Some of you may know that I have been working on a YA novel for some time now. My novel, Sublime, now stands complete, and I am querying agents in order to seek representation. I am one of many, and I know the road to getting published won't be easy. But I have always been... Continue Reading →

Is Lauren Conrad still No. 1 on The New York Times best sellers list? Yep. See who else made the cut: CHAPTER BOOKS This Week   Weeks on List 1 SWEET LITTLE LIES, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The heroines of "L.A. Candy" in a new Hollywood story. (Ages 14 and up) 3 2 PERCY JACKSON AND... Continue Reading →

Today, we're kicking off a week of fun posts related to Alice in Wonderland in anticipation of the new movie from Tim Burton, in theaters on Friday, March 5th. We begin by taking a look at some of the more well-known adaptations of Alice in Wonderland over the years (in chronological order): Disney's Alice in... Continue Reading →

Today marks the last day of February, and so the last day of our February Book of the Month: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We've had some amazing goodies this month. I want to thank authors Kami & Margie for all their help & support -- they provided an awesome prize pack... Continue Reading →

Today marks the last day of February, and so the last day of our February Book of the Month: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We've had some amazing goodies this month. I want to thank authors Kami & Margie for all their help & support -- they provided an awesome prize pack... Continue Reading →

In our final post regarding Common Sense Media, we have two teens' reactions to the postings on http://www.barnesandnoble.com. The first is from one of our teen contributors, Marina: When I first read over the “Common Sense Media” summary for the novel Unwind by Neil Shusterman (which, by the way, is a fantastic read), I was... Continue Reading →

I've made no secret that I love the literary mash-ups between classic novels & supernatural twists -- such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Mr. Darcy, Vamypre and others. I think the concept is sort of brilliant (getting modern audiences to read classic lit -- such trickery!) and I think the results are hilarious.... Continue Reading →

I've made no secret that I love the literary mash-ups between classic novels & supernatural twists -- such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Mr. Darcy, Vamypre and others. I think the concept is sort of brilliant (getting modern audiences to read classic lit -- such trickery!) and I think the results are hilarious.... Continue Reading →