Now Available for US Pre-Order

Lenore Appelhans: LEVEL 2 paperback (27th August 2013): Buy (US)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes: THE NATURALS (5th November 2013): Buy (US)
Andrea Cremer: SNAKEROOT (10th December 2013): Buy (US)
Amanda Grace: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU & ME (8th September 2013): Buy (US)
Jeff Hirsch: THE DARKEST PATH (1st October 2013): Buy (US)
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner: THESE BROKEN STARS (10th December 2013): Buy (US)
Scott Tracey: PHANTOM EYES (8th October 2013): Buy (US)

6 New Covers (Barnes, Grace, Jones, Mahoney, Peacock, Rowland)

5 New Deals (Grace, Grant, Hirsch, Scottoline, Shepherd)

Amanda Grace‘s The Truth About Us and one unrelated untitled novel to Llewellyn Flux (NA). A 16-year-old enrolled in a college-level program has an affair with one of her professors.

Mira Grant‘s Newsflesh trilogy (Feed, Deadline, and Blackout) optioned to Rachel Olschan, producer at Electric Entertainment.

Jeff Hirsch‘s thriller Dog Soldier (2013) to Scholastic. A 16 year-old soldier abandons his post and tries to make his way home across a country torn apart by a near-future civil war, while being hunted by both sides and accompanied only by a loyal stray dog.

Lisa Scottoline‘s next three books to St. Martin’s Press (NA). Will reprise characters from the Rosato & Associates series.

Megan Shepherd‘s The Madman’s Daughter optioned to Paramount Pictures for Fake Empire.

Common First Names of YA Authors

Rachel Vincent mentioned on her blog how numerous some first names of YA authors are. Sometimes they’re spelled differently, but I’ve made a little list. Most popular: Amanda, Amy, Jennifer, Jessica, Kate, Megan, Rachel, and Sara.

AMANDA – Amanda Grace, Amanda Marrone, Amanda Sun
AMY – Amy Garvey, Amy Christine Parker, Amy Kathleen Ryan
CARRIE – Carrie Jones, Carrie Ryan
HEATHER – Heather Brewer, Heather Davis
JENNIFER – Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Jennifer Bosworth, Jennifer Rush
JESSICA – Jessica Brody, Jessica Spotswood, Jessica Verday
JUSTINE – Justine Larbalestier, Justine Musk
KAREN – Karen Kincy, Karen Mahoney
KAT – Kat Falls, Kat Zhang
KATE – Kate Ellison, Kate Gordon, Kate Karyus Quinn
KELLY – Kelley Armstrong, Kelly Keaton
LAURA – Laura Bickle, Laura Riken
MEGAN – Megan Crewe, Megan McCafferty, Megan Shepherd
MELISSA – Melissa Landers, Melissa Marr
RACHEL – Rachel Caine, Rachel Cohn, Rachel Vincent
SARA – Sarah Crossan, Sara Wilson Etienne, Sara Grant
SOPHIE – Sophie Littlefield, Sophie McKenzie
TARA – Tara Hudson, Tara Moss
VERONICA – Veronica Rossi, Veronica Roth

February 2012 Releases

Finished with January 2012 Releases? Here are February 2012 Release. To see future releases, check Reading Wishlist.

8 New Covers (Grace, Karr, Mead, Moss, Revis & Wiggins)

May 2011 Releases

Done with April 2011 Releases? Here are May 2011 Releases. To see further into the future, check Reading Wishlist.

9 New Covers

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