Extra! Extra! Read All About It: What's Happening in the World of Harper TEEN & Epic Reads!

Epic Reads is at it once again with there super great deals on eBooks for November. Right now you can get 3 great books at a low price of $2.99. Look at which books are on sale:

Then for those readers with young children, Planet Tad will be on sale for only $1.99 for a limited time only. So hurry up and grab that eDeal.

Also check out what books The Pageturn chose for the November 2012 Picks on YouTube.

Then check back on Wednesday, November 28th to have Tea Time with Epic Reads on UStream HERE!

Then on Friday, November 30th Don't miss Neil Gaiman and friends read Coraline in its entirety to celebrate 10 years of Coraline. Just CLICK HERE to view. Each chapter will be read one at a time by Neil and a few author friends. Don't miss it. 

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PLANET YA

You've already seen Epic Girl's epic United States of YA Map HERE and HERE, but now we're dusting off the ol' passport! 

Help Epic Girl find a YA book for every countryHERE

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CRASH and CLASH

CRASH and CLASH by self-publishing sensation Nicole Williams are now on sale as ebooks! 

Click HERE to read an excerpt of CRASH and preorder both books in print, 

which will be available 12/18, just in time for you to wrap up copies for your friends!

Move over Four, Jude Ryder just may be the hottest YA crush out there.

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READ THE SPINDLERS BY LAUREN OLIVER

This month, we are reading THE SPINDLERS by bestselling author Lauren Oliver.

Amazon and Barnes & Noble both selected THE SPINDLERS as a best kids book of 2012, and you can share 50% of it with your readers!

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The Dark Days Are Back…

And they’re better than ever! PitchDark.com and our official team of bloggers will be revealing the winter Dark Days titles, giving away books, and throwing in a few surprises between December 3 and December 7. Stay tuned to http://www.pitchdark.com for all the latest details and to follow along with our week of reveals.

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 WHAT A DEAL!

 This Black Friday, Feast Your Eyes 

 And grab them before 12/3!

SMART GIRLS GET WHAT THEY WANT, INSIGNIA, SO CLOSE TO YOU

PLANET TAD

FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES #1: THE MOUNT RUSHMORE CALAMITY

BISCUIT IS THANKFUL 

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 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE IN A TURKEY COMA: WATCH VIDEOS! 

• Every Wednesday at 3:45PM, have SOME TEA with Epic Reads! Discussing all things YA that we can't get enough of!

ATTENTION! Tea Time with Epic Reads needs YOUR help! Have a talking point for Aubry & Margot? Let them know! 

If they use your suggestion, your blog will get a nice shout out in the video and in the wrap-up blog post!

• Members of our School & Library team shares their top picks for the month of November! Watch it HERE

• Do you have what it takes to be a super-villain? 

Try the INTERACTIVE PERSONALITY TEST for THE CLOAK SOCIETY to find out! 

• Author Chris Krovatin wrote GRAVEDIGGERS: MOUNTAIN OF BONES, a book about zombies. 

See what happens when A ZOMBIE PAYS CHRIS A VISIT

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 WHAT'S UP FOR COLLECTING

 INSURGENT by Veronica Roth goes shiny! Get the Collector's Edition HERE and HERE 

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WHAT'S STILL SINISTER

Check out the brand new CARNIVAL OF SOULS Tumblr page: The Watcher’s Eye! There are some pretty holiday graphics for the taking– grab them and spread the holiday cheer!

 Christmas comes early! Play the CARNIVAL OF SOULS Choose Your Weapon game! 

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 WHAT'S GOT US RACING

 PULSE is like nothing Patrick Carman has ever written…and it will blow your mind.

Get in early on the buzz at the PULSE Facebook page and sign up for Pat's Author Tracker for the chance to win an ARC of PULSE!

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 WHAT TO CHECK OUT

 Lauren Oliver's REQUIEM Countdown Widget

Veronica Rossi's ROAR AND LIV Author Video & Facebook Fan Page

 J. Scott Savage's CASE FILE 13: ZOMBIE KID Author Video   

F.T. Bradley's DOUBLE VISION Browse Inside & Author Video &Website

Brian Farrey's THE VENGEKEEP PROPHECIES Browse Inside & Author Video  

Dark Days of Winter 2012: Houston 2/18/12 Recap! Interview+Pictures+Giveaway!

Hey Everyone!!! Today we celebrate my (Yara) birthday with my recap from the Pitch Dark Days stop that happen here in Houston on 2/18/12. This stop featured Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Courtney Allison Moulton. Thanks to Harper Teen, I was able to sit down with the lovely authors before the event and interview on video, I took several pictures and tweeted live for you all the day of the event. I had help with the interview from fellow Houston blogger Trini @ A Book Lovers Review. We had such a great time filming the interview, lots of laughs and ooops took place. Then at 4pm we headed to Blue Willow Bookshop to begin the event. 

The event was a HIT as soon as you walked in the door. Their was such a large crowd that the bookstore sold out on the books from the authors. The authors decided since it was such a large crowd they would introduce themselves and then jump into taking questions. Tons of great questions were asked and the crowd was awarded with candy from Brodi and Courtney. Cynthia awarded some of her fans with cowboy hats and beanies. Jodi gave out some cute stuff she knitted herself. The crowd loved it. The picture was taken after the event.

The crowd asked if it was hard to write the beginning of the series first or the ending?

Pretty much all the authors agreed in answer saying the ending is the hardest. You sort of don't want to let go of the story. Tears were shed!

Then they were asked how many books do they plan or have planned out to write in the series.

They each said 3

Below you can watch the video interview with the authors before the event. I think that Trini and I did a good job with the interview and editing for being our first time at both. We hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed filming it for you all. 

During the event I was able to tweet and take pictures for you all. If you want to see what I tweeted you can find it under the hashtag #pitchdarkdays or @twilightsdance. If you would like to find out if Blue Willow has any signed books or swag left from the event, just visit their page HERE. We hope you liked this recap. It was such a great way to spend a Saturday. I got to see quite a few bloggers and even an author or two in the audience. Then went home to edit the video with Trini until 2am. All worth it!

Here are all my pictures from the event!

I want to thank Harper Teen for letting me be a part of this wonderful Pitch Dark Days tour.  Thank you to Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Courtney Allison Moulton for a great interview and event. Thank you to Blue Willow Bookshop for helping with the interview location. Last but not least Trini @ A Book Lovers Review blog for helping me with the interview and event. Can't wait until the next tour begins!!!!

Make sure you continue to follow the Pitch Dark Days tour as the 3rd leg begins with new authors and new places. This new leg features Lauren Oliver, Claudia Gray and Dan Wells. 1st stop will be at Coral Gables in FL on 3/9 at 6:30PM.

(Here I am with Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Courtney Allison Moulton and Jodi Meadows after the event. )

Now I said that we would celebrate since its my birthday today. Thanks to Harper Teen we have a complete set of all 4 books from each author to give one lucky winner. So you get a copy of Hallowed, Everneath, Wings of the Wicked and Incarnate. 

To Enter:

• Fill out the FORM
• Giveaway ends on March 3rd
• Open to US only
• Must be 13 years or older to enter
• No PO BOXES
• Read our Giveaway policy HERE
• Do not leave email or any personal information below