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Hey guys so as promised I have compiled some hot and amazing covers that we will be seeing in 2020!! This is definitely not all but a few to get you hyped for the coming year in books!! So without further ado here ya go…
Welcome, Welcome!! We have quite the treat in store… Are you a fan of all things dark and twisted? Are you a fan of Edgar A. Poe? Well you may enjoy this treat then!! So lets move onto the beast we speak of… But first i will share some info about the title!!
From All Out to Black Enough YA has seen a fair share, and large resurrgence in anthologies. Meaning this title will be perfect for collectors!! In Dahlia Adlers collection readers will have the treat of reimagining 13 of Edgar A. Poes most intellectual, Dark work. Also the stories will each be told by various authors, such as Kendar Blake; Rin Chupeco; Lamar Giles; Tessa Gratton; Tiffany D. Jackson; Emily Lloyd-Jones; Amanda Lovelace and many more!! The title is set to publish Sept 10, 2019 so you may want to add this to your TBR and GoodReads!! Now lets check out that cover and synopsis!!
Synopsis:
Edgar Allan Poe may be 150 years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern Young Adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales and how they’ve been brought to life in 13 unique ways.
Coming to stores… Sept. 24, 2019!!
Ok guys here we go… As promised one of two reveals for today!! Things have been brewing in the YA world for Fall 2019 and we have a little sneak peek!! Introducing Slay by Brittany Morris. You can find the synopsis down below, but first here are a few interesting things about Slay… Slay was acquired in a pretty heated auction where interest from the “big five” publishers in the world of YA. Thats right all five for the rights to publish this debut novel!! Two, there are more than 20 interested TV and Movie Studios already interested in adapting this novel!! Now, last but not least, the biggest, best part… Diversity and approaching tough issues today like: racism, prejudice, stereotypes, and diaspora. Being one of falls busiest books, perfect for our age of digitilization as it is set in a video-gaming world!! Now how about the synopsis!!
Synopsis/About:
By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is the game developer, not her friends, her family, not even her boyfriend. But when a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the SLAY world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and SLAY is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game, threatening to sue Kiera for ‘anti-white discrimination.’ Driven to save the only world in which she can be herself, Kiera must harness what it means to be unapologetically black in a world intimidated by her skin color.
Ok now that have all the other pieces there is only one thing left before adding this debut title to your TBR… The Cover Reveal!!
You can also enjoy a free, first excerpt at the following link:
Free excerpt for Slay by Brittany Morris
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