ARC Giveaway: Throne of Glass

For my second BEA giveaway, I have for you the highly anticipated Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass (<—Rhymes with “Glass!”)!! When I first heard about this one I knew I would have to get my hands on it at BEA.  I LOVE assassin books! Especially ones with a strong female lead (think Grave Mercy!).  I’m super excited that I have an opportunity to give away this ARC to you guys! Please read the rules and enter using the rafflecopter form below.

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Mass
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's
Release Date: August 7th 2012

After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men—thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the kings council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she’ll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she’s bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it’s the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

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BEA 2012: Headed to NYC Tomorrow!!

AHHHH!! I’m so excited (and nervous) I can barely contain myself. I. AM. GOING. TO. BEA! Unfortunately, this means I won’t be posting at all this entire week!

I’m looking forward to meeting all of the fantastic authors, publishers, and fellow bloggers there! I’ll be on the floor Tuesday and Wednesday so be sure to say hi if you recognize me :) I’m always looking to make new friends, even if I’m pretty shy. There’s a picture below so you guys can recognize me!

Here’s a tentative schedule for some opportunities to bump into me! Click on the photos to enlarge.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH

Hope to see you guys there!!

BEA 2012: Tips for Survival

So you’re going to BEA! That’s awesome. If you're like me and its your first year attending, then you may be FREAKING OUT a bit. To help cope with the anxiety, I’ve compiled a list of BEA Tips links from other bloggers. Read them, cherish them, and by all means follow them. These are people who have been going to this event way longer than us so let’s take some time to absorb their wisdom! Special thanks to all the great bloggers below for providing awesome tips to us newbies.

GENERAL TIPS

Survival Guide – Book Expo America
Going to BEA 2012 (Tips) – Cindy’s Love Of Books
BEA: All you need to know + more! – La Femme Readers
BEA Tips (Part 1) – Birdbrain(ed) Blog
BEA Tips (Part 2) – Birdbrain(ed) Blog
BEA Help: Resources for Bloggers – Poisoned Rationality

Staying Organized

BEA Help: Making those Autograph Schedules (#bookexpo) – Poisoned Rationality
BookExpo America: Publisher’s Index – Photo Rambles: This post features publishers at BEA and their most anticipated releases. Great YA resource!
Ticketed Authors – Book Expo America
Books@BEA – Edelweiss: Catalog of books that will be at BEA!!! Use the navigation on the left to pick a genre.
Official Mobile App – Book Expo America
My BEA Show Planner – Book Expo America

PACKING

What To Pack When You Are Going To The BEA – Good Books & Good Wine
 Packing for BEA: a meme of sorts – Bookalicio.us

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As I said, I will be going to BEA this year! If anyone would like to meet up, let me know! I know it’s going to be hectic, but I’d love to try make some time to meet fellow bloggers. Email me, tweet me, message me, whatever floats your boat :) I will be posting a tentative BEA schedule soon!

Are you going to BEA this year?

Do you have any tips for newbies?

Are there any links I should add to the list above?