Release day! The Best Things in Death by Lenore Appelhans (that's me!)

So excited that THE BEST THINGS IN DEATH is now available!It's a short story collection in the the Memory Chronicles universe, but also can be read separately from the series. It features:A memory of Julian spying on Felicia approximately 9...

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Cover Reveal: Endsinger by Jay Kristoff + Giveaway

Time to reveal the cover for ENDSINGER, the last book in the Lotus War trilogy that began with STORMDANCER. Breathtaking, isn't it?!Jay just informed me which chapter contains animal death in KINSLAYER (commence ripping out of chapter...

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Author Interview + Giveaway: The Falconer by Elizabeth May

My readers know I'm not exactly a fan of faerie books, so it's a good thing I didn't realize THE FALCONER was a faerie book going in (I really thought she was a warrior who had a falcon. Nope.) or I might never have picked it up. And that would...

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Bookanista Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Cady Sinclair Eastman spends every summer on her family's private island, but this summer feels different, and it's because of something that happened last summer that Cady can't quite remember. Her grandfather and mother try their best to...

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Chick-O-Saurus Rex Award News: Irma Black Honor & Crystal Kite

Our picture book CHICK-O-SAURUS REX has some new hardware.We just found out that our fabulous writer and illustrator peers in SCBWI's International Other region have selected it as a Crystal Kite Award winner.  The book sticker looks like...

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We Need Diverse Books (Review Archive)

The We Need Diverse Books Campaign is taking place May 1-3, 2014In case you're looking for a some diverse novels to read, here's a list of some of the Young Adult and Middle Grade books I've reviewed on the blog over the years. I definitely...

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