“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Title: Bitterblue Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 547 Pages Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a…
Hello, everyone! Book Smuggler Thea, here. A few months ago, I posted a survey and asked for your help in completing the market research portion of my graduate thesis. Thanks to you – 919 of you, to be precise…
Today we are thrilled to be a part of the blog tour celebrating the release of The Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi’s follow-up to the Printz-winning Ship Breaker (one of Thea’s favorite books of 2010). Paolo Bacigalupi needs no introduction…
Title: Silence Author: Michelle Sagara Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: DAW Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 256 Pages It began in the graveyard… Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic accident, Emma had been…
Title: Insurgent Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 525 Pages One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in…
Hello everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! Thea here, extremely excited to report that she has completed her thesis, has defended it, and is now gradually returning back to sanity. Lots of meat to cover, so let’s get down to business,…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Vicious Deep Author: Zoraida Córdova Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 384 Pages For Tristan Hart, everything changes with one crashing wave. He was gone for three days. Sucked…
Title: Enchanted Author: Alethea Kontis Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 305 Pages It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the…
