It’s that time again… Enter at The Tenners by commenting with a favorite book cover and why by Tuesday, August 17th at midnight.  Giveaway is open internationally to anyone 13 or older.  Good luck!

Head over to the Tenners for this month’s giveaway of awesome, book-related stuff: To enter, comment on the Tenners’ post with where you’re going on vacation and what book you’re bringing.  The giveaway ends Monday, July 19th at midnight – good luck!

Book Briefs: an interview series where authors talk about…what else?  Books!  Karen Kincy’s debut YA novel, Other, is out TODAY from Flux.  Congratulations on the release, Karen!   What book are you reading right now?  Lots of books!  Well, to choose one, I’m reading Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves. I’m not too far into it yet, but I’m liking [...]

Head over to the Tenners for this month’s giveaway of awesome, book-related stuff: To enter, comment on the Tenners’ post with a beach-read recommendation.  The giveaway ends Thursday, June 24th at midnight – good luck!

Two fantasic YA books are out today.  And neither one has vampires, demons or anything the least bit supernatural.  Just terrific, well-written stories and characters.  Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly is easily one of the best books I’ve read this year.  Maybe the best.  The main character is uniquely likeable, the writing superb and the [...]

Next week. Five YA authors.  Three questions per day about them in high school.  With pictures.  And a giveaway!  It’s the High School Flashback Tour and it starts Monday!  Here’s where I’ll be and each day, one of these authors will be here.  Monday, May 17:  Christy Raedeke’s blog  http://raedeke.blogspot.com/ Tuesday, May 18:  Christina Gonzalez’s blog  http://cdgred-umbrella.livejournal.com/ [...]

Three Tenner books are out today.  Chelsea Campbell’s The Rise of Renegade X is a YA novel about a young supervillian set on becoming Golden City’s next evil genius…until he discovers his mystery father is actually a superhero.  . In Christina Diaz Gonzalez’s The Red Umbrella, 14 year old Lucia’s life changes when she’s sent to [...]

Head over to the Tenners for this month’s giveaway of awesome, book-related stuff: To enter, comment on the Tenners’ post with what you’re reading now and why by midnight, Tuesday May 11th.   And, the blogiversary giveaway here is open for entries through Friday, the 14th.  Comment here for a chance to win a signed copy of The Mark and swag.  [...]

Jennifer Cervantes’ debut middle-grade novel Tortilla Sun is out today.  To celebrate, she’s holding a contest at her website for a signed copy – to enter, post your favorite way to eat a tortilla.  And if you need some inspiration, here’s a video of Jennifer and her daughters showing you how to make one.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-1g8tLC2Ec [...]

A belated happy release day to Christy Raedeke whose YA novel Prophecy of Days came out yesterday!  It’s the first of two books about a girl who discovers an ancient relic related to the Mayan calendar that mysteriously ends December 21, 2012 .  You can read more about it here and enter to win a copy here! Congratulations, Christy!