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Tag Archives: YA
And the YA deals keep coming…
Just two days after I blogged about Starcrossed, the high school Greek tragedy billed as “a Percy Jackson for teenage girls,” another huge YA deal goes through. Dutton Children’s Books (a Penguin imprint) has paid six figures to publish The … Continue reading
Has the vampire trend made way for mythology?
A month ago we reported on Libba Bray’s $2 million deal to write a jazz-age trilogy for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Now, it looks like the huge YA contract of the month is going to a newcomer: HarperTeen … Continue reading
Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter makes YA debut
I’ve made my love for the late Madeleine L’Engle known around the office, so I wasn’t surprised when Lynn showed me a notice from the spring 2010 Farrar, Straus & Giroux catalog: On April 27, L’Engle’s 1949 novel And Both … Continue reading
Heist Society in stores (and maybe on the big screen)
It’s a big week for Ally Carter! Her YA art caper novel, Heist Society, hits stores today, and you can read all about it in an interview on BookPage.com. I talked to Carter (also the author of the bestselling Gallagher … Continue reading
Remembering childhood favorites
What a wonderful coincidence – Louisa May Alcott was born on this day in 1832, the same day as Madeleine L’Engle, in 1918. Alcott was a favorite author of mine before … Continue reading
A moo-ving book trailer worth watching
I’m not normally a fan of book trailers—most of them are either cheesy or amount to little more than a dramatic reading of the back cover copy, which doesn’t thrill me. However, this book trailer from Libba Bray promoting her … Continue reading
Want to win free books?
Don’t miss the contest going on at BookPage.com this month. To win up to 10 free copies of Impossible by Nancy Werlin for you and your book club, all you have to do is create a profile for your club … Continue reading
