News Round Up! 21st September

 News Round Up!

The title of The 5th Wave sequel by Rick Yancey has been announced this week. The second book will be called The Infinite Sea. The book is due for publication in 2014.

Jennifer L. Aremntrout's Covenant series has been optioned for a TV series. Read more about the deal on FangirlDaily and Aremntrout's blog.

Geek Girl by Holly Smale will now be published in the US after the author signed a deal with HarperCollins US. Smale announced the news on Twitter this week. You can read my review of Geek Girl at this link.

I'VE JUST SIGNED WITH HARPERCOLLINS US. GEEK GIRL IS GOING TO AMMMMMEEERRRRIIIICCCCCAAAA!!!!
— Holly Smale (@HolSmale) September 18, 2013

Another quote from Allegiant by Veronica Roth has been unveiled this week, and the latest is a thought from Four. See the collection of quotes over on Hypable.com.

It was revealed this week that Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell had been banned from a library's shelves in the US and the author's invitation to speak at an event receded after parents took issue with the language used in the book. Rowell spoke to Mallory Ortberg over on The Toast to explain what had happened.

And Gennifer Albin, author of Crewel, has revealed she authored a New Adult novel under a pen name. Catching Liam has now been reissued with her name on the front, with the announcement of a second novel titled Teaching Roman releasing this autumn. Check out more about the books on the author's website.

New releases:
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
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Once We Were by Kat Zhang
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3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
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The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
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News Round Up! 11th May

Each week I recap the YA stories that have popped up on my radar this week. So without further ado, this week's news!

The news broke last night that The Fault in Our Star's movie has found its Gus! Alsel Elgort has been cast after being rumoured to be trying out for the part. He will star alongside his Divergent co-star Shailene Woodley who is playing Hazel Grace. What do you think of the casting? Check out more about this story on Hypable. You can check out Ansel's reaction on Twitter below:

It was sad news for Delirium fans this week as it was revealed the pilot has not been picked up by Fox. Are you disappointed? Do you think Delirium could work as a TV show in the future, or were you maybe hoping for a film adaptation? Let me know in the comments! Read more about this story on Page to Premiere.

Before City of Bones has even been released in cinemas, it was announced that City of Ashes, the second book in The Mortal Instruments series, has been green lit with the main cast returning for the sequel. Are you excited about seeing even more Mortal Instruments films? Read more about this story on Hypable.

As well as that, a UK poster was revealed for City of Bones which you can see over on MSN Movies. Plus a stream of character posters are starting to appear. See Magnus' poster here on TMISource.

Another sequel that's looking like it has a future is Veronica Roth's Insurgent, which this week gained a screenwriter. Read about that story over on Hypable. There was also exciting cover news about the upcoming final book in the Divergent trilogy. The author appeared on The Today Show to reveal the Allegiant cover which you can see on Page to Premiere at this link. What do you think of it?

UK readers can now purchase e-book copies of Jennifer L. Armentrout's Covenant series which was made available by Hodder & Stoughton this week. I haven't read these books yet but I've heard great things, and I'll definitely be checking them out in the future. Find out more on the Hodder & Stoughton website at this link.

Which of these stories got you excited this week? Let me know in the comments and check out some of this week's new releases below!

New releases:
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
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Icons by Margaret Stohl
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The Originals by Cat Patrick
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Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield
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How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
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Riptide by Lindsey Scheibe
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