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Win a Bunch of YA Books from Book Riot’s Mailbag!

Post author By Jeff O'Neal
Post date March 14, 2017

Every two weeks, we give away a pile of books from our book mail! This week we have an all-YA-edition in support of our excellent (if I do say so myself) YA newsletter, What’s Up in YA, written by our associate editor and YA expert Kelly Jensen. You’ll get YA news, opinions, recommendations (new releases and old), adaptation news, and more, in your inbox every week.

This week’s giveaway includes Wires and Nerve, the graphic novel companion story to the Lunar Chronicles Series, Tiffany D. Jackson’s much-buzzed Allegedly, the movie tie-in of Miss Peregrine, and more.

Go here to enter the giveaway, or just click on the image of the sweet, sweet prize below:

Riot Rundown

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Post author By Devin Service
Post date March 14, 2017

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Carina Press.

Revisit all of your Kowalski favorites while falling in love with a brand-new romance in this reunion novel from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey. Laney Caswell is looking for a change. Spending the summer living in a camper is her chance to rediscover what makes her happy. She never expected to meet Ben Rivers and find happily ever after in his arms.

New Books

March New Books Megalist: The Sequel!

Post author By Liberty Hardy
Post date March 13, 2017

March is continuing to make its case for Best New Release Month Ever by giving us a ton of great books again today! I have read a few of them, but there were so many more I didn’t have a chance to read yet, so I wanted to make sure you knew about them. SO MANY GOOD BOOKS. And you can hear about several of these books on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Rebecca and I talked about a few amazing books we loved, such as White Tears, The Wanderers, and Himself.

This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar.

Raised in the Czech countryside, Jakub Procházka [Jacob Pro-chah-z-ka] has gone from small-time scientist to premier national astronaut. When a dangerous solo mission to Venus offers him a chance at heroism, he takes it, leaving behind his devoted wife Lenka, whose love, Jakub realizes too late, he has sacrificed.

Alone in space, Jakub finds a companion in a possibly imaginary alien spider. Over a series of philosophical conversations, the pair form an intense emotional bond. But will it be enough to see Jakub through a clash with secret Russian rivals and return him safely to Earth for a second chance with Lenka?

How We Speak to One Another edited by Ander Monson and Craig Reinbold

Rebel Threads: Vintage Streetwear by Roger Burton

One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel

Open Midnight: Where Ancestors and Wilderness Meet by Brooke Williams

Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories by Kanishk Tharoor

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World by Nell Stevens

Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero by Michael DeForge

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Middlepause: On Life After Youth by Marina Benjamin

My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew by Abigail Pogrebin

The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories by Jared Shurin (Editor), Mahvesh Murad (Editor)

White Tears by Hari Kunzru

Matilda Empress by Lise Arin

Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens

The New York Times Book of Crime: More Than 166 Years of Covering the Beat by Kevin Flynn

The Family Gene: A Mission to Turn My Deadly Inheritance into a Hopeful Future by Joselin Linder

Follow Me into the Dark by Felicia C. Sullivan

The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo

Sorry to Disrupt the Peace by Patty Yumi Cottrell

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone by Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach

The Road to Ithaca by Ben Pastor

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Getting Off On Frank Sinatra: A Copper Black Mystery by Megan Edwards

The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

The Forgotten Girls by Owen Laukkanen

The Devil’s Triangle (A Brit in the FBI) by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison

The Vine That Ate the South by J.D. Wilkes

The Doorposts of Your House and on Your Gates by Jacob Bacharach

The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss by Max Wirestone

The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir by Ariel Levy

Printer’s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History by Rebecca Romney and J. P. Romney

A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers) by Becky Chambers

Nabokov’s Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing by Ben Blatt

More Alive and Less Lonely: On Books and Writers by Jonathan Lethem

Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan

The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Eggshells by Caitriona Lally

The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent

The Principles Behind Flotation by Alexandra Teague

Double Dutch by Laura Trunkey

Himself by Jess Kidd

Mikhail and Margarita by Julie Lekstrom Himes

Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Blume (paperback)

The Penny Poet of Portsmouth: A Memoir of Place, Solitude, and Friendship by Katherine Towler (paperback)

That’s it for me today – time to get back to reading! If you want to learn more about books new and old (and see lots of pictures of my cats, Millay and Steinbeck), or tell me about books you’re reading, or books you think I should read (I HEART RECOMMENDATIONS!), you can find me on Twitter at MissLiberty, on Instagram at FranzenComesAlive, or L itsy under ‘Liberty’!

Stay rad,

Liberty

Canada Giveaways

Giveaway for Canadians: THE HATE U GIVE and More!

Post author By Jeff O'Neal
Post date March 13, 2017

We have a stack of books to give away—this time just for Canadians!

Courtesy of HarperCollins Canada, we have a set of four books, each with a signed book plate, for one lucky Canadian Book Riot reader, including The Hate U Give, Carve the Mark, Before the Fall, and King’s Cage.

Here’s a little bit more about The Hate U Give:

John Green calls Angie Thomas’s debut novel “a classic of our time”.
Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the best, and most important, book you’ll read this year.”
We happen to agree, which is why we’re giving away signed copies to five lucky readers.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, The Hate U Give follows sixteen-year-old Starr Carter. Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was raised and her fancy high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between the two is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend by a police officer.

Go here to enter, or just click on the cover image for The Hate U Give below. Good luck!

This Week In Books

Study Shows Book Readers Live Longer: This Week in Books

Post author By Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Post date March 12, 2017

A Chapter a Day Keeps the Reaper at Bay

A new longitudinal study out of the Yale University School of Public Health indicates that people who read books live longer (in this case, 23 months longer on average) than those who do not. Researchers have been following the same group of more 3,563 adults aged 50+ for over a decade and speculate that the cognitive processes involved specifically in reading books provide a “survival advantage.” If you’re wondering about confounding factors, rest assured that the result holds even when controlling for income and education level. This study defined readers as those who read books for more than 3.5 hours per week, but it indicates that even 30 minutes a day can make a difference. Books: they’re what the doctor ordered!

American Library Association Updates Fact-Checking for the Trump Era

Not sure if what you’re reading is fake news or alternative facts? The CRAAP test, long used by librarians and educators to help students and patrons evaluate the reliability of sources, is here for you. (The oh-so-appropriate acronym stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Appropriate, Purpose.) In light of the President’s repeated dismissal of legitimate news sources and his complicated relationship with facts, the ALA is updating the test’s criteria to encourage added scrutiny of the authority component, determining if the creator/writer of the news source is actually an expert.

“Book” Your Next Airbnb Adventure

Peeping other people’s bookshelves is one of the unsung pleasures of staying in homes instead of hotels when you travel. This week, BuzzFeed rounded up 18 bookalicious Airbnbs around the world, guaranteed to satisfy all your readerly voyeuristic urges. Exhibit A: this bonkers gorgeous bedroom in a Garden District mansion in New Orleans.

Thanks to The Book That Made Me, edited by Judith Ridge, for sponsoring This Week in Books.

What if you could look inside your favorite authors’ heads and see the book that led them to become who they are today? What was the book that made them fall in love, or made them understand something for the first time? What was the book that made them feel challenged in ways they never knew they could be, emotionally, intellectually, or politically? What book made them readers, or made them writers, or made them laugh, think, or cry? Join thirty-one top children’s and young adult authors as they explore the books, stories, and experiences that changed them as readers — for good.

Giveaways

Win SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar!

Post author By Jeff O'Neal
Post date March 12, 2017

We have 10 copies of Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar to give away to 10 Riot readers.

Here’s what it’s about:

Go here to enter for a chance to win, or just click the cover image below:

Riot Rundown

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Post author By Devin Service
Post date March 12, 2017

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Only Son by Kevin O’Brien.

It only takes a minute for Amy McMurray to run from her car to the cash machine. That brief, unforgivable minute is enough time for her infant son to be snatched from the back seat and for Amy’s family, her marriage, and her peace of mind to be shattered beyond repair. To everyone who meets him, Carl Jorgenson seems an exemplary single father. His son, Sam, is bright, considerate, and devoted to his dad. Only Carl knows about Sam’s real identity and about his own unthinkable crime. One careless slip, one chance meeting is all it will take for the devastating truth to be revealed. Sam is growing up, asking questions, increasingly suspicious that the life he believes in is a lie. But with that knowledge comes dread. Because when someone has risked everything to create a family, how far will they go to protect it?

Giveaways

Win SCI-FI JUNIOR HIGH by John Martin and Scott Seegert!

Post author By Jeff O'Neal
Post date March 10, 2017

We have a Sci-Fi Junior High Prize Pack to give away to one lucky Book Riot readers.

Here’s what it’s all about:

Kelvin Klosmo isn’t just the new kid at school–he’s the new kid in the galaxy! Welcome to Sci-Fi Junior High: an inter-galactic space station with students of all shapes, sizes, smells, and… slime content. As the son of Earth’s two most famous geniuses, Kelvin isn’t just the smartest kid in the world….he’s the smartest kid in the UNIVERSE. At least, that’s what everybody at Sci-Fi Junior High thinks.

So, maybe Kelvin lied a little about being a genius to fit in. And maybe a mad scientist is about to take over the universe unless Kelvin can stop him. Maybe everyone is doomed.

Well, at least Kelvin won’t have to worry about math homework anymore.

Sci-Fi Junior High is an out-of-this-world story about friendship, accepting our differences, and the fight against evil… bunnies. Yes, evil bunnies–don’t ask.

Go here to enter for a chance to win, or just click on the cover image below: