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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Day Zero by Summer Lane
Listen up bookish people! It’s time for another book spotlight, complete with excerpt and giveaway! Are you a fan of dystopia fiction? Love your YA with a little drama? Well here’s a book that you might just want to add to your reading list. Goodreads | Amazon Elle is a survivor. Since the collapse of modern society, she’s been living in the remains of downtown Hollywood, California, foraging for food and fighting for her life. And then everything changes. After she is forced out of her home, she heads north. What she finds is a group of bunker survivors, unlikely…
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Author Interview + Giveaway: IMPOSSIBLE by C.A. Gray
Welcome to another lovely Friday morning, my bookish friends! I’m pleased to share an interview with author C.A. Gray today. An author who writes the genre of books I absolutely adore: YA Fantasy. There’s something about being swept up in a new world that never gets old! That’s why I couldn’t wait to add C.A. Gray’s Piercing The Veil Series to my reading list. It’s a great time to start too! Book three, Impossible, releases on October 15th. Clicking on the photos below will take you to their matching Goodreads pages! For more links, check the bottom of this post.…
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Cover Reveal: GEARS OF BRASS (A Steampunk Anthology)
Gear up for GEARS OF BRASS! A world like ours, but filled with gears of brass, where the beating heart is fueled by steam and the simplest creation is a complex clockwork device. Within this tome, you’ll find steampunk fairy tale re-tellings, as well as original stories that will send your gears turning. Welcome to the steampunk realm, with eleven authors guiding your path. *** GEARS OF BRASS is a steampunk anthology published through Curiosity Quills. It will be available for purchase on November 10, 2014. Within the pages, you’ll come across clockwork inventions and steampunk-ified fairy tale retellings. Eleven…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Homeroom Diaries by James Patterson and Lisa Papademetriou!
Hello there fellow bookworms! You’ve made it through half the week! Go ahead, pat yourself on the back. You deserve it. If it makes your day any better, I also have an awesome spotlight and giveaway for you today as well. Do you love James Patterson’s YA books? If you do, read on my friends. Read on. In James Patterson’s first highly illustrated “diary fiction” story for teens, the mega-bestselling author’s most endearing and original teen heroine ever proves that everyone can use a helping hand once in a while. Margaret “Cuckoo” Clarke recently had a brief stay in a…
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Alloy Entertainment Launches New Digital-First Imprint with Amazon Publishing
Some interesting news for the book publishing community was brought to my attention today, and I thought I’d share it with all of you! We all know that Amazon has become a powerhouse in the online marketplace. They dabble in a little bit of everything and, for the most part, I’d say that they do it well. Today’s news is that Alloy Entertainment, the company that brings you shows like Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries, is breaking into the publishing world through Amazon Publishing. The first three titles in their new imprint launch today! I don’t want to post…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Fog of Forgetting by G.A. Morgan
Happy Friday wonderful readers! You’ve made it through another week, and I think that definitely deserves a treat, don’t you? Today I have the spotlight on a new book that sailed to the top of my reading list as soon as I read the synopsis! G.A. Morgan’s The Fog of Forgetting sounds like a magical journey that I can’t wait to take! I hope you’ll consider adding this book to your TBR pile, and don’t forget to scroll on down to the bottom for a gorgeous giveaway! Happy reading! Move over, Narnia. The journey to Ayda has begun. The journey to…
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A Guest Post from Michael Bast, author of Death’s Academy!
It’s Tuesday, which means you’re probably partially glad that it’s no longer Monday but mainly upset that Friday is still so far away. It’s okay, I know exactly how you feel. And, while I can’t fast forward the week, I can give you a guest post from an awesome author to ease the pain! So, here you go. The Death’s Academy entrance exam for Midnight Smith is quickly approaching. There’s just one problem: Midnight is the worst exam taker the academy has ever seen. If Midnight wants to ever step foot inside the school, he’ll have to join forces with…
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Bloomsbury’s Six Month Sparkiversary Giveaway!
It’s a Sparkiversary Celebration! Bloomsbury Spark is turning six months old, and that means it’s time to do some serious celebrating. What does this mean for you, dear readers? It means lots of great books for you to choose from, and the chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite filled with some great books! But first, let’s check out what books Bloomsbury Spark has to offer, shall we? Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Amazon | Nook | Kobo Amazon | Nook | Kobo Bloomsbury | Nook Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes Aren’t they all gorgeous? I certainly think so! Now, for the GIVEAWAY that Bloomsbury is offering up! It’s open to the U.S. and…
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Guest Post: Dan Levinson, on chapter structure
================================================================== Good afternoon darling bookworms! I know this post is coming at you a little late, but for those of you who are writers (or aspiring writers for that matter) this will be something you’ll love! Dan Levinson is on the blog today, as he tours his new book Fires of Man. This book is filled with all kinds of Science Fiction goodness, and one I’d definitely suggest to fans of the genre! Check it out. Supposedly, the war between Calchis and Orion ended decades ago. But upon reporting to an isolated Orion army base for basic training, Private Stockton…
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Guest Post: Jennifer Ellision, author of Threats of Sky and Sea
Click the banner for more tour stops! Happy Monday my friends! Are you ready for some gorgeous cover love? Not only is Jennifer Ellision’s Threats of Sky and Sea an absolutely beautiful book, it’s also one that has my attention. The synopsis drew me in, and I can’t wait to dive in! Take a look. Sixteen year-old Breena Perdit has spent her life as a barmaid, innocent to her father’s past and happily free from the Elemental gifts that would condemn her to a life in the Egrian King’s army. Until the day that three Elemental soldiers recognize her father as…