Title: The Isle of Blood Author: Rick Yancey Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 448 Pages When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting the “Holy Grail of Monstrumology” with his eager…
In celebration of the release of the third (and NOT final) book in the Monstrumologist series, The Isle of Blood we declare today Monstrumologist Monday! We are thrilled to have author Rick Yancey over for a guest post –…
Hello everybody, as you read this post, I will be going on holidays with my family who are visiting from Brazil. Yay! I shall be away from the Internets for the duration (two weeks! GAAH!) but I’ve left a…
Nerds Heart YA is an annual bracket-style tournament dedicated to appreciating and showcasing new titles that are underrepresented in YA fiction. In 2011, the third year of the event, the central focus of the tournament continued to be on…
Title: Five Flavors of Dumb Author: Antony John Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: November 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig. The Deal: If…
Kill All Enemies is the newest book by Melvin Burgess, considered by many to be the grandfather of YA fiction and winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and of the Carnegie Medal. Burgess’ new book is a fictionalised…
Title: Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars Author: Nick James Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Publisher: Flux Publication date: September 8th 2011 Paperback: 384 pages A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall…
Title: Possessed (US) / Possessing Rayne (UK) Author: Kate Cann Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: January 2011 (US) / July 2008 (UK) Hardcover: 302 Pages Rayne can’t wait to start her summer job at a…
Title: The Isle of Night Author: Veronica Wolff Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: NAL Trade Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 302 Pages Is life offering fewer and fewer options? Then join the dead. When Annelise meets dark…
“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 reign so they can go wild…
