Merry Sisters of Fate

Authors Tessa Gratton, Maggie Stiefvater, and Brenna Yovanoff post short stories on a livejournal called Merry Sisters of Fate. And I'm here to tell you about my favorite story; it's for a contest. It's really hard to just choose one, so I decided to pick one that I really loved by each of them. And even that was really difficult.

The Sun in Love by Tessa Gratton

The Deadlier of the Species by Maggie Stiefvater

Glass by Brenna Yovanoff

I love all three of those stories and I definitely couldn't have picked only one. And there a lot of other great stories, so everyone should go check them out!

LINGER trailer!

Maggie Stiefvater has made another trailer! It is fantastic! This one is for Linger, the sequel to the beloved NYT Best Selling novel Shiver.

It wouldn't be fair to keep this information to myself. By posting this I'm also entered in a contest! I LOVE posting trailers and if I can win something by doing it, that's an awesome bonus! (click the link to read about the contest!)

So, she also has a post on her blog about HOW she made the trailer which is totally informative and almost as entertaining as the actual trailer! You can view part one, part two, part three, and part four on her blog. (click the links!)

Something everyone should know is that both trailers were made with THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS of paper cut outs and she composed the music! She even plays it along with her brother and sister. Now, that's dedication. I highly recommend that you read about how she did it!

In case you haven't already seen her stop motion trailer for Shiver, it's below. It is also beautiful! If you haven't read Shiver, do it NOW!

Linger is set for release on July 20th 2010! That's 71 days from now.

Theatre Illuminata Contest!

Author Lisa Mantchev is hosting an amazing contest on her blog! It ends tonight so hurry up and enter! Sorry for not posting sooner. You can read about the contest on her post here.

You can pre-order Perchance to Dream here on IndieBound.org

Perchance to Dream will be released May 25th!

If you don't know what Perchance to Dream is, it's the sequel to Lisa Mantchev's Eyes Like Stars which is fantastic! Read about it here!

And so! In this contest, you choose a three word quote from Shakespeare to call the third book in the Theatre Illuminata series!

I have decided on my three word title. And it is...

Soul of Wit

This quote is from Hamlet Act II Scene II.

Beautiful Creatures Related Giveaway!

Caster Girls is having an AMAZING contest in honor of Lena's birthday!

What do you win?

• A Spiral Notebook & Sharpie
• A Print from the BC Trailer, by VLC Photo
• Popcorn & Milk Duds
• BC Tour Dog Tags
• Black Nail Polish
• A custom-designed pair of Chucks just like Lena’s!
• Kami & Margie will buy you a pair of black Chucks in your size & write all over your kicks themselves, just like Caster Girl 13 drew on the ones for the BC trailer

What do you have to do?

• comment on the post here with what YOU would put on Lena's Chucks!
• there are, of course, ways to get extra entries

The deadline is March 5th so get on that!

Maggie Stiefvater Giveaway! [I'm so excited!]

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole.

At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love -- the light and the dark, the warm and the cold -- in a way you will never forget.

Comes out in stores everywhere July 20th. Pre-order here.

Enter to win an advanced review copies of LINGER, Sisters Red, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and The Replacement on Maggie's blog.

Win "Hearts at Stake" by Alyxandra Harvey

Fantastic Book Review is holding a contest to win Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey!

The contest ends on Feb. 26th at midnight. Just tell her your favorite romance book(s). There are several ways to gain extra entries (up to 7 total) so be sure to check out her contest here!

She has a wonderful review and great interview with the characters. There will be two winners. TWO!

So be sure to check it out!

Beautiful Creatures Book Club Contest by Cast Girls (& Boys)

Castergirls.com is holding a contest! SO fun!

So what is this contest you ask? Well, if you didn't click the link I'll tell you!

You can enter by becoming a member, being a member, getting people to join Caster Girls, and/or by getting friends to join their facebook group (link in their post)

What do you win? 12 signed copies of Beautiful Creatures for your Book Club!

AND that's not all! Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (the authors) will have a 1-hour discussion with your book club through Skype!

Now that's a contest worth entering. [But before you do read their post please. There's even a special video introducing it by the authors!]

[I have read the book, but I have not gotten my review up. I know, I know, I'm slacking! It will be arriving shortly. The book is fantastic!]