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Book Bits: LA Banks, Disillusionists, Allie Beckstrom, Barrons, cover art and contest roundup

Despite being ultra travel lady as of late (who’s in San Diego this week? THIS LADY!), I’ve pulled together 10 book-related tidbits for you this week including some great new cover art, a chance to listen to the Devon Monk books, an update on the Barrons scene from Karen Marie Moning and, of course, a quick contest roundup. L.A. Banks is gravely ill We posted about this earlier in the week. You...

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10 Characters to Make You Feel Better

Those who follow VBC on Twitter may know things are stressful these days here at the VBC HQ. One of my close family members has a rare brain cancer — complete with experimental treatments. (He has the best doctors and is in great spirits.) My point in mentioning this isn’t to be a downer, but to say things kind of suck. I’m in a perpetual state of tension, but I’ve been getting a...

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Character cagematches? Who should throw down?

In our If You Like post on Unholy Ghosts and Mind Games, we wondered what would happen if the main characters of Stacia Kane and Carolyn Crane’s novels threw down. The resulting Twitter battle between the two fantastic authors had me giggling. It went a little something like this: @StaciaKane: Oh, please. Chess could kick Justine’s ass. All she’d have to do is sneeze/talk about...

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If you like Unholy Ghosts… read Mind Games

If You Like… is a new feature at Vampire Book Club. We take books we’ve said are musts for your to-read pile, and give you related recommendations. Pretty straightforward really. Feel free to leave requests for future suggestions in the comments or send to us on Twitter via @VampBookClub. We repeatedly sing the praises of Stacia Kane’s Downside Ghosts series. It’s remarkable urban...

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Character Christmas wishlists (and international giveaway)

We’re feeling the holiday spirit here at Vampire Book Club. Family’s in town. There are delicious foods in the kitchen. To add to our Christmas celebration, we asked some of our favorite authors to share what goodies would top their characters’ wishlists. Some are practical, others hilarious. All will make you smile this Christmas Eve. Nicole Peeler on JANE TRUE 1) New Converse 2) Gift...

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Vampire Book Club’s Best Books of 2010

This year we fell in love with several new authors, found new series and even decided we could really get into steampunk. We’ve narrowed the list down to these gems. All the books on this list are ones we’ve told friends, family and random people at the bookstore about. These are the books we tell you are musts for your to-read piles. As a matter of fact, print it out and make it a...

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Review: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

Mind Games (Disillusionist #1) Carolyn Crane Published: March 2010 (Spectra) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Carolyn Crane is incredibly clever or she’s neurotic. Either way, the result is a creative urban fantasy landscape and the surprisingly purposeful supernatural talent of disillusionment. The disillusionists are overwhelmed by fears — social collapse,...

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Vote for the November Group Read

Sure, we made an executive decision on Vampire Academy for October, but we want to get back to letting you decide the monthly read. This month’s choices are below. Technically, we’ve already reviewed one (Nightshade) and we’re on the cusp of reviewing another (Mind Games), but both have so much to talk about we’re including them in the list. Three adult novels and three YA are in...

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Contest Roundup: Ilona Andrews, Lara Adrian, Carolyn Crane

This week we’re heavy on the paranormal romance titles from big names like Ilona Andreas, Lara Adrian and Karen Marie Moning. The best part about this week’s roundup? Several of the contests included are giving away multiple books, with multiple winners. We like it when they up the odds. Make sure to come back next week. We’ll be starting a couple contests of our own. Want a signed copy...

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September releases (a.k.a. update your TBR list)

We were updating our to-be-read list and realized just how many noteworthy titles are being released in September. Honestly, we were a little blown away. With this many books on deck, we all might benefit from a couple week’s time to prioritize. September release highlights are as follows (we know we’re forgetting several, so please add in the comments!): * denotes books currently on our review...