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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

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News: Root - Interactive Thriller From Guardian Teen Books and Random House

Guardian Teen Books has partnered with Random House for a new interactive, serialised story called Root - a fast-paced thriller set in the shadowy world of computer hacking and espionage. Every weekday for six weeks a new chapter will be released on guardian.co.uk/teen-books. The content will be directly influenced by readers’ contributions, such as their ideas for characters' personalities and skills.

The heroine Molly Root is a 15 year old computer genius whose friend Danny is killed after being caught stealing priceless data from a ruthless global corporation. Now she's in over her head. So far Molly Root's mission to get to the bottom of her best friend's murder has taken her on a perilous trail across London. Her key lead is a dodgy police detective - and her attempts to expose his shady contacts are testing her ingenuity to the limits.

As well as incorporating suggestions from readers, the story will also be brought to life via several social media platforms. For example, Guardian Teen Books' Twitter and Facebook accounts will be providing behind the scenes updates of how Molly is progressing, along with clips on Audioboo featuring the voicemails that Molly has discovered. This will be accompanied by onsite quizzes and photo puzzles on Flickr.
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Friday, 7 May 2010

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Contest: Win a Copy of Dido by Adele Geras!

Dido by Adele Geras, a steamy YA novel based on Greek myths, was released by David Fickling Books in paperback on 29th April.


Dido by Adele GerasDido by Adele Geras - While she was still trembling with the complete unexpectedness of what Aeneas had just said and done, he leaned forward a little and kissed her on the mouth. Just one swift, soft touch of his lips on hers and then he turned and walked away.

Love can be deadly. Especially when two girls fall for the same man - one a queen, the other her serving girl. Elissa knows she is playing with fire, but she can't resist. Queen Dido suspects nothing, until one fateful night ...Secrets are revealed, hearts are broken and as dawn breaks, a terrible tragedy unfolds. This is a passionate tale of love, betrayal and revenge.
From Amazon UK


Thanks to Random House, three people will be lucky enough to win a copy of Dido!

Rules & info:

  • Enter by filling in the form below.
  • One entry per person.
  • Open internationally.
  • Contest closes 14th May 2010 and winners will be chosen with Randomizer.org.
  • Winners' details will be passed on to my contact at Random House.
  • Check out my Privacy Policy.

***Contest is now closed!***

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Thursday, 6 May 2010

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Contest: Win a copy of 100% Justin Bieber: The Unofficial Biography

Great news for Justin Bieber fans; his unofficial biography is being published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, on 27th May!


100% Justin Bieber: The Unofficial Biography by Evie Parker100% Justin Bieber: The Unofficial Biography by Evie Parker

Funny, cute and massively talented, Justin Bieber is going to be the tween sensation of 2010 and this is the unofficial guide to all things Bieber!

First spotted on YouTube at the age of 12 Justin Bieber is now 16 and, despite a bidding war with Justin Timberlake, is signed to Usher's record label; Island Def Jam Records. He's toured with Taylor Swift, had massive chart success in Canada and America and is set to take the UK by storm.

Packed with hot facts on girls, style, tips on becoming a star, stats and activities this is the ONLY book for all Justin Bieber fans!
From Random House


Thanks to Random House, I'm holding a contest to give UK residents the chance to win one of three copies of 100% Justin Bieber: The Unofficial Biography!

Rules & info:

  • Enter by filling in the form below.
  • One entry per person.
  • Open only to UK residents.
  • Contest closes 13th May 2010.
  • Winners will be chosen with Randomizer.org, and announced on 14th May 2010.
  • Winners' details will be passed on to my contact at Random House.
  • Check out my Privacy Policy.

***Contest is now closed!***

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Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Thursday, 24 December 2009

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Report of Book Event from Random House: The Fallen Are Among Us

I received a fantastic email yesterday from Lauren, a publicist at Random House, detailing the events of when Random House's Fallen Army took their Angel, Daniel, out to meet the people of London to promote Fallen by Lauren Kate.

fallen angel daniel"Yesterday (Tuesday 22nd Dec) the Fallen Army took to the streets of London with their very own Fallen Angel to spread the word that Angels are the new Vampires!

The army targeted shoppers outside Topshop, Oxford Circus then walked down Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus handing out copies of the books – in total the army gave out 150 copies! Each book contained a specially designed Fallen postcard directing people to the fiercebook site. The Fallen Angel braved the freezing temperatures and attracted quite a crowd!

The army then popped into the Heat offices on Shaftesbury Avenue and gave a copy to one of the girls from Heat plus one to the lovely receptionist who let the photographer take lots of snaps in the office. More magazine are also based there so the army personally delivered them a copy too. After leaving a few copies lying about on tables in reception the army left to a chorus of ‘There’s a naked man in reception!!’ from a group of ladies peering round the office doors.

Finally the army walked through the Christmas Market on Piccadilly to the small courtyard behind and took a few final photos of their brooding Fallen Angel."


Check out the slide show of photos below of the goings on throughout the day:




And a teaser video:



First of all, I have to say kudos to that angel! I didn't know about this event at the time, and I decided to stay at home that day as it was so cold, so for that guy to be walking around undressed as he was is just... wow. He's pretty wow himself, really! I wish I knew about it, I'm so jealous!

More news and photos about the event are being updated on Fiercebook and on Twitter (@GetReading_RHCB). And check out the Twitter "war" between Random House (@GetReading_RHCB) and Simon and Schuster (@simonkids_UK) over who has the better angel!
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