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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019! (YA Edition - Round Two)~ (US Only)

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Yesterday, we launched the first day of our EPIC Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019!! Posts featuring some of the most chilling, suspensful books on the shelves!    Check out more frightfully entertaining stories below, enter the giveaway, and don't forgot to check out all of the other posts this week and...
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Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019! (Children's Edition) (Round Three) ~ (US Only)

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Check out more frightfully entertaining children's stories below, enter the giveaway, and don't forgot to check out all of the other posts this week and enter those giveaways for more chances at spooktacularly creepy reads!           SO. MANY. BOOKS. Are you ready to enter to win???  ...
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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019! (YA Edition - Round Three)~ (US Only)

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Check out more frightfully entertaining stories below, enter the giveaway, and don't forgot to check out all of the other posts this week and enter those giveaways for more chances at spooktacularly creepy reads!           SO. MANY. BOOKS. Are you ready to enter to win???    ...
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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019! (Children's Edition) (Round Two) ~ (US Only)

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Check out more frightfully entertaining children's stories below, enter the giveaway, and don't forgot to check out all of the other posts this week and enter those giveaways for more chances at spooktacularly creepy reads!           SO. MANY. BOOKS. Are you ready to enter to win???  ...
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Spooktacular Stories Giveaway of 2019! (Children's Edition) (Round One) ~ (US Only)

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It's October. Leaves are turning rust and gold. A chill is creeping through the air. And Halloween is fast approaching.  It's the perfect time to curl up inside with a mug of your favorite hot beverage and a deliciously scary book! Don't have any Spooktacular Stories on your shelf? We have...
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It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: Rewritten by Tara Gilboy + Giveaway (US Only)

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Today we're excited to celebrate the cover reveal for  Rewritten by Tara Gilboy, releasing April 7, 2020 from Jolly Fish Press/North Star Editions! Before we get to the cover, here's a note from the author: Hi everyone! Thanks so much for having me today! I am so excited to finally get...
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Featured Review: Dating Nashville (Ann Marie Craven/Michelle MacQueen)

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About This Book:   Becks: How does a straight guy accidentally come out as gay to the entire country music world?  I’ll get back to you when I know the answer.  It all happened so fast. One moment, my best friend’s little brother is standing in a sea of people as...
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Author Chat with Farah Naz Rishi (I Hope You Get This Message), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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  Today we're excited to chat with Farah Naz Rishi author of I Hope You Get This Message.  Read on for more about Farah and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Farah Naz Rishi! Farah Naz Rishi is a Pakistani-American Muslim writer and voice actor, but in...
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Author Chat with Jo Treggiari (The Grey Sisters), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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  Today we're excited to chat with Jo Treggiari author of The Grey Sisters.  Read on for more about Jo and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Jo Treggiari! JO TREGGIARI was born in London, England, and raised in Canada. She spent many years in the San Francisco...
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Featured Review: End and Other Beginnings (Veronica Roth)

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About The Book: Bestselling Divergent and Carve the Mark author Veronica Roth delivers a stunning collection of novella-length stories set in the future, illustrated with startling black-and-white artwork. No world is like the other. Within this masterful collection, each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new...
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Julie Eshbaugh (Crown Of Oblivion), Plus Giveaway!
Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a givea...
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Giveaway: A River Of Royal Blood (Amanda Joy)
A River Of Royal Blood (US Only) by: Amanda Joy Release Date: October 29th, 2019 Publisher: Putnam           About the Book: An enthralling debut perfect for fans of  Chi...
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Spotlight on The Bookworm Crush (Lisa Brown Roberts), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts.  Read on for more about Lisa and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway!          Meet Lisa Bro...
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Author Chat with Tom O' Donnell (Homerooms & Hall Passes), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Tom O'Donnell author of Homerooms & Hall Passes  Read on for more about Tom and his book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Tom ...
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Exclusive Trailer Reveal: Black Canary: Ignite (Meg Cabot), Plus Giveaway!
Today we're excited to share the trailer for Black Canary: Ignite ! Read on for more about author Meg Cabot, and her book, plus the trailer & giveaway!     Meet Meg Cabot ! Meg Cabot is ...
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Author Chat with Natasha Ngan (Girls Of Storm and Shadow), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Natasha Ngan author of Girls Of Storm and Shadow.  Read on for more about Natasha and her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Na...
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