Exclusive Cover Reveal & INTL Giveaway: NOW & WHEN, a Romantic Dramedy from Sara Bennett Wealer

It really is that season--today, I am very excited to share with you an exclusive cover reveal for the 2020 dramedy, Now & When by Sara Bennett Wealer, as well as an international giveaway! If you haven't heard of it, Now & When is a romantic dramedy with a hate-to-love plot line, mysterious phone notifications, …

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Spellhacker, M.K. England’s Genre-Bending Sophomore Novel ✨

Today I'm so excited to host the cover reveal for Spellhacker--the sophomore novel from one of my favorite authors, M.K. England! Their debut The Disasters published last year and it was such a fun and queer space adventure full of high stakes and a loveable found family, I'm immensely excited to read their next book! …

Just Announced: Interview with Cat Scully, Author-Illustrator of Jennifer Strange!

Have you heard?! The cover and world map of Catherine Scully's Jennifer Strange just went live on Young Adult Books Central an hour ago (find it here!) and I am counting down the days until we get to read it in person!!! You might know Cat or some of her work based on some of …

Exclusive First Look: A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth Cover Reveal, Excerpt, Interview, and Giveaway!

I wrote probably a dozen starters to this post, but I've finally decided the best way to start this is just *incoherent screaming* Because I'm so so happy to share with you today not only an exclusive first look at the cover reveal for Laura E. Weymouth's sophomore novel, A Treason of Thorns, but also an excerpt from the book, …

Paperback Crush!: 2019 Paperback Cover Changes I’m In LOVE With

I love seeing hardcovers as much as the next person, but I've grown to appreciate paperbacks for so many reasons. (I actually like using all formats at once, and there's pros and cons to each, but my love for paperbacks has been growing.) Not only are they more affordable (and therefore accessible to teens and …

Cover Geek #24: Cover Twins

Have you ever seen a book cover and then taken a double take when you realized that it was a totally different book than what you thought it was? Well, that's what this week's cover geek is all about. Below are 5 sets of covers that I just seem to keep mixing up, but I …

Cover Geek #23: Matches & Ashes

This is a pretty short cover geek this week, but I wanted to talk about something I'm seeing pop up a lot in recent YA covers, and that is matches! Technically, there aren't really any ashes featured in this week's Cover Geek, but I wanted something that rhymed, so play along with me, yeah? So, …

Cover Geek #22: Dresses on Covers

Y'know a while back, YA used to be full of covers with pretty dresses on them? Well, that's what this week's Cover Geek is all about! I personally have nothing against lots of pretty dresses on covers (unless it ended up looking ugly, and that's a whole 'nother story). I know some people hate them with …

Cover Geek #21: Why Covers Are Important (a reminder post)

This is going to be a pretty short post, but I'd just like to emphasize once again that covers are so important to a novel and can truly help a marketing campaign & pre-publishing promo of a book. I know covers are totally out of the author's control, so you have to hope and pray …

Cover Geek #20: Ombre Covers

Just trying to brighten your Tuesday morning with some pretty blending colors! Today's Cover Geek centers around some of my favorite ombre covers *cue oohs and ahhs* I love seeing smooth blends on young adult covers, and gradients and ombre covers help contribute to some of the more simplistic designs--which although less complicated, can have …