Winners + Bookish News!

Hey everyone!

I hope you all are having a FANTASTIC Friday. Where I live the weather is finally turning warm after the long, gloomy days of winter, which is always a good thing, right? :)

But I digress...

Anyhow, I have a few winners to announce and a few bookish news updates to talk about, so without a further ado...

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Winners:

The winner of Suzanne Selfors' Mad Love and Coffeehouse Angel is Tiffany!
The winner of Angie Frazier's The Midnight Tunnel is Christi the Teen Librarian!
The winner of Lili Wilkinson's Pink is Dani!
The winner of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her is Sami T!
The winners of Karen Metcalf's In the Storm are Amanda G, Orchid, and Lindsay!
The winner of Patricia Selbort's The House of Six Doors is Pat C!

Congrats! I hope you enjoy your book, or books in Tiffany's case. If I haven't all ready emailed you about winning, I'll be doing that later today or tomorrow, and if I have your book is on its way, or already there!

Didn't win? Well, I have a couple of other contests going on right now, and I'll be having more in the new few weeks, so keep an eye on the right sidebar.

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Beware the Dark Days of Winter!

Are you like me, and can't make it to the bookstores for the Dark Days of Winter tour? Well, the Dark Days of Winter are coming to you via Livestream tonight and tomorrow night. Here's all the details:
Claudia Gray (Afterlife) Kimberly Derting (Desires of the Dead)Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire) are touring the country this week as part of the Dark Days of Winter book tour. If you are unable to attend, be sure to tune in and watch the bookstore events live via Livestream at http://www.facebook.com/PitchDarkBooks!

The dates of the Livestream events are:
Friday, March 18
7:00 PM (central)

Saturday, March 19
7:00 PM (eastern)

Viewers will be able to submit questions for the authors to answer, as well as purchase books. For more information check out http://www.facebook.com/PitchDarkBooks, or follow @ PitchDarkBooks.

The tour schedule is below:

Friday, March 18
7:00 PM
Anderson’s*
123 West Jefferson Ave
Naperville, IL
Authors in attendance: Claudia Gray, Kimberly Derting, Courtney Allison Moulton and Ellen Schreiber

Saturday, March 19
7:00 PM
Books & Books*
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
Authors in attendance: Claudia Gray, Kimberly Derting, and Courtney Allison Moulton

*will be available to watch via Livestream

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An E-book Bargain for Shannon Hale Fans!

From now until March 31, 2011 Bloomsburry books has a very special offer for you all- Shannon Hale's THE GOOSE GIRL for only 1.99! To cash in on this fabulous deal, head on over to you favorite e-book selling store.

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Trip to Curacao from The House of Six Doors

If you're an avid reader of my blog, you'll know I reviewed The House of Six Doors earlier this month. In the book, the majority of the scenes take place in musty, stunning Curacao, and because of this the author and publisher are teaming up to bring readers a contest! The prize- a trip to Curacao, and there's even some great secondary prizes as well!

To enter, buy the book and follow the directions here.

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A Book You must add to your Wish List:

Sometimes It Happens by Lauren Barnholdt

Lastly, I just finished Lauren Barnholdt's Sometimes It Happens, which will be released July 12, 2011! It's been a while since I've read a book by Barnholdt, and Sometimes It Happens is making me regret that deeply. Amazing, realistically told, and full of heart-stopping moments, this is truly going to be the book of the summer, in my opinion! My review won't be up until July, but until then, pre-order the book if you love contemporary YA or Barnholdt. I promise you won't regret it! :)

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And that's all for today! Check back tomorrow for an interview with one of favorite new debut authors! Who is it, you may ask? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. :D

Winners + Other Bookish Related News!

Winners:

Victoria Laurie's Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls:

Amanda G

Kate H

Bree Despain's The Lost Saint + Nail Polish:

Books:

Katie P

Elizabeth H

Nail Polish:

Alison

Michelle Moran's Madame Tussaud + Earrings:

Briana

Congrats everyone! I've emailed you all, and you should be receiving your books shortly.

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The Emerson Witches:

I was recently emailed by the author of the supernatural book The Emerson Witches Samantha C Ross. Samantha is hoping to get the book published some day soon, but until then she's hoping to create a pre-release fan base by creating a website in which readers can learn more about the characters and the world of The Emerson Witches as well as read a short chapter excerpt. And if you like the excerpt, you have the chance to vote on a poll asking for the second chapter to be released!

I actually just read chapter one, and I have to say it has definitely piqued my interest! I can't wait to see what happens to The Emerson Witches as well Samantha C Ross on their road to publication.

Oh, and here's a brief summary about the book:

Americus Island has always been a haven for unusual individuals with strange and unorthodox beliefs. Sixteen year old Chime Emmerson and her sisters, Angel and Evangeline, have lived on the island since the tragic and mysterious death of their parents. The girls live their daily lives similar to most teenagers, except for one very, very big difference. The Emmerson sisters were born into a bloodline of witches. Adding to their inherent knowledge of witchcraft, each possesses an extraordinary paranormal ability in the form of telepathy – the power to read others thoughts; and clairvoyance, a skill that allows communication with the spirit world.

When a dark entity unexpectedly disrupts the Emmerson household, Chime realizes it may only be the beginning of a more evil, malevolent force. It also appears she is the sole target.

She is proven right when the supernatural occurrences increase with terrifying intensity, haunting Chime with an abundance of curses and hexes. Then the nightmares begin. Night after night a demonic apparition chases Chime throughout her dreams, searching for a way to possess her.
Shaken, but determined to survive the mysterious attacks, Chime is unsure who is responsible for the unseen torment. A striking stranger, Raphael, has only just recently entered Chime’s life and declared his immediate affection for her. But Raphael has also admitted he is a Pranic Vampire, a being who draws not blood, but life-force from humans. Could it be her new love to blame, or a much more frightening enemy? Hopelessly, it looks as though Chime may lose the fight against her invisible assailant as the dark magic becomes life-threatening.

However, Americus residents are familiar with evil sorcery; the island’s hidden past is shrouded by witchcraft, and they are not prepared to lose one of their own. The seemingly ordinary citizens form a secret coven to break the spell imprisoning Chime. With the help of Chime’s best friend Nim, an apprentice warlock, and a sinister mermaid named Marrakesh; Americus Island’s most powerful and peculiar inhabitants join forces. Together the mystical assembly embark on the enormous task of banishing the malicious phantom possessing Chime. Extremely perilous, the ceremony must be performed with care. One small mistake could prove fatal and endanger Chime’s very soul, separating her from this world, and all those that love her, forever.

Interested? Well, head on over here to take a look around! You can also follow Samantha on twitter.

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The 2011 Book Drum Tournament:

I was also recently alerted about The 2011 Book Drum Tournament hosted by www.bookdrum.com, "a community website that aims to be the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music."

Here's some brief info about the Tournament:

"Welcome to the 2011 Book Drum Tournament, in which book lovers from Australia to Zambia can delve deep into a favourite book and, by building an illustrated profile, share their enthusiasm for it with the rest of the world.

The 2010 Book Drum Tournament saw seven Contributors share £2,000 of prizes, and led to eight talented writers being commissioned to write and edit new profiles on the strength of their entries. Hundreds of people took part, creating many of the excellent Profiles now freely available for everyone to enjoy.

To enter the 2011 Tournament, choose a published book and create a Profile of it, consisting of a Summary, a Review, a Glossary, an illustrated Setting page, a biography of the Author, and a comprehensive set of illustrated Bookmarks. Book Drum's interactive system makes it easy to do, and the chance to research a book in detail is richly rewarding."

To find out more head on over here.

A Winner and Other News!

Hi everyone!

I have a giveaway winner announcement for you all today as well as some YA book related info to pass on. So without a further ado...

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The winner of the Readable Classics giveaway is:

Tara

Congrats Tara! You should be getting the book you requested soon if you haven't already received it.

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Next, on the agenda: the trailer for the book-to-movie adaption I Am Number 4 was released recently:



While this book and its author(s) have not gotten the best press, I'm still curious about the movie.

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Also, ReadingGroupGuides.com is compiling a list from book clubs of The 2010 Most Discussed Books of the Year, and with that they are asking you "What did your book club read in 2010?"

Here's some more info about it:

"To gauge the year's most popular book club picks, ReadingGroupGuides.com is asking book club members to share the books that their groups read each month in 2010. Groups who submit their lists are automatically entered in a contest to win 12 copies of one of the 33 featured titles we are giving away, which include both recently published titles and upcoming 2011 books. You can see the list of prize titles here. The 2010 Most Discussed Books of the Year feature and contest will be open through January 31, 2011.

If you are in a book club, we'd love to get your feedback with your 2010 picks. You can enter them here:

http://www.readinggroupguides.com/features/2010_year_end_selections.asp"

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Hope you all have a great Saturday! :)

Winner of Lauren DeStefano's Wither!

First off, I want to thank everyone who entered! This was one of my biggest contests to date entry wise (A little over 180 people entered!)

Anyhow, what you've all been waiting for....

The winner is:

Britney C

Congrats, Britney! I hope you enjoy the book! I actually just finished it last night, and let me tell you, it was really good. Lauren definitely has a hit with this one!

As for everyone else, I really wish I had the ability to give you all copies of the book but sadly enough, I don't. Though, don't worry because the book will be out in March and I'll have MANY more giveaways coming up soon!

Happy New Year!

Winners + Other News!

Hi everyone!

First of all, for those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a fantastic Christmas Eve! For those of you who don't, I hope you have a fantastic day! :)

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Winners:

I recently picked the winner for my Hollywood Ending Giveaway, as well as my Hunger Giveaway.

The winner of Hunger is Tanya!

The winner of Hollywood Ending is Jessica!

Congrats both of you! I hope each of you enjoy the book you have won!

For those of you who didn't win, I have two AMAZING contest going on right now. To find out more about them, look to the top of my right sidebar!

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Blog Related News:

With 2010 coming to a close, I will be posting several end-of-the-year posts, such as "My Favorite Books of 2010", "11 Releases to Look Forward to in '11", the results of the challenges I participated in this year, which ones I'll be participating in next year, as well as some other things. There may even be a huge giveaway posted. *hint hint* So, look for that coming within the next week or so! :)

Also, for those of you who asked for a Nook review, it will be coming shortly as well! The last couple of weeks have been hectic with the holidays and all but have no worries because it will be here shortly.

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Book Related News:

I was asked by Katrina at Wiredset to alert you of several holiday-bundle romance deals HarperCollins is having for the holidays.

• $9.99 Queen of Babble Bundle with Bonus Material by Meg Cabot (Links: Barnes and Noble/Amazon)
• $14.99 The Untamed Bride Plus Two Full Novels and Bonus Material by Stephanie Laurens (Links: Barnes and Noble/Amazon)
• $9.99 The Accidental Vampire Plus Vampires Are Forever and Bonus Material (Links: Barnes and Noble/Amazon)
• $1.99 Storming the Castle: An Original Short Story with Bonus Content (Links: Barnes and Noble/Amazon)

I hope the romance fans of my blog will take advantage of these deals. I personally suggest the Queen of Babble Bundle because that is seriously one of Meg Cabot's BEST series to date, and the price is GREAT! :)

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Talk to you all soon!

Winners and Other News!

Hi, everyone!

I haven't announced winners in a while so I thought I would do a post for that as well as some bookish news that has been passed on to me recently.

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Winners:

The winner of Kersten Hamilton's Tyger Tyger is Brooke DeSpain! Congrats, Broke. You should have already received the book. If not, you'll be getting it shortly.

The winners of Leila Sales' Mostly Good Girls are Elizabeth H., jpetroroy, Stacey, Lindsay Devine, Kelsey. Congrats! Your mailing info has been passed on to Simon and Schuster, and you shall be receiving the book shortly.

The winner of Lauren Brown's The Doggy Divas: Roxy's Rules is Anita Yancey. Congrats! I'll be passing on your mailing info to Sourcebooks shortly.

The winner of Keren David's When I Was Joe is Andrea. Congrats! I'll be passing on your mailing info to the publicist shortly.

Blog Related Update:

As most of you have probably noticted, I recently changed the background of Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf. I'm really liking the change because not only has it allowed me to add new gadgets to my blog like tabs (Check them out! New info (including an actual bio for and written by me) has been posted in the About Me tab), share this buttons, and more, but it's the first time I've changed it in nearly two years! AND I would love to here what you all think! Love it? Hate it? Any suggestions?  Let me know in the comments! :)

Other News Unrelated to My Blog:

One of my favorite bloggers-Eleni at La Femme Readers- is hosting a Re-create the cover for Brenda Pandos's The Sapphire Talisman, and she would love it if you entered! Prizes include a finished copy of The Sapphire Talisman, a Sapphire Talisman necklace, AND a shout-out in Brenda's acknowledgment's section in the third installment. To find out more, head over to Eleni's blog.

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In other news, Bookreporter.com is celebrating the holidays with daily book contests, author holiday blogs, and gift suggestions for all. Bookreporter.com’s holiday features include:

• Holiday Cheer Daily Book Contest--- Readers must register for the contest each day, and they can also opt-in to a daily holiday e-mail alert spotlighting the featured titles.
• What to Give/What to Get Gift Guide --- For everyone on your shopping list from children to adults, Bookreporter.com has it covered this holiday season with gift suggestions for everyone on your shopping list, featuring more than 85 titles in 14 different categories--- including Eat, Drink & Be Merry (cookbooks and culinary tales), Faces & Places (biography and memoir), Great Choices for Booklovers (fiction and nonfiction), Holiday Spirit (perfect selections for holiday reading) and many more.
• Author Holiday Blogs--- Favorite authors including Nelson DeMille, Daniel Silva, Lisa Scottoline and more than 30 others share their favorite memories of giving or receiving a book at the holidays.
• Holiday Basket of Cheer--- This popular annual contest returns to Teenreads.com. Between November 12th and December 13th, readers can enter to win a basket filled with seasonal goodies plus ten great books for teens.
• Teenreads.com What to Give/What to Get Gift Guide--- For everyone who loves young adult books, Teenreads.com has a gift giving guide that’s perfect in this season of giving and getting.
• Kidsreads.com What to Give/What to Get Gift Guide--- From picture books to chapter books to a young celebrity biography, this gift giving guide for kids has something for children of all ages.

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Lastly, one of my favorite books of 2010 is getting its own soundtrack!

On December 14th Jessica Brody is releasing The Karma Club book soundtrack digitally to stores such as Amazon and iTunes. The soundtrack features 10 songs inspired by the book. To get a sneak peak of some of the songs on the soundtrack, head on over here, here, or here.

And better yet, Jessica also announced a brand new book deal on her website this week! To find out more head on over here.

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Winners of Maybe This Time and I Now Pronounce You Someone Else

The winner of Jennifer Crusie's Maybe This Time is:

Victoria Zumbrum

The winner of Erin McCahan's I Now Pronounce You Someone Else is:

Andrea

Congrats you two! I hope you love your new book!

Didn't win? Well, you can also purchase your own copy of the book(s). Also, be sure to enter my Absolute Value of Negative 1 giveaway!

Winners

Hey, everyone!

I hope you all are having a fantastic Friday (I know I am! :) Anyhow, I thought I would announce the winners of two of my giveaways before I forget. So here they are...

The Big "Rather" Series Giveaway from author C.A. Belmond:

"Rather" T shirt:

Melissa

A Rather Charming Invitation:

Lisa

A Rather Curious Engagement:

Debbie Platek

A Rather Lovely Inheritance:

Katelyn

Congrats to all five winners! Your books, or t-shirt in Melissa's case, have been sent! :) (Also, if you would like to learn more about C.A. Belmond and her books, head on over here.)

Also, the winner of my birthday giveaway is:

Alex Bennett

Congrats, Alex! I'll send the books your way once I have a package to put them in. :)

Didn't win? Well, I still have my contest for Maybe This Time happening (Link above!) and more will be coming shortly!

In My Mailbox: Week 84 + Winners

In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren.

For Review:

Loco Motive by Mary Daheim (Surprise review copy. I haven't read the first 24 books in this series so I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this.)

Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram (So excited about this one! It looks ah-MAZING! Thanks, Kelly!)

From The Emerald Tailsman Blog Tour:

The Emberald Tailsman by Brenda Pandos + bookmark (Looking forward to reading this one.)

From Library:

My Boyfriends' Dogs by Dandi Daley Mackall (Looks like a really cute read!)

Bought from Library Book Sale:

Eyes Of Crow (Aspect of Crow, #1) by Jeri Smith-Ready

Voice Of Crow (Aspect of Crow, #2) by Jeri Smith-Ready

The Reawakened (Aspect of Crow, #3) by Jeri Smith-Ready

They all were only $2.00 each (plus tax) and since I adored Jeri's YA Debut (Shade) I decided to get them as well.

Birthday Presents that were books:

I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Looks so good!)

Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel (I've heard the best things about this book.)

Won from Allison at Read Into This!:

Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham (I really enjoyed Niki's Royally Jacked series so I'm excited to start thins one!)

Lush by Natasha Friend (Really enjoyed Natasha's For Keeps so I'm looking forward to reading this one and Perfect.)

Perfect by Natasha Friend (Same as above!)

Overall, I had a pretty great week book-wise.

Also, since I have a few past giveaway winners to announce I thought I would do it now. So.....

Winner of What's Your Status? is

Renahe (already claimed prize)

Winner of Her Fearful Symmetry is

Angela L

Congrats you two! Didn't win? Well, there's still time to enter the C.A. Belmond giveaway as well as my Birthday one. Links are above! Also, I have several contests coming up shortly! :)

Winners + Other Info/News

Hi, everyone!

I've been behind on posting winners even though I picked them ages ago.

Though here they are:

Sea Change:

Myra Castellano

Lost for Words:

Sab H
Nicole Motovidlak
Cassandra

Salvaged:

Lasha

Congrats you five! I hope you enjoy your new book!

Didn't win? Well, have no fear because I have two other contests going on (Links above!) and a ton more on the way so be sure to check back! :)

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Also, you might remember I posted some info about Jennifer Weiner's upcoming “Cupcakes Across America Book Tour”, and recently, all the info has been released and you can find out more here.

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Finally, this happened ages ago, though I keep forgetting to mention it on here. Anyhow, I was interviewed for and quoted in a New York Times article dealing with Candace Bushnell's The Carrie Diaries back on June 9! You can check out the full article HERE if you would like. And I have to say, it was a really cool experience. :)

Winners + Alyx Harvey Contest Info!

Hey, everyone! I hope you're having a great Tuesday! Anyhow, as promised, here are all the winners for the different contests that have ended over the past few weeks.

A Golden Web by Barbara Quick:

Jana

Deception by Lee Nichols:

Sandy

Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson:

Aik
Cindy Woolard
Diane
Katelyn (The Bookshelf Sophisticate)
Katie B

Nice and Mean Blog Tour Contest:

Leslie G

Congrats everyone! I hope you all enjoy whichever book you have won!

Didn't win? Well, you can always buy your own copy or enter one of my other contests above. Perhaps your name will be on the winner's list next time! :)

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Also, Walker Book and Alyx Harvey have teamed up for a very awesome contest.

All the info is below:

To get the word out about Alyx Harvey, author of Hearts at Stake and the upcoming Blood Feud (Book 2 - June 22nd) and Out for Blood (Book 3 - December 2010), Bloomsbury/Walker Books are creating a “Get to Know Alyx Harvey” video. In the video, Alyx will give a tour of her haunted farmhouse and maybe answer a question from YOU!

What you need to do: Submit a question for Alyx Harvey along with your name and hometown to kate.lied@bloomsburyusa.com by Monday, July 5th, 2010.

Why?: If your question is chosen, it will be answered by Alyx in the video and your name and hometown will appear as well! Look for the video after September 1st on www.thedrakechronicles.com to see if you are a winner! PLUS everyone who submits a question will receive an exclusive sneak peak of Out for Blood!

I hope some of you submit a question!

~ Lauren

Winners (Shade and Amy & Roger's Epic Detour!)

Hey, everyone!

First off, I wanted to let everyone know that I'm back from Florida (I had a great time, though I'm happy to be back!), so if you've sent me an email within the last couple of days, I'll get back to you ASAP.  Also, my IMM for last week will probably be posted on Wednesday, or I'll just be lazy and combine this week and last week's, since I have finals...

Anyway, the part you've all been waiting for... THE WINNERS!

The winner of Amy & Roger's Epic is...

Erika at Moonlight Book Reviews!!

Congrats, Erica! I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.

The winners of the five copies of Shade are...

Trisha McCullen at Trisha's Book Blog

Kimscarecrow

jacabur1
Donna Locklin
Sab H from YA Bliss

Congrats you five! I hope you enjoy the book!

Didn't win? Have no fear since you can always buy your own copy of either one or enter one of my other giveaways above. Who knows, maybe next time, YOUR name will be on the winner post. ;)

'Til next time,

Lauren

PS) Sorry about the abundance of posts today. I wasn't planning to post this until later, but I got messages on Twitter and from my email account asking about it, so I decided I should post it already.

PSS) PLL premiere tomorrow!! Anyone else excited about it? :)

Winners and Tiger Press Young Writers Award!

Hey, everyone! I hope you all are having a great Saturday! :)

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First off, the winners of Morpheus Road: The Light are:

Lisa Basso
Kelsy Alexandra
Angie D
Terchil
Debbie penny

Congrats, you five! I'll be sending each of you an email shortly so be sure to reply in 72 hours or I'll have to pick a new winner. Didn't win? Well, be sure to check out my Shade and Amy & Roger's Epic Detour contests which are ending soon. The links to both are above. ^^ Also, I have several more contests coming up in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back!


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Second of all, I was recently sent an email regarding the Tiger Press Young Writers Award, a national campaign to promote literacy and creative thinking amongst kids and they are doing this through a Young Writers competition.

Here's some information taken directly from their site:

We’re looking for budding writers and illustrators, aged between 5 and 11, to take part in the very first Little Tiger Press Young Writer & Illustrator Awards, sponsored by PriceMinister.

This national competition is designed to tie in with Key Stages 1 and 2 of English Writing and Art and Design, and will give children a fantastic opportunity to develop their own stories and artwork inspired by ideas from some of the best-loved Little Tiger Press authors and illustrators.

We have lots of exciting prizes to offer including:

◦Up to £800 in PriceMinister vouchers for the winning school or organisation.
◦Up to £75 in PriceMinister vouchers for the individual winning entries.
◦A chance for pupils to meet the authors and illustrators at a special prize-giving and to join them in a free workshop.
◦Plus the winners of each award will have their work professionally designed and framed.

Know anyone who would be interested in participating? Well, head over to their website to find out more.

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Winner of The Cinderella Society Blog Tour Giveaway!

Hey, everyone!

I have yet another winner to announce this Saturday. This time for my Cinderella Soicety Blog Tour giveaway of a glass slipper book mark. And that winner?

Well, it's Anna of Good Gone Girl: Book Reviews & More!

Congrats, Anna! I hope you love the bookmark.

Didn't win? Well, be sure to check out my other three giveaways going on right now above!

Anyway that's all for now! I hope you all have a great Saturday. :)

~ Lauren

Winner of Something Like Fate and The Real Magic of Harry Potter

Hi, everyone! I hope you all are having a great Saturday!

Anyway, the part you've been waiting for- the WINNERS!

The winner of the signed copy of Something Like Fate is:

Elizabeth

The winner of the Harry Potter Box Set is:

Kathleen

Congrats you two! I hope you enjoy your book or books in Kathleens's case! Didn't win? Well, have no fear, I have another contest coming this Wednesday and more soon after! :)

~ Lauren

Winner of The Stolen One!

Hey, everyone! I hope you all are having a great day; I certainly am! :)

Anyway, let's get to the point of this post. The winner of The Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley is:

Bridget Boyle

CONGRATS, Bridget! I just sent an email your way, so please reply in the next 72 hours or I'll have to pick a new winner. Also I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.

Didn't win? Well, you can always buy your own copy and there's still time to enter my Something Like Fate and Harry Potter contests. The links are above ^^ if you want to check them out. And, as always, there will more amazing contests coming soon (hint, hint).

~  Lauren

Winners of Airhead and Being Nikki, Two New Trailers, and more!

Hi everyone!

First off, the winners of Airhead and Being Nikki are:

Kelsey Tobias
Helen Keeler

Congrats you two!! I just sent you both emails, so be sure to reply in the next 72 hours or I'll have to pick new winners. Didn't win? Well, be sure to check out the other three contests I have going on right now above!

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Also, have you seen the new trailers for Shade and Claire De Lune? I actually like both a lot!

Here's the one for Shade (LOVED this book. Review/Giveaway coming soon!):



And here's the one for Claire De Lune (Really liked this one as well! Review/Giveaway coming soon!):



(Thanks to V at S&S for sending me the links to these!)

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Lastly, I recently posted about Jennifer Weiner's upcoming signing in New York. Though the event's location has been changed from Borders Columbus Circle to BORDERS PARK AVE. (461 Park Avenue at 57th street). To find out all the other details (time and date) head over here.

Winners of The Dark Divine Nail Polish Giveaway!

Hi everyone! I just picked the winners of The Dark Divine Nail Polish Giveaway, so here they are.

For best entry (Let me tell you, it was so hard to pick a winner for this part! There were so many fantastic answers to my question. If I could I would send you all some Dark Divine Nail Polish):

Julie D

Here's her entry:

Without forgiveness, where would we be? People have the power to destroy the entire world with a press of the button. People can cut off others from something they need entirely. Many countries would be at war, we wouldn't be able to have half the things we have today, whole religions wouldn't exist, and friendships would end before they truly begin
Without forgiveness, are we really people?
 
For being the first to enter:
 
Lucy
 
For being lucky enough to be picked by the random number generator:
 
Aileen
Leslie

Congrats! I just sent you all emails, so be sure to reply in the next 72 hours or I'll have to pick new ones. Also, much thanks goes to everyone else who entered. Hopefully, you'll be up there next time as a winner! :)

Winners of Numbers by Rachel Ward!

I had 85 people enter this contest with about 294 entries overall. Not too shabby, huh.

Anyway, the winners are:

Berenice Zamano

Kelsey O

Jessica Jordan

Congrats you three! You're info has been sent to Chelsy, so you should be getting your own copy shortly.

Didn't win? Well, you can always buy your own fabulous copy!

A Winner, Author Appreciation Week, and other News!

Hey everyone!

I have a couple of different items I'm going to address in this post, so I may ramble a bit, hope you don't mind. :)

First of all, the winner of A Match Made in High School and other goodies is:

Deltay from Lucid Conspiracy

Congrats!

Didn't win a copy? Well, why don't you head over to an online relater and buy your own snazzy copy. Think of it, not only will you get a hilarious new book, but you'll be supporting Kristin too!

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Moving on, as you many of you already know this week was Author Appreciation Week, an event started up by the lovely Heidi R. Kling, author of Sea, a book I'm dying to read.

But because of how busy I was with school, life, exc. (I had FIVE tests today which is something I personally think should not be allowed), I wasn't able to post daily. Instead, I've decided to post about a couple of authors I really appreciate. So without a further ado, here they are.

Kristin Cashore

Kristin is the author of two spectacular books, one being Fire and the other being Graceling, and she never ceases to bring you extremely strong and empowering female characters and a rich world. So if you haven't read her books yet read them!

Elizabeth Scott

Elizabeth has released SEVEN books, with her 8th coming out this September, in the last FOUR years, which I personally think makes her one the ringleaders of YA. Since not only are her books pretty one the outside, but the product inside is just as wonderful! I can't wait to read more by her.

Meg Cabot

How could I not include Meg in this list? She's been one of my favorite writers since I began reading YA a couple of years ago because her books are always light, funny, and fluffy reads that I simply can't get enough of!

Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen, hands down, is my favorite YA writer out there. Since even though her storylines are the most original out there, she always proves to bring relatable, funny, and role model worthy main characters into the mix that make the story. And let me tell you, no matter how old I get as long as she's still writing stories, I'll keep buying them. Though, now that I said that, I just realized that that basically applies to everyone I'm mentioning here.

Tara Kelly

Tara Kelly is probably an author you haven't heard much about yet. Since she's a debut author with her first official book Harmonic Feedback coming out this May. Though, I was lucky and enough to get a chance to take an early look, and let me tell you, she is a fabulous, fabulous writer who definitely deservers to be honored in Author Appreciation Week.

Stacey Jay

Not only is Stacey Jay's Megan Berry, Zombie Settler series is one of my favorite series, but she's one of the nicest authors I've had the chance to talk to online. With saying that, I can't wait to read more by her.

Jackson Pearce

Last year I read As You Wish, her debut novel, and preceded not only to adore and rave about it here, but forced one of my best friend's into read it and she LOVED it too. Further more, I just finished her newest YA, Sisters Red, earlier this week and it was SPECTACULAR! She's definitely an author to keep an eye on. Plus, I love her blog!

Richelle Mead

Richelle Mead is the author of my favorite series out there, Vampire Academy, and always manages to put twists and turns into her tales that are never see coming, which makes her a perfect pick for Author Appreciation Week.

Lauren Oliver

Not only does this author have a fabulous first name, but she's the mastermind behind one of my favorite debuts out there, Before I Fall!

Heidi R. Kling

What would this list be if I didn't mention Heidi? Incomplete, no doubt about it.  Sure, I haven't read her book yet, but she's done a lot of stuff to make the YA world fun. Such as starting up Author Appreciation Week and being one of the masterminds the 10'ers!

Okay, I think I'm going to stop here because though I could go on forever, I don't want to bore you all.

Though, some additional authors I truly apprecaite are:

Nina De Gramont, author of Every Little Thing in the World
Susane Colasanti, author of Something Like Fate, Waiting for You, Take Me There, and When It Hapens
Jeri Smith-Ready, author of Shade
Jessica Brody, author of The Karma Club, The Fidelity Files, and Love Undercover (She makes the best book trailers ever!)
Robin Benway, author of Audrey, Wait and The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, and June

Holly Nicole Hoxter, author of The Snowball Effect

Amy Brecount White, author of Forget-Her-Nots

Kimberly Derting, author of The Body Finder

Sara Shepard, author of the Pretty Little Liars series

Jillian Cantor, author of The September Sisters and The Life of Glass

Elizabeth Eulberg, author of The Lonely Hearts Club
Jennifer Echols, author of The Ex-Games, Going Too Far, exc.
Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead Tossed Waves
Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Wintergirls, Prom, Speak, and many more!

And many, many more. Since without all the amazing YA authors out there, I don't know what I'd read OR blog about! :)

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Also, I got some GREAT news this week that brought a smile to my face. That news? Well Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf is featured in Read, Remember, Recommend for Teens. It is listed in the Resources section under “Young Adult Literature Blogs.”!!! Isn't that excinting! I think so, but I may just be a wee bit biased. :)

*To find out more about the book click here*

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Lastly, Peter from Flashlight Worthy asked me to tell you about a new Young Adult Book List featuring Women From Another Era. Head over here if you would like to check it out!

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Till next time,

Lauren