Welcome to the next stop on the SPILL ZONE: THE BROKEN VOW blog tour. Even though we’ve been more or less on hiatus, I wanted to come back and discuss this duology, because it’s the sort of graphic novel series that my entire family enjoys. It’s got a little bit of something for everyone: gorgeous,…
Happy Fourth! YA Books That Take You Across America
Happy Fourth of July, TLR readers! Remember this viral image from Epic Reads? I love it and am sharing it today, because reading is a way of traveling, whether it’s across our country, the world, or the universe. There is plenty that’s pretty scary and awful right now, but I firmly believe that reading makes…
Emergency Contact Giveaway & Love
Simon Teen is partnering with Teen Lit Rocks for an amazing Emergency Contact giveaway! I wish I could enter it myself, because I love Herschel Supply backpacks, and the branded pop socket is adorable. We get pitched blog tours and giveaways all the time, but we’re picky about which ones we do. But we have…
Giveaway: Mystery Box of ARCs
Hello everyone, long time no posts. I recently returned from the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference and realized we have loads of duplicate books. I’d like to send a box to a lucky reader, preferably to a media specialist, a fellow book blogger, or a teacher interested in starting or adding to their class library….
Favorite 2017 Books You Should Read in 2018
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that January is half over and we should have posted this a month ago, but we figure it’s never too late to recommend some of our favorite 2017 books. If you haven’t read any of these yet, add them to your 2018 TBR list immediately! A Conjuring of Light by…
Giveaway: Mystery Box of Young Adult ARCs
Hello everyone. Sorry it has been a while. We’ve had some technical and personal difficulties these past couple of months, but we’re trying to get back on track. We’re jump-starting our return to posting with a giveaway to clear my shelves. This giveaway is of 10 ARCs of young adult books with 2017 release dates….
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan: Giveaway
Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for providing a copy of the book and The Dark Prophecy-themed prize-pack products to review and give away. All views are my own. Since Apollo is the God of Music, Poetry, and the Sun, we are rounding up some summer essentials to have on hand for good summer reading. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite:…
Everything, Everything Movie Swag Giveaway
Thanks to Warner Bros. and my friends at Allied Integrated Marketing, we’re giving away an Everything, Everything movie swag prize pack (including heart-shaped sticky notes, phone cover, zipped bag, and tote bag) to a lucky reader. To enter, you must have a U.S. address (sorry international friends) and leave a comment here or through our…
Literary Crush: Jefferson from The Gold Seer Trilogy
Our last Literary Crush was Chase from Some of the Parts by Hannah Barnaby, and today we bring you Jefferson from The Gold Seer Trilogy: Walk on Earth a Stranger and Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson. Yes, I’m waiting anxiously for the third and final book in The Gold Seer trilogy, Into the…
Jake the Fake Keeps It Real Blog Tour
We don’t cover a whole lot of middle-grade on the blog, so when we do, it’s for a good reason. In this case, there are several. One is that my son, who is 9, absolutely loved this book. Another is that I think Craig Robinson is one of the funniest comedians working in showbiz. And…