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A new form of interactive fiction

February 2, 2012
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Hey FYAers!  A few weeks ago, we posted a teaser chapter for this book, and announced that we were participating in a giveaway for the launch of a new company that will publish active and interactive fiction.  Well, that company is Coliloquy, and they have partnered with Amazon and Kindle to release books in a [...]

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The Official FYA February 2012 Calendar

February 1, 2012
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Happy February, you guys! The days are getting longer, the nights are getting shorter, and there’s king cake in the grocery stores! Also, it’s time to turn the page on your FYA calendar! Ha, I’ll bet you thought we forgot, didn’t you? But not this early in the year, luckily. Last month, we brought you [...]

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FYA Recommends One More Way For You To Waste Time

January 27, 2012
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I bet I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking you’re damn glad it’s Friday. Okay, fine, that was a given. But do you know what else you’re thinking? You’re thinking that between this blog, other blogs, news outlets, youtube and all of your social networks…that you just don’t have enough to do on the internet. [...]

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Excuse me, miss, but your dress is on fire

January 26, 2012
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After last week’s release of the Hunger Games Tribute Parade costume photos, we thought we’d try to get a jump on the costume directors (and maybe give them a gentle nudge in the right direction) and show some ideas for Katniss’s interview gown that would not make her look like an extra from Blade Runner: [...]

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The Official FYA January 2012 Calendar

January 2, 2012
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Happy New Year, you guys! It’s 2012! LIKE WHOAH! So, I have a feeling this year is gonna be pretty great. I mean, the sequels to Divergent AND Delirium are both coming out! FYA fave Rebecca Serle’s hotly anticipated debut novel is being released! We can finally watch The Hunger Games movie and see if [...]

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A Highly Specific FYA Book Gift Guide

December 22, 2011
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Last week we brought you FYA’s Holiday Gift Guide, but some of you may still be wondering “what about booooks?!” Now chances are, if you’re hanging around this site, you’re already a pretty big reader. And book tastes are so specific and you know your friends better than I do, etc! But all of that [...]

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A FYA Christmas and Holiday Gift Guide

December 16, 2011
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If you celebrate the birth of Santa (or any of the other many winter holidays), you might be struggling for last minute gifts. So we’re delighted to bring you FYA 2011 Christmas and Holiday Gift Guide, tailored especially for those of you who like books and cool things. Some of them are book related. Others [...]

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Surprise! We’ve got a brother (and he’s way cooler than Dawn)

December 15, 2011
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Attention YAngelists! I have some super exciting news to share with you today! Like, mega spazzworthy, crack open a champ can in celebration kinda news. No, we are not getting married to Ryan Gosling, in spite of his newfound love for YA. And no, we’re not publishing a book… not yet, anyway! Here’s what we [...]

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In which we get to post a teaser of Liz Maverick’s “Arcania” and announce a Kindle giveaway!

November 28, 2011
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You read that right, folks!  I’m going to be reading Arcania to review it, and one lucky reader of this site will be winning a Kindle with the book loaded onto it! See, Liz Maverick is releasing her new book on a yet-to-be-announced publishing platform for the Kindle.  What does that mean exactly?  (You might ask.) [...]

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Blog Tour: Never Have I Ever

August 2, 2011
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Earlier this year I read Sara Shepard’s The Lying Game, the first book in a new series that involves murder, secrets, and indential twins. I was excited to be asked to join the official blog tour for Never Have I Ever, the second book in the Lying Game series. Keep reading to learn more about [...]

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