January 2011
13 posts
Become a fan of INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE on... →
“[Incarceron and Sapphique] prove, more than ever, that YA fiction is where some...”
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MATCHED Fan Sites
Just in case you’re looking for a great place to talk about MATCHED, here’s a list of MATCHED fan sites we’ve seen. If you have a MATCHED fan site and don’t see it listed here, please email it to us at yrmarketing@us.penguingroup.com!
The-Society.net
The Matched Trilogy
CassiaReyes.Tumblr.Com
Are you my Match?: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good... →
cassiareyes:
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by,…
Loving the crop of MATCHED fan sites!
Ally Condie interviews Catherine Fisher about... →
Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and... →
Ally Condie talks about INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE! →
UK Nightshade website →
We’re loving the UK’s take on the NIGHTSHADE cover and exploring the website. Gorgeous!
Andrea Cremer interviews Catherine Fisher! →
Catherine Fisher guest posts about INCARCERON and... →
Andrea Cremer reviews INCARCERON and SAPPHIQUE by... →
I’ve got a lovely Christmas gift for you, dear readers! This week I’m featuring author, Catherine Fisher. Catherine has penned some truly fabulous books that I’m so happy to talk about - as well as featuring two of my favorite book covers!…read more
December 2010
8 posts
Brenna Yovanoff interviews Catherine Fisher about... →
Now, for the interview portion of Breathless Reads week! If you spend much time around this blog, you probably already know how the contest works: all you have to do is comment here and you’ll be entered to win a finished copy of Sapphique. On Sunday, after 8:00pm Eastern, I’ll draw two names—one from the comments on this post, and one from Wednesday’s post—and announce the...
Catherine Fisher guest posts on Brenna Yovanoff's... →
It all might have been so different. Writing a novel is a strange process. It’s a sort of self-induced hypnotism- getting your mind into a daydream state where you can tap into all those ideas and images we all have already stored up somewhere in there. I usually start at the beginning of the story and work through it, but events can change radically as I go along, so I often have to go...
Brenna Yovanoff reviews SAPPHIQUE! →
Well, it’s December, and we’ve come to the final installment in the Breathless Readsblog tour. Where did the year go?! Today begins our week with Catherine Fisher, author of Sapphique, which comes out December 28th from Penguin Young Readers…read more
Kirsten Miller interviews Catherine Fisher about... →
I’ve been told that you don’t spend a great deal of time online. I must admit I’m both jealous and impressed. As an author, I seem to find myself with an ever-growing load of Internet-related work tasks. At times, it can be quite overwhelming. How do you feel about the growing role of the Internet in authors’ lives? Until recently I only used the internet at the local library, and even now I have...
Kirsten Miller reviews Incarceron and Sapphique! →
I’m going to be honest with you. I have no idea how to describe this series. And from what I’ve read, other reviewers seem to have the same problem. Incarceron and Sapphique are unlike any books I have ever cracked open. But I do know how to describe their author. Catherine Fisher is a genius. I am absolutely in awe of her imagination and talent…read more
Andrea Cremer interviews Ally Condie! →
I love it when author friends stop by and indulge the weirdness of my brain! Here’s my Q&A with Ally Condie, author of Matched…read more
Ally Condie guest posts on Andrea Cremer's blog! →
Did you get Matched yet? If you aren’t motivated enough, here’s a guest post from the amazing Ally herself!! Stop by Friday to see her answers to my questions (and for a chance to win a shiny new copy of Matched!)…read more
Andrea Cremer reviews MATCHED by Ally Condie! →
November 2010
9 posts
Brenna Yovanoff interviews Ally Condie about... →
Now, on to the best part of Breathless Reads week—the interview! For the contest, I’m running things just like last time. All you have to do comment here and you’ll be entered to win a signed, finished copy of Matched. On Sunday, after 8:00pm Eastern, I’ll draw two names—one from the comments on this post, and one from Wednesday’s post—and announce the winners next week. A...
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Ally Condie guest posts on Brenna Yovanoff's blog! →
Brenna, thank you for letting me post on your blog! Huge congratulations on the well-deserved success of The Replacement! And hello to Brenna’s readers! I thought I would take this chance to introduce myself (and my book, Matched) to all of you. I’m a mother of three boys, a former high school English teacher, a runner, a reader, and a lover of art and music (though I can neither draw nor play...
Brenna Yovanoff reviews MATCHED! →
It’s time for the latest installment in the Breathless Reads blog tour! Today kicks off my week with Ally Condie, author of the fascinating, romantic, and highly dystopian Matched, which comes out November 30th from Penguin Young Readers…read more
Kirsten Miller interviews Ally Condie! →
1. I’ve heard people argue that “dystopian fiction” is just a new, girl-friendly label for books that might have been called “science-fiction” in the past. Do you think this is true? Did you read much science-fiction in your youth?
I hadn’t heard that argument! That is an interesting point. I think it may have some merit—but do girls shy away from science fiction as a rule? I really liked...
Ally Condie guest posts on Kirsten Miller's blog! →
TODAY WE WELCOME AUTHOR ALLY CONDIE TO THE BLOG! HI ALLY!!!
Hi Kirsten! And Kirsten’s readers! Thank you so much for letting me post on your blog.
One of my favorite parts about The Eternal Ones was how Haven had to adjust her view of Iain. How she had ideas about what she thought/hoped/remembered he would be like, but then she continually had to alter her those ideas to fit the actual person,...
Kirsten Miller reviews MATCHED! →
I’ve been looking forward to writing this review. Matched is a beautiful book—and I don’t say that lightly. I read Ally Condie’s new novel with a pencil in one hand. Eventually I had to stop marking all phrases and passages I wished I had written. The story was too thrilling to keep pausing to underline every third sentence…read more
October 2010
12 posts
Ally Condie interviews Andrea Cremer about... →
Andrea Cremer guest posts on Ally Condie's blog! →
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the lovely Andrea Cremer, author of NIGHTSHADE and today’s guest post. (Isn’t her author photo cute?) If you want a chance to win the first of two signed copies of NIGHTSHADE, please leave a comment!…read more
Ally Condie introduces NIGHTSHADE! →
This month’s Penguin Five spotlight is NIGHTSHADE, a steamy paranormal romance by Andrea Cremer. And, once again, Penguin is providing two copies for giveaways later this week! We’ll get to hear from the lovely and very talented (she’s also a college professor!) Andrea Cremer on Wednesday (when she guest posts) and on Friday (when I’ll post an interview with her). Until then, visit Andrea’s blog...
Watch the book trailer for the next dystopian YA... →
The MATCHED trailer has launched exclusively on io9! Head over, watch it, and tell us how you like it in the comments. And yes, that’s the same girl as in the Breathless trailer. :)
Andrea Cremer guests posts on Kirsten Miller's... →
When I read The Eternal Ones I fell in love with the characters Kirsten created, but I was equally bewitched by the settings she created. I often talk about the wolf mythology of Nightshade deriving from my upbringing in Northern Wisconsin and a follow-up question I’ve encountered is: So why isn’t your book set in the woods of Wisconsin and Minnesota?…read more
Kirsten Miller reviews NIGHTSHADE! →
Some reviewers might praise Nightshade for it’s thrilling new take on werewolves. (Although “werewolves” might not be the right word.) Other reviewers might choose to explore the book’s fascinating parallel world in which witches, wolves, and humans live side by side. Me? I’m going to focus on all the lovin’ going on in Nightshade. This is totally out of character for me. I am not the kind of girl...
Brenna Yovanoff interviews Andrea Cremer about... →
Now for my favorite part of every Breathless Reads week—the interview portion! Today I have Andrea Cremer, who gives excellent answers to nosy questions and even outguesses me in several places…read more
Andrea Cremer guest posts on Brenna Yovanoff's... →
Brenna, I’m so delighted to make a guest appearance on your blog. Congrats on The Replacement hitting the New York Times bestseller list! You and Mackie deserve much adulation and success!!…read more
Brenna Yovanoff reviews NIGHTSHADE! →
It’s almost interview time again! (Not mention, me-giving-away-signed-finished-copies time again!) This round, I have fellow Breathless Reads author Andrea Cremer stopping by to visit. On Wednesday, she’ll be guest-blogging for me (and talking about one of my favorite topics—fear) and on Friday, I’ll post my interview with her…read more
September 2010
10 posts
Kirsten Miller interviews Brenna Yovanoff about... →
1) The Replacement is one of the most original stories that I’ve read in recent years. Sometimes it’s easy to identify an author’s influences, but I must admit, I’m drawing a blank here. What was it that sparked the idea for this book?
First, I need to put this out there: I am a huge pack-rat. I try not to be messy about it (much), but I save everything, and everything seems interesting and...
Brenna Yovanoff guest blogs for Kirsten Miller! →
Hi, everyone,
I’m really excited to be guest-posting here on Kirsten’s blog!
Last month, I was lucky enough to have Kirsten as a guest on my own blog, and I got to ask her a few questions. In the Eternal Ones, main character Haven Moore and her good friend Beau run a very successful business making formal dresses for their classmates, so naturally I wanted to know if Kirsten was a whiz with the...
Kirsten Miller reviews THE REPLACEMENT! →
This week, I’m going to be spending some quality blog time with Brenna Yovanoff, author of the fabulous new book, The Replacement. Below, you’ll find my review (though it’s probably pretty clear by now that I really enjoyed it). In the days to come, I’ll be posting my interview with Brenna, and she’ll also be paying a visit to this very site!…read more
Ally Condie interviews Brenna Yovanoff about THE... →
Brenna, welcome! Can you tell us the top five things you think we should know about you?
Thanks so much for having me, Ally! Hmmm, what to say about me … Well, here’s something you’d notice right away: I have a lot of very yellow hair that kind of makes me look like a small lion wearing a dress. Not as readily apparent: I like indoor-gardens, horror movies, cotton candy, and...
Brenna Yovanoff guest blogs for Ally Condie about... →
And today…a guest post from Brenna, AND one of two chances to win a hardcover copy of The Replacement! I haven’t had the chance to meet Brenna in real life, but she has an awesome blog and also writes flash fiction at Merry Sisters of Fate and I have high hopes that we will meet in the future…read more
Ally Condie introduces THE REPLACEMENT! →
In previous posts, I’ve mentioned that I am part of promoting the other four books in the Penguin Five (five young adult titles being released this Fall/Winter). In August, the book was Kirsten Miller’s The Eternal Ones and this month, the selection is…
…. Brenna Yovanoff’s THE REPLACEMENT !…read more
Andrea Cremer interviews Brenna Yovanoff about THE... →
In addition to her fantastic guest post on irrational fear (mine is of crocodiles), Brenna was kind enough to let me ask her a bunch of questions:…read more
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