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There she goes again. With her fantabulous, freaking book trailers. And I'm not even a fan of the format myself. I generally find them the height of cheese, though I realize I'm not likely the target audience. Still. If I'd never read her books or heard her name, I would want to read both Shiver and Ballad based on these awesomely beautiful trailers Maggie Stiefvater made herself. Wouldn't you? For a behind-the-scenes peek into the making of the Shiver trailer, go here . Amazing. Maggie also has contests going on to win both books. So be sure to check those out here .

Reading and Ruminations is holding a fantastic Summer Reading Blitz giveaway , in which she's giving one lucky commenter the entire Ivy League series by Diana Peterfreund . You've heard me go on about this series and, now that the fourth and final one is out, this is a superb chance to get a hold of the whole lot and read them through without even having to blink an eye in between. At least, that's what I'd do...Go leave a comment and be entered in the contest . My friend Martha has a lovely post up on her favorite literary places . She's got some great golden, glowy places on her list, including the Murry's kitchen from A Wrinkle in Time , the Dancing Dove from Tamora Pierce 's Alanna books, and Mr. Tumnus' house from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . I love each of those places so much. When I think about the coziest literary places I love to return to again and again to curl up and just be with the characters, those always come to mind, alo...

Here she is. I'm kind of digging her. What with the wings and the whip and everything. Diana Peterfreund is giving away three copies of Sarah Cross 's new novel Dull Boy about a boy named Avery who discovers he has superpowers. So head over to The Hero Factory and make your own. Then go tell Diana about it and enter the contest. This book looks great!

First off, Steph is holding a fabulous contest over at Reviewer X this week. Enter to win a complete set of Diana Peterfreund 's Ivy League Novels . That's right--all four of them! So if you haven't yet, now is definitely the time to jump into that series. I've made no secret of what a fan I am. You can read me go on about them here , here , here , and over here . Leave Steph a comment and you're entered. Contest runs through next Wednesday. Go check it out . And in the spirit of matched sets, The Epic Rat (love the name) is giving away a set of all three of Lisa Shearin 's Raine Benares books. I've reviewed all three books ( here , here , and here ) and they really are a hoot. The giveaway ends April 28th so head on over and leave a comment ! Next, I've been the happy recipient of a few awards over the past couple weeks and I wanted to make sure to thank the lovely bloggers who passed on the bloggy love. Kimberly of Darque Reviews passed on the Let...

Dear Friends, With a new book coming out and an ongoing celebration ( "Fifteen Weeks of Bees" ) in the Laurie R. King e-universe, I wanted to include ways to help Independent booksellers, libraries, and people to whom hardback novels are but a distant dream. Here's what I've come up with: Indies--A piece of art: Readers who buy a copy of The Language of Bees from an independent bookseller and send us their receipt will be entered into a drawing for a truly gorgeous piece of art: an original, limited edition letterpress broadside (value $125) of "A Venomous Death," a new, illustrated Laurie King short story featuring Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes, and... bees. Libraries--A set of Russells: During National Library Week , we're collecting library love letters from their patrons. The winning letter gets a copy of the new book, The Language of Bees . At the same time, their library wins a complete set of hardback Russell and Holmes novels, beginning with T...

The countdown to  Ann Aguirre 's new Corine Solomon series is on.  Blue Diablo   is due out April 7th and I am very pleased to announce that as part of the celebrations Ms. Aguirre will be making a stop here at Angieville as part of her Virtual Tour! Make sure to stop by on March 30th to catch her guest blog. Here is the official blurb: Right now, I’m a redhead. I’ve been blonde and brunette as the situation requires, though an unscheduled color change usually means relocating in the middle of the night. So far, I’m doing well here. Nobody knows what I’m running from. And I’d like to keep it that way… Eighteen months ago, Corine Solomon crossed the border to Mexico City, fleeing her past, her lover, and her “gift”. Corine, a handler, can touch something and know its history—and sometimes, its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing—and that’s why people never stop trying to find her. People like her ex, Chance… Chance, whose uncanny luck has led him to her doorstep, nee...

Cheryl Rainfield is giving away three copies of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins . I've been looking forward to reading this one ever since I saw Stephen King's review as well as  Jen Robinson's excellent review . If you're interested leave a comment on Cheryl's post. Good luck!

Interested in winning $200 in free books from your choice of bookstores? Hop on over to Ann Aguirre's blog and enter the contest. All you have to do is purchase her new novel, Wanderlust , featuring Sirantha Jax of Grimspace fame and enter your order or transaction number as a comment on her blog. You definitely want to pick this one up. As of this post, I'm 50 pages in and completely absorbed. Enjoy!