October Round-Up

Sorry for disappearing for a week. The good news is I'm now officially graduating a semester early! (Also, I now belong to a frat, which is odd, even if it is an academic honors society.) I can't believe that I've only got a year of college left. (Technically, I only need 21 hours to finish off both my majors, so it isn't even going to be a heavy year.) I also had a couple of birthday parties to attend, because I'm just that cool.

Come back tomorrow for a guest blog by Karen White.

Contests and Promotions

Cirque du Freak prize pack

Nancy Holder prize pack
Winner: Kristi of Books and Needlepoint

Signed LOVE, MEG hardcover
Winner: Chelsea, the Page Flipper

Interviews and Guest Blogs

Nancy Holder

C. Leigh Purtill

Reviews

ICE SONG

HUSH, HUSH

SECRET SOCIETY

THE DEMON'S LEXICON

THE HOLLOW

KISS OF LIFE

BROTHERS, BOYFRIENDS, AND OTHER CRIMINAL MINDS

SOUL CATCHER

BLOOD KIN

THE DARKEST WHISPER

AFTER

I also wrote about my experience at the Austin Teen Book Festival.

September Round-Up

Want to know if you missed anything exciting this month? (Probably not, but humor me.)

I nominate September as the Month of Fire, considering I reviewed two books with fire in the title and another with fire on the cover.

My favorite posts this month are my interview with Libba Bray and my review of BALLAD.

Contests and Promotions

End of Maximum Ride Promotion
Winners: haley and Jen
Please e-mail me with your address if you see this before I e-mail you.

Signed hardcover of FIRE by Kristin Cashore, runs until October 3

Interviews and Guest Blogs

Kristin Cashore

Libba Bray

Reviews

CATCHING FIRE

GEEKTASTIC: Stories from the Nerd Herd

SO PUNK ROCK: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother

GRACELING

FIRE

BALLAD: A Gathering of Faerie

DUPLIKATE

QUEENE OF LIGHT

FREUDIAN SLIP