Stacking The Shelves
Bit frazzled this week, so I'm leaving it your capable hands to link me up to your news and features over the last seven days. For those of you who've visited, I'll be blog hopping over the weekend to catch up on all your comments and reviews. If you follow me on Twitter, you would have seen that after I thought my hard drive issues were sorted, it happened again and needed to buy a new hard drive this time, rather than just format the old one.
Still updating and downloading drivers, but will be back next week with a double edition of 'Round The Blogs.
Been a bit under the weather, so attempting to post a wrap up of the past fortnight. As usual, I've probably missed significant posts, awesome reviews and most of my blog visits. But I'm catching up slowly, make sure you leave the cookies out. So here is this weeks Diva Weekender.
News
● I'm giving away two copies of the awesome new book Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer. Check me out on Twitter as well for my retweet to win a third copy.
● Jeann snuck in again and reviewed Roomies while I wasn't looking.
● If you're a member of our Aussie YA Bloggers group, you may have noticed we've had a name change. Now if you're an Aussie and love young adult novels, we welcome all readers. Check it out and sign up.
● Remember to sign up for the Aussie Bloggers YA newsletter.
● There's an awesome new apocalyptic paranormal series being released soon, and a HUGE cover reveal to celebrate. Check out what I'm talking about here, and sign up to get involved here.
● There's an awesome new apocalyptic paranormal series being released soon, and a HUGE cover reveal to celebrate. Check out what I'm talking about here, and sign up to get involved here.
After first dealing with a Windows crash where I've lost everything on my computer, my service provider then decided that I didn't need an internet connection or home phone, and my service was cut off for a few days. So now it's a game of catching up on my reviews for the books I read while I was offline.
I'm back again this week to show you my own weekly round up of news, the best of book blogs, what I'm digging and showing off what arrived on my doorstep this week.
News
● The Aussie YA Bloggers group is starting our Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins group read this Monday. Members, if you'd like to join in, please pop onto the discussion thread.
● Four still wants you to take him home, so enter to win a copy and Veronica Roth signed bookplate.
● I'm also giving away a copy of Disruption. An incredible Aussie dystopian.
● I'm also giving away a copy of Disruption. An incredible Aussie dystopian.
● Subscribe to our Australian YA Bloggers newsletter in time for our August edition.
● Harper Collins Australia have a new blog site, Between The Covers.
● Harper Collins Australia have a new blog site, Between The Covers.
I'm taking the plunge and creating my own feature each Saturday, The Diva Weekender. I'll be showcasing the books I've bought, received or swapped during the week, pimping blogs, sharing posts and book news from Australia and abroad.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online bookshops, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course eBooks. Hosted by Tyngas Reviews.
News
● This week, the Aussie YA Bloggers group produced it's first newsletter. You've still got time to subscribe to our monthly newsletter here, but for those of you who missed our July edition, check it out here.
● Harper Collins Australia set our Twitter feeds alight when they announced that they would be publishing Isla and the Happily Ever After. A huge scoop for the brilliant publisher.
● I've been laughing all week at a new phrase I picked up from the brilliant Belle who shared this, leading to this. Lady boner indeed.
● And I loved Buzzfeed's Book Benches.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online bookshops, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course eBooks. Hosted by Tyngas Reviews.
Don't forget to sign up for our Aussie YA Bloggers newsletter here.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online bookshops, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course eBooks. Hosted by Tyngas Reviews.
Publisher Paperbacks
The Protected by Claire Zorn. I absolutely loved The Sky So Heavy, so when I seen that Claire was bringing a new book out, let's just say that I was super excited. She's a born storyteller. Thank you to the University of Queensland Press, who publish though provoking young adult books.
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan. I hadn't heard of this one before, but it sounds like an absolute tearjerker. It actually arrived wrapped in brown paper, with a warning on the label and a pack of pocket tissues. Thank you to Bloomsbury Australia, loved the unique marketing. You always know how to rock my shelves.
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski. I've actually already read, reviewed and loved this book, which you can find here. As I reviewed a digital copy, I purchased the paperback myself, so this one is on it's way to a new home where another blogger can enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you to the fabulous Bloomsbury Australia
Blueback by Tim Winton. This one is part of the Penguin Iconic Classic Children's range. I'm collecting this series, the hardcovers are so whimsical and features a whole range of classic Australian stories. You can find the entire collection by clicking here. Thank you to Penguin Australia.
Playlist for a Broken Heart by Cathy Hopkins. This one I've been eager to read, so was thrilled when a surprise copy turned up this week. It sounds similar to Dash and Lily, and I love quirky adventure type contemporaries. A huge thank you to the incredible Simon and Schuster.
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier. Sydney in the thirties, a supernatural twist and a gorgeous cover to boot! I'm lucky to be part of the promotional tour and can't wait to crack this one open. Thank you to my little cake addicts at Allen and Unwin.
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