Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen and Marama are joined by guest host and author Jessica Shirvington to discuss her new book Disruption, along with other book news.

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What are we reading?
–Deception Point by Dan Brown
–Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
–The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
–The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer
–Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
–Disruption by Jessica Shirvington
–The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buehrlen
–Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Book Bites: Do we like when series get new covers?
-Percy Jackson got a facelift!
-Do we like when covers get updated?
-What about covers that tie into the movie?
-Some examples of updated covers include: Across the Universe series, Stephanie Perkins’ books, and The Curse Workers series.
-What does Jess have to say from an author’s standpoint?

We chat with Jessica Shirvington.
-How did she get into publishing?
-How would she describe her books?
-What does Marama have to say about Disruption?
-Where did the idea of this book come from?
-Was it hard to sell this series as a duology?
-We have a real Book Hype exclusive!

News section
-Are we excited for the Cuckoo’s Calling sequel?
-How many books will this series have?
-Cassie Clare will have another Shadowhunter series.
-Would Jess go back and write more in her Embrace series?
-Emma Watson will executive produce the Queen of the Tearling movie.
-Karen and Marama fight over who gets Queen of the Tearling next.

Book Deals
–Scripted by Maya Rock
–The Law of Loving Others by Kate Axelrod
–Heir of Fire, The Assassin’s Blade, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
–Ladybirds by Jenny McLachlan
–Hoodoo by Ronald Smith

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