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Cover Stories: Heist Society by Ally Carter
Ally Carter and I shared a cover model once! The model on the cover of Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy also posed as Violet on all three of my Violet covers! (Read that story here.) This week her...
Win-It Wednesday: GONE by Lisa McMann (Signed!)
The winner of last week's Fashion Swag Bag + Fallen by Lauren Kate is... Lasha! Her unsung book was Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors, which is now on my list too! Send me your address, L. This week's contest is...
Bonus Cover Stories: Dirty Little Secrets by CJ Omololu
I have great news! Barnes and Noble's UNABASHEDLY BOOKISH blog has asked me to write some Cover Stories for them, and I'll be doing that every Tuesday. Today, I'm featuring CJ Omololu's Dirty Little Secrets (a.k.a. the YA Hoarder book!)....
Cover Stories: The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
Suzanne Young is one of the most fun authors around. Proof: She does a dance when she gets a new book contract... publicly! Her latest title is The Naughty List, and here's what it's about (summary from indiebound): As...
Bonus Cover Stories: The Babysitters Club Redesign
New Babysitters Club covers... what do we think? vs. the old? (I couldn't find the original Stacey cover for some reason--sorry!). I'm torn. I like the simplicity of the new, but my heart is with the old painting-style covers. Of...
Cover Stories: Captivate by Carrie Jones
Last year, Carrie Jones shared her awesome Cover for Need right here, and now she's back to talk about the New York Times Bestselling sequel, Captivate (Bloomsbury)! Congratulations on the amazing success of this series, Carrie, and thanks for being...
Unsung YA: The 17(ish) Best YA Books You Haven't Read
I love this outreach, started by YAnnabe! So here's my list. I loved many more books than these in 2009, of course, but these are 17(ish) I reviewed for I Heart Daily -- and they are favorites. 1. Everything by...
Win-It Wednesday: Bad Blood by Mari Mancusi
Last week's winner of Hold Still by Nina LaCour (amazing book!) is... Janessa! For a writing challenge, she suggested, "the 'All Star' label on the back of Converse Chucks, a painting from the Renaissance, a large box filled with empty...
Cover Stories: Shine Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger
Neesha Meminger's Shine Coconut Moon is high on my to-read list (also: The Gossip Girls are reading it!). I heard an excerpt from it last year, and I just know I'll love it! Read the very cool Lyn Miller-Lachmann's review...
Cover Stories: Dream Life by Lauren Mechling
Lauren Mechling (she of the enviably glossy hair) shared her Cover Story for Dream Girl here last year. Now, she's back to dish on the sequel, Dream Life, which is all butterflies, all the time. Whee! "Dream Life is a...
Bonus Cover Stories: Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood, by Eileen Cook
The lovely Eileen Cook is here to share the story of her new release, Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood. "There is a scene in the book where the main character dresses up a Barbie doll in a cheerleader outfit and...
Cover Stories: Far From You by Lisa Schroeder
Lisa Schroeder's Far From You comes out in paperback this week, and it's got a new cover. I asked her for the back story: "I'm not a very visual person, so I really don't think about cover images when I'm...
Cover Stories: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
When I saw the cover for Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves, I knew I'd have to ask her about the back story. That motion, those colors, that tagline: "Crazy never looked so beautiful." Divine. Here's Dia: "Before I ever...
Cover Stories: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater had one of my favorite covers this year with Shiver, and Linger--her upcoming summer release--is already a 2010 favorite. I had to hear the story behind these simple, subtle designs. Here's Maggie: "I was a professional artist before...
My Reading in Color Holiday Book Exchange Gift!
I signed up for Ari's Reading in Color Holiday Book Exchange, and I just got my gift from the lovely Kelsey (The Book Scout). It's a copy of Debbie Rigaud's PERFECT SHOT (for which I just posted the Cover Story...
Cover Stories: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
I have two amazing authors here today, Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Since they're both talking, I'm going to Q&A this Cover Story. Their book is the very-buzzed-about Beautiful Creatures. I haven't read it yet, but I can't wait! Here's...
Cover Stories: What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood
The lovely Maryrose Wood is here to share the stories behind the beyond-amazing covers of her Morgan series (you guys must have read/seen these magical books, yes?). The third title, WHAT I WORE TO SAVE THE WORLD, was just released,...
Bonus Cover Stories: Perfect Shot by Debbie Rigaud
Debbie Rigaud is part of the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit, and she's also the proud author of a new Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy, Perfect Shot. It's about a volleyball star who enters an online modeling competition to get closer to her...
Cover Stories: Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Lyn Miller-Lachmann's latest novel, Gringolandia, is a coming-of-age story about a son trying to reconnect with his father, who's been detained tortured at the hands of the Chilean government for five years. The father has come returned to the family's...
Cover Stories: Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The prolific and fabulous Cynthia Leitich Smith, whose book blog Cynsations is a must-read, is here today to share the Cover Story behind ETERNAL, her second YA Gothic fantasy novel (TANTALIZE was the first). This one comes by special request...
