Where She Went is the sequel to If I Stay by Gayle Forman.
This new story is set 3 years after the events in If I Stay and it’s focus in the main character, Mia, and her life amongst the living as she meets up with her former boyfriend, Adam, for the first time in years.

Title is set to be released April 5, 2011.

[Source: Ew Shelf]

The Vampire Diaries: Stephan’s Diaries #1 – Origins is the first book of a new prequel trilogy based in the Vampire Diaries Series by L.J.Smith.

It seems that L.J.Smith won’t be penning this new trilogy. It will be based on her novels and in the TV Series written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec.

HarperTeen is releasing the title in Nov 02, 2010 with it’s 256 pages.

[Source: EW's Shelf]

Photo credit is Vania Stoyanova

Interview with Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl with B. Marie

B.Marie: “How did the two of you come to be friends and then partners in crime for The Caster Chronicles?”

Kami: I was Margie’s oldest daughter’s third grade teacher. We both love books, and found ourselves talking books all the time, which led to lots of hanging out & drinking Diet Coke.

B.Marie: “Okay Margaret, on your website bio it mentioned you “designed and wrote for lots of video games”. I love video games and love you even more after finding out that you had named one of your beloved beagles after my favorite video game of all time, “Zelda”. Do you yourself currently play any video games? Is there a game right now that you can’t get enough of or is there one that has caught your eye?”

Margie: Right now, it’s more of a family thing. I never get sick of Rock Band, though I stink at the drums. We just got Starcraft 2, which hopefully will take over from Angry Birds. 17 and 15 have been busy with Assassin’s Creed. 9 is all about Little Big Planet.

B.Marie: “Kami, your turn. Again, after stealing a peak at your bio on the website in the last sentence on the page you said “you love disaster movies”, let me just say we are kindred spirits (to quote Anne of Green Gables) for I too love disaster movies, especially when the world is coming to an end (strange, I know). What is a favorite disaster movie of yours? Is there one out there that you never tire of watching?”

Kami: My favorite is The Day After Tomorrow & I literally cannot turn it off if it comes on.  I’ve seen in it at least 20 times.

B.Marie: “Kami and Margaret, in your Author Video (which can be found here), it was mentioned that the two of you spent an “excessive” amount of time in the graveyards. I remember when I was younger my cousins and I had a strange experience in one. Have either of you had a similar experience? Something that was eerie happen while IN a graveyard?”

Kami: My family is from the South, so ghosts and graveyards aren’t that creepy or exotic.  Personally, I love graveyards because they represent love and memories – the act of remembering the people we love and marking a place for them in this world after they’re gone.

Margie: I haven’t had a creepy experience in a graveyard, but visiting Faulkner’s home in Oxford, Mississippi was equally bizarre. We got the feeling that house was not too happy to be visited. My sister-in-law even has the blur of light on the film to show for it.

B.Marie: “This one is for both of you. In Beautiful Creatures, your character Lena wears a “charm” necklace with all kinds of little trinkets on it. If you were to wear a similar necklace, what sort of trinkets would we find hanging on it?”

Kami: I have several charm necklaces, but I won’t cheat.  I would definitely have some kind of medal for good luck, but it wouldn’t be a rabbit’s foot—dyed animal parts are not good luck.  An old silver ring I wore in high school.  A piece of my great-gramma’s handkerchief.  The best fortune cookie fortune I ever got, in a little glass bottle.  Bluestone to ward off evil spirits.

Margie: A charm of the Arc du Triomphe, the place where I was when I found out our book became a bestseller in the US. Something from Heidenheim, Germany, where I was when I found out the book was becoming a movie. Something from each of the places I’ve lived and loved: Amherst, Palo Alto, New Haven, Park City, Sun Valley, Santa Monica, Otranto – Italy, New York, Norwich – England.

B.Marie: “You have a playlist for both Ethan and Link on your website (which you can listen to here). I have to say I downloaded some of those songs to my iPod and am jamming to them now. What would be some tunes we would hear on YOUR personal playlist?”

Kami: OUTSHINED — Soundgarden, RUNNING TO STAND STILL — U2, PICTURES OF YOU– The Cure, ICKY THUMP – The White Stripes, THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE – The Smiths, SYMPTOM OF THE UNIVERSE – Black Sabbath, WISH YOU WERE HERE – Pink Floyd, BACK IN BLACK – AC/DC, SIMPLE MAN – Lynyrd Skynard, SWEET CHILD O’ MINE – GUNS N ROSES, SOULSHINE– The Allman Brothers, LANDSLIDE – Stevie Nicks, MAGIC MAN – HEART, FADE TO BLACK – Metallica

Margie: The soundtrack to Spring Awakening, which I write to. Every song that has ever been on Glee. Kate Nash. Ingrid Michaelson. Regina Spektor. Vampire Weekend. Death Cab for Cutie.

B.Marie: “Beautiful Creatures has been nominated on the Teen Reads Awards for Best New Writer. Congratulations! What was your initial reaction to hearing about this!? Don’t know about you lovely ladies but there was a lot of jumping up and down on my part when I found out, and I am just a fan!”

Kami: We’re surprised every time something like that happens – and incredibly grateful. We never wrote BEAUTIFUL CREATURES with the intent of publishing it. We wrote it on a dare from Margie’s oldest daughter & my students. We wrote it for them. When it came out, I was just hoping my parents and friends would buy it.

Margie: I was so flattered, especially for the category of Best New Writer. I hope our improbable story inspires other people to just sit down and write, if they have something to say.

B.Marie: “Bringing us back to your author video one final time. I believe it was Kami who mentioned that graveyards are a way to see that someone was loved and is remembered. How would the two of you like to be remembered in the future by not only your loved ones but by the readers (who love you also)?”

Kami: I would like to be remembered as a person with a fierce love of reading, who was determined to help people find the book that would help them fall in love with reading. Beyond that – a good mother, a loyal friend, an advocate for the underdog or Outcaster, a dedicated Black Sabbath & Diet Coke fan, straight shooter, and hopefully a decent writer.

Margie: I would just be happy to be remembered. I’ve saved three small colored glass bottles that sat in my grandmother’s window. I have three daughters, and if each one of them can just bottle up a few memories of me, I’d be content with that.

B.Marie: “Beautiful Darkness comes out October 12^th of this year. Is there anything you can tell the readers about BD and what to expect? (Can’t wait to get my copy come October!)”

Kami: It’s darker. The stakes are higher. And whatever you think is going to happen… probably won’t. Be prepared for some twists and turns.

Margie: My daughters prefer BD to BC. I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for our first book, but I’m curious to find out what our readers think.

B.Marie: “Last question, are there any books either one of you have recently picked up and simply could not put down?”

Kami: Melissa Marr’s RADIANT SHADOWS, Holly Black’s WHITE CAT, SUNSHINE by Robin McKinley, and MATCHED by Ally Condie.

Margie: All of the above, and Cassie Clare’s CLOCKWORK ANGEL, Sarah Rees Brennan’s THE DEMON’S COVENANT, and Carrie Ryan’s DEAD- TOSSED WAVES.  And the terrifying, forthcoming sequel to BAD GIRLS DON’T DIE by Katie Alender – FROM BAD TO CURSED.

5 “Fun Facts” about Kami & Margie!

Kami:

I don’t like birds or flan.

I would never walk over a grave or plot, in a cemetery.

Most people know I love Black Sabbath, but I also love Neil Diamond.

I know how to get out of the trunk of a car.

My favorite shows of all time were: Magnum PI, Fame, The A-Team & Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Margie:

I think Veronica Mars is better than Nancy Drew.

Joss Whedon may not be god, but he is the creator of most of the universes I care about.

I’m a hard core Gleek.

I listen to Spring Awakening compulsively when I work.

My kids are fencers and I travel all around the world with them to tournaments.

You can find out more about Kami & Margie and their books BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS (in stores October 12^th) at:

www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com

The Official US Fansite:

www.castergirls.com

Thank you again ladies for your time! <3

Below is the video but you can check out her awesome blog by Clicking Here!

Also LAT would like to say Congratulations to Maggie for having Linger at #1 on the NYT!

We love you and you deserve it!

Check out more photos and awesomeness from Maggies Blog!

Cassandra Clare has been saving a lot of goodies for the release of City of Glass paperback version.

The edition comes out  August 3rd and contains acclaimed bonus chapters in it: a full chapter from City of Fallen Angels and a chapter from Clockwork Angel.

[Source: Author's Facebook]

Below you can check out the screen image I took of the site.

To actually visit Kelley’s new website click the screen shot or Click Here.

You can get more information about the contest by Clicking Here!

Follow Kelley Armstrong on Twitter:

@KelleyArmstrong

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[Source: Author's Facebook]

The Lost Saint is the sequel to The Dark Divine (The Divine Series) by Bree Despain.

No synopsis has been released for this title yet.

Book is coming out Dec 28, 2010.

[Source: Author's Blog]

Darkest Mercy is the 5th and final book of the Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr.

Marr’s words: “This is . . . well, almost the final cover.  The vines are still wrong, but the effects are in place now.  I love it.  Please, meet Donia (portrayed by Linda) on the cover of the final WICKED LOVELY book . . . LOVE the steam & sunlight.”

Source: Marr’s LiveJournal

The Dark and Hollow Places is the third and final companion book to the zombie thriller The Forest of the Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan.

The cover might not be official, but the release date is confirmed to Mar 22, 2011.

Synopsis:

“Annah knows she has a twin sister, but she forgot her long ago. Back when they went to play in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, she and Elias lost her, and after that there was no going back to the village.
Life’s been hard, but Elias has taken care of her, and living in the Dark City can help one to forget the horror of the Unconsecrated—if you try hard enough.
But when Elias disappears, Annah’s world crumbles. To her, life isn’t worth much more than the walking dead who roam the wasted world she lives in. It’s not until she meets Catcher that she cares to start living again.
Yet Catcher has secrets. Dark, terrifying secrets that link him to a past she’s longed to forget and to a future too deadly to consider.
Annah must decide: Can she continue to live a world covered in the blood of the living?
Or is death the answer to all her problems?”

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