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Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen, and Marama join together to talk about news and book deals.
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What are we reading right now?
–Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
–Red by Alison Cherry
–Tape by Steven Camden
–Franklin and Eleanor by Hazel Rowley
–The Well’s End by Seth Fishman
What will we be reading next?
–These Broken Stars by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman
-We’ll discuss this in two weeks! (Tuesday, January 28)
Book Bites
-It’s Book Thief Day! (For Marama, at least)
-Do we read books before or after we go to see their adaptations?
-Do we seek out books after we watch the movies?
-Is Game of Thrones an exception to the “must read before you watch” rule?
Book News
–Ned Vizzini has passed away
–Scribd gets called out for pirated books
–Barnes and Noble is having a hard time with sales
-Nook versus Kindle?
-Will bookstores ever totally go away?
–Bookish sold to Zola online bookseller
–Can an algorithm predict a book’s success?
–Quirky conundrums for booklovers
New book deals
Pram by Lauren DeStefano
Bluescreen by Dan Wells
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday stories, edited by Stephanie Perkins
Knockout Games by G. Neri
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