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Alan Cumyn and My Bronte Summer

I’ve got two guest posts out today on two of my favorite blogs, Cynsations and One A Day YA. On Cynsations, check out my interview with award-winning Canadian author Alan Cumyn on TILT, his first YA novel. Erections, first sexual encounters, sexual identity…Alan doesn’t shy away from tough subjects. Have a look! On One A Day YA I talk about my most memorable moment of 2011. And it ISN’T about WITCHLANDERS! What could have been more memorable than publishing my first novel? Find out here. (The picture accompanying this post is a bit of a clue. No, I didn’t...

Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop!

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. The winner is announced here! I love YA fantasy. That’s why I jumped at the chance to participate in this blog hop, where over 100 YA fantasy novels are being given away! Here at my own little blog, I’ll be giving away a signed copy of my debut novel, Witchlanders, out last fall from Atheneum Books for Young Readers. If you’d like to enter, just comment below and get an extra entry for tweeting or facebooking about the contest (with a link to this website in the tweet or post) or following me at the right via Google Friend Connect....

Check out the trailer for THE WAY WE FALL

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So many great books are coming out in January! It’s my birthday this month and I plan to get myself CINDER by Marissa Meyer, THE CABINET OF EARTHS by Anne Nesbet and THE WAY WE FALL by Megan Crewe (and not just because that one comes out on my ACTUAL birthday, the 24th!) Check out the trailer for THE WAY WE FALL while we all wait impatiently for my birthday (or is that just me?) You can also win a copy of it here. How hilarious is it that Megan is giving away THE WAY WE FALL hand sanitizer as part of her swag! Any suggestions for other books I should treat myself...