For information about our Pretty Amy giveaway and to see an interview with Lisa Burstein, GO HERE!
I finished reading Lisa Burstein’s Pretty Amy this afternoon. It was a lovely and painful read for me, and I know I should explain that more fully so as not to be misunderstood. Do not think painful means it was hard for me to get through. That is not the case at all. There are two reasons I say it was a lovely and painful read for me.
First, It was painful for me because …

We are so lucky to have Jessica Spotswood on the site for an interview.  Jessica and I met a few months ago at a Breathless Reads Tour, and I just love her debut novel Born Wicked!  Today, get to know Jessica Spotswood a little better with us…
1. What did you do on your release day of Born Wicked to commemorate it and get through it?
 
In the morning, I celebrated on Twitter and Facebook. Then my husband and I went to five local bookstores for me to sign stock, and afterwards …

We have had the wonderful opportunity to interview our Book of the Month’s author, MJ Rose! She was gracious and lovely and amazing. Keep reading to hear everything she has to say. And…if you haven’t read our Book of the Month, The Book of Lost Fragrances, what are you waiting for?? This book is fantastic and sublime. It is definitely a book you are not going to want to miss!
This is the twelfth book you have written. How did writing this one differ for you from the others?
I’m not sure …

On this podcast, we were lucky enough to have Colleen Houck on the show for an interview!  Krystal, Kelly, Stefanie, and I picked Colleen’s brain about the series… And tried to pry information from Colleen about future books!  We hope you will enjoy the show!
*We will be working on a transcript soon!
If you are interested in more about The Tiger Series, you can can check out Colleen’s website, and our new fan site TheTigerSeries.com!

Earlier today, MTV sat down and chatted with singer Taylor Swift, who talked about her love of The Hunger Games, and what it was like to write two songs on the soundtrack.  She also premiered the music video for her lead single (featuring The Civil Wars) from the film, “Safe and Sound” (I added some stills from the video below, since I think they’re quite pretty)!
You can watch all 11 of the MTV First videos HERE!

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Trinity Faegen, author of The Mephisto Covenant, has graciously agreed to come on Bookshelf Banter and do an interview with us! She’s also giving away a signed copy of her wonderful book! Comment below and tell us one question you really want to ask Trinity. When you comment with your question, you are automatically entered to win a signed copy of The Mephisto Covenant! This giveaway will come to a close on December 31st, 2011 so get your questions in NOW!
1. I read on your website that you love college …

It’s finally here!  Tiger’s Voyage, book three in Colleen Houck’s Tiger Saga, was officially released today, and we are all incredibly excited here at Bookshelf Banter and Twilight Series Theories!  We are celebrating Colleen’s latest book birthday with couple of amazing goodies.
First off, we have an exclusive new interview with Ms. Houck herself, who was kind enough to answer our questions on everything from the release date of Tiger’s Destiny to her favorite TV guilty pleasure.  Check out all of her answers in our interview below!
And secondly, thanks to the …

The LA Times “24 Frames” blog interviewed Woody Harrelson regarding his role in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hunger Games:
When it comes to Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,” few characters are as darkly comic as Haymitch Abernathy, the jaded, seen-too-much type who once won the macabre “hunger games” competition and reluctantly guides Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in their own bid for survival.
There are several ways to go with a wizened mentor: You could play washed-up for drama or for laughs. Woody Harrelson, who incarnates Abernathy in Gary Ross’ …

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I had the opportunity to interview Cara Lynn Shultz the other day, and I had to work REALLY hard not to go all “Fan-girl” on her. Luckily, for my fan-girlness, the interview was over email so I was able to keep myself in check to some extent. This summer has been a great few months of reading for me, and Shultz’s Spellbound was one of the reasons for that. I absolutely loved this book! After reading the book, and reviewing it here, I knew that I HAD to interview this debut novelist. Of …