Aspiring to be a published writer is one thing, but actually counting down the days until the release date of your beloved work is a different story! Can you imagine the angst, the nerves, the excitment? In this post, authors Kara Terzis and Hannah Jayne discuss their plans for the summer release dates of their new books, FRAYED and TWISTED. It's hard to believe that Kara Terzis wrote her first short story at the age of 11, but she didn't stop there --- now 19, Terzis has published her first novel, FRAYED. With the book's release date rapidly approaching, Terzis is terrified, but could not be more proud of her young success. Although this is not Hannah Jayne's first published work, she is beyond thrilled for the release date of her new book, TWISTED, and recalls the details of the first time she ever saw her books on the shelves. For Jayne, it's all about being thankful.
Hannah Jayne
Hannah is the author of the UNDERWORLD DETECTION AGENCY CHRONICLES from Kensington books and the upcoming young adult thrillers TRULY, MADLY, DEADLY and SEE JANE RUN. When she's not battling the demons of the Underworld or tackling a murderer at Hawthorne High, Jayne kicks her feet up in her San Francisco bay area home and attempts to share couch space with two enormous cats.
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Kara Terzis
Kara Terzis was 12 when she wrote her first novel, and has not stopped writing since. Later she started publishing her work on Wattpad where in 2013 she won Sourcebooks Story Development Prize. She lives with her family in Sydney, Australia. You can visit her online at www.diaryofateenwriter.wordpress.com
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Paperback releases for the week of June 6th include THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES by Alice Hoffman, a forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro --- the Father of Impressionism; DEVIL'S BRIDGE, the 17th Alexandra Cooper thriller by Linda Fairstein, who takes readers where they have never been before: inside the mind of NYPD Detective Mike Chapman; TWAIN'S END, Lynn Cullen's fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America’s most iconic writer: Mark Twain; and Robert Weintraub's NO BETTER FRIEND, which tells the story of Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in World War II and were POWs in a camp in the Pacific.
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This month’s Cool and New roundup includes RELENTLESS by Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs, the second book in The Hero Agenda series, in which a girl gets fed up with being betrayed and starts fighting back; ESCAPE FROM ASYLUM by Madeleine Roux, the frightening prequel to her bestselling Asylum series, that follows a teen attempting to escape from the psych ward he was wrongfully committed to before it's too late; and THE LONG GAME, the second book in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Fixer series, in which a high school election and a terrorist attack reveals shocking secrets.
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This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Tuesday, June 7th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of WHEN WE MEET AGAIN by Kristin Harmel, which releases tomorrow. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
I love talking to people about books. Anywhere I go, when I tell them what I do, it takes two seconds before I find myself in “book concierge” mode. I love making recommendations, and it’s even more heartwarming when friends are in touch to tell me how much they enjoyed the books that were suggested. I bet that you feel the same way when your group discussion is really engaging about a title that you selected. Remember, not everyone has to like the book; they do have to be able to have a great discussion about it. We know that by reading this newsletter you are a concierge to your book group.
Whether you're relaxing by the pool or sweating it out on the beach this summer, a trip to the movies is always a great way to cool down during this season's scorching months. If you're looking for a nice way to break up your days, make sure to check out these popular book-to-screen adaptions!
In theatres we have this summer's most talked about love story, Me Before You, starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin. Will the film outshine the heart-warming, best-selling novel? Go get your tickets today to find out! Next up we have The Fundamentals of Caring, the funny and insightful story of an 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy and the hapless caregiver who takes him on a cross-country roadtrip. Along the way, the pair discovers the true meaning of friendship and what it means to be alive.
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Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.
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John F. Kennedy
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
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