Summer 2012 Fierce Reads Tour Recap

Fierce Reads was launched in June with a spectacular tour! Four debut authors went on the road, with special author guests joining them along the way. The Fierce Reads tour took the authors across the country to meet new fans.

The four debut author and their books were:

And they were joined at various stops by Marissa Meyer, Jessica Brody, Lish McBride, Ann Aguirre, and Caragh O'Brien.

Couldn't make it to any of the events? Well you're in luck! Lots of bloggers went to the events and wrote up some recaps!

June 5: Mrs. Nelson's in La Verne, CA

June 6: Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, CA

June 7: Books, Inc. in San Francisco, CA    

June 8: Kepler's in Menlo Park, CA

June 9: Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA

June 12: Provo City Library in Provo, UT

June 13: Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, TX

June 14: Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL

June 15: Schuler's Books in Lansing, MI

June 16: Barnes and Noble in Pensacola, FL

June 17: Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, NY

There will be a new Fierce Read Tour in the Fall, so be sure to check out the Fierce Reads Facebook Fan Page to see which authors will be coming and where/when.

And stay fierce!

Something Fierce This Way Comes: Fall 2012 Fierce Reads Tour

Are you ready to read something fierce?

After the success of our spring 2012 Fierce Reads tour (read about it here in Publisher's Weekly!), we're back this fall with six NEW Fierce Reads authors for the tour, which also features three familiar faces.

 
Featuring  Ann Aguirre, Elizabeth Fama, Lish McBride and Marissa Meyer:

• September 18: Changing Hands Bookstore in Pheonix, AZ
• September 19: Tattered Cover in Denver, CO
• September 20: Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO (This stop also features author Jessica Brody!)
• September 21: Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinatti, OH
• September 22: Next Chapter Bookshop in Milwaukee, WI
• September 23: Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC (This stop will not feature author Marissa Meyer)

Featuring Gennifer Albin, Caragh O'Brien, Marie Rutkoski and Leigh Bardugo:

• October 16: Lake Forest Bookstore in Lake Forest, IL
• October 17: Politics & Prose at the Bethesda Library outside of Washington D.C.
• October 18: Cover to Cover Bookstore in Columbus, OH
• October 19: Square Books in Oxford, MS
• October 20: Children's Book World in Haverford, PA
• October 21: New York City (Exact location TBD!)

Learn more about the Fall 2012 Fierce Reads titles at MacTeenBooks.com, our sister blog and become a fan of Fierce Reads on Facebook for 

Go to our Fierce Reads Facebook page to RSVP to the stop closest to your hometown!

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Fierce Reads

Fierce Reads is an online community and a brand that groups, well, fierce books together so that teens can interact with books they love and be a part of the discovery of new books.

On our Fierce Reads Facebook Page fans can talk about their favorite fierce titles, enter for a chance to win FREE books, see exclusively fierce content and download the  song featured in the Fierce Reads book trailer (among many, many other things).

This summer, four debut authors -- Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth and Emmy Laybourne -- who each wrote fierce, funny and sometimes terrifying stories toured the country (literally from sea to shining sea) together for the first Fierce Reads book tour. 

Learn more about our spring 2012 Fierce Reads on MacTeenBooks.com! 

MONUMENT 14 Blog Tour

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne goes on sale June 5, 2012, and is another one of our Fierce Reads titles. Be sure to check out all the stops on the blog tour, and see Emmy and the rest of our Fierce Reads authors on tour in June!

Sunday 6/3                       http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/

Monday 6/4                       http://www.princessbookie.com/

Tuesday 6/5                      http://www.gonewiththewords.com/

Wednesday 6/6                 http://snarkymamma.blogspot.com/

Thursday 6/7                    http://fireandicephoto.blogspot.com/

Friday 6/8                         http://everafteresther.blogspot.com/

Saturday 6/9                     http://www.hookedtobooks.com/

Sunday 6/10                      http://bookbrats.blogspot.com/

Monday 6/11                     http://withabook.blogspot.com/

Tuesday 6/12                     http://www.emilysreadingroom.com/

Wednesday 6/13                http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/

Thursday 6/14                   http://proudbooknerd.com/

Friday 6/15                        http://thisblondereads.wordpress.com/

Saturday 6/16                    http://chickloveslit.com/

Sunday 6/17                      http://marjoleinbookblog.blogspot.com/

Monday 6/18                     http://readinginthecorner.blogspot.com/