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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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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
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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
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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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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Dana Swift (Cast In Firelight), 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 Dana Swift , YABC's Author of the...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading it!
Saturday, 13 February 2021 23:31
Debra Branigan
The cover is very pretty. The synopsis is interesting and I look forward to reading it.
Sunday, 21 February 2021 14:12
Danielle Hammelef
The cover is powerful and eye-catching. This book sounds so exciting!
Sunday, 28 February 2021 12:55
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Adalyn Grace (All The Tides Of Fate), 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 Adalyn Grace , YABC's Author of the...
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Andrea Cerda
I´ve hear so much about this book and the first one was excellent, can wait to get the second one in my hands!
Monday, 01 February 2021 15:40
Zachary Snyder
Books look great! look forward to reading!
Monday, 01 February 2021 15:46
Suleika
Love the cover! Cannot wait to read it! Will be reading book one this month, possibly this week!
Monday, 01 February 2021 16:31
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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Katharyn Blair (Unchosen), 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 Katharyn Blair , YABC's Author of the...
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Zachary Snyder
Book looks great, look forward to reading it!
Monday, 25 January 2021 11:54
Andrea Cerda
love the cover of the book and it also looks interesting!
Monday, 01 February 2021 15:43
Frida
I really like the cover of the book, it definitely caught my attention. And the synopsis is even better, if I get my hands on the ... Read More
Wednesday, 03 February 2021 12:40
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Giveaway: Golden Dreg Boy Series (D.K. Dailey) ~ (US Only)
   Golden Dreg Boy Series (US Only) by: D.K. Dailey Release Date: July 2nd, 2020 Publisher: Tillable Ground Dreams       About The Book 2 Prequels: Golden Dreg Boy, Prequel, T...
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Giveaway: The Meanest of Meanies (Kristin Hensley & Jen Smedley) ~ (US Only)
The Meanest of Meanies (US Only) by: Kristin Hensley & Jen Smedley Release Date: March 23rd, 2021 Publisher: Harpercollins       About the Book From the beloved New York Times bests...
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Top 5 Things To Love About Chicago! + Win a Copy of The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy (Mary Winn Heider) ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy  by Mary Winn Heider.  Read on for more about Mary and her book, an guest post, plus an giveaway!      ...
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Author Chat with Mark Crilley (My Last Summer With Cass), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with Mark Crilley author of My Last Summer With Cass.  Read on for more about Mark, his book, plus an giveaway!          Meet Mark Cril...
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Spotlight on Bloom (Nicola Skinner), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to spotlight Bloom  by Nicola Skinner.  Read on for more about Nicola and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway!        Meet Nicola Skinner !   ...
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Author Chat with John Peragine (Max and the Spice Thieves), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US/Can Only)
  Today we're excited to chat with John Peragine  Read on for more about John, his book, plus a giveaway!           Meet John Peragine !  John Peragine is ...
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