News for Nerds is a feature here on Kait Rose.  I’m here to help you catch up on any book or bookish news you might have missed.

• Susan Dennard posted a teaser from the next Witchlands book to keep fans happy while they wait for the new paperback of Bloodwitch to come out this July!
• The Selection book series is headed to Netflix!  A movie is in the works and Epic Reads has all the details.
• Tor announced the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards.  Head over to the Tor site and get some ideas for your to-be-read list.
• Maybe you’re looking for something to binge watch if you’re not in the mood for a book.  Seventeen has a comprehensive list of 27 of the best teen shows to binge on Netflix. Personally, I need to catch up on Riverdale!
• YallWest may have been cancelled but that doesn’t mean all the festivities were.  Wednesday Books is hosting the first ever WB Reader Fest.  You can find all the information (including authors involved and giveaways happening!) on the Wednesday Books site.
• Star Wars fans have something new to look forward to!  Disney has announced plans for a new prequel series.  TheThings.com has all the information you could possibly want.
• BookRiot has a list of recommended fantasy novels for YA readers that may be looking for some worlds to escape into during quarantine.
• Claudia Gray is here to make DC and graphic novel fans extremely happy. Head over to DC’s website for all the details including release date and a cover!

Book deals:

• Rory Powers, author of Wilder Girls and the upcoming Burn Our Bodies Down, sold her adult debut, In A Garden of Burning Gold, to Del Rey.  Details can be found on Publishers Weekly.
• Wednesday Books has acquired Jen Bailey’s Unexpecting.  Publication is set for Winter 2022 and feel free to head over to Twitter to congratulate Jen!

Ebook steals (not really but pretty close!):

• The Tragic Age by Stephen Metcalfe – $2.99 for Kindle
• Dive Smack by Demetra Brodsky – $2.99 for Kindle
• Firebug by Lish McBride – $2.99 for Kindle
• Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi – $2.99 for Kindle
• The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan – $1.99 for Kindle
• Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios – $2.99 for Kindle
• American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott – $2.99 for Kindle
• Intertwined by Gena Showalter – $2.99 for Kindle
• Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson – $2.99 for Kindle
• Solo by Kwame Alexander – $1.99 for Kindle
• Not A Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis – $1.99 for Kindle
• Nightshade by Andrea Cremer – $1.99 for Kindle
• The Iron King by Julie Kagawa – $3.99 for Kindle (if you need persuasion to read The Iron King, check out my review!)
• The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg – $1.99 for Kindle
• What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon – $1.99 for Kindle
• Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine – $1.99 for Kindle
• The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee – $1.99 for Kindle
• The War Outside by Monica Hesse – $1.99 for Kindle
• Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg – $1.99 for Kindle

You can find even more ebook deals listed on my Amazon Storefront!

Blog posts that I can’t get enough of:

• Lauren over at Bookmark Lit recently posted about habits and goals for quarantine.  She has definitely motivated me to get my planner back out and get my sh*t together!
• Feel like you need to escape world for a little bit?  BooksNest has a couple book suggestions that may help with that!
• I don’t know about you guys but planning out my blog content has kind of fallen by the wayside with everything going on in the world.  If that’s the case with you as well and you need some tips on planning, Drizzle & Hurricane Books has laid out how they plan their content!
• Last but not least, I’ll shamelessly self promote one of my own posts!  If you’re interested in a fantasy novel that will completely help you escape into a different world, check out Tricia Levenseller’s The Shadows Between Us and if you need more convincing, check out my review.

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Pretty exciting news in the book world lately!  Tell me in the comments what you’re most excited about!