On the 10th day of Christmas, Bookshelf Banter suggests to me… Dystopias, Time-Slips, Vampires, and Fantasies!
We are posting our TOP 12 Books in 2011… And, if you missed them you need to read them in 2012!
Day 10

Krystal: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Stefanie: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Kelly: The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
Kallie: Hourglass by Myra McEntire

On the 8th day of Christmas, Bookshelf Banter suggests to me… Friendship, Wars, Vampires, and Fairies!
We are posting our TOP 12 Books in 2011… And, if you missed them you need to read them in 2012!
Day 8

Krystal: Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
Stefanie: The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa
Kelly: The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Kallie: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

On the 7th Day of Christmas, my Bookshelf Banter gave to me…four great books to keep my happy!
We are posting our TOP 12 Books in 2011… And, if you missed them you need to read them in 2012!
Day 7

Krystal: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
Stefanie: The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
Kelly: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Kallie: Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer

Congrats to Sarah for winning our Bloodlines (by Richelle Mead) Contest! The book is being released TODAY, and we will be mailing a copy to Sarah!
You can check out our review of the new spin-off series HERE!
Keep an eye out for more contests to come soon!

We are celebrating the release of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead this weekend BEFORE it’s released next week, on August 23rd!  The new series is a spin-off from The Vampire Academy Series.  I read and reviewed the book earlier this Summer, and have to say that I love this new series even more than the original!  You will have ALL weekend to enter this contest, and it’s easy!  All you have to do is ReTweet on Twitter OR Like/Comment on Facebook, and we will select a WINNER at random this Monday …

I just finished Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead, last week and could not wait to get you my review of the highly anticipated spin-off series. Richelle had a brilliant idea to create a new suspenseful mystery with some of her intriguing characters from the Vampire Academy series. I do not want to spoil anything for you, so I will keep this review somewhat vague.
Sydney, an alchemist, is fighting to save face with her family and other alchemist leaders. She takes on the role of a high school student …

If you’re a big fan of Richelle Mead’s books, you’re sure to love this new 5-page preview of the Storm Born graphic novel, coming soon from Sea Lion Books!  (Click on the pics below to view the full-size image).
Have you read the Dark Swan series from Richelle Mead?   What are your thoughts on the series?

This Saturday I (Krystal) got the chance to attend the Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention in downtown Los Angeles.  Over 300 adult and YA romance novelists were in attendance to meet fans, sign books, and hand out goodies (so, for books lovers, it’s like being a kid in a candy store, if that candy store also includes male cover models.  More on that later).
My sister and I hauled two bags worth of books to the hotel and got in line, waiting for the doors …

Richelle Mead just tweeted about a new interview she did with Vampires.com.  Check out an excerpt below, and go here to read the rest! (P.S.- Spoilers ahead if you haven’t read Last Sacrifice yet!)

Richelle Mead is definitely not a woman that needs an introduction. As the author of the widely popular Vampire Academy series, she is known to nearly every vampire fan out there. I was lucky enough to chat with Richelle on the end of Vampire Academy, the beginning of Bloodines, and much more!
Many of our readers are incredibly …

RICHELLE MEAD’S
DARK SWAN
GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES DEBUTS

Sea Lion Books Announces Creative Team
ATLANTA, GA – March 22, 2011– In the novel Storm Born, first in the popular Dark Swan urban fantasy series, Richelle Mead—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Vampire Academy and the Georgia Kincaid Series—introduced fans of paranormal romance to Eugenie Markham, a freelance shaman who battles the ghosts and fey that sneak into our world from the Otherworld.
Today, Sea Lion Books is proud to announce scripter Grant Alter and artist …