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And here it is! The cover for Rainbow Rowell 's upcoming Simon Snow novel Carry On . I've spent a not inconsiderable amount of time wondering just what direction they would take this cover and I find myself both surprised and satisfied. In some ways it reminds of me the hardback Attachments cover. Rowell mentions that she wanted a cover that "made me feel a little nervous." Done and done, St. Martin's. I'm anxious, excited, nervous, pretty much all the emotions. Carry On is due out October 6th. Who else will be there the moment their bookstore opens (or conversely, have you already pre-ordered)?

Top Ten Tuesday is a bookish meme hosted @ The Broke and the Bookish Normally I break out in hives when people ask me what my favorite book/s is/are or who my favorite author/s is/are. My oldest does this to me on a regular basis just to see me twitch. But (very) occasionally, I find myself tempted to see if I can survive having a go at whittling the giant horde down to ten or eighteen (shut up) absolute faves. Like would run back into the burning house favorites. And since this is authors and not single books, I'm not quite as close to hyperventilation as might otherwise be the case. So—despite the fact that not a one of these will surprise you, I mean my husband could probably rattle this list off with his eyes closed—my favorite authors of all time (in alphabetical order by last name). Do we share any? See my Beloved Bookshelf for individual titles/series by each of these. Lloyd Alexander Jane Austen Kristin Cashore Susan Cooper Charles Dickens Madeleine

"There will never be anyone for me but you."

These bright rainbow colors just make me happy and put me in the mood for spring (even though it's currently sleeting outside). I've never read any of these authors before, but wow did they luck out in the cover department. Also titles. I can only imagine the rounds authors, editors, publishers, etc. go in selecting just the right title, but I like all of these. I'm particularly fond of '89 Walls . Re Jane by Patricia Park The early buzz on this one is quite good, and I am nothing if not a sucker for a Jane Eyre retelling, especially when it features contemporary issues of family, race, and culture. Highly anticipated. Due out May 5th First & Then by Emma Mills Hm. A novel of first impressions proving problematic, involving football and family and secret crushes. Tell me more. That cover, though . . . Due out October 13th '89 Walls by Katie Pierson 1989. Politics. Blue collar boy. College-bound girl. Doomed romance in small-town Nebraska. It'