about for a long time.” —James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series

"A tense, fast-paced adventure. Brandon Sanderson is one of the best fantasy sci-fi writers working today.” —Christopher Paolini, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller Eragon

THE GIVEAWAY 


Thank you to Random House, 1 lucky winner will win a copy of both STEELHEART and FIRELIGHT by Brandon Sanderson. To enter, please fill out the form below. US residents only, you must be 13 yrs & older to enter. 

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The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons; Pre-Order Campaign & Giveaway



Check it out book fans! We have an exciting pre-order Campaign for Kristen Simmons’s The Glass Arrow running from now until 11:59pm (PST) on February 8, 2014!

A Personal Skype Session or Phone Call with Kristen, The Article 5 series Signed in paperback, The Glass Arrow Signed Bookmarks, $50.00 Amazon Gift Card and an EXCLUSIVE Bonus: A mention in the acknowledgements of Kristen's next book, Metaltown. Let’s make this happen and the spread the book love for #TheGlassArrow. 

Pre-Ordering Details & How To Enter:
You’ll have to email your final order to ksimmonspreorder@gmail.com. You can forward an email, take a screenshot of the order page, attach a picture or pdf of the order. And you can order from anyone — online, your local bookstore, your local chain store, or any retailer who sells books. The winning entry will be chosen from Rafflecopter.

Read more details about the book and don't forget to fill out the entry form below!

ABOUT THE BOOK


By: Kristen Simmons
Published by: Tor Teen
To Be Released on: 2/10/15
Pre-Order from: Amazon | B&N
Add it to Goodreads


The Handmaid’s Tale meets Blood Red Road in Glass Arrow, the story of Aya, who lives with a small group of women on the run from the men who hunt them, men who want to auction off breeding rights to the highest bidder.

In a world where females are scarce and are hunted, then bought and sold at market for their breeding rights, 15-year old Aya has learned how to hide. With a ragtag bunch of other women and girls, she has successfully avoided capture and eked out a nomadic but free existence in the mountains. But when Aya’s luck runs out and she’s caught by a group of businessmen on a hunting expedition, fighting to survive takes on a whole new meaning. 

I'm looking forward to reading this book! Head over to TOR to read an excerpt from The Glass Arrow. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Kristen Simmons is the author of the ARTICLE 5 series and THE GLASS ARROW (Tor Teen). She loves her family, Jazzercise, and chocolate cupcakes. She currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Visit Kristen via: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

THE GIVEAWAY

 Open Internationally, must be 13 yrs & older to enter.

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