2.28.2013
Can You Be Trusted?
Dear Alleged Associate,
Please immediately listen to THIS which contains a top secret recorded conversation between Daniel Handler and myself, and see the attachment below, which depicts an undisclosed book cover.
The more people who are made aware of this classified information the better chance we have of keeping our secret.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
“The more people who are made aware of this classified information the better chance we have of keeping our secret.”
What a fine, fine piece of Lemony Snicket-ese.
Confused? Listen to this. But please understand that listening may only increase levels of confusion.
Source: Lemony Snicket Library
2.23.2013
Justina Chen, author of Return to Me, backed away from the magazines long enough to send us this snap of her vision boarding process for her new novel.
Who needs Pinterest when you have scissors, glue, and a kitchen table?
2.11.2013
As someone once said, “what’s never not awesome? TREEHOUSES!”
Rebecca Muir, the protagonist of Justina Chen’s Return to Me, would agree. Rebecca has an eye for architecture but the girl has a thing for treehouses.
What could be better than one of the above, a day off, a new book a stack of new books, summertime, and possibly a cookie? Nothing, nothing at all.
- Tarzan’s Treehouse | Anaheim, CA
- The Spiral House | Forest, France
- Romeo and Juliet inspired castle by Blue Forest
- Tree House Hotel | Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
2.06.2013
Behind the Book Cover: ALTERED by Jennifer Rush
For a certain percentage of the population, the cover of Jennifer Rush’s Altered is…well…um…incredibly easy to look at. Kinda makes you go:
We asked Jennifer’s editors to take us to where the magic happened and man oh man did they deliver. If you’re so inclined, see below for five abalicious (for lack of a better word) shots from the Altered cover shoot.
Pondering his character’s backstory.
A little to the left, a little to the right, perfect.
Best. Photo. Shoot. Ever.
Our cover model Max joins the photographer and videographer to review some footage after the shoot. Looking good, guys!
Sneaking in a workout while on set.
The finished product.
2.05.2013
YALSA's 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA has selected 102 books for this year’s list of Best Fiction for Young Adults. We dig it— a great variety of genres, styles, and subject matter. Here are some of our favorites from the list:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Every Day by David Levithan
Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl
Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson
Because our Teen Book Group members and their moderator, Amy, have excellent taste, they decided last month to discuss Endangered by Eliot Schrefer for their next meeting on Sunday, 2/24 at 3:30 pm. Why not join them? After all, you get 20% off the book when you tell us you’re reading it for the group!
We’d like to send a big, fat WOOO out to all of our authors on the list. (And an e-high five to everyone else - we’re in some pretty dreamy company.)
Paolo Bacigalupi. The Drowned Cities - Mahlia and Mouse are cast-off refugees from the Drowned Cities of a war-torn future American Southeast when they meet Tool, a half-man genetically engineered for one thing: killing.
*Libba Bray. The Diviners - New age, old magic.
A.S King. Ask the Passengers - Astrid, who just moved from the big city to a small town, must discover her way in life, her sexuality and, most importantly, herself.
Barry Lyga. I Hunt Killers - Jazz, the son of one of the most notorious of all serial killers, must come to terms with his upbringing by hunting down a new serial killer in his hometown.
Jackson Pearce. Purity - Shelby promised her dying mother three things: listen to her father, love as much as possible, and live without restraint. What happens when promise one runs up against promises two and three?
*Matthew Quick. Boy 21 - A chronicle of grief paralleling Finley’s silence and immersion in the repetition of basketball with Boy 21’s belief that his murdered parents will return from space and take him to the cosmos.
(via yahighway)
Source: Politics & Prose
2.04.2013
“…the thing with your heart’s desire is that your heart doesn’t even know what it desires until it shows up.” - Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler #quote #truthbomb
2.04.2013
Guys! Today’s the day! Classes begin at Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy, an institution for the fine art of finishing… others.
Follow on tumblr for lessons in both etiquette AND espionage as taught in Gail Carriger’s new steampunk adventure series, Finishing School.
Watch the video.
Preview the book.
Download the Finishing School tumblr theme for free!
