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January 2006 - Volume 3, Issue I http://archives.zinester.com/33877/78891.html? Archives: http://archives.zinester.com/33877 In This Issue - The YA Books Goddess Speaks
- Free books, Free books, Free books!
- Featured Reviews
- Author, Author
- Discuss It!
- Reader Review Spotlight
- What's the Latest?
- Current Stats
The YA Books Goddess Speaks Well, the big news this month is the brand new newsletter. So many of you had complained about the excessive advertising of my old newsletter host (Topica), that I thought it was high time to move over to a new service.
So, welcome to Zinester! There should be NO unwanted advertisements or subscription issues with this service (heck, I'm paying for it now), so please, please let me know if you experience any issues. I moved all previous subscribers over from the old list, so you shouldn't have to do anything. That said, I'd love to get even more people receiving the newsletter, so please feel free to foward this on! It's easy to subscribe OR unsubscribe. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I know I did. I just can't quite believe that it is already 2006! Free Books, Free Books, Free Books! The December Giveaway-A-Day was a? huge success, even if it was a ton of work.? I hope everyone enjoyed it. I gave away a ton of books! The January sponsored giveaway
is High School Bites by Liza Conrad. Penguin/NAL Jam has kindly offerred up 15 copies to give away to YABC visitors! As always, newsletter subscribers get an extra entry. Just e-mail me at kim@yabookscentral.com with "Show Me the Fangs!" And, don't forget that you can always earn free books at any time by submitting reader reviews. >> http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=home.contests Featured Reviews Confessions of a Boyfriend Stealer by Robynn Clairday
Is it stealing if they want to be stolen?
a review by Kimberly Pauley So,
did Genesis Bell really steal the boyfriends away from her best friends? Or is there another side to the story? Genesis wants to get out the truth, so she starts a blog and confesses all. See, she was part of the clique at school: The Terribles. Her best friends were CJ (the ring leader) and Tasha. But they never really treated her like a true Terrible. She felt more like the one that cleaned up after their messes; the one that never got the guy ??“ she only got to console them when CJ or Tasha walked all over them. The Whole Review:
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http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=books.reviews Almost Starring Skinnybones by Barbara Park
Star-Struck?
a review by Terry Miller? Shannon? In this sequel to SKINNYBONES, Alex collects his big prize for winning the catfood essay contest. He heads to New York City to star in a commercial! Unfortunately, his part is totally humiliating, making him look and act like a four-year-old. AND people don't seem to quite recognize what a big star he is. The Whole Review:
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http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=books.kidreviews Author, Author An Interview with Sherwood Smith, by Kimberly Pauley What do you think of co-authoring books (especially with Andre Norton)? Collaboration varies from project to project. Collaborating with Dave Trowbridge on our Exordium series (science fiction) was a joy and a delight. Working with Miss Norton is a privilege,
and I work very hard at those books. She was my first introduction to science fiction, and she also gave me excellent advice ("Read history!") when I wrote her as an anguished fifteen year old who hadn't been able to sell any novels yet, though I'd been sending them out for =two whole years=! She took me seriously, which no one else did at that time, and I will forever be grateful. The Full Interview:
http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=authors.interview&interview_id=26 Discuss It! We've always got some good discussions going on in the forum. Come join in! You do need to register with Delphi, but it's
free and easy, so there's no excuse. Featured Discussion:
Seeking YA Writers: Gemini Mojo Press is looking for young adult writers to contribute their writing skills to our monthly newsletter, The Mojo Monthly.
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http://forums.delphiforums.com/yabookscentral/messages Reader Review Spotlight After by Francine Prose
There's no way to stop it.
a review by Leslie J. de la Rosa When a shooting goes on in a nearby school, Central High hires a grief and crisis counselor,
security is increased, and privileges are being taken away. Tom Bishop and his friends Silas, Avery, and Brian students at Central High start noticing how day by day school starts to feel like a prison. Students and teachers begin disappearing. There??™s nothing they can do there??™s nothing they can say, punishment is severe and you might run the risk of being send away to camp Operation Turnaround. The Whole Review:
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http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=books.newReview What's the Latest? FOUR PUBLISHING PRESIDENTS TO SHARE THE STAGE A typical children??™s publisher receives 5,000 or more submissions a year and publishes only a handful, according to editors. With so many people dreaming of writing a children??™s book, and fewer than
one-tenth of one percent of manuscripts making it out of the slush pile, sometimes it seems almost impossible to break into print. The Society of Children??™s Book Writers and Illustrators is an organization that can help open doors. On February 4-5, the SCBWI holds its 7th Annual Winter Conference at the Hilton New York Hotel. Conference attendees can find out what art directors and editors are looking for and make all-important industry contacts that can pave the way to publication. One highlight of this year??™s conference will be a panel on the state of children??™s publishing featuring Chip Gibson, Doug Whiteman, Lisa Holton and Rick Richter, children??™s division presidents at Random House, Penguin, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster. Find Out More:
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eases.newsItem&news_id=153 Current Stats Authors:? 1789
Books: 3083
Reviews: 5196
Guides: 95
Excerpts: 158
Bios: 252
Interviews: 77
Press Releases: 193
News: 145
Articles: 32
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