Naming books from their covers Think you know books? What about books outside of your favorite genres? This weeks quiz will give you 24 book covers, asking you to name their titles (you don’t need to know their authors). I didn’t do great, but I did a lot better than I expected, 9/24. There were […]
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Book Publicity- An interview with Susan Schwartzman (Part 2)
Last week, I had some insight from Susan Schwartzman into the world of book publicity that I thought some of you may be interested in. Susan Schwartsman answered some questions about what she does and how the internet has change the shape of book publicity. Today, there’s more! Read on to find out about the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Lola and The Boy Next Door- Stephanie Perkins
Synopsis: Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit — more sparkly, more fun, more wild — the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty […]
Read the rest of this entry »Escaping Titanic- Marybeth Lorbiecki
Synopsis: Commemorate the Titanic’s disastrous voyage with this harrowing tale of survival. Follow the true story of young Ruth Elizabeth Becker as her awe of the mighty Titanic turns to horror when she is separated from her mother and siblings. Ages 5-10 -Goodreads Provided by NetGalley for a fair and unbiased review. Review: Not my […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Publicity- An interview with Susan Schwartzman (Part 1)
Today we’ve got something a little different. Book publicist extraordinaire Susan Schwartzman has answered some questions about what she does and how the internet has change the shape of book publicity. Susan has been in publicity since 1992 and has worked both as an in-house publicist as well as for herself. Some of her recent […]
Read the rest of this entry »Death Cure- James Dashner
Synopsis: Thomas knows that Wicked can’t be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they’ve collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It’s up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Trivia Tuesday #2
Test your knowledge of 2011 YA debuts. You have 2 minutes to name 12 2011 debuts from the name of their author. Be sure to post how you did in the comments. If you haven’t played last weeks trivia game yet Click Here to find out how many of the top 200 Harry Potter […]
Read the rest of this entry »New Girl- Paige Harbison
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: They call me ‘New Girl’… Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl. Unknown. But not unnoticed—because of her. Becca Normandy—that’s the name on everyone’s lips. The girl whose picture I see everywhere. The […]
Read the rest of this entry »Before I Fall- Lauren Oliver
Synopsis: What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: the world’s most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table […]
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