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young adult literature

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Happy Book Birthday to Sarah Nichole Smetana and The Midnights!

Happy Happy Book Birthday to the rad Sarah Nicole Smetana, whose debut is out in the world today! Also, I'm reading it and it's PHENOMENAL. You should stop by Sarah's website to spy all the cool talk and a round up of the insane media coverage this amazing book has been getting. I read one of these posts at Germ Magazine and it's fascinating (also she was electrocuted)! This voice-driven coming-of-age YA novel is perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Playlist for the Dead. Susannah Hayes has never been in the spotlight, but she dreams of following her father[...]

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One More Day and the Pizza is Yours

I’ve been working hard. In fact, fourteen authors and a cover artist and I have been working hard. On what? Well, on, as far as I’m aware, the first anthology of it’s kind…A young adult pizza anthology (affectionately dubbed the Pizzathology) called A Pizza My Heart.               A Pizza My Heart contains fifteen amazing stories of murder, mystery, love, monsters, and more and every single story revolves around pizza. I’m so honored and proud to work with these authors and our amazing cover artist Haley.[...]

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After the Storm – A Woodsview Christmas Story Just For You!

Woodsview fans, we have a surprise for you today. But first, we want to say thank you. Thank you for the tremendous amount of love you have shown Harrowed, and for your patience as we get ready to bring Haunted to you. We care about these characters so much, and to see them resonate with so many of you has been more rewarding than we can possibly imagine. And so today, we come bearing a gift, in the form of a Christmas story. It's called After the Storm, and it takes place just eight weeks after the events of Harrowed.   Two months ago, Avery Bla[...]

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Blog Tour: Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly + Giveaway

Okay. First off, I have just read your new favorite book. Have you heard of Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly? I've actually never read anything from Tina Connolly before but I can assure you that now, I'll be reading pretty much everything that shoots from this woman's fingers. Let me give you the details... About the Book SERIOUSLY WICKED by Tina Connolly The only thing worse than being a witch is living with one. Camellia’s adopted mother wants Cam to grow up to be just like her. Problem is, Mom’s a seriously wicked witch. Cam’s used to stopping the wit[...]

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Cover Reveal: Sweet Madness by Lindsay Currie and Trisha Leaver

SWEET MADNESS, September 18, 2015 from Merit Press Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty one. Who was Lizzie Borden? A confused young woman, or a cold-hearted killer? For generations, people all over the world have wondered how Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby, met their gruesome deaths. Lizzie, Andrew’s younger daughter, was charged, but a jury took only 90 minutes to find her not guilty. In this retelling, the family maid, Bridget Sullivan, shines a compassionate light on[...]