Breathless Reads

Breathless Reads tour update: Ally Condie will be at the Salt Lake City event!

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:53:59 -0500

Breathless Reads tour update: Ally Condie will be at the Salt Lake City event!:

Fantastic news, everyone! Ally Condie, author of the New York Times bestselling Matched Trilogy, will be at the Salt Lake City Breathless Reads event on February 16th. We’ve updated the tour post, but just in case you miss it here are the details of that event:

Saturday, February 16th – SALT LAKE CITY
Barnes & Noble, Orem, 4pm
330 East 1300 South Orem, UT 84058
**Featuring special guest Ally Condie, author of the Matched Trilogy**

You can also find all up-to-date Breathless Reads tour information on the Breathless Reads Facebook page, and RSVP to the events!

CANCELED: Breathless Reads Boston event on Sunday, 2/10 with Wellsley Books

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:44:14 -0500

penguinteen:

Sad news guys. Due to inclement weather, the Breathless Reads event in Boston that was supposed to be on Sunday is canceled. The Sunday event in Los Angeles is still happening, however (ah, to be in California right now).

You can find all tour information here.

Event address change! Check the Breathless Reads Tour events for updated listings

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:07:42 -0500

Event address change! Check the Breathless Reads Tour events for updated listings:

We updated the address of the GREENVILLE, SC Breathless Reads Tour event! The event is now being held at Fiction Addiction instead of the previous location. Check the original post for all Breathless Reads Tour events. Here is the event we changed with the updated info:

Tuesday, February 12th – GREENVILLE, SC
Fiction Addiction, 6:30pm
1175 Woods Crossing Road #5, Greenville, SC 29607

penguinteen: The Breathless Reads 2013 tour starts next week!...

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:28:48 -0500

penguinteen:

The Breathless Reads 2013 tour starts next week! Find an event near you.

Updated Breathless Reads tour events!

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:34:00 -0500

Updated Breathless Reads tour events!:

penguinteen:

The Breathless Reads tour is coming up fast! We’ve updated a few of the events with new addresses, so be sure to check out the event near you so that you go to the right place!

Here are the events we changed:

Saturday, February 16th – SALT LAKE CITY
Barnes & Noble, Orem, 4pm (added the time)
330 East 1300 South Orem, UT 84058

Sunday, February 10th – BOSTON
Wellesley Books at the Wellesley Theater Project, 2pm
98 Rear Central Street Wellesley, MA

Tuesday, February 12th – GREENVILLE, SC
Fiction Addiction
1175 Woods Crossing Road #5, Greenville, SC 29607

Take note of these updates!

Join us on Twitter on Tuesday, 2/5 at 5:30pm EST for a...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:32:24 -0500

Join us on Twitter on Tuesday, 2/5 at 5:30pm EST for a Breathless Reads chat! Jessica Khoury (Origin), Morgan Rhodes (Falling Kingdoms), Lili Peloquin (The Innocents), Fiona Paul (Venom), and Elizabeth Richards (Black City) will ALL be chatting and answering questions! Use #BreathlessReads to ask yours!

Announcing the Breathless Reads 2013 tour! This year,...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:20:00 -0500

Announcing the Breathless Reads 2013 tour!

This year, there’s going to be an East Coast AND West Coast leg of the tour, both happening the week of February 10-16th. Check out the list of events below to see when your favorite Breathless Reads author is coming to your town! For up to date info on the tour, check the Breathless Reads Facebook Page!

Breathless Reads Tour 2013 WEST COAST LEG
FEATURING:

Andrea Cremer (Rise)
Jessica Khoury (Origin)
Marie Lu (Prodigy)
Brenna Yovanoff (Paper Valentine)

Sunday, February 10th – LOS ANGELES
Barnes & Noble, The Grove, 2pm
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Monday, February 11th – LOS ANGELES
Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop, 7pm
1030 Bonita Ave., LaVerne, Ca 91750

Tuesday, February 12th – SAN FRANCISCO
A Great Good Place for Books, 7pm
6120 La Salle Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611

Wednesday, February 13th – PORTLAND, OR
Barnes & Noble, Clackamas, 6:30pm
12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97086

Thursday, February 14th – BOULDER, CO
Boulder Bookstore, 6:30pm
1107 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302

Friday, February 15th – AUSTIN
BookPeople, 7pm
603 North Lamar, Austin, Texas 78703

Saturday, February 16th – SALT LAKE CITY
Barnes & Noble, Orem, 4pm
330 East 1300 South Orem, UT 84058
**Featuring special guest Ally Condie, author of the Matched Trilogy**

Breathless Reads Tour 2013 EAST COAST LEG
FEATURING:

Fiona Paul (Venom)
Beth Revis (Shades of Earth)
Morgan Rhodes (Falling Kingdoms)
Elizabeth Richards (Black City)
Jess Spotswood (Born Wicked)
*Lili Peloquin (The Innocents) (NYC & Boston events only)

Sunday, February 10th – BOSTON
Wellesley Books at the Wellesley Theater Project, 2pm

98 Rear Central Street Wellesley, MA

Monday, February 11th – CHAPEL HILL
Flyleaf Books, 7pm
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Tuesday, February 12th – GREENVILLE, SC
Fiction Addiction, 6:30pm
1175 Woods Crossing Road #5, Greenville, SC 29607

Wednesday, February 13th – MIAMI
Books & Books, 7pm
265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Thursday, February 14th - MEMPHIS
The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 6pm
387 Perkins Road Extended, Memphis, TN 38117

Friday, February 15th – NEW YORK
Books of Wonder, 6pm
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY

Saturday, February 16th – MADISON
RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT 06443

Vote in MTV.com's Best YA Novel of 2012 poll!

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:36:22 -0500

Vote in MTV.com's Best YA Novel of 2012 poll!:

So many Breathless (current and former) titles/series on here! ORIGIN, THE INNOCENTS, BLACK CITY, BORN WICKED, REACHED, BLOODROSE, A MILLION SUNS…so many to choose from! Go vote!

penguinteen:

If you think I’m above suggesting that you guys vote for Penguin Teen titles, let me assure you that you are quite wrong. We have so many wonderful titles on the list, it’d be a shame not to call them out especially! In the order in which they’re listed in the poll:

Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral

Reached by Ally Condie

Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Origin by Jessica Khoury

The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour

The Innocents by Lili Peloquin

Gilt by Katherine Longshore

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

A Million Suns by Beth Revis

Black City by Elizabeth Richards

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

Immortal City by Scott Speer

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink

"Venom is a heady combination of romance and intrigue (with some luscious descriptions of Venetian..."

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:28:39 -0500

“Venom is a heady combination of romance and intrigue (with some luscious descriptions of Venetian gowns thrown in for good measure). By the end, teen readers will be craving Cassandra’s journey to continue in the next volume of what promises to be a popular YA series set in an unusual and fascinating setting.”

- From the awesome Bookpage review for VENOM (click to read the full text).

penguinteen: Have you always wanted to read Marie Lu’s LEGEND?...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:20:43 -0500

penguinteen:

Have you always wanted to read Marie Lu’s LEGEND? Or are you a LEGEND fan who is dying to read PRODIGY? OR, have you read an ARC of PRODIGY and you’re fascinated by Marie’s amazing world building and want to read an essay about how she created the world of LEGEND? IF ANY OF THESE THINGS ARE TRUE, you should download the LEGEND/PRODIGY digital e-sampler! It’s free, and available right on your e-reading device.

Download for Kindle

Download for Nook

Download for iPad

Download for Kobo

Only a week until FALLING KINGDOMS by Morgan Rhodes goes on...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:56:53 -0500

Only a week until FALLING KINGDOMS by Morgan Rhodes goes on sale!

penguinteen: Head over to Chapter by Chapter for...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:50:50 -0500

penguinteen:

Head over to Chapter by Chapter for today’s Falling Kingdoms QUEST blog tour stop!

Today’s QUESTion: Why does Jonas go to the Wildlands forest?

Visit Chapter by Chapter and email the answer to yrmarketing@us.penguingroup.com to enter to win a hardcover copy of FALLING KINGDOMS by Morgan Rhodes!

Mundie Moms reveals the cover for STAR CURSED (Cahill Witch Chronicles 2) by Jessica Spotswood!

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:07:43 -0500

Mundie Moms reveals the cover for STAR CURSED (Cahill Witch Chronicles 2) by Jessica Spotswood!:

Check out the cover and excerpt from STAR CURSED, the sequel to our Spring 2012 Breahtless Read BORN WICKED!

penguinteen:

Click the link to see the cover AND read the first chapter of STAR CURSED!

BLACK CITY is out today! We’re so excited about this YA...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:01:26 -0500

BLACK CITY is out today! We’re so excited about this YA debut, with its heart-pounding action and romance—and the best part is, the sequel, PHOENIX, is on its way in Summer of 2013!

penguinteen: Today’s Penguin Teen Author Spotlight joins us...

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:52:56 -0500

penguinteen:

Today’s Penguin Teen Author Spotlight joins us from all the way across the pond! Elizabeth Richards lives in the UK, but luckily shared her wonderful novel with the US by publishing it with Penguin Teen. Hailed as a post-apocalyptic Romeo and Juliet, Black City is definitely the book to pick up if you’re looking for romance! Elizabeth’s book has all the trappings of a tragic love story…plus vampires likes you’ve never seen them before. There’s a good reason it’s a 2012 Breathless Reads pick! But until tomorrow comes, we’ll have to pass the time by getting to know Elizabeth!

Name: Elizabeth Richards

Novel: Black City

Available: November 13, 2012

Who’s your favorite author, living or dead? It’s an obvious choice, but it has to be JK Rowling. She’s an absolute genius, and I’m obsessed with Harry Potter!

What’s your favorite thing about your book? Ash! *dreamy sigh* His character popped into my head one night while I was watching a movie, and I couldn’t get him out of my mind. I simply had to write a story about this sexy, drug-dealing, supernatural boy who gets a heartbeat when he meets his true love. Ash is my book boyfriend—I love him to bits.

If you could spend one year on a deserted island with one character from literature, who would you choose? Katniss Everdeen! If you’re going to be on a deserted island with anyone, then she’s your gal. She’s got more survival skills than Bear Grylls. Mmmm…then again, thinking on it so more, she doesn’t like making small talk, so things could get a little dull after a while. Maybe I’ll invite Edward Cullen instead. He knows how to hunt, he’s got over a hundred years worth of stories to tell me, and if I get sick or badly injure myself, then he can just turn me into a vamp. Plus, he’s not too shabby to look at.

Where do you write? Generally I write in my living room, but if I need a change of scenery, then I go to my local pub, the Black Horse (photo above!). You can usually find me on the comfy sofa beside the hearth. It’s a very cozy and warm atmosphere, plus there’s no internet connection there, so I can’t be tempted to go on Twitter.

Who is your favorite hero or heroine of history? Emmeline Pankhurst.

Do you tweet? What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever tweeted? I’m always on Twitter! I once sent Stephen Fry a cheeky tweet, saying ‘Mmmm, I wonder what attracted you to the role in House of Boys’ then linked off to the imdb.com page of the hot, blond lead actor. He DM’d me, saying ‘Naughty child *slap*’. Not many people can claim they’ve been virtually slapped by Stephen Fry! He’s brilliant, I love him!!!

What is your favorite season? Autumn. I love everything about it: the falling leaves, the crisp air, the rolling mists, and the spooky atmosphere. It has such a beautiful, haunting romance about it. Plus I love, love, love Halloween and Bonfire Night (AKA Guy Fawkes Night, which is a UK holiday celebrated on November 5^th) – it basically means we get a week of fireworks displays, bonfires, pumpkin carving, and creepy fun-fares!

If you could teleport anywhere in the known universe right now, where would you go? I’d like to go and check out HD 40307g in the constellation Pictor, to see if it could/does sustain life.

Do you have any writing rituals? Because I stay up late (I’m in the UK but working on US time), I generally like to drag my carcass out of bed around 9.30am, pop into the shower and decide what I’m going to work on that day, then head downstairs (still in a bit of a daze) and turn on Homes Under The Hammer. While that’s on in the background, I’ll go through any urgent emails, and then once I’ve fully woken up, I’ll crack on with my day’s work. If I get stuck on something, then I do the washing up, walk around the house, lie down on the sofa and listen to music, or change location, as I find that helps clear my mind. I usually finish my working day sometime between 2am-4am.

What is your idea of earthly happiness? That everyone is healthy, have a roof over their heads, and enough food in their bellies.

What is the best concert you’ve ever been to? Ooooh…gosh, there’s been so many! It was probably the Within Temptation gig at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, back in 2011. It was just the perfect mixture of great venue, fantastic music and brilliant company. I went with one of my closest friends, and after the show she gave me a pep-talk over a bag of chips, and told me to quit my day job and focus full-time on writing. So glad that I did!

What are you currently working on? I’ve just done copy edits for Phoenix and am now cracking on with Book #3 of the Black City series!

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Thanks for joining us all the way from the UK, Elizabeth! We already can’t wait for Phoenix!

You can find Elizabeth on Twitter and at her website.

Add Black City to your “to-read” shelf on Goodreads!

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A fun Friday treat for all you Breathless Reads fans—a map...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:52:46 -0500

A fun Friday treat for all you Breathless Reads fans—a map of the world (well, you know, not the WHOLE world, but the world of the book) inElizabeth Richards’ Black City!

Visit the new Falling Kingdoms website!

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:54:56 -0500

Visit the new Falling Kingdoms website!

Jessica Spotswood’s magical, romantic debut novel BORN...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:32:51 -0400

Jessica Spotswood’s magical, romantic debut novel BORN WICKED (a spring 2012 Breathless Read!) gets a new look in paperback. The BORN WICKED paperback will be available January 3, 2013. Become a fan of the Cahill Witch Chronicles and BORN WICKED on Facebook!

Richelle Mead interviews Lili Peloquin about her YA debut (and Fall 2012 Breathless Read!) THE INNOCENTS

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Richelle Mead interviews Lili Peloquin about her YA debut (and Fall 2012 Breathless Read!) THE INNOCENTS

BORN WICKED paperback cover reveal + giveaway!

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:41:23 -0400

BORN WICKED paperback cover reveal + giveaway!:

Have you seen the new paperback cover for BORN WICKED? Very different from the hardcover (which we loved), but really beautiful and very evocative! Can’t wait to hold a copy in our hands!