Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Spooky News & Links

Author Interview: Melissa Marr on Wicked Lovely from HarperCollins.

"Come for the Xbox, Stay for the Books" by Lauren Mechling from The Boston Globe. Source: yalsa_blog.

David Gill recommends Beastly by Alex Flinn (HarperCollins, 2007). Read a Cynsations interview with Alex.

Melissa (AKA "Book Diva") is blogging of late about YA literature at her MySpace. Check out recent interviews with authors Linda Joy Singleton and Lori Stolarz.

Reminder: Cynthia Leitich Smith will be signing Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007) and select backlist titles at from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Barnes & Noble Round Rock (TX).

Reminder: Young Adult Book Central is sponsoring a giveaway contest featuring 20 copies of Tantalize. Here's the challenge: "Make up a favorite recipe/dish for either a vampire or a werewolf. Be Creative! And remember, answers DO count!" Please feel free to pass this on to the YA readers in your life.