Christina Makes the Bookish Rounds is a feature that will let you know about recent MG/YA/NA book related news. I'll post about articles from the publishing industry, cover reveals, discussions from fellow bloggers, the latest tv/movie news, and giveaways that you're hosting. If you would like to follow along with cover reveals during the week, see my Pinterest.
Publishing:
Rights Report
You a fan of Raymond Arroyo? Turns out he sold a new MG series.
Authors: Echo - Pam Muñoz Ryan
Excerpts: Bone Gap - Laura Ruby, Ice Like Fire - Sara Raasch
Blogging & Bloggers:
** Kel at Booked Till Tuesday:When Big Life Changes Hit
** Jenna at Rather Be Reading YA:How I Started Blogging
** Topaz at YA Asylum:Netgalley mistakes
** Ashley at Nose Graze: It’s Okay to Want to Grow Your Blog
** Nova at Out of Time: My Unpopular Opinions
** Kelley at Oh, The Books!: When Bookish Sisters Make Bookish Dares
Ratings, Reviews, Recommendations, Authors, ARCs:
** Jessi at Novel Heartbeat:Don’t Be Afraid to Be Yourself in Reviews
** Chyna at Lite-Rate-Ture:Recommendations: Fall in Love with Quotes
** Renae at Respiring Thoughts: Renae Recommends: Trilogies
** Jen at YA Romantics: What Happens When You Try to Censor Reviews
** Amber at The Mile Long Bookshelf: Tagging Authors in Negative Reviews
** Carrie at The Mad Reviewer: Further Thoughts on One Star Reviews
** Ana at Read Me Away: Interview Style
Personal + HP!:
** Nuzaifa at Say It With Books: Pinterest for the Visual Lover in You
** Kristy and Melissa at Book Nerd Reviews: Harry Potter Tour of Warner Brothers: Hogwarts
** Terri at Starlight Book Reviews: HP Moment of the Week: Worst Death in the Series
Reading:
The Experience:
** Rose at Chapter Break:Do Spoilers Have Time Limits?
** Alexa at Alexa Loves Books: Everybody’s Changing, But I Don’t Feel the Same
** Hannah at So Obsessed With: If We Ever Meet Again
** Pam at [YA]Escape From Reality: Do You Ever Intentionally Read a “Bad” Book?
** Jen at The Starry-Eyed Revue: Re-loving Books
** Josephine at Word Revel: Reading on the Go
** Mel at The Daily Prophecy: Second Chances
Books, Books, Books:
** Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction:I’m a Series Failure
** Allie at Little Birdie Books:When Do You Get Down with Audiobooks?
** Bec at Readers in Wonderland: We Could Be Millionaires If It Weren’t for Books
** Bekka at Great Imaginations: Tour Bekka’s Shelves!
** Lisa at Read. Breathe. Relax.: Books You Love With All Your Heart
Romance & Vday:
** Alice-Jane at Crazy Red Pen: DIY // Valentine’s Day Cards
** Hazel at Stay Bookish: Valentine’s Day Cards for Book Nerds
** Emz at Paging Serenity: The Problems with Shipping Characters
Hey YA + Trends:
** Sophie at A Daydreamer’s World:Is Mental Illness Becoming a Trend?
** Kelly at Stacked Books: The Rise of Suicide in YA Fiction and Exploring Personal Biases in Reading
** Kimberly at Stacked Books: Get Genrified: YA Urban Fantasy
Movies/TV Shows:
Lauren Oliver was hired to adapt her own book, Panic, into a screenplay by Universal.
A new Insurgent TV spot, “I’m Not Afraid,” was released during the Grammys. Plus a ton of stills were released: Natalie Prior, Christina, Hector, Edgar, Evelyn, Marlene, Jack Kang, Max, Marcus Eaton, Uriah, Tori, Johanna, Peter. If you don’t want to click through all those links, here’s a wrap-up of those stills. Here are some other stills, like of Tris, Four, and Jeanine. Also another couple of new stills.
A sneak peak at the making of the Duff, coming to theaters on the 20th!
A new still from the 5th Wave set.
Publishing:
Rights Report
- Ever the Hunted - Erin Summerill (Debut; a fantasy that follows 17-year-old Britta Flannery who is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. Her father, a legendary bounty hunter, is murdered, and the stakes are fatal if she doesn’t find his killer. The book is slated for fall 2016; HMH).
- Towers Falling - Jewell Parker Rhodes (It tells the story of Deja, who 15 years after the events of 9/11 grapples with the effects still felt by her community. Publication is planned for spring 2016; Little, Brown).
- Evelyn Skye's debut THE TSAR'S GAME, pitched as DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE meets THE NIGHT CIRCUS, in which star-crossed lovers battle in a lush, magical version of tsarist Russia in 1825, to Balzer & Bray in a two-book deal.
- The Mysteries of Cove - J. Scott Savage (the first volume in the Fires of Invention series, about a steam-powered city built inside a mountain, where creativity is a crime and “invention” is a curse word. Publication is set for fall 2015; Shadow Mountain).
You a fan of Raymond Arroyo? Turns out he sold a new MG series.
Authors: Echo - Pam Muñoz Ryan
Excerpts: Bone Gap - Laura Ruby, Ice Like Fire - Sara Raasch
Book Trailer: Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard
Awards: Y’all ought to last week’s post for awards. That was ALAYMG time. New Visions award nominees. The 2015 Amelia Bloomers list. 2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (+ Top Ten). 2015 Notable Children’s books. The Walter Award needs submissions! Deadline: November 1. Tomas Rivera Award Winners.
John Green gave a keynote to booksellers at Winter Institute 10 in which he said that “life would suck” without booksellers (in reference to authors).
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bookseller? Here’s an interview with one who works at the Strand in NYC.
A brief summary of author and industry events last week.
I Am Malala won for best Children’s album at the Grammys.
BEA announced its author line-up last week… and guess what? They’re all white again, with only one woman author too. Bustle has something to say about that (I so agree with Kelly Jensen - WNDB panels are packed, what is wrong with BEA?)
If you wish you could’ve attended ALA and been to Diversity Day, here’s a storify so you can see for yourself via the internet.
If you’ve felt overwhelmed by WNDB and what you can do, here’s ONE THING that you can do now to help.
To celebrate Black History month, The Brown Bookshelf will be posting about a different author each week who has published in kidlit.
YAAAAAAAAS audiobooksync has released the line-up for this coming summer. Rose Under Fire is there! I loved the audiobook for Code Name Verity. Can’t wait for some more Elizabeth Wein!
If you’re a fan of the Beautiful Creatures series, guess what? There are some more e-stories headed your way.
Little, Brown has had such great success with Novl that they are turning it into an e-book imprint.
The top 12 titles that Kirkus Reviews is excited about in February are…
Soooo, DC comics is releasing a bunch of new comics under Convergence and they’ve got diverse authors to help.
Cover Reveals:
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The cover for Ice Like Fire will be revealed today. As will Second Position and Blood and Salt. And on the 13th, Dreamland and Gathering Deep. On Friday, the cover reveal for Six of Crows will also be revealed. The cover for Dumplin’ coming 02/17. This Monstrous Thing, 02/18.
Discussion/Other Blogger Posts:
The magic of storytelling.
Epic Reads has a lot of plans for this Valentine’s week.
Books before Bros. Oh yeah.
The worst things that could happen to a book lover. Yeahhh, the lending thing has definitely happened to me and unfortunately my copies of HP are also starting to look that way.
If you want to read more YA graphic novels, here’s your list. If you want to read excellent indie contemporary YA novels, here’s your list. True crime YA novels? Girl-powered YAs on the Impact of Music? Books for bibliophiles.
Book plots in 140 characters or less… with emojis? What.
More 2015 YA Debuts to have on your radar this year!
Top Ten Children’s books that deal with death and bereavement.
Oh, hey, look you can listen to 60+ classic audiobooks for free on Spotify.
Fascinating stuff for Game of Thrones fans. Are you curious about what George R.R. Martin had planned for the series originally? I read some of his previous outline and WOWWWWWWW things are so different from what that original outline had! Goes to show how much things change while you’re drafting the manuscript, huh?
Why I want more unlikable female characters.
Prime users.... Amazon is squeezing us for money o.O. Look at the infographic.
Beautiful library pics. The usual for these bookish rounds. And how to make the most of your library trip.
Why Americans Don’t Read Foreign Fiction. I don’t think it’s that simple. And I’d love to see more foreign fiction made available. (“Why are foreign authors so unknown in the U.S.?” → Also maybe some sort of arrogance on our part?).
OOO which literary heroine are you? “You’re Anne of Green Gables! You’re vivacious and your imagination gets you through good times and bad. Hard-working, loving, and always there to help out a friend, you are also likely to cause a bit of mischief. Quick tip: a bit of imagination can get a girl places but try not to let it lead you too far astray.” Harrumph. I got the heroine of the book I haven’t even read. I was hoping for Lizzie Bennett :P.
Can you guess which out of print books are most requested? I’m also surprised to see how many Stephen King novels are there - King is so common, why wouldn’t all his works be readily available?
I discussed how to respond when someone disdains Young Adult Literature. Complete with pretty infographic!
Publishing/Definitely Read These:
** Asti at Oh, The Books!: The Opinion on Blog Tours: Survey Results
** Lili at Lili’s Reflections: The Intern Diaries: The Perfect Request Email
Blogging:
Support/Advice/Tips:
** Rita at Blog Genie:From Nearly Quitting to 4x the Traffic
** Ashley at Nose Graze: How to Add a Favicon to Your Blog
** Stephanie at These Paper Hearts: Previewing Fonts with Wordmark.it
Awards: Y’all ought to last week’s post for awards. That was ALAYMG time. New Visions award nominees. The 2015 Amelia Bloomers list. 2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens (+ Top Ten). 2015 Notable Children’s books. The Walter Award needs submissions! Deadline: November 1. Tomas Rivera Award Winners.
John Green gave a keynote to booksellers at Winter Institute 10 in which he said that “life would suck” without booksellers (in reference to authors).
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bookseller? Here’s an interview with one who works at the Strand in NYC.
A brief summary of author and industry events last week.
I Am Malala won for best Children’s album at the Grammys.
BEA announced its author line-up last week… and guess what? They’re all white again, with only one woman author too. Bustle has something to say about that (I so agree with Kelly Jensen - WNDB panels are packed, what is wrong with BEA?)
If you wish you could’ve attended ALA and been to Diversity Day, here’s a storify so you can see for yourself via the internet.
If you’ve felt overwhelmed by WNDB and what you can do, here’s ONE THING that you can do now to help.
To celebrate Black History month, The Brown Bookshelf will be posting about a different author each week who has published in kidlit.
YAAAAAAAAS audiobooksync has released the line-up for this coming summer. Rose Under Fire is there! I loved the audiobook for Code Name Verity. Can’t wait for some more Elizabeth Wein!
If you’re a fan of the Beautiful Creatures series, guess what? There are some more e-stories headed your way.
Little, Brown has had such great success with Novl that they are turning it into an e-book imprint.
The top 12 titles that Kirkus Reviews is excited about in February are…
Soooo, DC comics is releasing a bunch of new comics under Convergence and they’ve got diverse authors to help.
Cover Reveals:
What Remains - Helene Dunbar, take 2
Sanctuary - Jennifer McKissack
*May not be final cover. It had the most votes when voting closed, but Swoon Reads may choose one of the others for whatever reason.
Becoming Jinn - Lori Goldstein, take 2
Discussion/Other Blogger Posts:
The magic of storytelling.
Epic Reads has a lot of plans for this Valentine’s week.
Books before Bros. Oh yeah.
The worst things that could happen to a book lover. Yeahhh, the lending thing has definitely happened to me and unfortunately my copies of HP are also starting to look that way.
If you want to read more YA graphic novels, here’s your list. If you want to read excellent indie contemporary YA novels, here’s your list. True crime YA novels? Girl-powered YAs on the Impact of Music? Books for bibliophiles.
Book plots in 140 characters or less… with emojis? What.
More 2015 YA Debuts to have on your radar this year!
Top Ten Children’s books that deal with death and bereavement.
Oh, hey, look you can listen to 60+ classic audiobooks for free on Spotify.
Fascinating stuff for Game of Thrones fans. Are you curious about what George R.R. Martin had planned for the series originally? I read some of his previous outline and WOWWWWWWW things are so different from what that original outline had! Goes to show how much things change while you’re drafting the manuscript, huh?
Why I want more unlikable female characters.
Prime users.... Amazon is squeezing us for money o.O. Look at the infographic.
Beautiful library pics. The usual for these bookish rounds. And how to make the most of your library trip.
Why Americans Don’t Read Foreign Fiction. I don’t think it’s that simple. And I’d love to see more foreign fiction made available. (“Why are foreign authors so unknown in the U.S.?” → Also maybe some sort of arrogance on our part?).
OOO which literary heroine are you? “You’re Anne of Green Gables! You’re vivacious and your imagination gets you through good times and bad. Hard-working, loving, and always there to help out a friend, you are also likely to cause a bit of mischief. Quick tip: a bit of imagination can get a girl places but try not to let it lead you too far astray.” Harrumph. I got the heroine of the book I haven’t even read. I was hoping for Lizzie Bennett :P.
Can you guess which out of print books are most requested? I’m also surprised to see how many Stephen King novels are there - King is so common, why wouldn’t all his works be readily available?
I discussed how to respond when someone disdains Young Adult Literature. Complete with pretty infographic!
Publishing/Definitely Read These:
** Asti at Oh, The Books!: The Opinion on Blog Tours: Survey Results
** Lili at Lili’s Reflections: The Intern Diaries: The Perfect Request Email
Blogging:
Support/Advice/Tips:
** Rita at Blog Genie:From Nearly Quitting to 4x the Traffic
** Ashley at Nose Graze: How to Add a Favicon to Your Blog
** Stephanie at These Paper Hearts: Previewing Fonts with Wordmark.it
Blogging & Bloggers:
** Kel at Booked Till Tuesday:When Big Life Changes Hit
** Jenna at Rather Be Reading YA:How I Started Blogging
** Topaz at YA Asylum:Netgalley mistakes
** Ashley at Nose Graze: It’s Okay to Want to Grow Your Blog
** Nova at Out of Time: My Unpopular Opinions
** Kelley at Oh, The Books!: When Bookish Sisters Make Bookish Dares
Ratings, Reviews, Recommendations, Authors, ARCs:
** Jessi at Novel Heartbeat:Don’t Be Afraid to Be Yourself in Reviews
** Chyna at Lite-Rate-Ture:Recommendations: Fall in Love with Quotes
** Renae at Respiring Thoughts: Renae Recommends: Trilogies
** Jen at YA Romantics: What Happens When You Try to Censor Reviews
** Amber at The Mile Long Bookshelf: Tagging Authors in Negative Reviews
** Carrie at The Mad Reviewer: Further Thoughts on One Star Reviews
** Ana at Read Me Away: Interview Style
Personal + HP!:
** Nuzaifa at Say It With Books: Pinterest for the Visual Lover in You
** Kristy and Melissa at Book Nerd Reviews: Harry Potter Tour of Warner Brothers: Hogwarts
** Terri at Starlight Book Reviews: HP Moment of the Week: Worst Death in the Series
Reading:
The Experience:
** Rose at Chapter Break:Do Spoilers Have Time Limits?
** Alexa at Alexa Loves Books: Everybody’s Changing, But I Don’t Feel the Same
** Hannah at So Obsessed With: If We Ever Meet Again
** Pam at [YA]Escape From Reality: Do You Ever Intentionally Read a “Bad” Book?
** Jen at The Starry-Eyed Revue: Re-loving Books
** Josephine at Word Revel: Reading on the Go
** Mel at The Daily Prophecy: Second Chances
Books, Books, Books:
** Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction:I’m a Series Failure
** Allie at Little Birdie Books:When Do You Get Down with Audiobooks?
** Bec at Readers in Wonderland: We Could Be Millionaires If It Weren’t for Books
** Bekka at Great Imaginations: Tour Bekka’s Shelves!
** Lisa at Read. Breathe. Relax.: Books You Love With All Your Heart
Romance & Vday:
** Alice-Jane at Crazy Red Pen: DIY // Valentine’s Day Cards
** Hazel at Stay Bookish: Valentine’s Day Cards for Book Nerds
** Emz at Paging Serenity: The Problems with Shipping Characters
Hey YA + Trends:
** Sophie at A Daydreamer’s World:Is Mental Illness Becoming a Trend?
** Kelly at Stacked Books: The Rise of Suicide in YA Fiction and Exploring Personal Biases in Reading
** Kimberly at Stacked Books: Get Genrified: YA Urban Fantasy
Movies/TV Shows:
Lauren Oliver was hired to adapt her own book, Panic, into a screenplay by Universal.
A new Insurgent TV spot, “I’m Not Afraid,” was released during the Grammys. Plus a ton of stills were released: Natalie Prior, Christina, Hector, Edgar, Evelyn, Marlene, Jack Kang, Max, Marcus Eaton, Uriah, Tori, Johanna, Peter. If you don’t want to click through all those links, here’s a wrap-up of those stills. Here are some other stills, like of Tris, Four, and Jeanine. Also another couple of new stills.
A sneak peak at the making of the Duff, coming to theaters on the 20th!
A new still from the 5th Wave set.
Samuel L. Jackson has joined the adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I was excited by the THG castings, Kate Winslet… Tim Burton as director of Miss Peregrine’s… and now Samuel L. Jackson? Holy shit, yes, go YA adaptations!!!
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman - trailer was released!
Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan is getting a TV Pilot Episode on Amazon.
No, no, no: Lionsgate confirms that it wants more Hunger Games films. Here’s the thing - Warner Brothers can expand on Harry Potter because J.K. Rowling had already made the content for it. Is Lionsgate going to move ahead without Suzanne Collins just to expand the franchise?
Giveaways:
Adventures in Children's Publishing giveaways: 02/14, 02/27.
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.
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman - trailer was released!
Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan is getting a TV Pilot Episode on Amazon.
No, no, no: Lionsgate confirms that it wants more Hunger Games films. Here’s the thing - Warner Brothers can expand on Harry Potter because J.K. Rowling had already made the content for it. Is Lionsgate going to move ahead without Suzanne Collins just to expand the franchise?
Giveaways:
Adventures in Children's Publishing giveaways: 02/14, 02/27.
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.
Sci-fi and Fantasy Friday {SF/F Reviews and Giveaways}.
Hardcovers of Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff, Geek Girl by Holly Smale, City 1 by Gregg Rosenblum, and The Prey by Tom Isbell, INT, ends 02/27.
Kindle Paperwhite + Some Fine Day by Kat Ross, US only, ends 03/07.
ARC of I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, INT, ends 02/13.
Other:
New Releases: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead, My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand, The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons, When Reason Breaks by Cindy Rodriguez, The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London #3) by Maureen Johnson, Promposal by Rhonda Helms, One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin, Utopia, Iowa by Brian Yansky, Rebellion by Stephanie Diaz, Temple Boys by Jamie Buxton, Best Friends Through Eternity by Sylvia McNicoll, I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell, Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton, & Inherit Midnight by Kate Kae Myers.
Recent Recommended Reads: You can read my review of Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Up at my booktube channel, I posted about the 15 YA TBR Books I’m Reading This Year and the 2015 YA Debut Novels That I Want to Read.
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.
Hardcovers of Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff, Geek Girl by Holly Smale, City 1 by Gregg Rosenblum, and The Prey by Tom Isbell, INT, ends 02/27.
Kindle Paperwhite + Some Fine Day by Kat Ross, US only, ends 03/07.
ARC of I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, INT, ends 02/13.
Other:
New Releases: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead, My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand, The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons, When Reason Breaks by Cindy Rodriguez, The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London #3) by Maureen Johnson, Promposal by Rhonda Helms, One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin, Utopia, Iowa by Brian Yansky, Rebellion by Stephanie Diaz, Temple Boys by Jamie Buxton, Best Friends Through Eternity by Sylvia McNicoll, I Remember You by Cathleen Davitt Bell, Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton, & Inherit Midnight by Kate Kae Myers.
Recent Recommended Reads: You can read my review of Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Up at my booktube channel, I posted about the 15 YA TBR Books I’m Reading This Year and the 2015 YA Debut Novels That I Want to Read.
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.