The Majestic Collection (4)

Sometimes I'm emailed interesting bookish information or simply stumble across cool posts, but I have nowhere to share them. So, The Majestic Collection is my digital cork board where I can effectively share fun links and news!

Discussions / Blog Posts

This is about a week old, but Hannah at The Irish Banana made a fun Blogger Bingo Card - can you get a Bingo?

Sandy from Pirate Penguin Reads wants to know how you came up with your blog name and shares her story for how she named her blog!

Hazel at Stay Bookish shares some Valentine's Day Cards for Book Nerds, and they are all as wonderful as you could possibly want them to be. The Sirius one will forever be my favorite!

The Fierce Reads Spring Fling tour was revealed! Check to see if there's a stop near you!

Cover Reveals

Second Position by Katherine Locke, Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch, Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett, The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore, Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul are some of the one's I've seen in the past few days, and I'm sure more will come! 

Even better? Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo will be revealed on Friday, and I cannot wait to see it! 

Giveaway

I still have a giveaway for two copies of Tuck Everlasting! This book is truly wonderful, so enter and maybe win a copy!

Hope all of you are having a wonderful week, and that you each have a lovely upcoming weekend!

The Majestic Collection (3)

Discussions / Blog Posts

Sarah Dessen has been sharing Five Fun Facts about her books, and some of them are quite fascinating.

Beth Revis revealed the cover for her upcoming novel, THE BODY ELECTRIC (designed by the talented Icey Books)! 

Jenny of Supernatural Snark shared some fabulous covers she designed for ONE OF THE GUYS and PLAY ON!

Book-to-Film Adaptations

THE MAZE RUNNER!

I'm so excited for this film! Hope it lives up to the novel.

Also, IF I STAY seems determined to make everyone cry with the trailers. I have no idea how I will manage to sit in a theater and not sob uncontrollably.

ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES, a novel due to release on January 6th, 2014, has cast Elle Fanning in the film adaptation. Seems like this will be a book (and film) to watch out for! 

Other Bookish News

I tweeted like a maniac to help unlock the Fall 2014 Fierce Reads tour stops (and sadly, none are near me). Check out Fierce Reads to see if the authors be visiting a city near you! 

Nova Ren Suma has been sharing teasers for THE WALLS AROUND US! Cover reveal is happening on Monday, but you can read teaser 1 below, along with 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Want a teaser from my new novel THE WALLS AROUND US? Here's the smallest little taste: http://t.co/x1CBCRZ9HX #killerballerinas
— Nova Ren Suma (@novaren) July 29, 2014

Lynn Matson will be publishing a sequel to NIL, entitled NIL UNLOCKED! 

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The Majestic Collection (2): Book Hangovers, New Covers, and Snarky Reviews

Discussions / Blog Posts

YA Authors Read Snarky Reviews over at the Midnight Garden. It's kind of fabulous.

YA Highway shares things non-writers say to YA writers, and it's both amusing and somewhat frustrating.

Natflix & Book's discusses horrible cover changes.

The talented Elena from Novel Sounds made lovely Rainbow Rowell wallpaper!

Jaime of the Perpetual Page Turner's True Life: I Think I'm A Creep post rings true (I'm so guilty of this).

That Artsy Reader Girl recaps ALA (which apparently had some awesome tote bags).

Cover Reveals

Victoria Aveyard's RED QUEEN has a cover! And it's very gorgeously creepy.

GIVE IT TO ME. –-> RT @VictoriaAveyard: FYI...it is embossed and shiny. #RedQueen pic.twitter.com/Rn3fyvkIsL
— Epic Reads (@EpicReads) June 30, 2014

Bloomsbury showed off the back cover for Heir of Fire!

We're so excited to reveal the back cover of HEIR OF FIRE! Doesn't Celaena look amazing? pic.twitter.com/N3L8E8gkBY
— BloomsburyUS Kids/YA (@bwkids) July 10, 2014

For a few more covers, check out Stories and Sweeties Cover Story post!

USA Today revealed the cover for Gayle Forman's I WAS HERE, plus an excerpt!

Giveaways You Shouldn't Miss!

Adventures of a Book Junkie is having a giveaway for KISS OF DECEPTION (US/Canada):

New blog post. All about my review for Kiss of Deception by @marypearson & a giveaway for KoD. http://t.co/pOROWCPBJJ @MacKidsBooks
— stacee (@book_junkee) July 8, 2014

Meagan Spooner is having a Reader Appreciation Giveaway featuring some fabulous prizes (international)!

Fiktshun has a lovely new design, and also a generous giveaway (international)!

Film & TV News

Jandy Nelson's I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN was optioned by Warner Bros! I've only read (and loved) Nelson's debut, but I've heard her upcoming novel is outstanding!

Overbrook Entertainment, meanwhile, has the rights for Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE. So exciting!

Other Bookish Links

The lovely folks behind Epic Reads have been putting out some fantastic videos on Book Nerd Problems, Book Hangovers, and more hilarious bookish fun! Check out Epic Reads on Youtube for more.

Maggie Stiefvater provided A Shy Introverts Guide to Stiefvater Signings. It's wonderfully amusing / true. I'd imagine if I ever attended one of her book signings, I would be hopelessly awkward (or not, now that I have this guide)!

Book pillowcases! I want one so much.

Marissa Meyer discusses touring with Fierce Reads on Bookish! The Fall 2014 Fierce Reads tour will be revealed on July 28th, but tweeting with #fiercereads will help reveal the cities more quickly. Keep checking in on Fierce Reads to learn more.

The Majestic Collection (1)

Sometimes I'm emailed about interesting bookish things or stumble across cool posts, but I have nowhere to share them. So, I've decided to make a digital cork board of sorts in order to effectively share links and news!

Discussions / Blog Posts

Pirate Penguin's Reads discusses how your reading taste changes over time (strangely, I had the same experience with the same novel).

Aylee from Recovering Potter Addict features the top ten unique and beautiful uses of typography on covers - and I basically want to own posters of all of them. 

Giveaways You Shouldn't Miss!

RT + follow to #WIN an INSANE #Giveaway! 2 winners, 2 books each! #BEA14 - US/Canada only. Ends 7/2 at midnight. pic.twitter.com/eaBlQ54B7A
— Jenna Does Books (@jennadoesbooks) June 28, 2014

Ashley Poston (author of The Sound of Us) is celebrating the Spark imprint with an epic giveaway for a Kindle Paperwhite loaded with twelve Bloomsbury Spark titles! Hurry and enter, it ends soon!

Film and TV News

The 5th Wave film has some new casting announcements!

The search is over -- Nick Robinson is Ben Parish aka "Zombie" in #5thWaveMovie! Follow @5thWave for more movie info. pic.twitter.com/YAdqGa8EcU
— The 5th Wave (@5thWave) June 27, 2014

It's official! Alex Roe has been cast as Evan Walker in #5thWaveMovie! Follow @5thWave for more movie info. pic.twitter.com/0KxDEWLM4W
— The 5th Wave (@5thWave) June 27, 2014

Also, the pilot for Delirium  aired on Hulu (watch while you can, I'm not sure how long it will be available). I had some mixed thoughts about it.

For more movie news, check out Bloggers Heart Books From Page to Screen feature!

Other Bookish Links

The movie tie-in covers for both The Maze Runner and Inside the Maze Runner: The Guide to the Glade were released (loving the novel cover)! Check out the movie trailer on YouTube.

 

Marissa Meyer has a new book coming out in the Lunar Chronicles series - Fairest, which tells Queen Levana's story! Fierce Reads hosted a Fairest Q&A with Marissa Meyer to let readers learn more about it. Fairest releases January 27th, 2015 - so close, yet so far!

Jodi Lynn Anderson's Tiger Lily is $1.99 for Kindle - grab it while you can, it's a fabulous book!