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THE GIRLS FROM THE INFERNAL DEVICES: Tessa Gray, Tatiana Lightwood, Cecily Herondale, Jessamine Lovelace, Charlotte Branwell, Sophie Collins and Camille Belcourt

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Made for the one and only @cecyhherondale from your Secret Santa! Thank you so much for all your work to the Shadowhunter fandom, Sarah! You’re an amazing blogger and very kind person! You’re aesthetics are to die for! Wish you the best 2016 possible! Lots of love! <333

#tid #gorgeous

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Strange the Dreamer

Last week we announced Laini Taylor, author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, as this month’s NOVLbox curator (if you haven’t entered the giveaway, you can do so here) and teased that we would be sharing news about her new book.

You may remember hearing about The Muse of Nightmares back in May—and friends, we have an update. The book is now two books, a duology! The first will be titled Strange the Dreamer and the second book in the series will be The Muse of Nightmares. So why two books instead of one? And why title the first one Strange the Dreamer instead of The Muse of Nightmares? Laini has the answers to all our questions. Take it away Laini!

Laini says…

From its inception, this story has had co-main characters, and the title “the Muse of Nightmares” describes one of the two—the one I was most focused on at the outset, who I believed to be the more fascinating, and who I thought would carry the story. But stories can be unruly things. Characters can surprise you, and the other character quite spectacularly did: taking over the beginning of the book and sweeping me off my feet.

His name is Lazlo Strange, and he’s a junior librarian at the world’s greatest library. One of the first things that made me fall in love with him was when it came out that his nose had been broken by a falling volume of fairy tales. It was this tiny thing that came from of my fingertips one day (sometimes the words seem just to appear in the space between your fingertips and the keyboard), and suddenly…I had him: “Strange the Dreamer,” so-called by his colleagues, and not always kindly.

Initially I titled a chapter “Strange the Dreamer,” and I hadn’t looked at it more than a couple of times before it struck me that I loved the sound of it beyond reason and that was my book title. I only hoped my editor and publishers would agree, and I was so, so pleased that they did! And because it will be followed by its sequel, The Muse of Nightmares, I didn’t have to sacrifice that title, which I also love.

I can’t tell you how eager I am for readers to meet these two characters, and all the others who people this peculiar new world I’m building. I hope you will love them as much as I do!

Thanks, Laini! We love the new title and we’re glad to hear that the other will be sticking around. And thank you for telling us a little more about this new character! We like Lazlo already. Above all, we’re psyched that we’ll be getting TWO books in this new magical world that you created.

Strange the Dreamer will be released on September 27, 2016, and it is the story of:

the aftermath of a war between gods and men.

a mysterious city stripped of its name.

a mythic hero with blood on his hands.

a young librarian with a singular dream.

a girl every bit as perilous as she is imperiled.

alchemy and blood candy, nightmares and godspawn, moths and monsters, friendship and treachery, love and carnage.

Welcome to Weep.

#HI HOW IS EVERYONE BECAUSE I'M OFFICIALLY DOING GREAT AFTER READING THIS

marierutkoski

I’ll be signing books tomorrow, Friday, at 3 pm at booth 2229 at #nycc . I will also be giving away the first chapter of The Winner’s Kiss. Hope to see you there!

gilldoesbookstuff-blog

OH MY GOD

#WHAT #twc

myrosecolouredgirl

Can you explain why many people think Harry Potter is desi? Not hating just curious! That's so lovely!!

Tbh because there’s no good reason not to.

All the blood status in the hp universe is a metaphor for racism but you know what’s boring? Metaphors for racism that only involve white people. Harry is often described as “dark” and like if James Potter’s family was desi and Lily Evans’s was white, that would enhance Harry’s feelings of otherness while growing up with the Dursleys because lbr Vernon was probs a flaming racist.

“Potter” could easily be an anglicized version of a south Asian last name like Potdar or Potluri, and you could make an argument for a pure blood family like the Potters engaging in and profiting from cultural exchange through the British colonization of India so there was an opportunity to establish generational wealth there.

Also on the night he died, James was making pretty-colored lights for Harry. That was October 31st. In 1981, Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, started on October 27th. It lasts five days.

#OMG!!!#HP #i love this give it to me

bvkspine

“Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran.

You kneel before no one.

Least of all me.”

#twatd #i cry

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dukeofbookingham-deactivated202

I need to go to this Waterstones while I’m here and shake the hand of the person who runs this Twitter account.

#GIMME

jaebooklover

favorite books read in 2015: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

“Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?”

#dosab

vinstage

youngadultatbooktopia

When you finally get around to reading that annoying book everyone has been telling you to read ... only to discover that you (annoyingly) love it:

neitherheavenorhell

I prefer the color blue to any other. The scent of lilacs in your hair is a source of constant torment. I despise figs. Lastly, I will never forget, all the days of my life, the memories of last night— For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you.

#twatd #am i breathing #where has all the air in the rOOM GONE #cruel queue-ty

Lucian: OK lets all just agree that Phaedra was a GIFT and she was PERFECT and WONDERFUL IN EVERY SINGLE WAY and I FUCKED UP and there isnt a day that goes by that I dont think about the PERFECTION that is Phaedra but I mean THE PAST IS IN THE PAST ALRIGHT so lets just stop thinking about Phaedra even though I WONT FORGET HOW SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT SHE IS AND NEVER WILL but seriously guys lets all just stop talking about my amazing wife alright

Yata:

Alda:

Lotte:

All of Lumatere:

Jory: lmao holy shit we were literally just talking about grain

#lumatere chronicles #oh lucien #cruel queue-ty

Lucian: I'm DONE talking about Phaedra.

(not even five minutes later)

Lucian: ...AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE PHAEDRA DID PERRI LET ME TELL YOU

#lumatere chronicles #HAHAHAH #THIS FUCKING SCENE #cruel queue-ty

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#hp

halfwayspokenheart

“there is no good queer representation in YA”

No worries, I’m here to help you out xx

Do you want a YA book with a queer protagonist going on fantasy/sci-fi/other adventures where the book doesn’t focus on their queerness?

Do you want a cute (or heartbreaking) love story where queer characters are still written accurately?

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz* | The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller* | Captive Prince by P.C. Pacat | Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour | I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson | Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli* | Ask The Passengers by A.S. King

Do you want some great YA reads with queer characters in the main cast?

You want to try some graphic novels?

The Wicked and the Divine* | Young Avengers* | Lumberjanes* | Rat Queens | Saga*

Haven’t read myself but heard good things about / ABSOLUTE FAVORITE / * - poc queer protagonist/main character(s) I’m sorry for any inaccuracies! The list is far from complete, feel free to correct me and add more:) YA fiction is not just white boy and girl romances, it has many wonderful diverse stories, but there definitely needs to be more of them!

#diverse reads #book reccs #cruel queue-ty