Cover Reveal: Through to You by Emily Hainsworth

So... I know that this was actually revealed a few days ago, but we're just going to pretend that this is a big reveal, OK? OK :). Check out this gorgeous cover of Emily Hainsworth's debut, Through to You!

Through to You by Emily Hainsworth

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Release Date: October 2, 2012

This cover is gorgeous. I love the green/yellow hue, and the reflection of Viv (or Nina) in the water. Hooray for not having a girl in a dress on the cover! I do love some of the girl-in-a-dress covers, but they've been overdone in my opinion. Hmmm, OK... so I guess technically this girl is wearing a dress, I think, but it's very different. 

I can't wait to get my hands on Through to You, the synopsis is fantastic! Check it out:

A romantic sci-fi thriller about love and second chances.

Camden Pike has been grief-stricken since his girlfriend, Viv, died. Viv was the last good thing in his life: helping him rebuild his identity after a career-ending football injury, picking up the pieces when his home life shattered, and healing his pain long after the pain meds wore off. And now, he’d give anything for one more glimpse of her. But when Cam makes a visit to the site of Viv’s deadly car accident, he sees some kind of apparition. And it isn’t Viv.

The apparition’s name is Nina, and she’s not a ghost. She’s a girl from a parallel world, and in this world, Viv is still alive. Cam can’t believe his wildest dreams have come true. All he can focus on is getting his girlfriend back, no matter the cost. But things are different in this other world: Viv and Cam have both made very different choices, things between them have changed in unexpected ways, and Viv isn’t the same girl he remembers. Nina is keeping some dangerous secrets, too, and the window between the worlds is shrinking every day. As Cam comes to terms with who this Viv has become, and the part Nina played in his parallel story, he’s forced to choose—stay with Viv or let her go—before the window closes between them once and for all. (Goodreads)

Right?! A romantic sci-fi thriller that has to do with parellel universes? Yes, please! So, what do you think of the cover? Like, love, or just not for you? Let's discuss!

Recap: Colorado Book Blogger & Author Lunch

On Saturday, February 25th, Colorado had its first book blogger/author/writer lunch in Denver (that I'm aware of)! We had such a great time, and hopefully this is the first of many, many CO book community meetups. Unfortunately only 8 (of 21 invited, including myself) were able to attend. However, all the responses were positive and there's a lot of interest for future events!

Attendees!

Back: 

Jess @ Otherwhere.com; Jen @ A Book and a Latte; Emily Hainsworth; 

Eisley Jacobs; Nina @ Lost in the Pages

Front: 

Joemmama @ Life Happens While Books are Waiting; Katie @ Katie's Book Blog

Not pictured (we forgot to take picture before she left, sadness):

  Brenna Yovanoff

Though I wish more could have attended, I think this size group was great for a lunch event. We had great conversations and I think it was easier to talk with everyone. We spent 2+ hours chatting about our favorite 2012 (so far) reads, book recommendations, working with publishers, and upcoming conferences!  My favorite part though was being able to pick the brains of authors Brenna, Eisley, and Emily! I loved hearing how Brenna and Emily approach writing... And of course, us bloggers asked about all the authors' upcoming YA releases! Check them out, and add them to your to-read lists!

Through to You by Emily Hainsworth (Balzer + Bray, Oct 2012)

Pieces of Me by Eisley Jacobs (Summer 2012)

Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff (Razorbill, Feb 2013)

I'm currently working on a "Colorardo Book Community" page that will list all the book bloggers, authors, writers, etc. and book events in our great state, so keep an eye out! Also, if I missed you, and you weren't invited to the event, please contact me at bookandlatte @ gmail (dot) com so I can be sure to add you to the list. Katie (Katie's Book Blog) is already organizing our next event (thanks Katie!)! We plan to meet up for dinner (location TBD) after the CO Teen Literature Conference on March 31, 2012.

#BreakSilence: Twitter Chat March 5th at 7PM EST!

#BreakSilence:
A Twitterchat with YA Authors
 Margie Gelbwasser & Cheryl Rainfield
Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 7PM EST
Hosted by: JKSCommunications & A Book and a Latte

Please join us on Twitter Monday, March 5th to discuss realistic YA and breaking the silence! Also, 5  lucky #BreakSilence Twitter chat participants will win 1 of these 5 prizes:

PRIZES:
1 signed copy of PIECES OF YOU + signed bookmarks

2 signed copies of HUNTED (paperback Canadian version)

2 ebook review copies of HUNTED

Do you have questions for Cheryl and/or Margie? We want to hear them! Please submit questions by leaving a comment below, or email them to twitterchat [at] jkscommunications [dot] com. Of course, you'll be able to ask questions during the chat too! We'll try to address as many as possible during the chat. If you'd like your question to be anonymous, just let us know in your email.

Please help spread the word!
Tweet #BreakSilence

When Margie Gelbwasser wrote her first YA novel, INCONVENIENT (Flux, 2010), her dad said, "The writing is nice, but there are very few Jewish alcoholics." A Russian woman who read it said, "Yes, to Americans it may seem like the mom is an alcoholic, but she isn't really." And then there were those who thanked her for telling their story. Too much of real life is kept behind closed doors, with victims thinking their plight is the norm or that this only happens to them. Margie's second novel, PIECES OF US (Flux, March 2012), deals with cyberbullying, abuse and dating violence. She's been told "These things may happen, but they shouldn't be written about." It's the silence that causes cycles to repeat. "Too dark" for some, is another's reality. By allowing the "too real," victims gain strength. Confront the realistic in YA and #BreakSilence.

Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

YA author Cheryl Rainfield is an incest and ritual abuse survivor. Her abusers frequently told her that they'd kill her if she talked, and since she'd seen them murder other children, she knew they could kill her, so became became terrified to talk. Writing was her safe way of "speaking", her way to have a voice. Books, too, helped her survive--helped her escape the abuse she living, helped her dream and hope, and in some small ways helped her know she wasn't alone. But she never fully found her own experiences reflected in books, and that's why Cheryl wrote SCARS and HUNTED. She wrote the books she needed as a teen, and couldn't find. She talked about the things others never seemed to talk about--self-harm, sexual abuse, being queer (in SCARS) and cults, torture, bullying, and homophobia (in HUNTED). Meghan Cox Gurden in the WSJ called SCARS (and many other YA books) "too dark." But Cheryl lived "too dark." Many teens now are living "too dark." We need reflections of our own experiences to know that we're not alone, and to give us some hope that things can get better. Join us and #BreakSilence.

Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

We recommend using tweetchat.com (not required) - it's a tool that makes it easier to follow and participate by automatically adding the hashtag (#BreakSilence) for you. We hope to see you there!

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In My Mailbox (37)

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. IMM is where we get to share what books we received for review, bought, borrowed, or were gifted in the past week. For more information, visit her IMM info page here.

REVIEW:

Thanks to Feiwel & Friends for Monument 14, the premise sounds amazing. I was surprised to find The Fame Game in my mailbox, thanks HarperTeen!

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (Goodreads | Amazon)
The Fame Game by Lauren Conrad (Goodreads | Amazon)

BOUGHT:

I couldn't resist buying this!

A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition by Madeleine L'engle
(Goodreads | Amazon)

Kindle steals! 

PinPoint: A HUNTED Bonus Short Story by Cheryl Rainfield (Goodreads | Amazon)

Sundial by C.F. Fruzzetti and M.I. Pearsall (Goodreads | Amazon)


GIFTED:

I was able to snag these beauties at our Colorado Book Blogger/Author Lunch and book swap! Sadly, I don't remember who brought these... but I'm so grateful! ALL of these have been on my radar and I'm excited to read them :).

Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff (Goodreads | Amazon)
Moonglass by Jessi Kirby (Goodreads | Amazon)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (Goodreads | Amazon)

That's all for me this week! What's in your mailbox?

Book Trailer: Partials by Dan Wells

I discovered the Trailer Thursday meme on The Page Turners Blog.

Today's book trailer feature is Partials:

Partials by Dan Wells
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: February 28, 2012

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials--engineered organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity’s time is running out.

When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend’s pregnancy, she’s determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war’s origin that she never knew to ask.

Combining the fast-paced action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Battlestar Galactica, Partials is a pulse-pounding journey into a world where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question--one where our sense of humanity is both our greatest liability, and our only hope for survival. (Goodreads)

I was already excited to read Partials, but this trailer just added a whole new level of creepy for me! I can't wait to read this!

Have you seen any good book trailers lately?