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Spooky News & Giveaways
Diversity in YA Fiction: founded by YA authors Cindy Pon (Silver Phoenix, Fury of the Phoenix) and Malinda Lo (Ash, Huntress), Diversity in YA seeks to bring attention to MG and YA books featuring...
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Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith Central Texas & Northeast U.S. Tour Schedule
Please join me on a stop of the Blessed (Candlewick, 2011) tour!Events that are open to the public are indicated as such on the schedule below!Also, note that YA authors Mari Mancusi and Daniel Nayeri...
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The Teen {Book} Scene Blog Tour: Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Coordinated by KariMonday, January 17: Kristen at Bookworming in the 21st Century (Character Interview: Quincie)Tuesday, January 18: Kelsey at The Book Scout(Guest Post: Connecting Eternal and...
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Spooky News, Night School Giveaway & Blessed Countdown
L.K. Madigan's Feast of Awesome Giveaway by Cindy Pon from the 2009 Debutantes. Peek: "How can we best express our love and support for Lisa during this time? Through the celebration of her books. only...
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Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith is Now Available
I'm thrilled to announce that Blessed is now available from Candlewick Press!Check out the latest coverage:Blessed: In Which I Interview Cynthia Leitich Smith by Joy Preble from Joy's Novel Idea. Peek:...
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Spooky News & Giveaways
Taming That To-Do List by R.L. LaFevers from Shrinking Violet Promotions. Peek: "If you are a published writer, a lot of those To Dos probably pertain to the business side of things. But here’s the...
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Event Report: Blessed & Night School Launch Party
Thanks so much to everyone who celebrated the release of my latest novel, Blessed (Tantalize series), and Mari Mancusi's latest novel, Night School (Blood Coven series), last Saturday at BookPeople in...
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Spooky Screening Room & Tantalize Series Update
Check out the book trailer for Cloaked by Alex Flinn (HarperCollins, 2011).Check out this book trailer for Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Dan Santat (Amulet, 2010).In the...
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Blessed In-Person Author Tour in NY, NJ, Philly Area
Please join me on a stop of the Blessed (Candlewick, 2011) tour!Events that are open to the public are indicated as such on the schedule below!Authors Daniel Nayeri, Jen Nadol, Sarah Beth Durst, and...
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Spooky News & NE Tour Report
In MemoriumRedwall Author Brian Jacques Dead at 71 from The Washington Post. Peek: "Jacques wrote the first book in his famous Redwall series for the children at the Royal School for the Blind in...
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New Voice: Chelsea M. Campbell on The Rise of Renegade X
Chelsea M. Campbell is the first time author of The Rise of Renegade X (Egmont, 2010). From the promotional copy:Damien Locke knows his destiny–attending the university for supervillains and becoming...
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Spooky News & Giveaways
Enter to Win an ARC of The Coven's Daughter by Lucy Jago (Hyperion, April 19, 2011) from P.J. Hoover at Roots In Myth. P.J. is also giving away five finished copies of Wither (The Chemical Garden...
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Spooky News & Throat Giveaway
Enter to win a signed copy of Throat by R.A. Nelson (Knopf, 2011). From the promotional copy:She's superhuman. There's just one catch.Seventeen-year-old Emma Cooper has always been a risk taker at...
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Spooky News & Giveaways
Attention Writers! Send a photo of yourself with a dinosaur (a museum skeleton, recreation, gas-station logo, made from Legos, whatever) to Greg Leitich Smith for inclusion in his upcoming blog series,...
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Spooky News
Folktales and Fairy Tales--for Teens by Chris Eboch from The Spectacle. Peek: "To update a traditional folk or fairytale, she (Natalie M. Rosinsky) suggests setting the story in a new location. You...
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Spooky News
Interview with Holly Black by Malinda Lo from Diversity in YA Fiction. Peek: "...I think the tricky thing about fantasy is that issues in the magical world should ideally both remind us of issues in...
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Spooky News & Giveaways
Enter to win Blessed (Candlewick, 2011), an ARC of Tantalize: Kieren's Story, and more from Jen Bigheart at I Read Banned Books. U.S. only; ages 13-up. Deadline: midnight CST, April 25.Check out the...
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Cynthia Leitich Smith Signs Three-Book Deal with Candlewick Press
From today's issue of Publishers Marketplace:"New York Times bestselling author of Tantalize, Eternal, BlessedCynthia Leitich Smith's YA novel Smolder, to Deborah Wayshak at Candlewick Press, in a...
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Guest Post: Christine Brodien-Jones on Writing Scary But Not Too Scary for...
“If you look up before you get the light on, It will be there. "The Thing. The terrible Thing waiting at the top of the stairs.” --Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity (1990)By...
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In a Similar Vein: Vampire Books
In a Similar Vein: Vampire Books by Heather Brewer from The Guardian. Peek: "Heather Brewer, author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd, explains the allure of writing about vampires and suggests some...
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