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Ask The Experts     As Armchair BEA comes to a close, today is "Ask The Experts" day.   I've only been blogging for about a year (which is like 5 minutes in the blogosphere) and I still have TONS of questions!   Today is my chance to ask them. *claps excitedly*  Feel free to leave links, advice, etc. in your comments and know that I will  a) love you forever just because you stopped by b) be so very thankful for any help you share c) think you're made of awesome d) all of the above (this is the correct answer just in case you forgot to study.)     Here goes... 1) How do you make a blog button? (If you look around here, you'll notice I don't have one to "grab" because I don't know how to make one. *hangs head in shame*) 2) Are the images you use in your blog buttons free or did you have to pay for them?  Have to register/trademark them? 3) What's the best way to offer advertising to sources ...

Armchair BEA Best of 2012   Or as I like to say, "LOVED.IT.SO.HARD." Click the titles to read my reviews of these books. In no particular order... 1) Something Like Normal by Trish Doller 2) False Memory by Dan Krokos (This book inspired me to write a poem and my YABC buddy, Eric aka The Book Cellar and I set up a Fan site on tumblr .) 3) Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols 4) Once (Eve #2) by Ana Carey (I had the privilege to meet her back in April and she is lovely!) 5) My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (Team George!)   6) The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa    7) Timepiece (Hourglass #2) by Myra McEntire (Kaleb. That is all.) 8) Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (I went a little fangirly after this book.) 9) Slide by Jill Hathaway (I *hearts* Rollins!) 10) Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth (Four. Need I say more?)   

Armchair BEA's Big Giveaway Day! Today, I'm giving away an ARC* of Lucky Fools by Coert Voorhees (U.S. only)   Publication: July 10, 2012 By: Hyperion (*Thanks to Disney-Hyperion and YABooksCetnral.com )   David Ellison dreams of acting at Julliard, but he's expected to attend nearby Stanford University, just like all of his classmates at hard-driving Oak Fields Prep. As if wasting his private school education weren't enough, David is also on track to destroy his relationship with his girlfriend, Ellen, when he finds himself falling for his new co-star, Vanessa. With David's Julliard audition approaching, and his relationship teetering on the brink of disaster, Oak Fields is thrown into chaos as a mysterious prankster begins attacking the school's highest achievers, determined to sabotage their college aspirations. Anyone who excels is a potential target, and David, the star of every play, could be next. From the au...

Hear Ye, Hear Ye - All About This Year's Interviews!      Armchair BEA 2012 1) Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?  *waves*  I'm Jen. I'm a home school mom of 2 boys. I like to dance (anytime, anywhere), I have pink stripes in my hair and I bake a LOT of cupcakes with my side business, Jenuine Cupcakes. I like to take cupcakes with me whenever I go to a book signing as a way of saying, "Thanks" to the author(s).  I've been blogging primarily about books for almost a year now and I review for both my blog as well as YABookscentral.com and KidsBooksCentral.com. I began blogging about books as a way to share my excitement for whatever book I was reading, but it's quickly evolved into "pushing", earning me the nickname, "The Pusher" of books and cupcakes. ;D    2) What are you currently reading, or what is your favorite book...