Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent YA book-related news. I'll post about articles I've read from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from fellow bloggers, the latest tv/movie news, and giveaways that you're hosting. For more information, visit the first CMtBR post.
Publishing Industry:
*Not many this week. Got rid of 3 picture books and two of the above don't have GR links up. If any of y'all have Publisher's Marketplace subscriptions or are writers looking to announce your deals or have heard about deals during the week, let me know (christinareadsya AT gmail DOT com).
[Edit]: I found some! May have a place to get them for the coming weeks, but these are from today so there's only one with a link so far.
Can a teen Girl with the Dragon Tattoo put Finland on the YA literary map? Here's the author page in question, but I tried searching for As Red As Blood and didn't find an English version yet.
All right Divergent fans, you want your links? Allegiant could shock fans of best-selling Divergent books; author Veronica Roth releases latest installment of Divergent trilogy: Allegiant; Veronica Roth's midnight release day video.
Meg Rosoff gets interviewed about her latest book, Picture Me Gone. This book is also a National Book Award Finalist. Check out the link for the others!
Are you a Kristin or P.C. Cast fan? Here's an interview with the two in celebration of their latest release, Revealed.
Blogging:
Support/Advice/Opinions:
Bloggers and Blogging in general:
Authors, Reviews, Ratings, ARCs:
Reading:
Covers, Couples, and Favorites:
Random Fun:
Movies/TV Shows:
New Vampire Academy Paperback Movie Tie-in Cover Released. I like the colors better on this than on the movie poster, though I think the green and pink work better to catch your eye. Also, new Vampire Academy stills.
ABC Adapting YA Book Series Beta with Chris Weitz and Temple Hill. I could see the book making for an interesting television series. Do you ever wonder why they choose to adapt some for television shows instead of movies?
Also from ABC: ABC to Adapt Bright Young Things Books as Drama Series with John Wells and Alloy.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Victory Tour. Will you see the cast?
Enter to Win Two Tickets to the Twilight Forever Fan Experience in NYC.
Pretty Little Liars’ Shane Coffey joins the cast of ‘The Originals’ as “Tim”. I don't know anything PLL related but that kid is cute. I wonder what they'll do to him... With Klaus or against him?
Watch 8 clips from Ender's Game.
Looks like they finished filming The Fault in Our Stars?
And if you're up for it, dress like your favorite YA heroines for Halloween...
Giveaways:
Krista and Becca are giving away some of their favorite underappreciated books. (Ends 11/01).
The weekly giveaway at Children's Publishing. Ends October 25th at 6:00 p.m CST. And another, October 24th at 6:00 p.m. CST.
Giveaways listed at Saturday Situation by Lori of Pure Imagination and Candace of Candace's Book Blog.
Don't forget to enter YABC's giveaways for the month.
Congratulate Nick on having 1,000 GFC followers (November 30).
Premeditated by Josin McQuein (INT, October 28).
Waterfell by Amalie Howard (US/Can, October 24).
Check out the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop. Lots of giveaways and many different end dates, though most are supposed to end by October 31st.
Signed copy of Losing It, Faking It, and Keeping Her. (Ends 10/30).
Signed copy of The Fault in Our Stars. (INT, Ends 11/14).
Fall Kindle Fire giveaway. (INT, ends 10/31).
Hardback of and audiobook code for The Bone Season. (INT, ends 10/28).
Bobbing for books giveaway hop. Lots of giveaways and many different end dates, though most are supposed to end by October 31st.
ARC of Horde (INT, ends 10/31). Also check out the Razorland book tour, where you can win all three books in the series (ends 11/12).
Congratulate Alice-Jane on her blogoversy. (US, ends 11/09).
ARC of Illusive (US/CA, ends 11/13).
Recently Recommended Reads: You can read my declaration of love for the Queen's Thief series. I haven't had a chance to read anything besides Lebanese and Arabic folk lore. Had no idea there were so many stories about Clever Hasan out there...
*Note: I also would like to say that if I ever miss your discussion post and I've commented on/follow your blog, I promise that it's not intentional. It's hard to keep track and honestly I miss a lot even when I sort through posts on Feedly.
Which articles did you like best? Did I miss any news? Did you host a cover reveal or discussion that I should have posted about? A giveaway? Leave the links, and I'll either edit this post or post about 'em next week.
Publishing Industry:
- Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull (Five Kingdoms #1, MG series stars Cole Randolph, whose ordinary night turns extraordinary when he and his friends are whisked to a place called the Outskirts. The balance of power in the five kingdoms that make up the Outskirts has been upset, the magic there is becoming unstable, and it’s up to Cole to find a way to set things right. Simon & Schuster).
- Apocalypse Bow Wow by illustrator James Proimos and author James Proimos III (First in a series of humorous graphic novels which follows Brownie and Apollo, two dogs whose owners are missing, along with the rest of the human race, and somehow all the pets of the world must learn to survive in a people-less world, Bloomsbury, fall 2014).
- Krool by Gerry Swallow (MG adventure follows a misbehaving 11-year-old's trip to a strange world populated by nursery rhyme characters, Bloomsbury, fall 2015).
- End Times by Anna Schumacher (YA debut; see cover reveal below; tells the story of an oil boom town in Wyoming plagued by mysterious phenomena; the God-fearing locals believe it to be signs of the Rapture, while a newcomer with a checkered past uncovers the unsettling truth, Razorbill).
- Princess Juniper by Ammi-Joan Paquette (MG series - a princess asks for her own kingdom for her 13th birthday, only to find out that there's much more to being a queen than wearing ball gowns and throwing parties, Philomel, fall 2015)
*Not many this week. Got rid of 3 picture books and two of the above don't have GR links up. If any of y'all have Publisher's Marketplace subscriptions or are writers looking to announce your deals or have heard about deals during the week, let me know (christinareadsya AT gmail DOT com).
[Edit]: I found some! May have a place to get them for the coming weeks, but these are from today so there's only one with a link so far.
- Young Adult Kelly Fiore's THE PEOPLE VS. CECELIA PRICE, featuring a teenaged girl accused of murdering her brother despite the fact that the truth is a lot more complicated, pitched as Sara Zarr meets Breaking Bad, Harper Teen.
- Suzanne Nelson's SHOES IN THE STREET, in an epic tale that follows a variety of characters from Nazi Germany to present-day New York, as their lives are interwoven through their contact with one very special pair of handmade pink heels, Knopf Children's, Fall 2015.
- Lisa Amowitz's LIFE AND BETH, about a teenage musician who discovers that it's not her killer licks that get her into a program for talented youth - it's her other budding talent - the ability to kill with her mind, Spencer Hill Press, Spring 2015.
Can a teen Girl with the Dragon Tattoo put Finland on the YA literary map? Here's the author page in question, but I tried searching for As Red As Blood and didn't find an English version yet.
All right Divergent fans, you want your links? Allegiant could shock fans of best-selling Divergent books; author Veronica Roth releases latest installment of Divergent trilogy: Allegiant; Veronica Roth's midnight release day video.
Meg Rosoff gets interviewed about her latest book, Picture Me Gone. This book is also a National Book Award Finalist. Check out the link for the others!
Are you a Kristin or P.C. Cast fan? Here's an interview with the two in celebration of their latest release, Revealed.
Do you have a question for Richelle Mead about The Fiery Heart? Submit it here, and Goodreads will interview Mead with fan questions next month.
If you're in the UK, Sarah Rees Brennan and Holly Black might be coming to your neighborhood.
You a fan of Sarah Fine's Guards of the Shadowlands series? Well Amazon is giving away a Kindle Paperwhite plus five autographed copies of books one and two and featuring an excerpt here on Hypable.
Cover Reveals:
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Discussions/Other Fun Blogger Posts:
A brief history of young adult literature (from CNN.com).
A.S. King talks kids on reality TV and her new YA book, Reality Boy.
13 Passages from Children's Literature that are More Dreadful and Shocking than They May First Appear.
"It's very easy to kill someone in fiction. It's much harder to bring them back in one piece." --Victoria Schwab in this podcast.
If you're in the UK, Sarah Rees Brennan and Holly Black might be coming to your neighborhood.
You a fan of Sarah Fine's Guards of the Shadowlands series? Well Amazon is giving away a Kindle Paperwhite plus five autographed copies of books one and two and featuring an excerpt here on Hypable.
Cover Reveals:
*Can't find the edition with this cover.
Devour by Jill Cooper*
*No GR link as of noon 10/22.
The Cheesecake Queenby Miranda P. Koerner*
*No GR link as of noon 10/22.
*Can't find the paperback edition with this cover.
If you'd like to follow along with cover reveals, see my Pinterest.
Also the new Origami Yoda book cover, which I didn't include here.
And this cover from Lisi Harrison.
And this cover from Lisi Harrison.
Discussions/Other Fun Blogger Posts:
A brief history of young adult literature (from CNN.com).
A.S. King talks kids on reality TV and her new YA book, Reality Boy.
13 Passages from Children's Literature that are More Dreadful and Shocking than They May First Appear.
"It's very easy to kill someone in fiction. It's much harder to bring them back in one piece." --Victoria Schwab in this podcast.
The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Young-Adult Fiction Authors. Interesting. A lot of insight from a lot of different YA authors.
Young adult fiction needs a new formula. I'd say the writer has some interesting insight (i.e. love triangles sometimes skewing the message of dystopias, etc.), but also didn't cite very many examples and generalized a LOT. Plus, I'd say YA is doing pretty well for itself, even if this ("publishers assume they’re catering to a pack of ravenous, tasteless teenage girls.") were true, which I don't think it is.
Potential Husbands from YA Fantasy: An Addendum. <-- Funny. *Mockingjay spoiler* -- A con for Gale is "Overly handy with WMDs."
Did you participate in the twitter chat #RBWL (Reader/blogger wishlist)? If you didn't, here's a recap of some of the ideas that were suggested. You can find the rest by scrolling through here. Shae of Shae Has Left the Room will be compiling them soon (hopefully).
Blogging:
Support/Advice/Opinions:
- Ashley at Nose Graze: Improve SEO by Building Backlinks with CommentLuv
- Trish at Between the Lines: Blogger to Wordpress: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
- Amber at The Mile Long Bookshelf: Five Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Start a Book Blog.
- Stormy C. at Book.Blog.Bake: How to Ensure I Won't Comment on Blogger Blogs
- Kelly at Effortlessly Reading: Blogs That Post Everyday.
- Candace at Candace's Book Blog: Tips for a Successful Blog
- Mel at the Daily Prophecy: A Blogging Confession
- Anya at On Starships and Dragonwings: Making Memes Interesting (Tips & Tricks)
- Natalie at Natflix and Books: The Art of Commenting.
- Hazel at Stay Bookish: Why Unfollowers Make Me Anxious.
- Emily at Fluttereal Flight: When I Stop Blogging for Numbers and Start Doing It for Me.
- Paola at A Novel Idea: A Sort of Blogging Manifesto.
- Abria at Read. Write. Discuss.: Blogging and Facebook.
- Charlotte at Gypsy Reviews: The Era of Book Vlogs.
- Charl at A Place on the Bookshelf: How Important Is Blog Design?
- Asti at A Bookish Heart: Do Book Blogs Require Reviews?
- Renae at Respiring Thoughts: Perspectives on Book Blogging from a Senior Citizen
Authors, Reviews, Ratings, ARCs:
- Eve at PaperGrey: I Suck at Writing Reviews.
- Lily at Lily's Book Blog: A misconception to Blog Rating.
- Lyn at Great Imaginations: Book Shelf Lives
- The ladies at Book Nerd Reviews: When Authors Read Your Reviews
- Charlotte at Thoughts and Pens: Age and Gender: Do They Matter?
Reading:
The Experience:
- Kayla at The Thousand Lives: The Importance of Being Happy.
- Megan at Love, Literature, Art, and Reason: The Cons of Being a Fast Reader.
- The Broke and the Bookish: Bedtime Stories as Kids.
- Jen at The Starry-Eyed Revue: If You Give a Girl a Book
- The ladies at YA Escape from Reality: To Reread or Not?
- Melissa at I Swim for Oceans: Rereading Books
- Bekka at Pretty Deadly Reviews: What about Being the White Sheep?
- Jenni at Alluring Reads: Why You Gotta Be Like That?
- Lauren at Books, Tea & Me: Do You Like It Fast? Or Do You Like It Slow?
Series & Book Purchases:
- Jen at The Broke and The Bookish: Finishing Series.
- Merin at Read and Reviewed: Sequels, Trilogies, and Series, Oh My.
- Kelley at Another Novel Read: Book Purchases (with CHARTS!).
- Sandy at Tea Between Books: I'm Going to Adopt You.
- Christy at Christy’s Book Addiction: Bookstore, Please!.
- Abria at Read.Write.Discuss: Hidden Book Season.
Horror Halloween:
- Blythe at Finding Bliss in Books: The Beginner's Guide to Horror (sorted by scariness/gore)
- Lisa at Read.Breathe.Relax: Literary Halloween Costumes
- Helen at My Novel Opinion: Horror Movies... I'm a Big Wuss!
- Helen at My Novel Opinion: A Novel Natter: Stephen King
- Ten Best Read-Aloud Halloween Picture Books for Kids.
Hey YA:
- Emz at Icy Cold Reads: Horror in YA.
- Me: Family Stereotypes in YA Lit -- Or Why I Could Never Get into The Hunger Games
- Blogger Panel at Adrift on Vulcan: Illustrations in YA books?.
- Alice-Jane at Crazy Red Pen: The Rise of Adults Reading YA Literature
- Tirzah at The Compulsive Reader: The Road Less Traveled: YA Books that Break from the Mold
- Amber at Books of Amber: Why LGBT+ Representation is Important in YA
Covers, Couples, and Favorites:
- Chiara at Books for a Delicate Eternity: Are You a Cover Judger?
- Josephine at Dudette Reads: Judging Book Covers -- Pros & Cons
- Hollie at Musics, Book and Tea: I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie.
- Genevieve at The Reading Shelf: Book Blogger Confessions: Shipping Couples.
- Lauren at Love Is Not a Triangle: A New Non Love Triangle Shape
- Several bloggers at Fiktshun: Quarter Talk: What These 7 Bloggers are Saying.
- Carrie at The Mad Reviewer: Your Favorite Genre.
- Danny at Bewitched Bookworms: Favorite Book Couples
Random Fun:
- Read Books and Blog: Book Anagrams - The First Book in a YA Series
- Ellie at Book Revels: YA M.A.S.H.
- Kat at Cuddlebuggery Book Blog: To Manga or Not to Manga
- Kelly at The Well-Read Redhead: A book-related funny for your Wednesday
- Kristilyn at Reading in Winter: How Do You Classify Canadian Literature?
- Rebecca at Becca's Bursting Bookshelf: Cast an HP Spell
- Gaby at Queen Ella Bee Reads: A Silly Story
- Jamie at the Perpetual Page-Turner: Multitasking 101
- The writers at Enchanted Inkpot: All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Monsters
- Gillian at Writer of Wrongs: Gender-Bending and Why It's Awesome
Movies/TV Shows:
New Vampire Academy Paperback Movie Tie-in Cover Released. I like the colors better on this than on the movie poster, though I think the green and pink work better to catch your eye. Also, new Vampire Academy stills.
ABC Adapting YA Book Series Beta with Chris Weitz and Temple Hill. I could see the book making for an interesting television series. Do you ever wonder why they choose to adapt some for television shows instead of movies?
Also from ABC: ABC to Adapt Bright Young Things Books as Drama Series with John Wells and Alloy.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Victory Tour. Will you see the cast?
Enter to Win Two Tickets to the Twilight Forever Fan Experience in NYC.
Pretty Little Liars’ Shane Coffey joins the cast of ‘The Originals’ as “Tim”. I don't know anything PLL related but that kid is cute. I wonder what they'll do to him... With Klaus or against him?
Watch 8 clips from Ender's Game.
Looks like they finished filming The Fault in Our Stars?
And if you're up for it, dress like your favorite YA heroines for Halloween...
Giveaways:
Krista and Becca are giving away some of their favorite underappreciated books. (Ends 11/01).
The weekly giveaway at Children's Publishing. Ends October 25th at 6:00 p.m CST. And another, October 24th at 6:00 p.m. CST.
Giveaways listed at Saturday Situation by Lori of Pure Imagination and Candace of Candace's Book Blog.
Don't forget to enter YABC's giveaways for the month.
Congratulate Nick on having 1,000 GFC followers (November 30).
Premeditated by Josin McQuein (INT, October 28).
Waterfell by Amalie Howard (US/Can, October 24).
Check out the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop. Lots of giveaways and many different end dates, though most are supposed to end by October 31st.
Signed copy of Losing It, Faking It, and Keeping Her. (Ends 10/30).
Signed copy of The Fault in Our Stars. (INT, Ends 11/14).
Fall Kindle Fire giveaway. (INT, ends 10/31).
Hardback of and audiobook code for The Bone Season. (INT, ends 10/28).
Bobbing for books giveaway hop. Lots of giveaways and many different end dates, though most are supposed to end by October 31st.
ARC of Horde (INT, ends 10/31). Also check out the Razorland book tour, where you can win all three books in the series (ends 11/12).
Congratulate Alice-Jane on her blogoversy. (US, ends 11/09).
ARC of Illusive (US/CA, ends 11/13).
Other:
Most Featured: According to the Goodreads YA newsletter, this is Red by Alison Cherry, How to Love by Katie Cotugno, Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano, Reality Boy by A.S. King, and Tandem by Anna Jarzab. Have you read any of these novels?
Most Featured: According to the Goodreads YA newsletter, this is Red by Alison Cherry, How to Love by Katie Cotugno, Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano, Reality Boy by A.S. King, and Tandem by Anna Jarzab. Have you read any of these novels?
Recently Recommended Reads: You can read my declaration of love for the Queen's Thief series. I haven't had a chance to read anything besides Lebanese and Arabic folk lore. Had no idea there were so many stories about Clever Hasan out there...
*Note: I also would like to say that if I ever miss your discussion post and I've commented on/follow your blog, I promise that it's not intentional. It's hard to keep track and honestly I miss a lot even when I sort through posts on Feedly.
Which articles did you like best? Did I miss any news? Did you host a cover reveal or discussion that I should have posted about? A giveaway? Leave the links, and I'll either edit this post or post about 'em next week.