I'm very excited to welcome everyone to my leg of the Witchtown by Cory Putman Oakes blog tour, hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! Today, you'll find the details and summary for this novel, a guest post from the author herself on her playlist for the novel, an about the author, Cory Putnam Oakes, a giveaway, and the blog tour schedule. I can't wait to read this novel because it sounds like it'll be amazing! Thanks for visiting my stop on Witchtown blog tour!
Title: WITCHTOWN
Author: Cory
Putman Oakes
Release
Date: July 18, 2017
Pages: 320
Publisher: HMH
Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook, audiobook
When sixteen-year-old Macie O’Sullivan and her masterfully manipulative mother Aubra arrive at the gates of Witchtown—the most famous and mysterious witch-only haven in the world—they have one goal in mind: to rob it for all it’s worth.
But that plan derails when Macie and Aubra start to dig deeper into Witchtown’s history and uncover that there is more to the quirky haven than meets the eye.
Exploring the haven by herself, Macie finds that secrets are worth more than money in Witchtown.
Secrets have their own power.
Guest Post from the Author - Cory's Playlist for Witchtown:
Ok, so I don’t actually listen
to music when I write. I know some writers do but whenever I try it, I get too
caught up in the lyrics to write my own words. However, I do spend a lot of
time driving my kids around town (to school, friends, activities, etc) and when
I do (and when I can get them to take a break from the Moana soundtrack), I like
to listen to certain songs that help me think about certain characters or
storylines that I’m writing. Here are the some of the songs I used while
writing Witchtown. It’s weird because these aren’t even songs I necessary like
(although some of them I love!) – they just got me in the right headspace to
think about particular parts of the book. I hope they do the same for you! Enjoy!!
General Witchtown Theme Music –
Radioactive (Imagine Dragons); I Put A Spell On You (Annie Lennox);
Superstition (Stevie Wonder); Silence (Delerium & Sarah McLachlan)
Macie – Name (Goo Goo Dolls);
You Found Me (The Fray); Smooth Criminal (Alien Ant Farm)
Macie and Aubra – According to You
(Orianthi)
Macie and Talya – What’s a Girl
to Do (Bat for Lashes), I Love It (Icona Pop)
Macie and Kellen – Breathe
(Vitamin String Quartet Version); Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon)
Macie and Rafe – Daniel (Bat for
Lashes); Unchained Melody (Glee Cast Version)
Kellen and the Kids – Learning
to Fly (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Bradley’s Theme – Light My Fire
(The Doors), Burn Baby Burn (Charm City Devils)
Thanks very much for going me on my blog today, Cory! I love the mix of music here!
About Cory:
About Cory:
Sometime around
sixth grade, Cory was forced to face the sad truth that being a heroine in a
Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley, or Madeleine L’Engle book was not, in fact, a
valid future career choice. But since she thought it might be almost as much
fun to grow up to be Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley, or Madeleine L’Engle, she
decided to do just that. She’s still working on it.
Cory’s path to being
an author did not go in a straight line. There was the whole
“maybe-I’ll-be-a-psychologist” thing (just on the side, until the writing took
off) which led her to UCLA and an eventual B.A. in Psychology. Then there was
the “maybe-I’ll-be-a-lawyer” thing (just on the side, until the writing took
off) which led her to Cornell Law School, a J.D., and a year of working as a
litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. There was also a brief
“maybe-I’ll-teach-law” phase (just on the . . . well, you know) where she
taught business law to undergraduates at Texas State University.
But the writing
thing was a bug that she just couldn’t shake, and she officially made her sixth
grade dream come true in 2011, with her debut young adult novel, THE VEIL.
Cory’s debut middle grade, DINOSAUR BOY, came out from Sourcebooks in February
of 2015 and it’s sequel, DINOSAUR BOY SAVES MARS, launched in February 2016.
Cory’s next young adult novel, WITCHTOWN, will come out from Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Books for Young Readers on July 18, 2017.
Cory lives in
Austin, Texas, with her husband, Mark (who, luckily for all concerned, decided
to stick with the whole “maybe-I’ll-be-a-lawyer” thing), their two kids, and
their pets. In addition to writing, Cory enjoys running, cooking, and hanging
out with her family. She is proud to be represented by Sarah LaPolla of
Bradford Literary Agency. Photo by Sam Bond Photography
Giveaway
Details:
Tour Schedule
Week One:
7/10/2017- Brittany's Book Rambles- Interview
7/11/2017- Book Briefs- Review
7/12/2017- Always Me- Guest
Post
7/13/2017- The Blonde Bookworm- Review
7/14/2017- YA and Wine- Interview
Week Two:
7/17/2017- Savings in Seconds- Review
7/18/2017- Wandering Bark
Books- Guest Post
7/19/2017- Eli to the nth- Review
7/20/2017- Don't Judge, Read- Review
7/21/2017- YA Book
Madness- Interview
Sounds interesting, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt really does! Thanks for coming over Erin!
DeleteLove all the 90s songs on the playlist. I liked this book. I really liked the witchy stuff, and totally wanted more of that.
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to reading it, Sam! :)
DeleteI love me some witches.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Me too! :)
DeleteI'm super intrigued by this one. Something tells me trying to swindle witches is a bad idea. I'm kind of impressed by the mother though, that she thinks she can accomplish this.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't strike me as the best plan either. :)
DeleteAwesome! Thanks for offering the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Good luck, Erica!
DeleteI really enjoyed this book. And giggled a bit when Cory mentioned the Moana soundtrack. My kids are obsessed with that movie.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that it is a wonderful movie! :D
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