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Author Of The Week: Chat with Tashie Bhuiyan (Counting Down With You), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing  Tashie Bhuiyan , YABC's Author of the...
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Melanie Bracco
I love the cover and the story sounds really good!
Friday, 14 May 2021 17:11
Tiffany Engler
So excited for this book
Sunday, 16 May 2021 14:32
Keia
I love this cover! I can't wait to read this.
Friday, 21 May 2021 15:07
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Author Of The Week: Chat with James Sie (All Kinds Of Other), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing James Sie,  YABC's Author of the...
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Abigail Lowry
This cover is gorgeous! Can’t wait to read!
Saturday, 08 May 2021 22:09
Keia
This sounds so good! I love this cover!
Sunday, 09 May 2021 20:43
Madeline Tebo
The cover is beautiful, looking forward to reading this book!
Monday, 17 May 2021 19:05
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Naomi Kritzer (Chaos On CatNet), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Naomi Kritzer  YABC's Author of the...
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Danielle Hammelef
The cover is eye-catching and the premise sounds intriguing.
Monday, 24 May 2021 15:30
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Victoria Aveyard (Realm Breaker), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing  Victoria Aveyard , YABC's Author of the...
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Katelyn Burns
I love the cover! This is one of my most anticipated releases of the year. All of the characters and the plot sound interesting.... Read More
Monday, 12 April 2021 20:30
Hannah
So excited for this book!
Sunday, 18 April 2021 23:44
Tiffany Engler
I'm so excited for this book!
Monday, 19 April 2021 07:46
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Akemi Dawn Bowman (The Infinity Courts), Plus Giveaway! ~ (INT)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Akemi Dawn Bowman , YABC's Author of...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading!
Monday, 05 April 2021 11:58
Tiffany Engler
I love this cover! Can't wait to read this one!
Sunday, 11 April 2021 08:05
Kiara T.
The cover is beautiful and the book sounds really interesting!
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 12:58
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Kathryn Purdie (Bone Crier's Dawn), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Kathryn Purdie , YABC's Author of the...
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Katelyn Burns
I love the cover! All the details are amazing. I'm super excited to read this duology. The synopsis is so good!
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 13:05
Tiffany Engler
Can't wait to read these!!
Friday, 09 April 2021 06:48
Simone
The first book felt way so short, I'm glad this story to gets wrapped up in such a satisfying way.
Monday, 12 April 2021 20:08
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Tracy Wolff (Covet), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Tracy Wolff , YABC's Author of the...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading it!
Monday, 08 March 2021 12:50
Tiffany Engler
I'm looking forward to binging this entire series!
Monday, 15 March 2021 19:01
Danielle Hammelef
The cover is powerful and this third book sounds like the series is exciting.
Monday, 05 April 2021 11:55
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Mindy McGinnis (The Initial Insult), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Mindy McGinnis , YABC's Author of the...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading it.
Monday, 22 February 2021 15:07
Andrea Cerda
This is awesome! Thanks for the opportunity!!!!! plus the book looks awesome!
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:08
Tiffany Engler
I love this cover! Can't wait to read another book by Mindy!
Thursday, 04 March 2021 18:20
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Namina Forna (The Gilded Ones), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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    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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Namina Forna , YABC's Author...
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I love the synopsis! I'm so excited to read this. I was so happy when I found out there's going to be a film adaptation too. The ... Read More
Monday, 15 February 2021 18:25
Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading it.
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 12:35
Madeline Tebo
This has been one of my most anticipated reads of 2021!
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 19:03
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Julie Kagawa (The Iron Raven), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Julie Kagawa , YABC's Author of the...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great! Look forward to reading it.
Monday, 08 February 2021 16:10
Tiffany Engler
I love this cover! Can't wait to marathon this series!
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 09:00
Amanda
I cannot wait to read this! Love the cover!
Thursday, 18 February 2021 18:12
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Spotlight on Cool For The Summer (Dahlia Adler), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Cool For The Summer  by Dahlia Adler.  Read on for more about Dahlia and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway!        Meet Dahlia Adler...
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Author Chat with Ira Marcks (Shark Summer), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Ira Marcks author of Shark Summer.  Read on for more about Ira, his book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Ira Marcks ! Ira Marcks ...
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Giveaway: The One and Only Sparkella (Channing Tatum) ~ US Only
The One and Only Sparkella (US Only) by: Channing Tatum Release Date: May 4th, 2021 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends     About the Book Leading actor, producer and director Channing Tatum's p...
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Giveaway: The Awakening (Dana Claire) ~ (US/Can Only)
The Awakening (US/Can Only) by: Dana Claire Release Date: May 20th, 2021 Publisher: CHamberlain Publishing House     About the Book:   The  government called her  a  weap...
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Author Chat with Kelsey Josund (Platformed), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Kelsey Josund author of Platformed.  Read on for more about Kelsey, her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Kelsey Josund ! Kels...
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Author Chat with Emiko Jean (Tokyo Ever After), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Emiko Jean author of Tokyo Ever After.  Read on for more about Emiko, her book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Emiko Jean ! When&...
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