Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy series celebrated its ten-year anniversary with the release of the third book in the series, THE FORGOTTEN SISTERS on February 17th. But that’s not all—the three books just got brand new illustrated covers that look fabulous. You want these on your shelves! We’re thrilled to have Shannon over on IceyBooks today,…
THE WINNER’S CRIME Marie Rutkoski 416 pages Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: March 3rd, 2015 Source: eARC Rating: LOVED Book two of the dazzling Winner’s Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love. The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But…
I’m excited to have the exclusive cover reveal for Ronald L. Smith’s HOODOO, a supernatural southern gothic tale for middle grade readers, coming September 1st from Clarion Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. HOODOO sparked my interest from the start—I had to look twice, because I thought: shouldn’t it be voodoo? Then I read the synopsis: a story…
Oddly enough, there’s something empowering about a new desktop wallpaper. Especially for someone like me, sitting behind a computer screen pretty much all day long. Paired with quotes from my favorite books, games, and movies, etc? The wallpaper just made itself 100% better. Meet Quote Candy. Basically eye-candy, in the form of a quote and…
I featured Ilsa J. Bick’s WHITE SPACE a while back, and today, she’s here again, though under different circumstances. As you all know, Egmont’s US office is closing, and as terrible as that is for the publisher, it’s even worse for its authors. I’ll let Ilsa take the stage in a bit, but first read…
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about! The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her…
Last week, we talked about how important a good design is. Today, we’ll talk about how you can achieve a good design. Yes, you will likely need a designer to get the look, but you first need to know what you’re looking for. What do you want the end result to look like? Did you…