The Texas Bibliomaniacs

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My 1st published articles on pages 18 & 28 of momologymagazine.com #amazingnerdmoments

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Amazing tiny Book by EV Miniatures

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dope!

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Because we’re so excited to see a certain movie next month, we wanted to shake things up for the new year by asking kodykeplinger to curate this year’s first #NOVLbox!

What’s a #NOVLbox you ask? Think of it as a care package from your favorite author— and we’re pretty sure the author of the snarky, fun, & sassy YA novels, The DUFF, Shut Out, and A Midsummer’s Nightmare, is going to give us a real treat. 

What items might you mind inside? Well folks, like we said, a certain movie is coming out. theduffmovie on February 20th! So you might possibly find something to that effect inside? MAYBE? (It’s a secret!!! and we’re sort of good at keeping those.)

How do you enter? Simple! All you have to do is enter here or by entering your email down in the widget below. After you’re done, just kick back, relax, and put The DUFF movie trailer on repeat.

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About the Author: Kody Keplinger was born and raised in a small Kentucky town. During her senior year of high school she wrote her debut novel, The DUFF, which was a YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Romantic Times Top Pick. Currently, Kody lives in New York City, where she teaches writing workshops and continues to write books for kids and teens. You can find her on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook. 

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Last week to enter to win the January #NOVLbox! Don’t miss it! 

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#theNOvL, #NOVLbox

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What’s a #NOVLbox you ask? We like to think of it as a care package of bookish goods and quirky items from one of our favorite authors. 

For November, we decided to ask steampunk rockstar gailcarriger, author of The Finishing School series and the Parasol Protectorate series, to curate a mystery box for our readers… and she said yes! 

What items might you find inside? Possibly a Finishing School item that can double as a weapon. Maybe some tea (a lady should always have tea on hand). Perhaps a handwritten note. And well, a #NOVLbox wouldn’t be complete without a book…or three. In either case, we are quite certain that the contents of this package will be to your liking.

Enter for a chance to win here or in the below widget. Good luck to you all! 

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House faves: Sir Dench GranDeletrious Lady Armitage Granrambunctious Mademoiselle Grant Oatcapricious

PS: See Gail Carriger’s Finishing School series for truly masterful naming. 

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Now here is a truly useful formula for students of covert activities!

Whether you’re in need of an alias to falsify documents, or a new identity after poisoning a traitorous colleague, or simply tired of embroidering the same old initials into your throw pillows, eventually, every finishing school student requires a new name.

What’s your steampunk name?

[thetexasbibliomaniacs]

Beautiful Texas morning.

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A lovely adition to any book collection!

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Why (Real) Books Are Great

via the Strand and soon to be on a tote bag

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"LIKE" IF YOU AGREE

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Nobel prize awarded

Today, the Nobel Prize in Literature went to Patrick Modiano, a writer who has evoked “the most ungraspable human destinies.” Alexandra Schwartz considers the way the author grapples with French postwar identity. 

Photograph of Modiano by Richard Dumas / Agence Vu

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IT’S ALWAYS TEA TIME!

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Ensnared: Splintered Book Three [A. G. Howard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <div>After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . and even if the only way to Wonderland

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http://www.amazon.com/Ensnared-Splintered-A-G-Howard/dp/1419712292

http://www.amazon.com/Ensnared-Splintered-A-G-Howard/dp/1419712292

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Pre-order your copy of Ensnared by A.G. Howard

Available in: NOOK Book (eBook), Hardcover. After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if i

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Just one more book… http://ift.tt/1lPEisY

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Then I'll go to bed...

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5 Most Common, Novel-Infiltrating Grammar Mistakes

The “Now What?” Months are here! In 2014, we’ll be bringing you advice from authors who published their NaNo-novels, editors, agents, and more to help you polish November’s first draft until it gleams. Today, Allison VanNest, from Grammarly, highlights some common grammar mistakes:

For many writers, each November is a new chance to write a complete novel—at least 50,000 words in 30 days—during National Novel Writing Month. In 2013, Grammarly joined the fray with GrammoWriMo, a group novel project. Together, nearly 300 participants wrote more than 130,000 words.

As you know by now, the breakneck nature of NaNoWriMo leaves very little time for editing. To reach the goal, every writer needs to put at least 1,667 words on the page every day. The resulting rough draft is, in many cases, really rough.

When Grammarly crunched the GrammoWriMo group novel in our automated proofreading program, we discovered a ton of comma confusion and grammar goofs. Here are our top five mistakes (and how you can avoid them):

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[thetexasbibliomaniacs]

My nemesis - the comma! Good information to know when writing.