tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46358452245361420232024-03-12T18:25:09.982-07:00Author Robin King, BlogYoung Adult Author Robin King's rantings on life, writing, good books, and things that make me happy.Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-49763688678695180082023-10-28T10:03:00.001-07:002024-01-13T19:24:57.657-08:00My Newsletter - An Update on Robin M. King<p> <span face="var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'))" style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-size: 1.625em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold);">This is the start of something NEW!</span></p><h2 class="header-with-anchor-widget" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol')); font-size: 1.625em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; position: relative;"><div class="header-anchor-widget offset-top" id="§this-is-the-start-of-something-new" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; height: 35.8125px; left: -56px; position: absolute; top: -72px; width: 56px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button-container" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; display: flex; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 72px; width: 40px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button" href="https://authorrobinking.substack.com/i/136493693/this-is-the-start-of-something-new" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 40px; justify-content: center; opacity: 0; width: 40px;"><svg class="header-anchor-widget-icon" fill="none" height="20" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h2><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;">So . . . it’s been a minute since I’ve shared much about where my writing is right now. I haven’t had a new book out for a bit and I keep getting questions!</p><h3 class="header-with-anchor-widget" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol')); font-size: 1.375em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; position: relative;">1. Why this, why now?<div class="header-anchor-widget offset-top" id="§why-this-why-now" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; height: 30.3047px; left: -56px; position: absolute; top: -72px; width: 56px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button-container" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; display: flex; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 72px; width: 40px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button" href="https://authorrobinking.substack.com/i/136493693/why-this-why-now" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 40px; justify-content: center; opacity: 0; width: 40px;"><svg class="header-anchor-widget-icon" fill="none" height="20" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;">I haven’t done a regular newletter before because I share stuff on social media, but with all the algorithms and things getting lost, I thought it was high time I had a newsletter to keep my friends, family, and readers up to date on my books, my life, and stuff. You can <a href="https://linktr.ee/authorrobinking" target="_blank">subscribe here</a> because I won't be posting everything to my blog. </p><h3 class="header-with-anchor-widget" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol')); font-size: 1.375em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; position: relative;">2. What’s new?</h3><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">I’m still writing! I have 4 polished books that are in different stages of the publishing process (including my first adult romance) and I can’t wait to share more as they are published! My spy series is in a </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Like-Girl-Cindy-Hogan-ebook/dp/B0CDBNNJMV" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; text-decoration-line: none;">new box set</a><span style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"> with other others (YAY!). The whole series will be getting a refresh in the coming months with new hardback covers. I’ll be sharing them first in my newletter. The first part I get to share just with my newletter subscribers is that the series is getting a NEW name! Each book will keep it’s current title, but the series will now be called “The Art of Espionage” series which I think is super fitting since it’s all about spies and pieces of artwork. If you’ve read the series, you know that Alexandra wants to continue her mom’s mission of discovering stolen works of art. I love the new name!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQjDD36GWXZvRS1qMYmAhhMCmL-2lpDVdddAMl_TKd64zU0eef2dcbApKW0SZPWGuIkO6OSkTVI233GSBeoONO5bvcdmzgeQAu_oywikMBToueFhvKBxUY0oTCoI8ESNOd5idPmwur3CKo_BW1BtYRqo8XCvlOcS9m_ys2RhyphenhyphendcbpcYS-eJOT5QQkHv1K/s1062/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-29%20at%209.49.05%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Spy Like a Girl Anthology - 7 of the Best Teen Spy Novels" border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQjDD36GWXZvRS1qMYmAhhMCmL-2lpDVdddAMl_TKd64zU0eef2dcbApKW0SZPWGuIkO6OSkTVI233GSBeoONO5bvcdmzgeQAu_oywikMBToueFhvKBxUY0oTCoI8ESNOd5idPmwur3CKo_BW1BtYRqo8XCvlOcS9m_ys2RhyphenhyphendcbpcYS-eJOT5QQkHv1K/w292-h320/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-29%20at%209.49.05%20PM.png" title="Spy Like a Girl | Teen Spy Novels" width="292" /></a></div><p></p><h3 class="header-with-anchor-widget" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol')); font-size: 1.375em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; position: relative;">3. Any spoilers on your new books?<div class="header-anchor-widget offset-top" id="§any-spoilers-on-your-new-books" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; height: 30.3047px; left: -56px; position: absolute; top: -72px; width: 56px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button-container" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; display: flex; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 72px; width: 40px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button" href="https://authorrobinking.substack.com/i/136493693/any-spoilers-on-your-new-books" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 40px; justify-content: center; opacity: 0; width: 40px;"><svg class="header-anchor-widget-icon" fill="none" height="20" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;">I can’t give a lot of specifics right now on my NEW BOOKS, but I will start sharing in the coming months. So stay tuned! One hint I will give is that one of my new books has a main character who becomes a surrogate mother and I finally get to share some of my thoughts about being a surrogate (but in a fictional book). It was such fun to put into words the things I experienced.</p><h3 class="header-with-anchor-widget" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, 'SF Compact Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol')); font-size: 1.375em; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; position: relative;">4. Subscribe to this Newsletter to keep up to date!<div class="header-anchor-widget offset-top" id="§subscribe-to-this-newsletter-to-keep-up-to-date" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; height: 30.3047px; left: -56px; position: absolute; top: -72px; width: 56px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button-container" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; display: flex; height: 1.2em; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 72px; width: 40px;"><div class="header-anchor-widget-button" href="https://authorrobinking.substack.com/i/136493693/subscribe-to-this-newsletter-to-keep-up-to-date" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; align-items: center; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer; display: flex; height: 40px; justify-content: center; opacity: 0; width: 40px;"><svg class="header-anchor-widget-icon" fill="none" height="20" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"></path><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"></path></svg></div></div></div></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I said before, I won't be posting everything here, especially as I give my old school website a new look in the coming year. My website will be more a place to find out info on my books and less about the process or my personal life or journey. 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King with spy objects and secret files" class="sizing-normal" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":400,"width":400,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":78831,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null}" height="400" loading="lazy" sizes="100vw" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec3cdb44-ec3d-4a5b-83ba-02cd68b4aab5_400x400.jpeg 1456w" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="Art of Espionage series with Remembrandt, Van Gogh Gone, and Memory of Monet" width="400" /></picture></div></a></figure></div>Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-69556982814425182822021-05-11T21:04:00.002-07:002021-05-11T21:21:45.965-07:00For Authors: How to Slay the Perfect SynopsisI'm teaching at Storymakers this year and thought I'd share my resources/handouts with all the class participants. The first thing I share in the class is the general outline of what a synopsis should look like. Coincidentally, this looks very similar to the "Save the Cat" or "Hero's Journey" outlines you may have seen before. I've added some key questions to ask yourself. Although this will greatly help you write your synopsis, it is also a great guide for writing your book from the start or to help in the revision process, especially if your story isn't quite working.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcFM6vn8lXr6ujg8EkdraMhICrbdPUHoe1i50IWuPJeKCPVrGguszsTjxcmLqFc0QSk7qMCAECEAlvusfa6zTT98xNBE9L3-A-_o8TuiuAAp9af1f3JwaVwFJ8tOiZhQa2s2DT7boL8e-/s2048/How+to+Slay+the+Perfect+Synopsis+Worksheet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcFM6vn8lXr6ujg8EkdraMhICrbdPUHoe1i50IWuPJeKCPVrGguszsTjxcmLqFc0QSk7qMCAECEAlvusfa6zTT98xNBE9L3-A-_o8TuiuAAp9af1f3JwaVwFJ8tOiZhQa2s2DT7boL8e-/w640-h422/How+to+Slay+the+Perfect+Synopsis+Worksheet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M3Q5LqIQ5-Toia4GE-F2_FOXphBXh_sj_WRklgFalwk/edit?usp=sharing">Link</a> to my "How to Slay the Perfect Synopsis Worksheet"</div><div><br /></div><div>The thing I use the most that helps me in the writing process, as well as write my synopsis, is what I call my WRITING BIBLE. It's basically a spreadsheet where I keep track of all my book details like chapter word counts, chapter summaries, purpose, and more! It has saved me so many times. I know you can do similar things in Scrivener, but I like to see all these details in grid form like this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a filled-out version of my <b>Writing Bible</b> of my latest work in progress <i>Tri Me</i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt2dPCW7WB6qbvn1i0edRMgc5E9SLMY_HXm4ctkk4IyMux3Jo1sYgaq5nAHoh48XnK9qcNSeIZqM93Q0hgGIULgJ3gSG1qO8w-USSentjOvnuSArnRnG2X2JqLf2VPwivDiWQj2yXMhBJ/s1426/104336C0-07A3-410F-8B67-BA8ACEA91985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Writing Bible - How to keep track of chapters and more" border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1426" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyt2dPCW7WB6qbvn1i0edRMgc5E9SLMY_HXm4ctkk4IyMux3Jo1sYgaq5nAHoh48XnK9qcNSeIZqM93Q0hgGIULgJ3gSG1qO8w-USSentjOvnuSArnRnG2X2JqLf2VPwivDiWQj2yXMhBJ/w640-h373/104336C0-07A3-410F-8B67-BA8ACEA91985.jpeg" title="How to Write the Perfect Synopsis" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's what the blank one looks like:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc-Ak5blE1zvuxghZGBB_u45q8etV6hjz8JDq3vgmxTJfHjAeTB0ZTKmoX-K3mXUgaeWTrjk-w5Py1Hx7tGfcoqxbFN3pgP9-ereZmZUoo-M_p9AJA9LcYZv8_2reqxwm9hnVv_1IZxoZ/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-05-07+at+11.42.44+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc-Ak5blE1zvuxghZGBB_u45q8etV6hjz8JDq3vgmxTJfHjAeTB0ZTKmoX-K3mXUgaeWTrjk-w5Py1Hx7tGfcoqxbFN3pgP9-ereZmZUoo-M_p9AJA9LcYZv8_2reqxwm9hnVv_1IZxoZ/w640-h366/Screen+Shot+2021-05-07+at+11.42.44+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qvtr6CJYzEOqujzkuwQuCX-tf7b26Ly_bDuMOrpLQcA/edit?usp=sharing">Link</a> to a blank copy of Robin's Writing Bible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you didn't catch my class or would like to view other awesome classes for writers, you can still sign up for the Storymakers virtual conference and access to all the classes for the next 90 days <a href="https://ldstorymakersconference.com/">here</a>. </div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-45838751179005036722021-01-15T10:17:00.000-08:002021-01-15T10:17:52.249-08:00Where in the World is Robin M. King?<p>I try and keep my social media updated, but sometimes my posts get lost in the abyss that is Facebook/Twitter/Instagram. I've had questions, so I figure it's time to answer them! But first, family photo time:</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcb0XQJ1qOAY0Ng2IE7M7-aJMY6wqewCVmB9jCCFDdPvCCWluoa_4ssyMA_1uvjbIvAILlZkF5s-fa_LjLRCnWRm7ZGy84pGZ9LYImTknuZvtXQWgel2AsoDYMgHV_otfNYiMSYqKn-z-/s2048/889A9283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Author Robin King and Family" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcb0XQJ1qOAY0Ng2IE7M7-aJMY6wqewCVmB9jCCFDdPvCCWluoa_4ssyMA_1uvjbIvAILlZkF5s-fa_LjLRCnWRm7ZGy84pGZ9LYImTknuZvtXQWgel2AsoDYMgHV_otfNYiMSYqKn-z-/w640-h426/889A9283.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The King Family 2020</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><br /></i><p></p><p><i>What's your next book coming out?</i></p><p>I'm currently on submission with <i>The Girl with Two Hearts</i>, which means we have submitted the book to publishers and are waiting to hear back. I'm super excited for the book to get in the hands of readers! I've had such good feedback from beta readers (like over 100 readers giving it 5 stars!), so I have high hopes for this story about a <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Heterotrophic transplant survivor named Grace who has one last wish before her two hearts give out: get a standing ovation, but when a singing performance sends her to the hospital, Grace has to decide if giving up singing will break her hearts, instead of saving them.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5zNs2NfI3jtUBhLGdxQx-O-I4b_m4Ryb4klHdVGN_QuHb-aFNu4sGrtYAyCBDM2myCkvfgmuXlyixYjN9ovLJk9Vh06NXMa_kyORYkQS_0phdAOGaSiZkrvyIuHnj_hD3S5QM2iF8CfT/s1800/Two+Heart+Mock+Cover31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5zNs2NfI3jtUBhLGdxQx-O-I4b_m4Ryb4klHdVGN_QuHb-aFNu4sGrtYAyCBDM2myCkvfgmuXlyixYjN9ovLJk9Vh06NXMa_kyORYkQS_0phdAOGaSiZkrvyIuHnj_hD3S5QM2iF8CfT/w266-h400/Two+Heart+Mock+Cover31.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mock Cover for my newest YA Contemporary <br /><i>The Girl with Two Hearts</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><i>Did I hear you're writing a children's book?</i></p><p>YES! In fact, even though we haven't officially "released" it yet, its already available on AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, KOBO and more! What?!? There's a cute story behind this book. Many of you know that I used to be a teacher for several years and I've been a private tutor as well. One of my students, Alex, who is originally from Romania, is a seventh-grader now. We started writing a children's book together about a year ago. It was just a fun project to teach her about the process of writing, editing, creating graphics, and the journey of publishing. As we got more into the process, she asked if we could actually publish it. So we did! The book is called "Postcards from Pinky." It is about a young girl and her stuffed unicorn who accidentally gets put in Grandma's suitcase and ends up traveling the world with her and sending postcards along the way. It's a cute story for kids and those that love to see the world around us and travel. We will be doing an official book launch on January 30 (details to come!). You can order the book on most platforms now (including ebook) and bring it to the book signing for us to sign. 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When he starts breaking the rules for a girl he likes, the safe world he’s been living in begins to fall apart and the only thing that will save him is to find the supposedly extinct passenger pigeon. This one is set in Montauk, New York. The setting and bird watching will make you want to move there. For reals. I'm still working with my agent on this one and will probably do another edit in the next few weeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm also just finished writing my 10th novel! This book I call <i>Tri Me</i> is a YA contemporary romance about a girl with little athletic ability who joins a triathlon team to prove she can be an all-star athlete like her brothers. Falling for a teammate isn't part of her plan and neither is having to use the triathlon to help save her family's reputation. I adore this book for its sweet love story and the parts where I get to use my triathlete experience within the pages!</span></p><i><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAlNHuhUDci6haHF803nuS3GHMLpm0OE7jyZvcRQLWR_RWDifsqK8oO6NJVX_HWqUzmoDRHnUNvXifjmQ-6bHOAWdVChgFJG6kietuwd5VtmTVwx-faqf5ne5yhXFybO6_ykYAoFrvVL2/s1000/3D-Book-Template+-+Remembrandt+series+ALL+with+Marli+cover+WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Remembrandt, Van Gogh Gone, and Memory of Monet by Author Robin King" border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="1000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAlNHuhUDci6haHF803nuS3GHMLpm0OE7jyZvcRQLWR_RWDifsqK8oO6NJVX_HWqUzmoDRHnUNvXifjmQ-6bHOAWdVChgFJG6kietuwd5VtmTVwx-faqf5ne5yhXFybO6_ykYAoFrvVL2/w400-h148/3D-Book-Template+-+Remembrandt+series+ALL+with+Marli+cover+WEB.jpg" title="The Best Young Adult Suspense Book Series" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Remembrandt, Van Gogh Gone, </i>&<i> Memory of Monet</i><br />by Robin M. King</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i><br /></i></div>What happened with the <b>Remembrandt </b>series? Will Alexandra go on more adventures?</i><div><br /></div><div>There are actually BIG things happening with this 3-book series. <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609799565&sr=8-2">Remembrandt</a></i> is getting an overhaul this year: NEW COVERS, NEW CONTENT, UPDATED AUDIOBOOKS, and MORE (hint, hint . . . hardback cover?!). I don't have dates on this, but the plan is to have new stuff by the summer. Whoo hoo! I'll keep you updated.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Other than that, I'm still trucking along. My new writing office is almost done and I will post pictures soon (probably in entire new blog post). Once my office is complete, I will be spending much more time this year writing, editing, and updating my website (it needs an overhaul). 2021 will for sure be a crazy year for me. Lots of books to be published, my oldest son going off to college (I'm too young for this!), my youngest baby girl will start kindergarten, and our new home that we moved into in October might finally get decorated. And maybe, if this Rona thing calms down, you'll find me writing on the beach too.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJkhClFgJ2uW9gTlGyeNfV9xfiRXoT-kV6Z8E21zPktMoPMG7RfPIjqFvH6iy-Wd7c5CGvTkBDPCN5s0I7KMhcgUMjg_KMP3sHUhECyaaAkb5H1ZM4-ruXnVWHBnsIQWehhdJQWu0U8AZ/s2048/IMG_2395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJkhClFgJ2uW9gTlGyeNfV9xfiRXoT-kV6Z8E21zPktMoPMG7RfPIjqFvH6iy-Wd7c5CGvTkBDPCN5s0I7KMhcgUMjg_KMP3sHUhECyaaAkb5H1ZM4-ruXnVWHBnsIQWehhdJQWu0U8AZ/w300-h400/IMG_2395.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son and I hiked to the top of Mount Timpanogas <br />Fall 2020. Yes, he's taller than me now (he grew 3 inches in the last 6 months!)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-43999038423880427032020-04-27T13:05:00.002-07:002020-04-27T13:11:11.939-07:00And the winner is . . . <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you for everyone that played along with the contest to win Jennifer A. Nielsen's books and my books. The winner of Jennifer A. Nielsen's books was <b>Carson L</b>.! We will contact you to get you your books.<br />
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The winner of my books was <b>Ems</b>! Congratulations. I will be contacting you today for your prizes. Thanks to everyone who participated.<br />
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Ever since I read THE FALSE PRINCE by Jennifer A. Nielsen, I have been in love with her writing and stories. Her books are clever, timeless, fun, heart-wrenching, and manage to draw in a large span of age groups no matter what genre she writes.<br />
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<i>EDITED TO ADD: The contest is now over. The winner of Jennifer A. Nielsen's books was Carson L. YAY!! We will contact you. The contest for my books has also ended. The winner was Ems! YAY!! I will contact you today too!</i><br />
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Below is a grid that you will also find on <a href="http://jennielsen.com/?p=3125">Jennifer’s website</a>. There are 15 squares and 15 questions to answer. To enter the contest, just answer one question correctly. Each corresponding square has a different blog post with a different question (I’m #12 - see below). When the question is answered correctly, Jennifer will unlock that square on her website to reveal the cover and title of her newest book. Even if the square is unlocked, please visit the blog to get an entry point. The contest is open until every square is unlocked and the full cover is revealed. This means if you visit every blog before the cover is revealed, you can get up to 15 entries.<br />
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THREE signed books from Jennifer A. Nielsen, INCLUDING the choice of THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM – or – the first ARC of this new historical book when Jennifer gets a copy.<br />
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-6465525185601475912020-02-24T10:02:00.000-08:002020-02-24T10:12:28.909-08:00How I Got Published<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've had so many people ask about my publishing journey. Sometimes, I forget that I've been published before because I just got a superstar agent last October (Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency). So how does it all work? How did I traditionally publish three books and not have an agent?</span><br />
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I finished writing my first book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=remembrandt&qid=1582235252&sr=8-3">Remembrandt</a>, in 2013. Although it took me about a year to write and edit the book. I had a great writing group that read through the whole book and gave me feedback, as well as beta readers. I started querying the book (i.e. sending letters to agents to see if they were interested), and I actually had some interest, including several requests for the full manuscript. But no one offered to represent me. Truth be told, I was only actively searching for an agent for about a month. But I kept writing. I decided that I needed to get some more words under my belt before I started querying again. I wrote another book (a contemporary fantasy that I haven't yet tried to get published) and started a third one. During this time, I'd periodically get a rejection letter from an agent who I had sent to months before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, about a year after I started querying, a got an email from an editor for Walnut Springs Press. They had originally been interested in my story, but because they were a smaller publisher (and my life was crazy busy with a new baby and living in Texas for the summer), I hadn't accepted their offer. Well, a year later, they noticed it hadn't been published and were still interested. Since I loved Remembrandt so much and it had been gathering dust, I pulled it out. I'd already done an overhaul revision of the book, but did another one before I sent it off to Walnut Springs Press.</span></span><br />
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A few weeks later, I was signing a publishing contract and only a few months later I was approving a book cover and pages. Remembrandt was published in October 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That fall, I wrote most of Van Gogh Gone (Remembrandt #2), during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). It was published by Walnut Springs Press in October 2015. I wrote <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Monet-Robin-M-King/dp/1599921499/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1582237285&sr=8-1">Memory of Monet </a>(Remembrandt #3) over the next few months and it was published October 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I loved the experience of being published, my book launches, book signings, teaching at conferences, visiting schools, audiobooks. It was a great learning experience. But I wanted more. I wanted an agent who could get me with the big publishing houses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />I wrote most of a young adult contemporary novel, <i>The Girl with Two Hearts</i> in November of 2018. It's the story of h<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">eterotrophic transplant survivor, Grace, who has one last wish before her two hearts give out: get a standing ovation, but when a singing performance sends her to the hospital, Grace has to decide if giving up singing will break her hearts, instead of saving them. </span>I finished the book in February 2019. After only querying about 15 agents and having a lot of interest, I knew this book was something I wanted to fight for no matter what. I revised it a few times, debating at the ending several times, and then started querying even more. By September, I had about 5 full manuscripts sitting with agents. Liza Fleissig made me the first offer. I had 3 offers after that, but I felt strongly that they were the right fit for me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And that's where I'm at now. We are submitting the novel to publishers in hopes that one will be interested in publishing the book. While I wait, I'm working on finishing two other contemporary YA books. So, my publishing journey isn't over. I feel like it's just beginning.</span></span><br />
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<br />Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-8575375480495054292019-07-06T12:46:00.002-07:002019-07-06T12:46:50.479-07:00The Making of a Book Cover: The Girl with Two HeartsI'm so excited that I decided to be a part of <a href="http://www.swoonreads.com/">Swoon Reads</a> and make a mock book cover for my most recent manuscript, <a href="https://swoonreads.com/m/the-girl-with-two-hearts/">The Girl with Two Hearts.</a> Obviously the final published cover will probably not look anything like all my mock covers, but I wanted to share some of the ones I came up with before I decided on the final one.<br />
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I first started out with a Pinterest board of the feel for my book, which is a young adult contemporary romance about a girl with a heterotrophic heart transplant (an extra heart grafted to her weak one) who wants nothing more than to get a standing ovation before her two hearts give out. The story is set in Seattle, the main characters meet doing tai chi together, and the boy helps the girl conquer her fear of singing on stage to help her win a singing competition.<br />
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After I scoured the internet for images that had the feel I wanted, then I just started playing around. This was the first round of covers I came up with:<br />
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I had some friends and my writing group vote. Many liked #2 and #11. But then everyone else had a different one they liked. Since several liked the idea of the photo in #8, and I still wanted to give the photo a hint of Seattle and also that the story has romantic elements, I decided I wanted a couple on the front cover, even though I wanted to focus on the fact that all Grace wants is to sing. This made me come up with some other ideas and this was what I came up with next:<br />
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With this round of covers, I got the most votes on #5 and #17. I loved so many aspects of that one (Seattle, couple, I added the guitar). I personally liked #5, #16, and #12 the best. In the end, I decided that I needed to keep the couple, and the font was easier to read on #17, so it's the one I'm going with for now:</div>
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If you'd like to beta read the manuscript on Swoon Reads, you can <a href="https://swoonreads.com/m/the-girl-with-two-hearts/">read it here</a> for a limited time. Be sure to make comments as you read (a comment box pops up at after chapter two and then again at the end). If you find any edits, please email them to me so I can fix them in my version (once the book is uploaded to the site, I can't make changes to the one on Swoon Reads). I'd love to hear what you think of the book!</div>
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<br />Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-12676269908485294352019-06-28T20:41:00.000-07:002019-06-28T20:41:01.157-07:00DIY: Make Your Own Harry Potter Monster Book of Monsters Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Admit it. You’ve always wanted one. Ever since I read <i>Harry Potter</i>, I knew I needed a book that looked like it could devour me just like I eat up all the books around me. Not to mention the soft furry cover. Maybe I’ll just sleep with it. Now you can too!</div>
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Debra and her adorable daughter team up to make this awesome Harry Potter-inspired Monster Book of Monsters Journal. You could also cover a book too if you want to just use it as a decor item (or something to hug in bed . . .).</div>
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Here are the Supplies you will need to get started:</div>
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Faux Fur Fabric (You can buy it by the yard at the craft store)<br />
a notebook (not spiral bound)<br />
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felt in red and white<br />
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Also, Debra has put together this awesome post on her blog on <a href="https://www.housewifeeclectic.com/?s=book+of+monsters" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">making your own Book of Monsters Valentine</a> too! Who else wants to be Debra’s best friend? *timidly raises hand*</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=eb79b7f495a97eb9ba2fd02efa88289c&creativeASIN=1599929481" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Remembrandt </a>Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter.</em></div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-20629812679566342192019-06-10T10:54:00.000-07:002019-06-10T10:54:01.181-07:00Make Your Own Harry Potter Hogwarts House Flags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you didn’t know, I have an obsession with all things magical. In fact, LitJoy has a crate that they release twice a year that is based on that obsession. Their Magical Edition crates have been one of my favorite things to receive (<a href="http://blog.litjoycrate.com/magical-edition-crate-year-6/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">sign-up for news on Year 6</a>). But let’s say you *might* be even a little more obsessed. Like, let’s say your book club did a whole retreat based on the Harry Potter series and they pulled a near all-nighter discussing all the books. Everyone dressed like a different character from the Harry Potter series. All the food was Harry Potter inspired. The whole space was decorated in Harry Potter decor and the weekend ended in a search for Horcruxes as part of an extravagant scavenger hunt. That would never happen, right!?!</div>
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Well, it did. All of my nerdy Harry Potter fanatics participated in this event (see costume ideas and more <a href="http://www.deliciousreads.com/2016/11/harry-potter-book-club-costume-ideas.html" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>). As part of it, I had the opportunity to make some Hogwarts house flags for the event. Griffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw had to be represented. But I couldn’t find large flags that were of the quality I wanted. So I made them. Now you can too!</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">1 yard of each house color fabric – red, blue, yellow, and green (I used fabric from the quilting section of Jo-Ann Fabric. It is cheap without being too thin).</li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Fabric Iron-on Kit with at least 4 transfers (I bought <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Avery-T-Shirt-Transfers-Matte-Sheets/dp/B0000C0CIR/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=939d30c33bf72564003afde88095ade3&creativeASIN=B0000C0CIR" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">this one</a>)</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ink Jet printer with color ink</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">4 Wooden dowels (I got 1/2″ diameter ones that were about 36″ long at my local walmart)</li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Rope or string to tie on the dowel </li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Paint the wooden dowels black and set aside to dry.</li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Turn with right sides together. Sew around the edges with a 1/4″ seam, leaving about a 6″ opening. Snip the tips of the pendant (see <a href="https://sew4home.com/tips-resources/sewing-tips-tricks/clipping-and-stitching-corners-correctly" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">this tutorial</a> on making corners). Turn right side out. You might need to use a pointed object (I use closed scissors) to push out the tips. Iron around the edges and the opening so that it matches the seam. Sew it shut right on the edge of the opening. </li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Fold the top edge over about 2″ (see photo above). Sew it down to make a pocket to slide the dowel through.</li>
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Hogwarts House Flag – Gryffindor 8.5x11</div>
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I’d love to see your finished projects! If you like Harry Potter-inspired food, check out this yummy <a href="http://blog.litjoycrate.com/blog/2018/05/butterbeer-cupcakes-with-butterbeer-frosting-recipes/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">butterbeer cupcakes tutorial</a> by our very own Debra. And don’t forget to get on our <a href="http://blog.litjoycrate.com/magical-edition-crate-year-6/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Harry Potter VIP list</a> for info about our Magical Edition Year 6 crates!</div>
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About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=64804f5a5a83cc3a4b253dc378db5d28&creativeASIN=1599929481" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt</a> Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter and cheesy superhero shows.</div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-16627435245668650382019-06-07T09:20:00.000-07:002019-06-07T09:20:12.590-07:00Author Stalker: Erin Summerill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love chatting with my authors. And by <i>my</i>, I mean the authors that I meet that sign my books. But let’s just keep calling them MY authors because after I work with them once, I kind of stalk them. Just a little bit. I love it when authors are willing to do silly things, like take over an Instagram account for the day or do a live interview. Surprisingly, they sometimes jump at the chance! Erin Summerill was one of those authors. Erin’s book, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Once a King</em>, was also included in LitJoy Crate's December 2018 box (which was to-die-for). We read her first books, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever the Hunted</em> and <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever the Brave</em> so it was a no-brainer to read this one too.</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Once a King</em> by Erin Summerill (get the <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/royal-socks" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Bring Me My Crown socks</a>, <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/quote-tumbler" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Rule the World tumbler</a>, <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/enamel-pin" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Weasley is Our King pin,</a> <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/rhys-print" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Rysand print</a>, or <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/narnia-notebook" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kings of Narnia notebook)</a></div>
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Here’s a little summary of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Once a King</em>: <span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>For twenty years, Channelers—women with a magical ability—have been persecuted in Malam by those without magic. Now King Aodren wants to end the bloody divide and unite his kingdom. But decades of hatred can’t be overcome by issuing decrees, and rumors of a deadly Channeler-made substance are only fueling people’s fears. Lirra has every reason to distrust Aodren. Yet when he asks for help to discover the truth behind the rumors, she can’t say no. With Lirra by his side, Aodren sees a way forward for his people. But can he rewrite the mistakes of the past before his enemies destroy the world he’s working so hard to rebuild? Erin Summerill returns with a high-stakes fantasy full of romance, magic, and revenge!</i></span></div>
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Erin was such a sport to do an instagram takeover for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/litjoycrate/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">@litjoycrate</a>! She showed us her office, some favorite books, showed us where she sometimes writes or works, introduced us to <a href="https://tricialevenseller.com/books/home/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Tricia Levenseller</a>, author of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Daughter of a Pirate King</em> and <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Warrior of the Wild, </em>and more! We love her so much!</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A little more about Erin: When she’s not writing, Erin is devouring a book, photographing one, or talking to teens about her latest favorite read. She is proud to be an Air Force brat. She was born in England. Shortly after, her family’s Hawaiian heritage drew them back to the islands. Now, she lives in Utah with her husband and four children. Erin holds a B.A. in English from Brigham Young University and is currently working on an MFA in Writing Fiction For Children at Vermont College of Fine Arts.</span></div>
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We hope you’ll check out Erin Summerill’s books (sadly, LitJoy sold out of her book and crate, but you can get the book still <a href="http://www.erinsummerill.com/books-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>). Let us know what you think!</div>
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About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=64804f5a5a83cc3a4b253dc378db5d28&creativeASIN=1599929481" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt</a> Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter and cheesy superhero shows.</div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-36933267262254127362019-05-31T09:28:00.000-07:002019-06-07T09:28:34.476-07:00Book Boyfriends: Favorite Literary Romances<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love a good romance. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a book that is just a romance, but I love it when there is a romantic storyline in my books. It's time to talk in depth about some recent men in fiction that we love.</div>
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Some of my favorite book boyfriends are:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Laslo and Sarai (from <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Strange the Dreamer</em> by Laini Taylor) – if you love them too, LitJoy has a <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/lazlo-and-sarai-notebook" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">notebook</a> that is to-die-for and some amazing trading cards featuring this lovely couple.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Kai and <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/magnet-cinder" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Cinder</a> (from <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Cinder</em> in the Lunar Chronicles series)</li>
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So sit back and swoon with me as Alix and Ali give us all the goods on our literary lovers in this LitJoy Live:</div>
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If you love boys in fiction, particularly Mr. Darcy, <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/bookish-items/products/rhys-print" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Rysand</a> (from <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A Court of Thorns and Roses </em>by Sarah J. Maas), Edward (from the <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Twilight</em> series by Stefanie Meyer), and Jace (from the <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Shadow Hunter</em> series by Cassandra Clare) then you will love taking a bath with them. Now you can get dirty while getting clean with our <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/products/book-boyfriend-bath-bomb-set-of-4" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Litjoy Exclusive Book Boyfriend Bath Bombs!</a></div>
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“Cat-woman was a good way to describe her. The ears on the dark helmet, the oversized lenses, the claws that she’d just retracted after that spectacular jump… Even her steps toward him oozed feline grace.” ― <span class="authorOrTitle" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah J. Maas, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Catwoman: Soul Stealer</em> ― </span><span id="quote_book_link_36601428" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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I loved this new young adult novel! Sarah J. Maas has to be one of my favorite authors. Her series,<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> Throne of Glass</em> and <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">A Court of Thorns and Roses</em> are some of my favorite books. So it made sense that Litjoy Crate pounced on her newest book in the DC Icons books: <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Catwoman: Soul Stealer</em> for their <a href="https://litjoycrate.com/pages/to-bee-read-book-box-subscription" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">August Crate</a>.</div>
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Since Halloween is coming up and we all love a good costume idea, we thought we would ask our beautiful friend Jen (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/classycozmetics/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">@classycozmetics</a>) to help us out. Guys, she really did amazing on this one! LitJoy did an Instagram Live with Jen and she chatted with us while she transformed into the famous antihero. Jen’s personality is way too cute to actually be the rebellious Catwoman, but her cosplay and makeup is spot on!</div>
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You can also check out this quick video with more info on her transformation. Make sure to watch to the very end where she shows off some of her other amazing cosplay, including Jack Sparrow and Lucille Ball!</div>
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If you love Catwoman as much as I do, LitJoy's <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates/products/catwoman-soulstealer-august-subscription-crate" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Catwoman Crate</a> was amazing. Even though it is now sold you, you can still get a copy of Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas at your favorite retailer.</div>
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<i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Maaorrao! </i>Sorry, that was my attempt at a cat noise . . .</div>
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About the Author: Robin M. King is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King-ebook/dp/B00SA2GDLU/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=9e49ee1122e648bedd9706b05d53a656&creativeASIN=B00SA2GDLU" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt Series</a>), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter.</div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-45088183878380004372019-05-24T09:30:00.000-07:002019-06-07T09:37:41.382-07:00Author Stalker: Django Wexler<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
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This week, I lucked out and got to be a part of LitJoy Crate's interview Django Wexler, author of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/books/products/jan-pirate-thief-book" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ship of Smoke and Steel</a> </em>(which they included in their January 2019 crate). </div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with degrees in creative writing and computer science, worked in artificial intelligence research and as a programmer/writer for Microsoft, and is now a full-time fantasy writer. Django is the author of </span><i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Shadow Campaigns</i><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">, a flintlock fantasy series for adults, and </span><i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Forbidden Library</i><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">, a classic fantasy series for middle-grade readers.</span><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></div>
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I LOVED Django’s new YA book! <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ship of Smoke and Steel</em> is about a young protagonist who is forced into the adventure of a lifetime aboard a ship so magical and mysterious, it may lead to her ending! But to protect her family and conquer her foes, she will risk everything! We fell in love with the incredible world-building, appreciated the LGBTQIA and diversity represented, and couldn’t put this book down!</div>
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Now to the geniuses behind LitJoy Crate, Kelly and Alix (Django joins us at 11 minutes):</div>
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If you missed it, Django Wexler was named after Django Reinhardt, the Jazz guitarist and composer. I think that is so cool! If you want to read the book, and don’t have it yet, you can still get <a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/books/products/jan-pirate-thief-book" target="_blank">a LitJoy exclusive copy of the book</a> with a custom dust jacket with art by Diana Dworak and signed by the Django! It also comes with two LitJoy trading cards. </div>
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-91361811189838964262019-05-19T17:39:00.000-07:002019-06-08T18:34:46.690-07:00Why Sarah J. Maas Makes the Perfect Catwoman<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
If you are a young adult reader or love DC Comics, chances are you’ve probably heard about the DC Icons young adults books that have been sweeping across the world like a speeding bullet. I got to work with the amazing Marie Lu and her book, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399549781?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0399549781">Batman: Nightwalker</a></em>, which was included in the LitJoy January 2018 crate (which is sold out, but you can still get the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399549781?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0399549781">here</a>). This is one of those books that you will be willing to hang upside down for. Cough, cough. **crickets**<br />
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Anyway, all Batman humor aside, another book in the DC Icons series is Catwoman! Who better to write such a book, than our very own author-extraordinaire . . .</div>
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Yes, I claim her. Ok, not really, but I’ve read all her books and can’t think of anyone better to represent sexy Catwoman. Sarah could probably be Catwoman herself! Did you know she wrote the first drafts of the<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Throne-Glass-Sarah-J-Maas/dp/1619630346/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=6a894a981a3d2afe5f3acb0ef1d00cab&creativeASIN=1619630346" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> Throne of Glass</a> series when she was sixteen?!? It was a New York Times Bestseller and has now sold in thirty-five languages. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College in 2008 with a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Religious Studies. Sarah is a New York native, which I think is another reason she will show Gotham well, though she currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and dog.<i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> But no cat. </i>We’ll forgive her for that. Also, if you didn’t know it yet, her Throne of Glass series is being made into a TV show by Hulu (check out details <a href="http://deadline.com/2016/09/throne-of-glass-books-tv-series-mark-gordon-co-hulu-1201814665/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">here</a>). The film rights for her <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Court-Thorns-Roses-Sarah-Maas/dp/1619635186/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=58f3b52dcc4bdea46616d6ff5ac6633b&creativeASIN=1619635186" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a> (ACOTAR) have been optioned by Tempo Productions (see the announcement <a href="http://deadline.com/2015/11/tempo-court-of-thorns-and-roses-piers-tempest-jo-bamford-sarah-maas-the-journey-im-global-paisley-mcguinness-1201618575/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">here</a>). I’ve scoured the internet for more details, but all I could find was that both are still being developed and no one has been chosen as the main stars yet. </div>
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But back to what you’re really here for: CATWOMAN!!<br />
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So what has the illustrious Sarah J. Maas written for us? Here’s the book summary:</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #8320e6; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Two years after escaping Gotham City’s slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, Gotham City looks ripe for the taking.</em></span></div>
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Wow! Doesn’t that sound amazing. I couldn’t wait to get my paws on it. And you now you can too <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399549692?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0399549692">here</a>!</div>
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Hold onto your tails . . . this book is going to be EPIC.</div>
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P.S. Since I posted this, the last book in the DC Icons series came out - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039954965X?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=039954965X">Superman: Dawnbreaker</a> by Matt de la Pena! I got my signed exclusive copy <a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/featured-crates/products/superman-crate">here</a> in this LitJoy Crate and I LOVE IT SO MUCH:<br />
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-71324157119066266442019-05-10T17:07:00.000-07:002019-06-07T18:37:01.253-07:00Author Stalker: Heidi Heilig {Author of for a Muse of Fire} <div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
Have you read<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Muse-Fire-Heidi-Heilig/dp/0062380818/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=authorrobinki-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2373345d014cdcceb63053ed5f51ff3c&creativeASIN=0062380818" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> For a Muse of Fire</em></a> by Heidi Heilig yet? <span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">This first book in a new trilogy from the acclaimed Heidi Heilig blends traditional storytelling with ephemera for a lush, page-turning tale of escape and rebellion. </span><i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For a Muse of Fire</i><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> will captivate fans of Sabaa Tahir, Leigh Bardugo, and Renée Ahdieh.</span></div>
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<i>Jetta’s family is famed as the most talented troupe of shadow players in the land. With Jetta behind the scrim, their puppets seem to move without string or stick—a trade secret, they say. In truth, Jetta can see the souls of the recently departed and bind them to the puppets with her blood.</i></div>
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<i>But ever since the colonizing army conquered their country, the old ways are forbidden, so Jetta must never show, never tell. Her skill and fame are her family’s way to earn a spot aboard the royal ship to Aquitan, where shadow plays are the latest rage, and where rumor has it the Mad Emperor has a spring that cures his ills—and could cure Jetta’s, too. Because seeing spirits is not the only thing that plagues her.</i></div>
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<i>But as rebellion seethes and as Jetta meets a young smuggler, she will face truths and decisions that she never imagined—and safety will never seem so far away.</i></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Heidi Heilig creates a vivid, rich world inspired by Asian cultures and French colonialism. Her characters are equally complex and nuanced, including the bipolar heroine. Told from Jetta’s first-person point-of-view, as well as with chapters written as play scripts and ephemera such as telegrams and letters, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">For a Muse of Fire</em> is an engrossing journey that weaves magic, simmering romance, and the deep bonds of family with the high stakes of epic adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Heidi Heilig is the author of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062380761/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062380761&linkCode=as2&tag=authorrobinki-20&linkId=8dc7351ff6581e75c3fff573115cd05f">The Girl from Everywhere</a></i> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062380796/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062380796&linkCode=as2&tag=authorrobinki-20&linkId=6930bd0b7a3de7b2b2d6d9313a4ee5cf">The Ship Beyond Time</a>. She grew up in Hawaii, where she rode horses and raised peacocks. She holds an MFA from New York University in musical theatre writing, and she’s written book and lyrics for several shows. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, her son, and their pet snake.</span></div>
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Oh, Laini Taylor, you just seem to have a way with words. You make fantasy look good. Real good. You are one of the main reasons I love fantasy. And Leigh Bardugo. And Sarah J. Maas. And . . .</div>
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Fantasy has taken the world by storm. Honestly, it’s probably J.K. Rowling’s fault. Or maybe Brandon Sanderson. Whatever or whoever it was, fantasy books are some of my favorites, which is probably why LitJoy Crate includes many of them in their <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/ya" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">young adult</a> and <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/ages-8-13" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">middle grade</a> book box crates. I love the worlds that fantasy books have created that take us out of our lives of work, study, toddler tantrums (whether you are the culprit or you brought them into this world), and teen angst or drama (whether we are in our teens or have teens).</div>
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SO who are your favorite fantasy authors?</div>
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Listen to the Alix and Kelly Show (with Debra too) where LitJoy’s co-founders dish on their favorite fantasy books.</div>
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If they didn’t mention one of your favorite fantasy books, please let me know! I often put together book lists and I love to include ones from my readers!</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=eb79b7f495a97eb9ba2fd02efa88289c&creativeASIN=1599929481" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Remembrandt</a>Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter. </em></div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-32272287119433658922019-04-26T11:22:00.000-07:002019-06-07T15:36:47.507-07:00Gift Ideas for Teens that Love to Read<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 52px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0em 0em 0.3em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Admit it. It’s hard to please those teenagers. They usually want money, a new phone, or something so astronomically expensive that you can’t get it for them. Coming up with ideas of birthday, graduation, or Christmas gifts between $5-$40 is difficult. Readers are a little easier – you can always get them a book – but what if you want to branch out and do something related to reading for those book lovers, and even more?</div>
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Don’t worry. I’ve done all the work for you. Here’s a bunch of ideas of things I love (I'm a nerdy reader too). You can always check out LitJoy Crate's <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">shop</a> or just get a book crate, which is basically a box that includes a new release book (an exclusive edition that is signed by the author!) and 5-7 items that go with the book. LitJoy crate does <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">one-time crates</a> or you can subscribe for 3, 6, or 12 months for the gift that keep giving too. The LitJoy subscription crates are ALWAYS new release books so you can make sure that the person you are giving the gift to, is getting something unique and different than they already have too.</div>
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Here’s my list of favorite gift ideas for teens and young adults that love to read:</div>
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LitJoy Crate – <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/subscriptions" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">book box subscriptions</a> are all the rage right now. We love these, especially if you want to spoil a teen or adult every month for a certain amount of time. But sometimes you just want to get one crate. LitJoy has several crates that you can just order one right now for only $29.99, shipped either to you or to them!</div>
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Here are the ones they have now:</div>
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<a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/featured-crates/products/born-rebels-crate">Born Rebel Young Adult Crate</a> - This South Indian–inspired fantasy trilogy follows one rebel girl’s mission to assassinate a ruthless general—only to have her heart captured by a greater force. This LitJoy exclusive book comes with 3 LitJoy trading cards from the Shadowhunter series, a reverse dust jacket art by <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Tara Spruit (@taratjah), a </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">t</span>ip-in page with author letter and signature, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">and 5 other book-inspired items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/featured-crates/products/898542296">Tea Lovers Young Adult Crate</a> - <span style="color: black;">Pour a cup of tea and dive into a book full of mystery and intrigue! </span><span style="color: black;">Included in this crate: </span><span style="color: black;">The Young Adult novel:</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px;">The Leaf Reader</em><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">by Emily Arsenault, a story that blends the line between realistic contemporary and paranormal fiction, </span>plus 7 book-related items.</span></div>
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#4 – FIREFLY PILLOWCASE</h2>
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#5 – KINDRED SPIRITS CANDLE</h2>
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#6 – HARRY POTTER PATRONUS INFINITY SCARF</h2>
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#7 – GOING OUTSIDE IS HIGHLY OVERRATED TOTE</h2>
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#8 – Bluetooth Shower Speaker</h2>
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<a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/accessories/products/shower-speaker">Bluetooth Shower Speaker </a>– <span style="color: black; font-family: "din next";">You're in the shower, hair shampooed into a mohawk, and you think to yourself: I wish I could be listening to an audiobook right now! Well good news, we have a solution! This Shower Speaker boasts some incredibly convenient features: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "din next";">it is waterproof, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "din next";">the easy-to-use suction cup keeps it in place on your shower wall, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "din next";">batteries last for up to 6+ hours of listening, and i</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "din next";">t is equipped with hands-free Bluetooth capabilities!</span> Get free shipping on this product when purchased with any <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates&source=gmail&ust=1535945183561000&usg=AFQjCNFzVzqGIkwM8rsmYep5T8H4S4678A" href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">past crate</a>!</div>
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#9 – LAVENDER EYE MASK</h2>
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#10 – LAZLO AND SARAI (STRANGE THE DREAMER BY LAINI TAYLOR) NOTEBOOK</h2>
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#11 – LORD OF THE RINGS WOODEN BOOKMARK</h2>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">He never leaves a single ring,</em><br />
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<a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/accessories/products/enamel-pin">Weasley is out King</a> - Ron Weasley will always be our favorite king and underdog! Decorate your book bags, pin banners, or favorite jacket with this LitJoy-exclusive enamel pin!</div>
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#14 -TALE OF THE THREE BROTHERS TOTE BAG</h2>
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#18 – Throne of Glass Quote Book Sleeve</h2>
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#19 –Celaena Sardothian Dragon Socks</h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/apparel/products/celaena-socks">Celaena Sardothian Dragon Socks</a> (knee high socks) - </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A dress can be a weapon in a rebel’s arsenal. Especially when that rebel is Celaena from Throne of Glass and the dress is a black number with a golden dragon on the back! We wanted to do our own take on Celaena’s famous dress with these High Dragon Socks! Wear them to keep cozy in the winter or with shorts in the spring!</span></span><br />
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Lurking in the forest of The Wren Hunt one can encounter the Tree Man and his Tuanacul–the women with lips of petals, their touch as soft as a leaf, who will kiss you senseless, breathing poison into your veins. They lure you, they seduce you with their charm and beauty! This magical danger immediately reminded us of the mysteries that lurk in the Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts. Now light a candle and make sure to keep your wits about you!</div>
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About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is an author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=64804f5a5a83cc3a4b253dc378db5d28&creativeASIN=1599929481" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt</a> Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter and cheesy superhero shows.</div>
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-9038551358609699362019-04-12T22:08:00.000-07:002019-06-07T22:17:05.991-07:00Author Stalker: Interview with Amie Kaufman {Author of Ice Wolves & Illuminae}<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Whether you love her middle grade books or young adult books, Amie Kaufman is for sure an author whose books you NEED on your shelf. We loved reading her <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553499114?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0553499114" target="_blank">Illuminae Files</a> series so much that it was a no brainer to include her new release <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ice Wolves</em> in a recent middle grade box (which is sold out, but you can still get the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062457985?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062457985" target="_blank">book here</a>).</div>
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LitJoy’s Fire & Ice Middle Grade Crate with Amie Kaufman’s new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062457985?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062457985" target="_blank">Ice Wolves</a></div>
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Alix and Kelly got to interview Amie and chat about everything Ice Wolves as well as author life. She was such a joy to interview that I had to share it with you too. Also, her Aussie accent is so cool to listen to :)!</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult fiction. Her multi-award winning work is slated for publication in over 30 countries, and has been described as “a game-changer” (Shelf Awareness), “stylistically mesmerising” (Publishers Weekly) and “out-of-this-world awesome” (Kirkus). Her series includes The Illuminae Files, The Starbound Trilogy, Unearthed and Elementals: Ice Wolves. Her work is in development for film and TV, and has taken home multiple Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, a Gold Inky, made multiple best-of lists and been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.</em></div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Amie had the good fortune to be raised just one block from her local library, and took full advantage of that fact growing up. She and her sister spent their childhood summers re-creating their favourite books by camping in the back yard, mapping their neighbourhood, climbing trees, stepping through magical doors and sailing the local seas. Raised in Australia and Ireland, she has kissed the Blarney stone six times, thoroughly cementing her gift of the gab.</em></div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">As she grew older (but not up), she continued her education, and graduated with honors degrees in history, literature and law, and a master’s degree in conflict resolution. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. After working as a mediator for seven years, these days she’s a full-time writer, working from her home in Melbourne when she’s not on the road in the US, Europe and Asia. A few of her top travel moments include camping in the Sahara overnight, climbing a mountain in Vietnam, standing on the Great Wall of China and cycling the Loire Valley, but she has a huge list left to cover.</em></div>
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-90363476682582912982019-04-10T09:58:00.000-07:002019-06-26T19:29:36.363-07:00The 20 Best Young Adult Books of 2018<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
I read a lot of books. When I say a lot, I mean that between me and all my book nerd friends, we are reading over a thousand books per year! I’ve read the good, the bad, and the ugly. But mostly, I’ve read beautiful books that I love to share with my friends. That being said, you know I’ve done my research. Of all the young adult new releases in 2018, these are my favorites. Most of these were 5-star reads and I can’t wait to share them with you!</div>
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1. <i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1328949974?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1328949974">Once a King</a> </i>by Erin Summerill <i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">– </i>A young king desperate to save his kingdom. A girl with magical abilities and a closed off heart. This fast-paced fantasy novel gives readers romance, revenge, a kingdom on the brink of war and a magical society you’ll want to join!</div>
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2. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250170974?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1250170974">Children of Blood and Bone</a></em> by Tomi Adeyemi – Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now, Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers—and her growing feelings for the enemy.</div>
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3<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">. <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/books/products/the-wren-hunt" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Wren Hunt</a> </em>by Mary Watson- Once ruled by an ancient magic, Wren’s people–the Augurs–are now controlled by the Judges, set on destroying the Augurs for good. In a desperate bid to save her family, Wren takes a dangerous undercover assignment as an intern amidst those who want her dead. Caught in a web of lies, deceit, and betrayal, she finds herself hurtling towards a truth that threatens to consume her and reveal who she really is. Not only has she come to the attention of powerful Judge Cassa Harkness, but she is also falling dangerously in love with the one person she shouldn’t . . . (You can get the LitJoy Crate of this book <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates/products/fortune-and-folklore" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">here</a>).</div>
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5. <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/new-in-the-shop/products/dark-fairytale-litjoy-exclusive-edition-book" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Grim Lovelies</em></a> by Megan Shepherd – Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood—and Anouk is accused of the crime.</div>
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10. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006265277X?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=006265277X">My Plain Jane</a></em> by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows – Move over, Charlotte Brontë. The authors of the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre—a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem perfect for fans of The Princess Bride or A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.</div>
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11. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062652664?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062652664">Onyx and Ivory</a></em><span id="goog_137006936"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_137006937"></span> by Mindee Arnett – This slow-burning passion and fast-paced adventure YA fantasy novel is about an outcast girl, the boy she loves, and the kingdom that has torn them apart.</div>
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12. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250145651?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1250145651">Suitors and Sabotage</a></em> by Cindy Anstey – In this charming YA regency romance/mystery, young Imogene and Ben find themselves falling into life, danger, and maybe even into love.</div>
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13. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250112680?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1250112680">To Kill a Kingdom</a></em> by Alexandra Christo – When royalty from two different realms collide, there will be war, vengeance, romance, and treachery! In this fantasy YA fairytale retelling, nobles with feet and fins are at odds and the hearts of readers will be drawn to the story like it’s the call of a siren!</div>
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14. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062471341?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062471341">The Queen’s Rising</a></em> by Rebecca Ross – Debut author Rebecca Ross deftly mixes magic, loyalty, and revenge in this spellbinding YA fantasy about a girl who is thrust into a treacherous plot to overthrow the king.</div>
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15. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399549781?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0399549781">Batman: Nightwalker</a></em> – Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy.</div>
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16. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316341711?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0316341711">Muse of Nightmares</a></em> by Laini Taylor – Sequel to Strange the Dreamer! In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice—save the woman he loves, or everyone else?—while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the Muse of Nightmares, has not yet discovered what she’s capable of. As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel’s near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead? </div>
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17. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062795325?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062795325">The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy</a></em> by Mackenzi Lee – In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall Honor-winning novel.</div>
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18. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055349919X?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=055349919X">Obsidio</a></em> by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff – This is the third book in the Illuminae Files. Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they’ll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady’s cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza’s ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys—an old flame from Asha’s past—reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heroes will fall, and hearts will be broken.</div>
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19. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1619636107?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1619636107">Kingdom of Ash</a></em> by Sarah J. Maas – Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas’s #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius’s journey from slave to king’s assassin to the queen of a once-great kingdom reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across her world.</div>
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20. <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062866567?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062866567">A Very Large Expanse of Sea</a></em> by Tahereh Mafi – In 2002, Muslim teen Shirin hides from the turbulent world through afternoons break-dancing with her brother. Even when she meets Ocean James, who wants to get to know her, Shirin’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let her guard down.</div>
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What are your favorites from 2018? Did I miss yours? I’d love to hear what books you think should have made this list!</div>
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About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=64804f5a5a83cc3a4b253dc378db5d28&creativeASIN=1599929481" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt</a> Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter and cheesy superhero shows</div>
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-41087449079550316682019-04-05T09:50:00.000-07:002019-06-07T18:37:54.231-07:00Who Made the Best Superman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can’t stop thinking about him. He’s tall, dark, and handsome. He’s from a foreign land. He has muscles that go on for days. He has a respectable job by day (one after my own little writer heart) and, with the fastest quick-change in history, saves the world whenever it needs saving. There are books and shows and movies everywhere telling his story. He is also the only one I know who can pull off a cape and spandex. And he’s just plain SUPER.</div>
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He’s SUPERMAN.</div>
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Yep. I am smitten with this character. He’s my own personal kryptonite. Ever since LitJoy announced that they would be working with the DC Icons series of novels that represent my favorite superheroes, I have been on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t wait to hear who they would be. Last year, <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Wonder Woman: Warbringer</em> by Leigh Bardugo came out. It was followed by <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Batman: Nightwalker</em> by Marie Lu and then <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/dc-icons-collection/products/catwoman-soulstealer-signed-book-only-no-crate" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Catwoman: Soulstealer</a> by Sarah J. Maas. Guess what is coming out this next month?!? <i style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman: Dawnbreaker</i> by Matt de la Pena is one of the most anticipated reads of 2019 (and the latest book to be included in a<a href="https://litjoycrate.com/products/superman-crate" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> LitJoy Crate</a>)! I mean, come on. Superman as a teenager just sounds perfect and gives me flashbacks to binge-watching Smallville (raise your hand if you’ve seen every episode).<br />
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But here’s the really important question. Who has made the best Superman? I’m not just talking the best-looking (though, there are some better than others). I’m talking about which actor has portrayed him the best? (I’m not including comics and novels featuring Superman, just because interpretations are too different).</div>
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Here are the men I think we need to talk about:</div>
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Kirk Alyn – <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman</em> (1948), <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Atom Man vs. Superman</em> (1950)</div>
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Ok. So maybe Superman’s first appearance by an actor isn’t exactly the highlight of the Man of Steel’s stardom, but it wasn’t really Kirk Alyn’s fault. Alyn was muscular, athletic and a bit graceful too (he used to dance). He made for an energetic Superman, and he played Clark Kent as we all could imagine: mild-mannered and earnest. All the flying scenes in the shows were accomplished via animation. Everything else was all Alyn, including his sprinting around at top speed, tossing bad guys, and leaping into and out of the frame.</div>
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Oddly enough, Alyn was the first actor who played Superman to realize it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. He wasn’t even given credit in the serials. They just listed his role as . . . Clark Kent. Poor Alyn. But after several small roles on TV and in westerns, Ayn returned to Superman in cameo form. He played Lois Lane’s father in <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman: The Movie</em> in 1978. </div>
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George Reeves – <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman & The Mole Men</em> (1951), <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Adventures of Superman</em> (1952-1958)</div>
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George Reeves had several roles before he became Superman, including playing one of Scarlett’s suitors on Gone with the Wind. His stardom really surfaced as he came to be known as the reporter and superhero in 104 episodes on TV. Reeves acting was more seen in his portrayal of Clark Kent, who really won the show over. He wore a padded costume (not unlike the molded Halloween costumes we see nowadays) to make his muscles more pronounced. </div>
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Christopher Reeve – <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman: The Movie</em> (1978), <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman II</em> (1980), <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman III</em> (1983), <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em> (1987)</div>
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No one can deny that Christopher Reeve made Superman one of the greatest heroes in movie legend. His ability to hide his 6′ 4″ and 225 pounds of muscle, in a nerdy Clark Kent facade, was brilliant too. There was something about the way he played Superman too. Even with the late 1970s technology, Reeve managed to somehow make you believe that he really could fly. Even after four Superman movies, he still managed to have some big roles, including Somewhere in Time. The world was heartbroken when an accident horseback riding made him quadriplegic and even more so when he passed away in 2004 at age 52 of an infection. (Sidenote: He appeared in two episodes of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Smallville</em> as Dr. Virgil Swann in 2003.)</div>
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John Haymes Newton – <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superboy</em> (1988)</div>
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Superboy focused on Superman’s adventures while he was in college. While the show ran for four seasons, John Haymes Newton only played the hero in the first one. The <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superboy</em>TV show wasn’t for everyone, probably because of sometimes low production values, bizarre scripts (especially in the first season), and some questionable performances. Newton did his best to make the role new, but the first season of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superboy </em>is mostly for the completists out there.</div>
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Gerard Christopher – <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Adventures of Superboy</em> (1989-1991)</div>
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Gerard Christopher is often overlooked by audiences, but he put in more hours as our favorite superhero than most of the other actors. He was the Man of Steel (Boy of Steel might be a more accurate term) for 73 half-hour episodes over the course of three years. Mr. Christopher (much like Mr. Reeve) looked like a Superman comic come to life, and wore the most comic book accurate version of the Superman costume ever seen on screen. When the show reached its third and fourth seasons, it really was less about the boy and more about the man, right down to Clark and Lana (remember Smallville?) working in a newspaper-like setting. Christopher fought many comic book accurate supervillains during the show. He even played the clumsy Clark Kent that we all know and love. He was even considered as Christopher Reeve’s replacement for a rebooted Superman film franchise in the early ’90s, and he auditioned for and was chosen for the role for the <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</em> TV show before the showrunners learned he had already worn the cape and gave the role to Dean Cain.</div>
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Dean Cain – Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)</div>
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People might make fun of <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman</em>, but when it worked, it <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">worked</em>. The first year of this show’s run showed an accurate representation for what one finds in the Superman comics of the early ’90s as you’re ever likely to see. Also, the genuine chemistry between Dean Cain’s Clark Kent and Teri Hatcher’s Lois Lane made for some real on-screen fun. While Cain’s muscular frame (he played football at Princeton and a short time with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills) wasn’t done any favors by a weird-looking costume, his charming, everyman Clark Kent (who wanted Lois to love <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">him</em>, not his superhero alter ego) was a fresh take on the normal representation of the Lois/Clark/Superman love triangle. If nothing else, Superman fans would enjoy the first season of this show and might even laugh out loud from time to time!</div>
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I’m not going to lie. Tom Welling is my personal favorite representation of Superman. Even though the show pretended not to be Superman, anyone who watched the first episode could see the chiseled jawline of Tom Welling, r<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">eminiscent of Christopher Reeves. Ten seasons and 218 hour-long episodes make this television show go down in history as one of the longest and most memorable. The unique part about this show was that Welling didn’t put on the well-known red and blue costume and shield until the very last episode, making this version more of a backstory for our well-loved hero.</span></div>
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Brandon Routh (<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman Returns</em>, 2006)</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Superman Returns</em> might not have been the film that Superman fans were hoping for, but most can agree that Brandon Routh’s portrayal of the Man of Steel was thoughtful and sincere. Routh made Clark Kent just as memorable as Christopher Reeve’s version. He also gave us a more quiet hero in Superman, and it worked for this film. Though Routh hasn’t been back on screen as Superman, he became Ray Palmer in DC’s <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Arrow</em> television show and then later in the same network’s <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Legends of Tomorrow</em>. </div>
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Henry Cavill – Man of Steel (2013)</div>
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Anyone who’s anyone has to agree that Henry Cavill looks the part of Superman. His physique, his facial expressions, and his ability to make Superman the altruistic hero he was meant to be, really give all the others that have played Superman a run for their money. Cavill made Superman tough and yet still sincere. He returned to the screen after <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Man of Steel</em> in <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Batman vs. Superman</em> and Justice League. Though nothing has been officially announced, there is some buzz that Cavill will play Superman again in another film. </div>
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Tyler Hoechlin – Supergirl (2016-2018)</div>
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Tyler Hoechlin was once a <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teen Wolf</em> superstar, but now he periodically plays a superhero on the CW’s<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> Supergirl</em> television series. He is not the main character, but has appearances every once and a while and fans hope to see more. Hoechlin shows us that Clark Kent doesn’t have to be a complete klutz. He can still be the mild-mannered Clark we all love, and confident too. Seeing his interactions with Supergirl (aka Melissa Benoist) brings about some family fun that we haven’t really seen in the Superman storyline.</div>
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About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=64804f5a5a83cc3a4b253dc378db5d28&creativeASIN=1599929481" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt</a> Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter and cheesy superhero shows.</div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-47908232419854276512019-04-02T20:04:00.000-07:002019-06-07T20:04:21.750-07:00Unique Harry Potter Gift Ideas<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
Harry Potter has taken our world by storm . . . or by magic. Either way, this phenomenon that started as a middle-grade book has become something that everyone knows about. And loves! What better way to show you love them than giving them gifts that are so unique, you won’t find them anywhere else.</div>
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A Pygmy Puff is a miniature Puffskein, bred by Fred and George Weasley and sold at their shop Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes at 93 Diagon Alley in London, It was one of their most popular products, as George said they were having trouble breeding them fast enough for the demand. Now you can get your own, designed exclusively for our shop.</div>
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Inspired by <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</em> by J.K. Rowling</div>
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Notice! If you are a house elf, we are granting you a pair of socks that you may be a free elf! If you are a witch or wizard… well then enjoy a pair of mismatched socks!</div>
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“If you die, you’re welcome to share my toilet.” Whether you loved (or were scared of) Moaning Myrtle or Sir Nicholas, the ghosts roaming the halls of Hogwarts are some of our favorite characters. Now you can take notes, journal, or write love notes to your favorite Harry Potter characters.</div>
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Sweet Sequels creates thoughtfully conceptualized, hand-painted designs where every piece is inspired by the themes and mood of each individual book. This sweet, soft Dobby doll was handmade and specifically designed with original artwork for LitJoy Crate. (This item is sold out, but you can get a cute <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CYWR2PH?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B07CYWR2PH">Dobby plush doll</a> here.)</div>
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‘I am going to lock you in. It is–’ he consulted his watch, ‘five minutes to midnight. Miss Granger, three turns should do it. Good Luck.’”</div>
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Inspired by <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban</em> by J.K. Rowling. How Hermione handled having all of those extra classes we may never know. We bet she wishes she had this stylish tote for all of those extra books! Melody Howe, AKA The Imaginative Illustrator, is the self-taught artist and Harry Potter fanatic behind this gorgeous LitJoy exclusive Time-Turner illustration! We have taken her whimsical work and transformed it into a tote so that it may go with you on your journeys to the library, Hogsmeade, and the Leaky Cauldron.</div>
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“<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Inside were about fifty badges, all of </em>different colours<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">, but all bearing the same letters: S.P.E.W.</em><br />
<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">‘Spew?’ said Harry, picking up a badge and looking at it. ‘What’s this about?’</em><br />
<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">‘Not spew,’ said Hermione impatiently. ‘It’s S – P – E – W. Stands for the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare.’”</em></div>
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We, like you, are all about a good cause! Now pin on that S.P.E.W. button and we shall see you at the next Society meeting!</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry. But why on earth should that mean it is not real?”</em></div>
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This popular pillow cover design is as soft as it is whimsical. You’ll have an easy time dreaming with this pillow cover in your collection. Art by Evie Seo. Fits a 15x15-inch pillow. Pillow not included.</div>
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“<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ladies and Gentlemen…welcome! Welcome to the final of the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup!”</em></div>
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We happen to have an extra ticket to the Quidditch World Cup! And in the Top Box no less!</div>
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Inspired by <em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</em> by J.K. Rowling</div>
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For all you Slytherins and generally mischievous witches and wizards, we have included a Potter Stinks pin. Wear it with pride ;).</div>
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“In a rush of wings, Fawkes soared back overhead and something fell into Harry’s lap – the diary. Then without thinking, Harry seized the Basilisk fang on the floor and plunged it straight into the heart of the book.”</div>
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Our LitJoy creative team has designed and created these exclusive handmade fang bookmarks that you won’t find anywhere else.</div>
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“What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?” Get this bookmark by Nerdy Post featuring one of our favorite lines from the movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Add this item to a past crate and only pay crate shipping!</div>
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Mad Eye Moody is easily one of the most memorable wizards we have ever met. This eye pop socket with art by Sarah Conradsen is our clever way of cramming him into this crate without employing an Undetectable Extension Charm.</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">“The fire in the goblet had just turned red again. Sparks were flying out of it. A long flame shot suddenly into the air, and borne upon it was another piece of parchment . . . And then Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out—Harry Potter.</em>”</div>
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Every student who attends Hogwarts knows that the Goblet itself was an essential icon in the Triwizard Tournament. These custom designed book sleeves by Baby My Book are large enough to protect your hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but also include a clever pocket for you to hide your Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes treats in during class.</div>
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Who can forget our favorite Divination teacher with a penchant for drama and death omens? Not us! We love this portrayal of Professor Trelawney by artist Liz Smith of Oh Capri Studio.</div>
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Admit it, you cheered a little bit when Harry took revenge on his mean ole’ Aunt Marge. Celebrate Harry’s victory (and the fact that it didn’t get him expelled) every time you use this perfectly plump Aunt Marge Coaster. Art by Sarah Conradsen.</div>
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“<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">They walked onto the Quidditch field, which was now completely unrecognizable. A twenty-foot-high hedge ran all the way around the edge of it. There was a gap right in front of them: the entrance to the vast maze. The passage beyond it looked dark and creepy</em>.”</div>
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Can you answer the sphinx’s riddle to continue your task to find the Triwizard cup in the center of the maze? Put the 500-piece puzzle together to find the answer hidden in the hedges! And note that a puzzle is just a miniature maze of sorts ;). Art by Nasak Chancharoen (@natawaruchapet).</div>
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About the Author: Robin M. King is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King-ebook/dp/B00SA2GDLU/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=9e49ee1122e648bedd9706b05d53a656&creativeASIN=B00SA2GDLU" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Remembrandt Series</a>), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter.</div>
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What could be better than attending wizard school with Harry Potter?</div>
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Nothing. Nothing could be better than that.</div>
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Except maybe these BUTTERBEER CUPCAKES!</div>
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Alix and Debra at LitJoy got together to show you how to make these in this recent LitJoy Live (see video below). They promised to share the recipes and here they are! Many of you might now know this, but Debra also hosts a fabulous <a href="http://www.housewifeeclectic.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">blog</a> as Housewife Eclectic and you can check out her post<a href="https://www.housewifeeclectic.com/2018/04/butterbeer-cupcakes-with-butterbeer-frosting.html" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> here</a> as well for more pics of these fabulous cupcakes.</div>
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Mix all of the ingredients together until well blended.</div>
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Add cupcake liners to a muffin tin. I like to use red, yellow, blue and green cupcake liners to represent the house colors. Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full. Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. While the cupcakes are cooking, making the Butterbeer frosting.</div>
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Mix the butter, butterscotch sauce, sugar, vanilla, and butter extract together until well whipped. While mixing, add the powdered sugar 1-2 cups at a time, mixing all the time. Mix the milk into the frosting to get the right consistency. Add the frosting to a piping bag with a tip and swirl the frosting on the cupcake. Drizzle each cupcake with butterscotch syrup.</div>
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If you loved these cupcakes and want to make more Harry Potter magical cupcakes. Check out Housewife Eclectic’s <a href="https://www.housewifeeclectic.com/2018/03/harry-potter-sorting-hat-cupcakes.html" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cupcakes</a>. Which house are you?</div>
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What could be better than the perfect book? How about the perfect book-to-movie? Ok, we all know there are few, if any, perfect movies that have been made from books, but we decided that we needed to discuss which ones are our favorites.</div>
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My good friends, Ali and Alix, went live to discuss ALL THE THINGS about our favorite book-to-movie adaptations. They also talk about the WORST ones (**Mortal Instruments, cough, cough**). Some of the movies discussed are “Me Before You”, “Wonder”, “The Fault in Our Stars”, “Divergent”, “Beautiful Creatures”, and “The Hunger Games”.</div>
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I have to agree with Alix on “Pride and Prejudice”. The movie is still one of my favorites (I love the Colin Firth version). What are your favorite or worst book-to-movie adaptations? Do you agree with Ali and Alix?</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=eb79b7f495a97eb9ba2fd02efa88289c&creativeASIN=1599929481" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Remembrandt </a>Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter.</em></div>
Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-67307027287140264432019-03-04T19:41:00.000-08:002019-06-07T19:41:42.251-07:00DIY: How to Turn a Tapestry into a Blanket<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
I love tapestries. They are fun to hang on walls and to use as curtains or tablecloths, but I was so excited when Debra from LitJoy Crate suggested that we turn the tapestry from LitJoy's Year 4 Magical Crate into a blanket!</div>
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Isn’t this tapestry gorgeous? I love the detail of Hogwarts in the background. With a sewing machine and a few supplies, including batting, thread, and fabric to back it, you can do it too! Debra finished hers in under an hour (even with a few mistakes on the way, which I know she did on purpose, just for us novices).</div>
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If you loved this tutorial, you have to check out the Debra’s blog at <a href="https://www.housewifeeclectic.com/" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Housewife Eclectic</a>. She has a tons of recipes and tutorials, many of which are Harry Potter-inspired because she’s a Potterhead, like many of us!</div>
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Author Robin Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14241008988410846730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635845224536142023.post-29070093893319866492019-03-01T21:54:00.000-08:002019-06-08T18:28:28.473-07:00The Best Books for Middle Graders (ages 8-13 years old)<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">
One of the best things about being surrounded by mom bosses is that I have great “product testers” for books and products. Debra at LitJoy Crate helps choose the <a href="https://litjoycrate.com/collections/featured-crates/little-litjoy">middle grade books</a> (books for ages 8-13 yeard old) and she has a middle grader so it was natural to do an unboxing with her daughter, Sofie! They talk about some of the favorite middle-grade books while they unbox the <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates/products/all-systems-go-middle-grade-crate-for-readers-ages-8-13" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">All Systems Go! Middle Grade Crate, </a>which they still have in their shop.</div>
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Some of the book suggestions they give for kids in 3rd to 7th grade are:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062457985?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0062457985">Elementals: Ice Wolves</a> by Amie Kaufman (we still have <a href="https://shop.litjoycrate.com/collections/crates/products/fire-ice-middle-grade-crate-for-readers-ages-8-13" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">an awesome crate</a> that includes this book!)</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316391824?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0316391824" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Magic Misfits</a> by Neil Patrick Harris</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763680869?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0763680869" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Because of Winn Dixie</a> by Kate DiCamillo</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423123115?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1423123115" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kingdom Keepers</a> by Ridley Pearson</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Thief-Percy-Jackson-Olympians/dp/0786838655/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=1883b1ab2c446269ad55b7fc0604d9fb&creativeASIN=0786838655" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Lightning Thief</a> (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1681192187?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1681192187" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Tuesdays at the Castle</a> by Jessica Day George</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061992275?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0061992275" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The One and Only Ivan</a> by Katherine Applegate</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Getaway-Jeff-Kinney/dp/1419725459/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=b3cf5dd076c457e6c40c71514088a631&creativeASIN=1419725459" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Diary of a Whimpy Kids</a> by Jeff Kinney</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416947205?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=1416947205" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Fablehaven</a> by Brandon Mull</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544541227?ie=UTF8&tag=authorrobinki-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0544541227" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Dealing with Dragons</a> by Patricia C. Wrede</li>
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You can watch their video below to get book suggestions as a well as some sneak peeks for our next Middle Grade Crate (which is personally my favorite).</div>
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What are some of your favorite middle grade books? I’d love to know your favorite authors as I continue to bring you middle grade recommendations every year. </div>
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Also, if you missed our post last month, we have more middle grade book suggestions in our post <a href="http://blog.litjoycrate.com/2018/04/01/litjoy-love-the-best-fantasy-books-for-middle-graders-ages-8-13/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">LitJoy Love: The Best Fantasy Books for Middle Graders</a>.</div>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">About the Author: <a href="http://www.authorrobinking.com/" rel="noopener" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Robin M. King</a> is the author of three young adult novels (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Remembrandt-Robin-M-King/dp/1599929481/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=litjoycrate-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=eb79b7f495a97eb9ba2fd02efa88289c&creativeASIN=1599929481" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #31bcbe; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Remembrandt </a>Series), devourer of books, and lover of brownie batter.</em></div>
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