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Happy Friday! Here's our latest news:

New release:
THE MARBLE QUEEN by Stephanie Blake

New sales:
Kami Kinard's THE BOY PROJECT TOO: Notes and Observations of Tabbi Reddy
Jenny Lundquist's THE PRINCESS IN THE OPAL MASK, a YA fantasy, has sold to Running Press in a two-book deal, with book one set to be released in the fall of 2013

Contests:
Susanne Winnacker is celebrating her new publication date for IMPOSTOR with an ARC giveaway

Other awesomeness:
GRAVITY by M.B. West is the featured book club pick at Seventeen Magazine online. Read the article and see the GRAVITY trailer here
Croak by Gina Damico, Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie, and Starters by Lissa Price are among The Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Teen Books List
K.M Walton presented a TEDx talk about "The Power of Human Kindness"
Lauren Morrill wrote an article for USA Today's Happily Ever After blog about her favorite YA romances

Hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend, and gets to enjoy some holiday time with family and friends and books!

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Weekend update, with the Apocalypsies!

Giving books for the holidays? A few of our members are giving away signed bookplates and other swag as holiday bonuses

Foreign rights:
Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY trilogy - Hungary

Film rights:
Jennifer Shaw Wolf's BREAKING BEAUTIFUL - MRB Productions

Contests:
Stop by Laurisa White Reyes' blog to read an interview with the authors of FISHTALE and enter to win a copy of the book
Enter to win one of two signed and personalized copies of Lynne Kelly's CHAINED in this holiday giveaway
Read an excerpt of Fading Amber, the last of the Cambion Chronicles, and enter to win an ARC on Jaime Reed's blog. Also check out the Goodreads giveaways
Count down to the release of Shannon Messenger's LET THE SKY FALL, and enter to win an ARC of the novel

Other awesomeness:
Congratulations to all our members nominated for YABC Choice Awards! Stop by and vote for your favorites
LITTLE DOG LOST by Monica Carnesi is a Horn Book 2012 Fanfare pick
Stop by A.G. Howard's SPLINTERED blog tour for interviews and giveaways
STARTERS by Lissa Price was chosen by B&N and the Los Angeles Public Library as one of their Best Teen Books of 2012, and Lissa was interviewed in the Jan 2013 issue of Writer's Digest

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Happy Friday! Here's our latest news:

Events:
See seven Apocalypsies tonight in Chicago and Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin

New releases:
Corrine Jackson's TOUCHED

New deals:
Two new YA novels for Diana Renn, LATITUDE ZERO (2014) and BLUE VOYAGE (2015), mysteries featuring globetrotting teens, action, and international intrigue with Viking/Penguin

Foreign rights:
Tamara Ireland Stone's TIME BETWEEN US and the upcoming sequel - Taiwan

Film rights:
Diana Renn's TOKYO HEIST, to the production company Anonymous Content

Contests:
Enter to win an advance copy of Jodi Meadow's ASUNDER in her Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway
Suggest a song for the playlist of Hemlock 3 by Kathleen Peacock for a chance to be included in book three's acknowledgements

Other awesomeness:
Congratulations to all our members on YALSA's best of young adult literature list
Anne Nesbet's THE CABINET OF EARTHS is featured in School Library Journal's article on middle grade fantasy, and J. Anderson Coats' THE WICKED AND THE JUST, Veronica Rossi's UNDER THE NEVER SKY, and Emily Danforth's THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST are on SLJ's Best Books of 2012 list
Starters by Lissa Price won the Crimezone Award in the Netherlands for Best YA Thriller of 2012 (non-Netherlands) and the ist Eselsohr Award in Germany for Best YA 2012. Barnes & Noble picked Starters as one of the Best Teen Books of 2012
Fans of LIES BENEATH can now read extra scenes on Anne Greenwood Brown's blog

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Time for another news update!

Check out the Kidlit Cares auction to bid on lots of bookish items to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief!

New releases:
MEANT TO BE by Lauren Morrill
ASHES OF TWILIGHT by Kassy Tayler
RENEGADE by J.A. Souders
BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards

Cover reveals:
CHICK-O-SAURUS REX by Lenore Appelhans

Contests:
Seen Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY out in the wild? Enter the BLACK CITY photo challenge and win some signed swag

Other awesomeness:
Jane McLoughlin's AT YELLOW LAKE has been longlisted for a Carnegie Medal in the U.K.
MEANT TO BE by Lauren Morrill was included in Huffington Post Teen's 5 Things We're Into This Week

Enjoy your weekend, and Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends in the U.S!

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Happy Friday! Here's our latest news:

New release:
FISHTALE by Hans Bauer and Catherine Masciola

Cover reveals:
TARNISH, and the paperback of GILT by Katherine Longshore
Heather Anastasiu's SHUTDOWN (Glitch #3)

Contests:
Enter to win one of ten copies of A.G. Howard's SPINTERED in the Official Amulet Giveaway
Check out Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY Blog Tour, going on all month with lots of interviews to read and prizes to win
Help spread the word about the release of M.B. West's GRAVITY e-book for a chance to have a character named after you in book two, plus a signed book or other prizes
Enter to win a copy of ASHES OF TWILIGHT by Kassy Tayler

Foreign rights:
Katherine Longshore's GILT trilogy - the U.K.

Reviews:
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME by Kat Zhang was reviewed in The New York Times

Other awesomeness:
Debra McArthur is featured on the Girl Scouts' website, The Studio

Enjoy your weekend!

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Happy Friday! Have a look at this week's exciting news:

New releases:
TIME BETWEEN US by Tamara Ireland Stone
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT by Colleen Clayton
VELVETEEN by Daniel Marks
FREAKLING by Lana Krumwiede
VALKYRIE RISING by Ingrid Paulson
THE UNFAILING LIGHT by Robin Bridges

Cover reveal:
Eve Marie Mont's next novel, A TOUCH OF SCARLET

Film rights:
Rights to Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY series sold to Screen Gems

Other awesomeness:
Carrie Arcos' OUT OF REACH is a National Book Award nominee
VELVETEEN by Daniel Marks is one of the novels recommended in this USA Today article
Some familiar names are on YALSA'S article "The Next Big Thing In Contemporary/Realistic Fiction"

Book trailers:
CREWEL by Genn Albin:


OUT OF REACH by Carrie Arcos:


Have a great weekend, readers!

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Happy Friday! Here's what our authors have been celebrating lately:

New releases:
GEEKS, GIRLS, AND SECRET IDENTITIES by Mike Jung
LEAGUE OF STRAYS by L.B. Schulman
SKINNY by Donna Cooner
THROUGH TO YOU by Emily Hainsworth
KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES by Shannon Messenger
CHASING THE SKIP by Janci Patterson
SEND ME A SIGN by Tiffany Schmidt
STEALING PARKER by Miranda Kenneally

Cover reveals:
Elizabeth Richards' next novel PHOENIX (plus and excerpt and giveaway)
A.J. Hartley's second DARWEN ARKWRIGHT novel, DARWEN ARKWRIGHT AND THE INSIDIOUS BLECK

Foreign rights:
Marissa Meyer's CINDER - Japan

New sites:
J.A. Souders website (with ARC giveaways)

Contests:
Enter to win signed SPLINTERED advanced reader copies, an interactive Alice In Wonderland book, & lots more in A.G. Howard's "Unlock the Secrets to Splintered" giveaway

Other awesomeness:
J.A. Souders has a free Elysium Chronicles German short story, A DARK GRAVE
Shannon Messenger's KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES is the Simon Kids' book of the month. Read the first three chapters on their Facebook page

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

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Happy Friday! Take a gander at our latest news:

New release:
SCORCH by Gina Damico -

Cover reveals:
EMPTY by K.M. Walton

Foreign rights:
Tamara Ireland Stone's TIME BETWEEN US - Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Turkey

Reviews:
PERSONAL EFFECTS by E.M. Kokie received a starred review from Publishers Weekly
FISHTALE by Catherine Masciola received positive reviews from Kirkus and Booklist

Contests:
Enter to win books and other fun prizes when you pre-order Mike Jung's GEEKS, GIRLS, AND SECRET IDENTITIES

Other awesomeness:
Katherine Longshore announced the title and subject of her next book in the Royal Circle Series
BOY + BOT by Ame Dyckman was chosen for Reading is Fundamental's 2012-2013 STEAM Multicultural Book Collection. Thanks to the generous support of Macy’s, more than 600 book collections will be donated to RIF programs serving children in low-income communities throughout the U.S.
STARTERS by Lissa Price made a surprise reappearance on the Southern California Independent Booksellers Assoc Bestseller list at #8
K.M. Walton's CRACKED was nominated for the American Library Association's Quick Picks Award

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

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Here's what we're celebrating this week!

Cover reveal:
K.M. Walton's EMPTY (plus giveaway)

New releases:
TEN by Gretchen McNeil
WHAT'S LEFT OF ME by Kat Zhang
STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff (U.S. release)
Chanelle Gray's MY HEART BE DAMNED

Contests:
Enter to win Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY in the Goodreads giveaway

Other awesomeness:
The Veteran's History Project is featuring Corrine Jackson's IF I LIE this weekend at the National Book Festival. Find out more on Corrine's post, including the secret passphrases you can mention at the festival to win prizes
Pre-order KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES by Shannon Messenger to receive a limited edition swag pack and benefit the Kids Need to Read organization

Enjoy a book-filled weekend!

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Happy Friday! Here's another good news round up:

New releases:
PERSONAL EFFECTS by E.M. Kokie

Film rights:
Dreamworks picked up the movie rights to Leigh Bardugo's SHADOW AND BONE

New sales:
Two new YA novels for Gretchen McNeil, GET EVEN and GET DIRTY in the DON'T GET MAD series

Contests:
Enter to win an advance copy of Janci Patterson's next novel, CHASING THE SKIP
Comment on Kami Kinard's article "7 Things I've Learned So Far" on the Writer's Digest blog to enter to win a copy of THE BOY PROJECT.

Other awesomeness:
Read the first 50 pages of LEVEL 2 by Lenore Appelhans on the new Facebook page

Book trailer:
Tiffany Schmidt's SEND ME A SIGN

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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It's Friday, and that means it's a good news day!

New releases:
MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT by W.H. Beck
STARTING FROM HERE by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
BUTTER by Erin Jade Lange

Other awesomeness:
Help out cancer charities when you pre-order Tiffany Schmidt's SEND ME A SIGN
CINDER by Marissa Meyers, SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo, and STARTERS by Lissa Price make an appearance on this Best Young Adult Books of 2012 list
CREWEL by Gennifer Albin, VENOM by Fiona Paul, and WHAT'S LEFT OF ME by Kat Zhang are among those mentioned in Publishers Weekly's "The Freshman Class: Fall 2012 Debuts"

Book trailer:
STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff


Have a fantastic weekend full of books!

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Happy Friday! Here's the latest round of good news from our authors:

New releases:
THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY by Nikki Loftin

New deals:
Elissa Hoole's next YA novel, THE TRUTH ABOUT NEVER AND ALWAYS, to Flux

Reviews:
Read about Claire Legrand's blog tour and starred Kirkus review for THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR GIRLS AND BOYS

Contests:
Enter to win an ARC of E.C. Myers' QUANTAM COIN in his Goodreads giveaway
Join Gretchen McNeil's Army of Ten to win signed books and other prizes

Other awesomeness:
A few familiar names are on ABA's Autumn Kids' Indie Next List
Nikki Loftin's THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY is among August's "Best Books of the Month" for Apple iBooks

Have a great weekend, and hope everyone going back to school next week has a fabulous start to the new school year!

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Happy Friday! Hope everyone's enjoying the last days of summer vacation. Here's our latest good news:

New releases:
FALSE MEMORY by Dan Krokos

New deals:
More mermaid fun: Anne Greenwood's Brown LIES BENEATH will now be a trilogy
Trish Doller's second book, ALL THAT WAS LOST, sold to Bloomsbury for publication in February 2014.

Contests:
Just a little time left to enter E.M. Kokie's PERSONAL EFFECTS Goodreads giveaway
Head over to Safari Poet to enter to win a 10-page + query letter critique from Colleen Clayton

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It's Friday, and time for a good news update!

New releases:
GLITCH by Heather Anastasiu
THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas
FINGERPRINTS OF YOU by Kristen-Paige Madonia
AURACLE by Gina Rosati
INNOCENT DARKNESS by Suzanne Lazear

Contests:
Win a signed copy of IF I LIE in Corrine Jackson's IF I LIE Freaking Awesome Contest
Enter to win Colleen Clayton's WHAT HAPPENS NEXT in the Goodreads giveaway
Five ARCs of Kimberly Sabatini's TOUCHING THE SURFACE are up for grabs in this Goodreads giveaway
Win one of five prize packs of books, ARCs, and signed copies of WHAT'S LEFT OF ME in Kat Zhang's Hybrid Art Contest of Awesome

Other awesomeness:
Congratulations to Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Erin Jade Lange, and Dan Krokos for being selected for the Fall New Voices List.

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Happy Friday, everyone! Here's our latest news:

Cover reveals:
Cole Gibsen's SENSHI (KATANA book 2)

New releases:
PUSHING THE LIMITS by Katie McGarry

Film rights:
Gretchen McNeil's POSSESS

Contests:
Six copies of BUTTER by Erin Jade Lange are up for grabs in this Goodreads giveaway

Foreign rights:
Lissa Price's STARTERS - Japan

Reviews:
E.M. Kokie's PERSONAL EFFECTS received a positive review from Kirkus

Other awesomeness:
Download free samples of Penguin's Fall Breathless Reads, like BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards and VENOM by Fiona Paul
Lissa Price's STARTERS is a teen bestseller in the Philippines

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Helloooo and happy Friday! Here's our latest news:

Cover reveals:
Heather Anastasiu's second book in the GLITCH series, OVERRIDE

New releases:
SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY by Susan Dennard

New sites:
A.G. Howard's website

New deals:
Leanna Renee Hieber's Gaslamp Fantasy saga, ETERNA, to Tor Books

Foreign rights:
Emily Hainsworth's THROUGH TO YOU - The U.K.
Lynne Kelly's CHAINED - France

Reviews:
Nikki Loftin's THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus

Other awesomeness:
Emily Hainsworth's THROUGH TO YOU made the Autumn Kids' Indie Next list

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Happy Friday, everyone! Take a gander at our latest news and contests:

New releases:
THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN by Tiffany Strelitz Haber

Book trailer:
THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
DEFIANCE by C.J. Redwine

Contests:
Enter to win tons of Apocalypsies swag in Lenore Appelhans' Apocalypsies Starter Pack Mega Summer Giveaway
Win a signed copy of Elisa Ludwig's PRETTY CROOKED, a signed ARC arrival the sequel PRETTY SLY, or a secret package from Willa in the Hello, Pretty Sly giveaway

Other awesomeness:
Hilary Graham and REUNITED made an appearance in The Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, and will be on New Hampshire Public Radio today

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Hello and happy Friday! Here's the latest news our members are celebrating:

Events:
Going to ALA? Check out where some of the Apocalysies will be!
If you're in the Seattle area, catch the Words of Wonder book tour featuring Anne Nesbet, Jenny Lundquist, J. Anderson Coats, and Marissa Burt

New releases:
SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL by Trish Doller
MY LIFE NEXT DOOR by Huntley Fitzpatrick

New sites:
Jay Kristoff's website
Tiffany Strelitz Haber's new Meter Maids blog

Foreign sales:
BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood - Turkey and Indonesia
CROAK by Gina Damico - Poland
HEMLOCK by Kathleen Peacock - France

Audio rights:
Gina Damico's CROAK trilogy sold to Audible

Reviews:
Cory Jackson's IF I LIE received a positive review from Kirkus

Other awesomeness:
Congratulations to all our members nominated for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults

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Happy Friday! Here's our latest good news roundup!

New releases:
LIES BENEATH by Anne Greenwood Brown
REUNITED by Hilary Graham
MY LIFE NEXT DOOR by Huntley Fitzpatrick
TOKYO HEIST by Diana Renn

Cover reveals:
Leanna Renee Hieber's THE TWISTED TRAGEDY OF MISS NATALIE STEWART

New deals:
Susanne Winnacker's IMPOSTOR, the story of a girl who uses her shape-shifting ability to assume the identity of a teenage murder victim and solve the mystery of a small-town serial killer, pitched as X-Men meets The Zodiac Killer, in a two-book deal to Razorbill

Foreign sales:
Elizabeth Richards' BLACK CITY CHRONICLES - Complex Chinese
Talia Vance's SILVER - Complex Chinese
Lauren Morrill's MEANT TO BE - Germany

Contests:
Visit Diana Renn's TOKYO HEIST Art Gallery and enter the last giveaway

Reviews:
Joanne Levy's SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE received a positive review from Kirkus

Other awesomeness:
Leigh Bardugo's SHADOW AND BONE debuted at #8 on the New York Times Bestseller List

Book trailers:
Diana Renn's TOKYO HEIST on YA Books Central
Robin Mellom's THE CLASSROOM:

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It's Friday, and time for another good news roundup!

Cover reveals:
Lenore Appelhans' LEVEL TWO

New releases:
SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo
SHADOWS CAST BY STARS by Catherine Knutsson
ALL THESE LIVES by Sarah Wylie
AT YELLOW LAKE by Jane McLoughlin

Contests:
Visit Diana Renn's blog to see the TOKYO HEIST Art Gallery and enter the giveaway
Win big at Hilary Graham's REUNITED "Spread This Book Trailer Everywhere" contest
Visit Laurisa White Reyes' blog to enter the Super Swag Giveaway, with tons of Apocalypsies swag

Reviews:
Lynne Kelly's CHAINED received positive reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, and The Horn Book

Other awesomeness:
You can read the first chapter of Claire Legrand's CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS online