I'll be following Stacked from this week onward. I just can't resist a tagline that includes mayhem. :) I'll also be following Teenreads. Check back in a week for my reviews of these sites!
This week, I also took a look at the Teen/Penguin Young Readers and the Little, Brown Books for Teens sites. Here's what I found and what was trending:
The Penguin Young Readers site had some pretty cool "minisites" for its hot titles/series, including No Safety in Numbers, Matched, and Across the Universe. Lots of little worlds to get lost in there. They also have a "most viewed books" feature, which shows that realistic teen fiction is still popular, despite the glut of paranormal titles on the market: the paperback release of Sarah Dessen's What Happened to Goodbye, and The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour comprised 50% of the four books included.
I like that the look of the Little, Brown site mimics the look of tumblr, all dynamic chaos with shiny images/teasers linking to the main article content. Lots of books being turned into movies over on LB Teen, too, including Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. Also found a lot of teen series, and plenty of new titles released by authors of already-published bestsellers, such as Icons by Margaret Stohl (coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures books).
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