Besides the read-along, there will be also a series of Q&As with the author and potential giveaways! 🥰 I am very excited to re-read the books, as I absolutely fell in love with The Luminaries two years ago.
Read MoreOnce again, June is not only the month that marks half of the calendar year and celebrates Pride and Indigenous History but also the time for publishers to announce their fall releases. I was lucky to be invited again to Penguin Teen Social “Summerween” on June 7 at their Toronto office.
Read MoreI am super excited about all of the upcoming Penguin Teen releases! There are some big names on this #Penguin10 list. Check it out and don’t forget to add those releases to your TBR!
Read MoreI have been invited by Team Frenzy to join a panel discussion with authors Kylie Lee Baker, Sarah Suk, and Alisha Rai about writing Asian-inspired fiction for young adults in celebration of Pan-Asian Heritage Month. Here is my quick summary about the panelists and their upcoming novels!
Read MoreWhat would happen if you mix a talented and reckless female protagonist whose poor eyesight can rival only Harry Potter’s; a badass ex-best-friend bad boy (that’s a lot of Bs…) also known as #UghJay; and the deadly trials that might seem even more twisted from the inside? Add a generous sprinkle of secrets, betrayal and clan politics, and then top it with a layer of monsters and nightmares?
Well, to put it short - welcome to Hemlock Falls.
Read MoreAt the beginning of May, I was lucky enough to get invited to the Spring/Fall presentation by Penguin Teen Canada. Like with any other presentation of upcoming releases, I was scrambling to write everything down, but even this list is not comprehensive enough. Too many good books are going to come out this year. This list, mostly for my reference, contains only the books that I put on my immediate TBR.
Read MoreI know very few people who do not like a good pirate movie or a book. I rediscovered my love for pirates when the very first Pirates of the Caribbean movie came out and I was instantly smitten with Captain Jack Sparrow. Perhaps, as a child I was not in love with “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson (the exception is made for a gender-bender production by National Theatre, just saying) or “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe as some of my friends.
Read MoreDo you read YA romance?
Do you like a forbidden romance trope?
Are you interest in one of the biggest upcoming book releases?
If yes, then I have something special for you today.
A best selling author
A gorgeous cover
Are you ready?
Read MoreRight before going to NYC for BEA/BookCon, I got to be at Penguin Teen Social event at Penguin Random House Canada HQ - effectively, kicking off my bookish 2 weeks. I was trying to write and upload this post before I left, but there was just too much happening!
I love going to book events in Canada as I get to see lots of bookish friends and bloggers! Not to mention get my hands on the newest releases. And this event was not an exception.
Read MoreI have always been open about the fact that I adore Susan Dennard’s Witchlands series. I own all of her books in US hardbacks, but since I want to share the love for this amazing young adult fantasy series with other fans, and maybe make a couple of fans more in the process, I decided to host an international giveaway for the first two of her books!
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