Chasing Ray has the Summer Blog Blast Tour dates up. These wonderful folks put the tour on every year and it's always a fest o' awesome. This year they've got a great lineup and I'll definitely be dropping in to catch Carrie Jones today at Writing and Ruminating , Maggie Stiefvater also there on Wednesday, and Kristin Cashore at HipWriterMama on Friday. Rumor is...there'll be a Graceling giveaway! In case by some freak chance you are not already a regular follower of the sneaky and cheeky Book Smugglers , you should rectify that problem. Harry over at Temple Library Reviews is interviewing Ana and Thea this week and it would be a perfect way to get to know them. Read Part I of the interview and then continue right on to Part II . There was a high-pitched shriek heard round the 'Ville when I stumbled across the first chapter of Heroes at Risk , which Moira J. Moore has posted on her livejournal. If you're having a hard time holding out till August ...