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Archives for October 2012

Get Your Own Signed Copy of The Raven Boys

October 5, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: News Leave a Comment

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This is my short little announcement that you can get a personalized and signed copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater from my local indie bookstore, The King's English.  I love supporting these guys.  They have the most amazing book signings.  Even if you don't live in Utah, you can join in the author ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 5, 2012 11:59 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Kings English
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Fiction Frolic Charity Drive and Giveaway

October 5, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 2 Comments

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Help Raise 1,000 books for charity and enter to win $200, signed books and swag! We are excited to share about an ambitious blog tour—Fiction Frolic for All Hallow's Read—where ten authors from several genres are working hard to raise 1,000 books in three weeks for Books for America. From October 1st to 19th, donate a ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 5, 2012 1:35 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Giveaway
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October TBR, Online Events, and Utah Signings

October 4, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: News 4 Comments

To Read Goodread Links: The Gleaning by Heidi R. Kling Timeless by Michelle Madow The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse A Marvelous Work and  A Wonder by LeGrand Richards A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont Online Events Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-thon What:  Join other bloggers as they try to read as much as they can in 24 hours! Where: Dewey's Read-a-thon Official Site When: October ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 4, 2012 3:56 pm By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Online Events, Utah Signings
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Book Review: For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

October 2, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 15 Comments

First of all, I loved finding all the similarities between For Darkness Shows the Stars and Persuasion. The book stands really well on it's own if you don't want to read Persuasion, but I had a lot of fun recognizing the familiar characters. For Darkness Shows the Stars is set in a post-apocalyptic world, but ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 2, 2012 1:44 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Mild Content, Young Adult
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New Young Adult Releases: October 2, 2012

October 2, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases 2 Comments

You know that feeling of browsing the brand new books at the book store? I want to re-create that as best as I can online.  But I’ve got better shelf categories than the boring ones they have at the story like “Teen Fantasy” and “Paranormal Romance.”  And the best part – they are shelved purely on ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 2, 2012 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases | Tagged With: New Releases
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