#yalc 2017

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This is possibly the ugliest I've ever looked in a selfie but I don't care because I FOUND MY SPACE BOYFRIEND!

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My July Book/Swag Haul - YALC edition!

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ARC Review: There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

ARC Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins Series: No Genre: Horror | Contemporary | Young Adult Length: 289 pages Published on 26th September 2017 by Pan Macmillan Purchase: Amazon | B&N | TBD | Waterstones | WHSmith Stephanie Perkins: Website | Twitter | Goodreads ARC picked up at YALC Synopsis: Love hurts…Makani Young thought she’d left her dark past behind her in Hawaii, settling…

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YALC 2017 Book Haul 

Air-Born - Laura Power

Earthbound - Laura Power

The Upside of Unrequited - Becky Albertalli

The White Road - Sarah Lotz

Lucky Ghost - Matthew Blakstad

Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index - Julie Israel

Nemesis - Brendan Reichs 

The Fandom - Anna Day

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Come say hi if you see me at YALC today! 🦅

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YALC book haul 2017

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Let’s celebrate YALC with some FREE eBooks!

We’re thrilled to announce that to celebrate YALC 2017 we are going to be publishing three novellas by authors Alison Goodman, Lauren James and Non Pratt in eBook format. These will be available FOR FREE, and we’ll be publishing one a day over the YALC weekend. You can find more information about each of the eBooks below:

Lusus Naturae by Alison Goodman, publishing Friday 28 July

Experience Lord Carlston and Lady Helen's first meeting from Lord   Carlston's point of view in this compelling novella, a companion to The Dark Days Club. London, April 1812. Lord Carlston, a man of dubious reputation and infuriating manners, has recently returned from the Continent. He is in London to assess whether Lady Helen Wrexhall has inherited her mother's Reclaimer abilities, which would mark her as a protector of society. These abilities would also take Lady Helen from the glittering ballrooms and bright lights of her first Season into a world of demonic creatures and deadly power. Not the usual aspirations for a young lady in Regency society... Perfect for longstanding fans and readers new to the series, the novella also includes a chapter from The Dark Days Club, so you can experience the same scene from Lady Helen's point of view.

Another Beginning by Lauren James, publishing Saturday 29 July

Featuring the much-loved protagonists Clove and Ella, Another Beginning is a companion story to The Last Beginning, set during the siege of Carlisle in 1745. “Elenore Walker, ancient literature thief. It makes an odd sort of sense, actually,” Clove said. Clove  is working as a maid in the Finchley household while she spies on   Katherine Finchley and Matthew Galloway. But her mission is briefly   interrupted when fellow maid Ella persuades her to help steal a valuable  historical document from the main defence in the city – the castle. The two girls embark on a risky adventure involving scaling castle walls  and hiding in the most unlikely of places! A fast-paced and fun read,  perfect for Lauren James's existing fans, and readers who enjoy   historical fiction and romance. Includes the first chapter of Lauren James's third novel, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe.

Truth or Dare: Sef’s Deleted Scene by Non Pratt, publishing Sunday 30 July

Get Sef's side of the story in this deleted scene from Non Pratt's gripping new novel Truth or Dare. In this previously unpublished scene from Non Pratt's gripping love story, Truth or Dare, get a moving insight into Sef's family life before and after his brother Kam's life-changing accident. Sef looks back to choosing the name for his family's new kitten – a moment that seems very far away from his life now, as both he and Amir struggle to come to terms with what's happened to their brother. Includes the first two chapters of Truth or Dare, one story told from two sides.

Excited? So are we!

If you’re at YALC next weekend, don’t forget to pop along to the Walker stand to say hello! And if you can’t be there, we hope these three eBooks will help to ease the pain a little bit.

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YALC was a blast 😍

[writinghannahrae]

YALC & YALC BOOK HAUL

So I worked at this years YALC! I worked exclusively as a Helper who looked after the Authors, the Publishers and their stands as well as in general event management. That means many crowd control duties! *sigh* But alas! It was great fun, and I can’t wait to come back next year.

As I was walking around and helping everybody, I took advantage of some of the perks my job had. FREE BADGES. FREE TOTE BAGS. and yes, you’ve guessed it, FREE BOOKS. I managed to snap up some free samples of new releases, a proof copy, and a book that is not meant to be released to the public till later this year!

I also managed to sneak into the Patrick Ness book signing and got my copy of A Monster Calls signed! I didn’t realise that I accidentally bought a signed copy, but I wanted to get it personalised, so yay! And he was so lovely!

Please ignore the tea stain on the front cover.

And here are my collection of books! We can call this the YALC BOOK HAUL.

Faulkner’s, Pep Talks for Writers. (Which is released to the public this October)

A sample of Floored which is written by a compilation of writers.

A sample of Frances Hardinge’s, A Skinfull of Shadows.

A sample of Tomi Adeyemi’s, Children of Blood and Bone.

The Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven. (Proof copy!)

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil.

S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett. (Which I got signed!)

The Way Back Home by Allann Stratton.

Wait For Me by Caroline Leech.

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D, Schmidt.

The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette De Bodard.

The Truth and Lies of Ella Black by Emily Barr. (Releases later this year!)

Also, here are a few cheeky pics of my time at YALC.

Can’t wait for next year!

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For those of you who don’t know, YALC is the Young Adult Literature Convention, and it’s taken place every year since 2014. This is a place where authors with a connection to YA and their readers congregate to, in short, have the best weekend ever.

Normally a three-day event, this convention is full to the brim with ARCs (advanced reader copies), free books, stalls selling books for less than RRP, and long, longqueues for author signings.

This year, authors such as Samantha Shannon, V. E. Schwab, and Patrick Ness graced us with their presence. Samantha chaired a panel about genre-bending, which explored the difficulties of staying within any set genre, and the excitement of pushing the boundaries.

There’s a huge range of authors who attend YALC. Zen Cho and Ben Aaronovitch also made an appearance, and my friends helped Josephine Boyce man her stall and sell copies of her novels.

Lauren James explored unconventional romances on a panel with Ayisha Malik and Patrice Lawrence – tears and laughter ensued. The MuggleNet stall involved a series of Potterish tasks, such as dipping your hand in the Devil’s Snare to retrieve a lollipop, and guessing the number of winged keys. Hufflepuff won the House Cup – well, they do say there’s a first time for everything.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Natalie Dormer from London Film and Comic Con which was being held downstairs also graced us with their presence – numerous times. Sometimes they were greeted with squeals, but mostly a deadly hush fell over the vicinity, which was the tell-tale sign for someone famous appearing.

It’s definitely an event I would recommend to everyone. Personally, I’m not that huge a fan of YA, but I loved every minute of YALC. I loved getting to speak to authors, making a fool of myself in front of Benedict Cumberbatch, and, most of all, I’m going to enjoy posting the reviews for all the new books I bought!

(Seriously though, if you’re thinking of attending YALC next year, bring lots of cash. I came with over £80; I spent all of it and still had to use my debit card.)

[howlsmovinglibrary]

Now time to go fulfil my dreams of gallavanting around dressed as a wizard!

[thebooksareeverywhere]

YALC 2017 was awesome - thank you to my lovely friend Elise for coming with me and taking the lovely photo of Maggie Harcourt above!

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I'm at the Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) in London & it's absolutely lovely!

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Patrick Ness - I was so happy to meet him! And we had a really interesting conversation about book translations (he told me he is not so happy with the German translation of his books)

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Day 1 of YALC panels has left me feeling incredibly inspired and sparked my creatively right back up. The main reason I go is to hear authors talking about their books, writing processes and muses. Listening to them chat about genres I write or character's similar to mine, and how they tackle the writing journey fills me with an excitement that makes me just want to write and edit my own work as soon as I get home!

The best part though was both Karen M. McManus and Emily Barr recognising me from Twitter and then speaking to me about writing as they signed my copies of their books - Karen M. McManus very kindly gave me tips about writing in multiple POVs and making them sound different 😊😊

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My 2018 New Year's resolution is to get some grant money and hire a full-time graphic designer to make gif sets and fan art of Cameron & Donna

Okay I'm kidding (a lot of people need grant money more than this fandom does...) but still, happy new year everyone!

I hope 2018 will be good to you, that you'll follow through on your actual resolutions, and that you'll all meet smart, attractive and hardworking hardware engineers and coding prodigies, and that you'll work together at the start up of your dreams~