Future Slings: The Fall Bue Collection

I like to think of fall books as books that are being released too far in the future for me to pre-order because I might move or get crushed by a bookshelf (occupational hazard of librarians).

It seems that the theme for this year's fall YA releases is blue. Moody, mysterious blue. Which will go nicely with my newly organized-by-colour bookshelves.
 

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White (September 10)

By the author of the Paranormalcy (which is a bit of a mouthful to pronounce), The Chaos of the Stars features a protagonist who is the daughter of Egyptian gods. And, Egyptian gods like to keep it  in the family. 

Like, exclusively.

Everything stays in the family.

Everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrything.

I'm talking Flowers in the Attic levels of togetherness. 

Should be interesting.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (September 3)

The blurb says that this is a tale of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing.

So, you know, Monday.

Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger (November 5th)

The second book in Gail Carriger's steampunk YA Finishing School series.I predict that there will be curtsies, curiosities and conspiracies. And tea.

Lots and lots of tea.

Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (September 24th)

I admit that I am kinda bummed about the cover (I love silhouettes) but looking forward to seeing Kami Glass, girl detective, again.

Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund (October 15th)

Set in the same universe as For Darkness Shows the Stars, Across a Star-Swept Sea looks to be a dystopian retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel with less wigs.

Pre-order/places holds at your local library today!

Future Slings: Doll Bones by Holly Black

Holly Black is cool.

She has a fantastic scary-book writer name, she wrote The Spiderwick Chronicles and YA books that I am too wimpy to read, and she sometimes wears a hat.

Black is back for middle grade audience (essentially I have created this entire blog post just to type that) on May 7th with Doll Bones.

It looks like another welcome addition to the highly specialized genre of "Creepy Ass Evil Doll Books for Children."

Because that is the look of the doll that children can't wait to bring into their bedrooms

I hated dolls.

Especially dolls with eyeballs. A well-meaning grandparent gave a three-year-old me a baby doll that had eyes that opened and closed depending on how you held it. It was a lovely present (although, as an older sister, I never saw the point of baby dolls as I could grab the real thing from the crib and roll them around in the dirt). I christened the doll as "Harry."

And then screamed that it was evil and locked it in the closet.

Needless to say, I will be reading Doll Bones in the daytime with one hand around a cricket bat. In case the dolls come for me.

Other classics of the Creepy Ass Evil Doll Genre (in no particular order of creepiness) are:

The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones - Dolls are trying to kill you and all your friends

Ragweed by Garth Nix - The moral of the story is, DOLLS ARE EFFING EVIL

The Dollhouse Murders by BettyRen Wright - Dolls are not only often gender stereotypes, they are also MURDERERS

Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy - THIS BOOK HAUNTED ME AS A CHILD. IT HAUNTS ME STILL.

Future Slings

This is going to be a sweet couple of months.

Release date: May 7th

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong is a collaboration between Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks. Both of whom are awesome. It is currently being serialized here and both Bookslingers give it two enthusiastic slings. There are killer robots. Go now. We can wait.

March 5th

Linda Urban, one of Miss Corene's favourite authors because she writes quiet kids like no one else, is coming out with The Center of Everything. 

April 2nd

The second Fair Assassin book by Robin LaFevers (sequel to Grave Mercy) is looking pretty fierce.

April 2nd

Lucy Knisley, possibly the most talented graphic artist/cartoonist/drawing person out there, details her culinary exploits. Guaranteed to make you hungry.

April 2nd

Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis is the third book in the ridiculously charming Incorrigible Series. So charming, people. So charming.

March 5

Miss Corene's favourite cozy mystery series (it's about tea! And tea!) has a new offering: Sweet Tea Revenge. SPOILERS: Tea will be served.

March 26th

Words that Miss Corene's credit card fears more than any other: NEW MAISIE DOBBS MYSTERY! Pre-ordering so fast. So fast.

What Miss Corene Is Reading This Week

NEW HILARY MCKAY

Okay, breathe Miss Corene. Breathe.

Be cool about this. Be cool.

HILARY MCKAY HAS A NEW BOOK COMING OUT! BLARGHOILSDKJFLJIOW!

The only negative to this news is the excruciating decision of which cover to purchase:

Future Slings #2

Deep apologies for recent lack of podcast. We have been unavoidably detained by the fact that I refuse to read Circus Galacticus.

Instead, we have Miss Corene's Most Hotly Anticipated Books of What is Left in the Cooler Part of 2012:

Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick (September 11, 2012)

I sure hope those suitcases are empty or she is going to be sore in the morning

 Book #6 in the ever-delightful Mother-Daughter Book Club (I will admit that I was initially drawn to the book because of the hyphen in the title. I am a hyphen hussy) looks to be just as deliciously good as the others.

Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale (August 21, 2012)

Not thrilled about the cover, at all.

The first Princess Academy book is one of those perfect books that has something for everyone to love (not enough kissing but that's just a personal quibble). But early buzz says that the sequel is just as good as the original.

And is it just me or is that the same yet older model from the original?

Right?

 Drama by Raina Telegemeier (September 1, 2012)

That little floating heart and dreamy expression is how I look when I think about Raina Telgemeier

I want Raina Telgemeier to write ALL the books.

Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (September 11, 2012)

Sweet cover and Tamora Pierce liked it. SOLD!

The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress (December 6, 2012)

Looks like it should be enough wacky!steampunk to tide me over before Gail Carriger's new book.

The Spy Princess by Sherwood Smith (August 2, 2012)

Looks like the kinder, gentler adventures of Ayra Stark

 Sherwood Smith wrote the Wren and Crown Duel series. Thus ensuring that I would read everything that she wrote afterwords forever.

The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver (October 2, 2012)

Would it be possible for this cover to be made into a dress for me?

Oliver's first MG book Liesl and Po was a weird book about alchemists, dead kids and factory smoke. The Spindlers  looks to be just as weird but with brooms.

Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson

When I first learned that they were adapting A Wrinkle in Time into a graphic novel, my reaction was akin to: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO> STOP IT!!!!!!!!! LEAVE IT ALONE> MUST YOU RUIN EVERYTHING?????????????????????????????????????"

And then I learned that Hope Larson was adapting it and my reaction was more "Cool. Cool, cool, cool."



Now, I have to go take another cold shower and rustle up a frappuccino.

Stay cold and frosty.

New book! New book! New book!

*Swoon*

New Grace Lin! Starry River of the Sky looks to be every bit as gorgeous as Lin's last middle grade novel, the award-winning Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

Starry River of the Sky is available on October 2nd, 2012.