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Buzz Worthy News: April 24, 2017

Welcome to Buzz Worthy News where the stories are awesome (or at least fun to read). Need your book industry news? Never fear, Kate Copeseeley is here to give it to you straight. In this week’s Buzz Worthy News:  #CloakandDagger Trailer, Cast Rumors for Aladdin, and... Keep Reading »

Hot New Titles

Hot New Titles: July 14th 2015

Welcome to Hot New Titles the feature that supports the decision to buy ALL THE BOOKS listed. Weeeeeeeee! New releases include About a Girl by Sarah McCarry, The Blind Wish by Amber Lough and Deceptive by Emily Lloyd-Jones. Cover reveals include Glass Sword by... Keep Reading »

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How to Make Your Own Fantasy Map

What I see a lot of from avid readers is an intense love of maps in fantasy books. They seem to collect them and talk about them and compare them. Which, to me, is like collecting, talking and comparing bits of chewing gum wrappers. I may occasionally feign interest in a... Keep Reading »

Review: The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski + Giveaway

Review: The Shadow Society by Marie Rutkoski + Giveaway

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Marie Rutkoski’s YA Paranormal Romance novel The Shadow Society. Read on to see what she thought and enter for a chance to with the ARC!

Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

With a heavy heart Stephanie Sinclair reviews Sarah Rees Brennan’s novel Unspoken. She feels like she’s just broken off a relationship, which is probably why she wrote a letter instead of a normal review. But since when is anything on Cuddlebuggery “normal?”

Author Interview with Jay Kristoff and Giveaway

Author Interview with Jay Kristoff and Giveaway

Kat Kennedy, Stephanie Sinclair and Adam Archer travel to Shima to meet up and interview Jay Kristoff, author of the YA Japanese inspired, Steampunk novel Stormdancer. Also, we are giving away books, yo.

Buzz Worthy News: 24 September 2012

Buzz Worthy News: 24 September 2012

Wel­come to this week’s Buzz Wor­thy News! Where you could be America’s Next Author, Walmart breaks up with Amazon, Molly Crabapple Occupies Jail and E.L James gives us the choice between something horrible, and something more horrible on top of that. All this and much, much more. Read on to find out every­thing that’s been hap­pen­ing in the book world this week.

Buzz Wor­thy News is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly Mon­day news post. Bring­ing you all the most inter­est­ing, rel­e­vant and fun news from the pub­lish­ing and book blog­ging world.

New Releases and Cover Reveals

Check out this week’s Hot New Releases and Cover Reveals.

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters (4)

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters (4)

Dear Debby is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly advice col­umn for Fic­tional, Young Adult char­ac­ters to get some life or romance advice. Debby is a car­ing, nur­tur­ing soul giv­ing down to earth, wise words of wis­dom to those in need. To email Dear Debby about your fic­tional trou­bles and lit­er­ary char­ac­ters, please email contactus@cuddlebuggery.com.

Cover Reveal: Pantomime by Laura Lam

Cover Reveal: Pantomime by Laura Lam

Today we help reveal the gorgeous new cover of Laura Lam’s debut novel, Pantomime. Come and see the three mock covers that Cover Fashion Francine made to celebrate and prove her photoshop skills – how do they compare to the real deal? Read on to find out!

ARC Giveaway and Interview with Kasie West

ARC Giveaway and Interview with Kasie West

Pivot Point by Kasie West Is about a girl, Addie, with the ability to look forward in time and see how a decision will change her future. Steph and I had the horrifically difficult decision to either interview Kasie West or an Angry Lioness. At first we weren’t sure which one to interview. However, after temporarily borrowing Addie’s powers, we looked into both futures. Read on to see what we saw.

Review: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Review: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Kat Kennedy reviews Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz, sheds a tear and gives out an offer of schnuggle to all who make it through this book. Read on to find out why.

Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Stephanie Sinclair gives yet another positive review to a high fantasy novel. This time for Morgan Rhodes’ YA novel, Falling Kingdoms. What is the world coming to? Read more to find out what she thought!

Review: Easy by Tamara Webber

Review: Easy by Tamara Webber

Kat Kennedy reviews Easy by Tamara Webber, shakes her booty and waxes lyrical about the treatment of rape in literature. Read on to see what got her shaking what her mother gave her.

Buzz Worthy News 17th September 2012

Buzz Worthy News 17th September 2012

Wel­come to this week’s Buzz Wor­thy News! Where adults are reading Young Adult, we can’t say vagina, trolling: book shop level and Harper Collins throws down the gauntlet and challenges you to send them your unagented submissions. All this and much, much more. Read on to find out every­thing that’s been hap­pen­ing in the book world this week.

Buzz Wor­thy News is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly Mon­day news post. Bring­ing you all the most inter­est­ing, rel­e­vant and fun news from the pub­lish­ing and book blog­ging world.

Review: Riveted by Meljean Brook

Review: Riveted by Meljean Brook

Kat Kennedy makes a small divergence from Young Adult novels to review Riveted by Meljean Brook. Read more to find out what she thought!

Cover Fashion by Francine: Who Covered It Best

Cover Fashion by Francine: Who Covered It Best

Cover Fashion by Francine launches, ready to keep you fresh on all the latest cover styles, trends, reveals and fun! Today’s post – Who Covered it Best – examining five covers using the same stock image and comparing them for effect. Read more to find out how they stack up.

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters (3)

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters (3)

Dear Debby is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly advice col­umn for Fic­tional, Young Adult char­ac­ters to get some life or romance advice. Debby is a car­ing, nur­tur­ing soul giv­ing down to earth, wise words of wis­dom to those in need. To email Dear Debby about your fic­tional trou­bles and a lit­er­ary char­ac­ters, please email contactus@cuddlebuggery.com.

Interview with Melina Marchetta + Giveaway

Interview with Melina Marchetta + Giveaway

Kat Kennedy, Stephanie Sinclair and Adam Archer visit a temple dedicated to Melina Marchetta. An interview is had and, as usual, things don’t go completely according to plan.

Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Stephanie Sinclair gives her thoughts on Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout and somehow demonstrates the ability to fan herself and write a review at the same time. Amazing.

5 of the Worst Breakups in YA Part 2

5 of the Worst Breakups in YA Part 2

Warning: This post may contain spoilers for the novels listed. All the books mentioned are published and available to the public. Advance with care.

Last time, we discussed worst breakups in the sense that the were done prickishly with horrible intent by the breaker-uppers. This time, we’re looking at the most heart breaking, tragic, saddening breakups written in YA. Breakups suck. They rip your heart out and tear your to pieces and leave you a quivering mess for the conceivable future without the benefit of a quick death to look forward to.

Come read 5 of the worst breakups YA has to offer!

Review: Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant

Review: Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Eve and Adam by Michael Grant & Katherine Applegate, and sheds a tear or two for having to give two of her favorite authors a negative review.

Buzz Worthy News 9th September 2012

Buzz Worthy News 9th September 2012

Wel­come to this week’s Buzz Wor­thy News! An author is busted Sockpuppeting, a judge approves the 3 publisher settlement, this year’s Hugo winners are revealed, authors unite to combat sock puppeting, EL James is deliciously hypocritical and a new photo of Emily Dickinson is revealed. All this and much, much more. Read on to find out every­thing that’s been hap­pen­ing in the book world this week.

Buzz Wor­thy News is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly Mon­day news post. Bring­ing you all the most inter­est­ing, rel­e­vant and fun news from the pub­lish­ing and book blog­ging world.

Prereview: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Prereview: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Kat Kennedy reviews, kind of, Moskowitz’s latest book, Teeth. A young adult novel about magic gay fish. How awesome can it be? Read more to get a sneak peek at what it was like.

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters

Dear Debby: Advice Column for Fictional Characters

Dear Debby is Cuddlebuggery’s weekly advice col­umn for Fic­tional, Young Adult char­ac­ters to get some life or romance advice. Debby is a car­ing, nur­tur­ing soul giv­ing down to earth, wise words of wis­dom to those in need. To email Dear Debby about your fictional troubles and a literary characters, please email contactus@cuddlebuggery.com

Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks

Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks

Kat Kennedy reviews Daniel Mark’s debut, Velveteen. She ruminates on the possibility that authors are cloning themselves and discusses the dark, gritty world of Velveteen.

Review: Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Review: Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Stephanie Sinclair continues on in the Lux series with her review of the novella Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Blog Tour Stop: Author Interview with Claire Legrand and Giveaway

Blog Tour Stop: Author Interview with Claire Legrand and Giveaway

Stephanie Sinclair, Kat Kennedy and Adam Archer are “cuddlenapped” by the author of Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, Claire Legrand. Also, a live interview and giveaway!