In today’s episode of This Week in YA, we have new clips from The Hunger Games movie, a cover reveal I’ve been waiting for for a very long time, lots of new book deals, and a rediscovery of over 500 new fairy tales! Seriously!

Movie News:
Hunger Games TV Clip http://youtu.be/EOHuL68BPSw
Katniss & Cinna Clip http://youtu.be/aC57g39LHxE
Beautiful Creatures Casting: Link http://bit.ly/xh47D9

Television News:
The Selection Casting http://bit.ly/ysRTH3

Cover Releases:
Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl http://bit.ly/wBVyUN
Venom by Fiona Paul http://bit.ly/Ab153w
Transcendence by C.J. Omololu http://bit.ly/ysIuuc
Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill http://bit.ly/z5LxjC
The Essence by Kimberly Derting http://bit.ly/Aeyjka

Book Trailers:
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris http://bit.ly/xXR4vh
Illuminate by Aimee Agresti http://youtu.be/SzokkOmJVKc
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Publishing News:
Kody Keplinger’s Goldfish http://bit.ly/AupOg4
Defy the Dark Anthology http://bit.ly/ySsEZk
The 5th Wave Trilogy by Rick Yancey http://bit.ly/AcZ7rQ
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill http://bit.ly/AcZ7rQ
Salvage by Alexandra Duncan http://bit.ly/AcZ7rQ
At Somerton by Leila Rasheed http://bit.ly/ww34Qr

Pottermore Return http://bit.ly/xzUANl
Collection of Fairy Tales Rediscovered http://bit.ly/z5VczU

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About TWiYA:
This Week in YA is a fresh look at the latest news in the world of Young Adult literature. Each Saturday, we will discuss topics dealing with book-to-movie news, book releases, book trailer releases, new YA book deals, etc. all in one place. Think of it as a YA Reader’s Digest.

You can also find me throughout the week on my YA book blog, Novel Thoughts.

Jeffrey West is the most unlikely of creatures. When he’s not making videos for the internet or blogging about books at Novel Thoughts, he’s reading them. He aspires to work in the film industry one day, but for now he is a bookseller so he gets paid to handle books. Which is full of win. Aside from reading, he likes Doctor Who, Battlestar Gallactica, and anything by Joss Whedon.

You can find all the source links for  to the news discussed in this episode below, but other than that you can just sit back and enjoy!

In today’s episode of This Week in YA, we have news on The Book Thief film, City of Bones has a director, several projects have added new cast members, and as always we have lots of new books to covet.

Movie News:
Percy Jackson and the Three Fates http://bit.ly/xPbdo7
Beautiful Creatures – Ridley http://bit.ly/xhZRWQ
Director – The Book Thief http://bit.ly/zbTOHj
The Hobbit Production Diary Video http://on.fb.me/zItCUr
Peter Jackson’s Facebook Page http://on.fb.me/zvLMPg
Hunger Games Movie Stills http://on.io9.com/ytQuVO
Director – City of Bones http://bit.ly/zIvHkQ
Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection http://bit.ly/yLRMiO

Television News:
The Selection http://bit.ly/wlMmFF

Cover Releases:
Black City by Elizabeth Richards http://bit.ly/zfwFcj
The Kill Order by James Dashner http://bit.ly/w8ELdB
Rift by Andrea Cremer http://on.mtv.com/AzaFKC
Reached by Ally Condie http://bit.ly/Aqtj8n
Starling by Lesley Livingston http://bit.ly/ynFGdC
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand http://bit.ly/z89ciL

Book Trailers:
A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink http://youtu.be/jmB4L671wqA
Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter http://youtu.be/cMgvvsTQ9QY
Balthazar by Claudia Gray http://youtu.be/2vq0CEMgP1Y

Publishing News:
Robyn Schneider http://bit.ly/xezfrI
Reboot Book News http://bit.ly/wh0Eg1
Reboot Movie News http://bit.ly/wppiOe
The World of Richelle Mead App http://bit.ly/ye50Yf

And also, I forgot to mention Scott Tracey’s awesome new series beginning with MOONSET. It sounds awesome! http://bit.ly/w9juf8

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A huge thanks to my brother Jeremy for helping me out with writing and pictures so late into the night this week.
http://twitter.com/JeremyWest

About TWiYA:
This Week in YA is a fresh look at the latest news in the world of Young Adult literature. Each Saturday, we will discuss topics dealing with book-to-movie news, book releases, book trailer releases, new YA book deals, etc. all in one place. Think of it as a YA Reader’s Digest.

“Sony Electronics, which has delayed the delivery of its electronic book reader, is hoping a deal with News Corp. will make it worth the wait for consumers. The companies sealed a deal Thursday that will enable Sony Reader users to view content from The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. The deal comes after reports that News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was unhappy with the company’s deal with Amazon.com for the Kindle.”

“Consumers will have to choose between two different subscription models to access the publications’ digital content, and News Corp. will reportedly get better control of subscriptions. A monthly digital subscription to the Journal will cost $14.99. The price for MarketWatch news and columns is $10.99, and a monthly subscription to the Post will be set at $9.99, according to Sony.”

In case you didn’t know, November is NaNoWriMo Month. Okay I have to admit, I didn’t know either. After some careful research about NaNoWriMo I decided it was about the coolest tool for aspiring writers ever. The deal for November is to write a whole book in a month. You can do it! There is even that whole break for Thanksgiving. The extra cool thing about this year is a contest for aspiring writers.

The really cool people over at Source Books let me know they will be involved in the contest. Details are as such. You write the first 250 words and a working title, from November 1st to November 30th you can submit your entry and the judging process will begin. The cool peeps over at Source will select the 20 best, and send them on to today’s biggest and baddest YA publishing guys who will then pick the winner. So get started on that idea you always had but never found the time to write. You may be asking yourself “what do I win for all my hard work and dedication?”. Here is the scoop:

The Grand Prize Winner will receive a free, 10-week writing course, courtesy of Gotham Writers’ Workshop.

The Top Five Entrants (including the Grand Prize winner) will receive a 15-minute, one-on-one pitch session with Regina Brooks, one of New York’s premier literary agents for young adult books. They will also receive commentary on their submissions by editors at HarperCollins, Penguin, Harlequin, Random House, and Sourcebooks.

The Top 20 Entrants will receive autographed copies of Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks.

Seems to me like a great opportunity for new writers to get those ideas out into the pub world! Let me know if you enter and what your story is about!

Philippa’s site re-launched

Website News

Philippa’s new website is now live at phillipagregory.com. You can keep up-to-date with her work, research and find out more about her new series, The
Cousins’ War, which starts with The White Queen – released globally August 18th.

Twitter Fun

Follow Elizabeth Woodville on Twitter

Elizabeth Woodville, natural beauty, seducer of kings, dabbler in witchcraft, tells
her story on Twitter. Philippa’s new novel, The White Queen, will be reinterpreted
as a series of tweets from its main character Elizabeth Woodville. Tweets to be
posted over 11th to 17th August inclusive, between 17.00 and 20.00 GMT.

Follow Elizabeth at @elizwoodville

View the tweets at your leisure via a specially created application on Philippa’s
website from 18th August 2009.

Tour dates announced

Tour dates announced for the UK, US & Canada between Tuesday, August 18th and
Thursday, October 1st. In series of special events, Philippa will be presenting her
new book, The White Queen. As well as introducing its key characters, Philippa will
take reader questions, sign books and provide an insight into her next book, The Red
Queen.

UK

• August 18th – BISHOP’S STORTFORD.7pm. Please call 01279508900 for more information.
• August 19th – YORK MINSTER. 7pm. For more information: 01904628740.
• August 20th – PRESTON. 7pm. Tickets are £5. Please call 01772683444 for more details.
• August 21st – GLASGOW. 7pm. Tickets are £3. Please call 0141 332 9105 for more
  information.
• August 22nd and 23rd – BOSWORTH BATTLEFIELD. For festival tickets call 01455 290429.
• August 24th – WORCESTER. 7pm. Tickets £5. Please call 01905731726 for further info.

US & Canada

• September 14th – BOSTON, MA. 7pm. B & N College event @ Tsai Performance Center
• September 15th – PRINCETON, NJ. 7pm. Princeton Public Library @ Nassau Presbyterian
• September 16th – BROOKLYN, NY. 11am. Berkeley Carroll Upper School **Private event
  for students and faculty only
• September 16th – NEW YORK, NY. 7pm. Barnes & Noble, 150 East 86th Street
• September 17th – TORONTO, ON, 7pm, Indigo Books, 120 Howland Avenue
• September 19th – CHICAGO, IL. 1.30pm. Anderson’s Bookshop @ Tivoli Theatre
• September 21st – ATLANTA, GA. 7pm. GA Center for the Book @ Decatur Presbyterian
• September 23rd – HOUSTON, TX. 7pm. Blue Willow Books (University of Houston Sugarland)
• September 26th – SEATTLE, WA. 4pm. West Sound Reads @ Bremerton High School
• September 28th – VICTORIA, BC, 7:30pm, The Alix Goolden Performance Hall
• October 1st – LOS ANGELES, CA. 11am. LA Public Library. **Private event for Library
  Foundation Council.
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Bran Hambric is undoubtedly the most anticipiated young adult novel coming this year! Author Kaleb Nation releases his magical work on September 9th of this year. The people over at source books have some awesome news and contests for readers and bloggers. I am going to highlight all the cool Bran Hambric news here in this post, and if you have any questions about Bran just follow @psamuelson01 on Twitter for news about the book.

Kaleb Nation reads the prologue from the ARC version

Goodies for readers and preorders!

Your Readers (and you) Can ENTER to Win!!

Pre-Order Prize Giveaway– (US ONLY) Any person who pre-orders Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse, and sends their e-receipt or scanned receipt to sbpublicity@sourcebooks.com will be entered into a drawing to win one of the following prizes:

• Personalized copy of The Farfield Curse (give your copy to a friend!)
• Personalized early reader copy of Book 2
• Personalized Bran Hambric poster
• Half Moon Necklace
• Signed CD of soundtrack
• $25 gift certificate to local bookstore
• Kaleb Nation event at local bookstore (fall 2010)

Contest Rules

One entry per book ordered (so as many entries as books ordered).

Receipts must be dated prior to pub date – September 9, 2009 and bear the subject heading “Bran Hambric Pre-Order Competition.” Winners to be announced September 30, 2009! Send your reciept to: sbpublicity(at)sourcebooks(dot)com

You can email me or leave a comment here to ask how to review the Bran Hambric book and ask what the blogger benefits are. They include a chance to interview Kaleb Nation, win a vlog post on the front page of his heavily trafficked website, along with much much more. This is one of the best blogger, reader incentive campaigns I have yet to see.

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“Zombies may have become so popular in the mainstream because they’re so basic they’re almost a blank slate,” says Don D’Auria, executive editor of the Leisure Books horror imprint. “You can read so much into them. They can be a satire on consumerism or a comment on any group-think mentality. Plus, they’re instantly recognizable. Even nonhorror fans know what a zombie is, at least on some level.”

You can read the rest of the article by clicking here.

]]> http://bookalicio.us/2009/07/zombies-the-new-vampire/feed/ 11 http://bookalicio.us/2009/06/bloggiesta-next-weekend-not-there-then-youre-square/ http://bookalicio.us/2009/06/bloggiesta-next-weekend-not-there-then-youre-square/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:14:52 +0000 Pam http://bookalicio.us/?p=306 Bloggiesta: Be there or be square!

When is Bloggiesta? The date is Friday, June 19th beginning at 8am, Saturday the 20th and ending Sunday the 21st at 8am (8am your time, wherever you are). That is a total of 48 hours, of which you should aim high for a total of 18-24 hours spent on the challenge.

What is Bloggiesta? Well it is a special weekend for bloggers from any genre (ie. mommy, movie review, tech, lit, any blog on the planet), to spend some time doing maintenance on our blogs and social networking sites. The post on exactly how to join, and what exactly you need to be doing is located here at Maw Books (the event coordinator). The button you see to the top left is what brands this challenge so make sure to steal that and put it on your blog with your post detailing what it is you need to get done on your blog!

For optimal participation keep checking back to the post on Maw’s Book Blog and use Twitter Search to follow and use the hash tag for the event #bloggiesta

Now with no further ado, here is the list of things I want to get done this weekend in no particular order (to track my progress check back to this post strike through items are completed):

1. Business cards designed and ordered from Moo
2. Add a related posts plugin.
3. Get Comment Luv to work.
4. Work on my Myspace getting it all current.
5. Find new cool people to follow on Twitter.

This list may grow, and I am here to help with anything I have expertise in such as design, how to code a cool post or template for a post, or anything else you see around my blog. So I may have some questions for you ladies and gents in your area of expertise also.

Let’s have fun!

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