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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Monday, 13 January 2020

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Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Brigid Kemmerer (A Heart So Fierce and Broken), Plus Giveaway! ~ (INT)

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 Brigid Kemmerer , YABC's Author of the...

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Kristy

I loved A Curse So Dark and Lonely last year and I can't wait to read this one!

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Tuesday, 14 January 2020 02:54

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I loved A Curse So Dark and Lonely! This is one of my most anticipated sequels for 2020 ... Read More

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:03

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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Thursday, 17 January 2019

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Spotlight on A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Brigid Kemmerer), Special Pre-Order Offer, Plus Excerpt!

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely Excerpt and Pre-Order Offer In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer. Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince...

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Excerpt PreOrder Special Bloomsbury Teens Brigid Kemmerer A Curse So Dark and Lonely

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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Monday, 14 January 2019

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Author Of The Week: Chat with Brigid Kemmerer (A Curse So Dark and Lonely), Plus Giveaway!

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Tiffany Engler

I love this cover! I feel like this book is going to be amazing!

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 09:51

Lily M.

Love this cover ??

Saturday, 19 January 2019 22:49

Lily M.

I meant "This Cover!!!" hehehe

Friday, 01 February 2019 19:58

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Kristie Lowry, Promotions Manager

Thursday, 06 April 2017

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Sneak Peek + Giveaway: LETTERS TO THE LOST (US and Canada Only)

Letters to the Lost (US and Canada Only) by Brigid Kemmerer Release Date: April 4, 2017 Publisher: Bloomsbury About the Book Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope....

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John

The cover intrigued me, and the synopsis told me that here, here is a book!

Thursday, 06 April 2017 21:05

I've been waiting for this book for so long.

Friday, 07 April 2017 18:30

Tiffany Engler

Looks so good!!!!

Saturday, 08 April 2017 07:50

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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Tuesday, 04 April 2017

Latest Staff Reviews News & Updates

Featured Review: Letters To The Lost (Brigid Kemmerer)

About This Book: Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service...

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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

Tuesday, 05 January 2016

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Author Chat with Kelly Fiore & Brigid Kemmerer

So what happens when two authors write two completely different books with the same title? Well that's what we're going to find out today! Kelly Fiore and Brigid Kemmerer are each releasing novels titled Thicker Than Water , and they've interviewd each other for YABC! Read below for more...

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CJ Redwine, Site and Staff Manager

Thankfully the authors' names and ISBN numbers are different, so all should be well. Duplicate titles aren't all that rare, though... Read More

Tuesday, 05 January 2016 21:59

Susan T.

They seem like two very different books and yet the title fits for both of them so that's kind of neat!

Sunday, 17 January 2016 17:28

Kara S

What a fascinating literary enterprise! I love it!

Tuesday, 19 January 2016 06:32

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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

Monday, 23 November 2015

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Author Guest Post with Brigid Kemmerer

Contributed by Brigid Kemmerer I’m going to come right out and say it: I love people. I really do. I love meeting people, talking to people, learning about people. I love families. Kids. Grownups. Single people, married people, red people, blue people—wait. I’m turning into Dr. Seuss. You know...

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Anne Marie Lassiter ♡ Thank you

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Giveaway: Our Friendship Matters (Kimberley B Jones) ~ (US Only)

Our Friendship Matters (US Only) by: Kimberley B Jones Release Date: July 2020 Publisher: Rhetaskew Publishing Company LLC About the Book: Kimberley B. Jones is a professional ear...

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Today we're excited to chat with Robyn Schneider author of You Don't Live Here. Read on for more about Robyn and her book, plus an giveaway. Meet Robyn Schneider ! &n...

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Today we're excited to spotlight Kissing Lessons by Sophie Jordan. Read on for more about Sophie and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway! Meet Sophie Jordan !...

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Author Chat with Emily McKay (Storybound), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Today we're excited to chat with Emily McKay author of Storybound. Read on for more about Emily and her book, plus an giveaway. Meet Emily McKay ! ...

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Brigid Kemmerer

Author Of The Week: Author Chat with Brigid Kemmerer (A Heart So Fierce and Broken), Plus Giveaway! ~ (INT)

Spotlight on A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Brigid Kemmerer), Special Pre-Order Offer, Plus Excerpt!

Author Of The Week: Chat with Brigid Kemmerer (A Curse So Dark and Lonely), Plus Giveaway!

Sneak Peek + Giveaway: LETTERS TO THE LOST (US and Canada Only)

Featured Review: Letters To The Lost (Brigid Kemmerer)

Author Chat with Kelly Fiore & Brigid Kemmerer

Author Guest Post with Brigid Kemmerer

FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

Giveaway: Our Friendship Matters (Kimberley B Jones) ~ (US Only)

Author Chat with Robyn Schneider (You Don't Live Here), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Spotlight on Time Zero (Carolyn Cohagan), Guest Post, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Author Chat with Liara Tamani (All The Things We Never Knew), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Spotlight on Kissing Lessons (Sophie Jordan), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Author Chat with Emily McKay (Storybound), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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