Updates 9/1/12

All previous donors who have requested books should be receiving them any day now! I've posted them.

And for those of you who are interested in Books To Good Homes click the link!

For those of you itching for a Gabrielle Carolina book (THANK YOU, YOU ARE MY JOY AND THE REASON I KEEP LEAVING MY WARM, COMFY BED EVERY MORNING) you can now read my FREE short story on Figment called The Defiance of Stars by following the link!

And now, here's a little more Blogger Confidential from #EpicReads

MARRKET PLACE

MEET MARR

Get on Twitter at 2PM EST on 9/8 to chat about CARNIVAL OF SOULS… but read the book first!

Chat Spoiler: Books Spoilers Will Run Wild

Go Ahead, ENTER THE CARNIVAL if you dare!

Mingle with the characters, read exclusive excerpts, listen to the music that inspired the writing, and more

And Tumble THIS

WHO'S ON FIRST?

THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Discover your next first with these five exciting debut novels!

BREATHE by Sarah Crossan

DEFIANCE by CJ Redwine

WHAT’S LEFT OF ME by Kat Zhang

THROUGH TO YOU by Emily Hainsworth

DON’T TURN AROUND by Michelle Gagnon

Share your firsts with us at epicreads.com/epicfirsts and on twitter using #epicfirsts

Epic Firsts is looking for first-time hosts and I think MPB is the Cat's MEOW, so...

Who nominates MPB to host?

If you're interested in having MPB sponsor a weekly Like, Try, Why feature on Epic Reads, let Harper and me know!

Take a peek at the Epic Reads BOOK OF THE MONTH pick for September.

Join the chat at #ERBookClub on Twitter all month long!

Sangu Mandanna stopped by Epic Reads this week with a blog post about her new book The Lost Girl. Here's a preview:

"‘That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.’ 

It’s an old Shakespearean cliché,

meaning what matters is what something is, not what it’s called. A name doesn’t change anything.

Names are completely irrelevant. Um, no.

I point you to every fairy story out there, where a single name can hold complete power over its possessor.

I point you to a teacher friend of mine, who says certain names ring alarm bells in her mind. I believe names are a part of us.

They’re not everything, not by a long shot, but we’re born with them, and we grow up with them, and when we hear them called in the street we look around."

Click HERE to continue reading

TEN Surefire Ways to Survive a Teen Horror Novel… because you never know.

Read Gretchen McNeil's 

And while you're at it, join the ARMY OF TEN! MPB already has!