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our totally fake super-human Graces
In the spirit of fun, and because we <3 the Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore (and apparently we’re book nerds with too much time on our hands) we give you our Grace. You know, what we...
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Top Ten Reasons We
We at Girls in the Stacks love reading Young Adult. While we may be more on the “A” side of YA (ahem), these books take us back to our wonder years and remind us of our lives before...
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BEA, Chosen Ones and Tiffany Truitt
We are thrilled to host debut YA author Tiffany Truitt!! I (Stacy) had the pleasure of meeting Tiffany at BEA, and she is made of awesome. And so is her book, Chosen Ones. ——- I am so excited to be...
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what’s up with our ratings?
Recently, we came together as a group and discussed our rating system that has been in place for over two years. Our system was simple: read a book and rate it on a scale from one to five STACKS, with...
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a peak inside the editing of SURRENDER by Elana Johnson
We are super thrilled to host Elana Johnson today, and love her open and honest post describing her struggle with writing the sequel to POSSESSION!! *make sure and follow Elana on twitter and her blog!...
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We interrupt our normal programming for this…
Earlier in the year I stumbled upon YA author Amy Kathleen Ryan’s (GLOW) blog and her post that day was about writing a love story in twenty words. Of course, as fledgling writers Nancy and I took the...
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So, what does a chapter reveal and a giveaway have in common?
Since you asked nicely, and we happen to like the awesome shirt you’re wearing, we’ll tell ya…Month9Books!! Month9Books is a new speculative fiction YA and middle grade imprint. Titles will...
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watch out, Baba Yaga is hungry!
Have you ever wondered about the direction an author initially envisioned for a character? The road that was forged first, yet for various reasons changed paths? A writer’s brain is a den of ideas and...
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What’s love got to do with it?
If you’re like us, you like a good romance whether it’s love at first sight, a slow gradual love or something in between – and to us, it helps drive the story. So, we couldn’t be more thrilled then to...
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Austin Teen Book Festival 2012
People, are you ready? Austin Teen Book Festival is just mere weeks away and the line-up is impressive and jaw drop worthy. Seriously, look at the list. It includes names like, Libba Bray, Kami Garcia...
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Our #atbf12 lineup and more
Last month we posted about the awesomeness of Austin Teen Book Festival and how you can bet your signed copy of Twilight that we would be there with our cameras rolling. And by camera’s rolling, we...
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Alice Bliss, a YA novel in an adult disguise
Several weeks ago I was approached by Liza at WhoRUBlog about a book tour for a particular book she could not praise enough. She said, “If a novel could have a heartbeat, Alice Bliss would have one....
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When characters come to life
We have the super fabulous YA author Mindi Scott with us today and she is talking about main character Coley in Live Through This and her real life doppelganger – and the fly video that features them...
View ArticleBanned Books Week 2012
In honor of Banned Books Week, we present our newest video chock full of YA authors and bloggers speaking out on why they read banned books. Some are funny and some are heartfelt, but they all are spot...
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We’re hunting for ghosts
Join Shannan and Stacy as they go ghost hunting at the creepy Raven Valley High School in Raven Valley, Virginia. It’s known as the most haunted high school in the country, and it’s also the setting of...
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Cover Revel: Flicker & Burn by T.M. Goeglein
Good people of reading land, today we have a super special, two-for-one cover reveal… Cold Fury, by T.M. Goeglein, has been redesigned, as well as the second installment in the Cold Fury trilogy…...
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Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout – Chapter 1 + GIVEAWAY
That’s right we have the ENTIRE FIRST CHAPTER of OPAL by Jennifer L. Armentrout today for you to devour. And you’re gonna like it. We promise. No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his...
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Trailer Reveal: FALLING FOR YOU by Lisa Schroeder
After watching the trailer and reading the synopsis like a million time we can’t wait for it’s January 1, 2013 release date! Rae’s always dreamed of dating a guy like Nathan. He’s nothing like her...
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The Best YA of 2012
It’s been a great year of reading for us. We’ve been fortunate to come across so many new authors to love and old familiar ones as well. So like any good reader, when asked to narrow it down to one...
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Pride & Prejudice turns 200!!
The angst filled Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen turns 200 this month. And with such a grand pub-day for a highly acclaimed novel, our wonderful friends at Quirk thought we should do something...
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