As we say good-bye to 2011 and hello to 2012, we want to take a moment to ask YOU about the job we’re doing here at Novel Novice. January will mark our second anniversary (wow!) and we’re always looking to make things better for all our visitors. So we ask you to please take a [...]
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As has become an annual tradition here at Novel Novice, we bring you a new, year-long collection of desktop wallpapers. In previous years, our desktop wallpaper calendars have exclusively featured The Twilight Saga, as many of our original fans came from that fandom exclusively. But these days, we have followers who are fans of many [...]
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You could call 2011 the year we said good-bye to Harry Potter. Sort of. But not really. Because while the franchise has come to an “end,” it will never really leave us. J.K. Rowling said it best at the London premiere of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 this past summer: The stories [...]
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This year was truly a banner year for outstanding YA. And while some established authors delivered gems to their fans, the majority of books on my list come from debut authors (which means we can look forward to their sequels in 2012 and beyond!). Below–in no particular order–are my picks for the best of 2011: [...]
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This year, there were a lot of book-to-film adaptations to hit the big screen. With Harry Potter and Twilight in the mix, too, some of these were among the highest sellers all year. Critically, though, some were much stronger than others . . . Here’s a run-through of 2011’s year in books on film (in [...]
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It’s that time of year when we take a look back at the best YA of 2011. But we here at Novel Novice have a hard time narrowing things down to a numbered top ten list. So instead, below you’ll find — in NO particular order — my picks for Best YA of 2011: A [...]
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Did you have a good holiday weekend? If you’ve got gift money burning a hole in your pocket, here are some new releases you might want to check out: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler I’m telling you why we broke up, Ed. I’m writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why [...]
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From everyone at the Novel Novice family, we’d like to wish you all a warm & wonderful holiday season. The blog is going dark for the next three days so we can enjoy the holidays with our families. We’ll be back on Tuesday, December 27th with brand new content — including our Best of 2011 [...]
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Today, we present our last batch of literary snowmen for this year (though mom has ideas for more, so who knows?) Below, you’ll find snowmen for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows and Sherlock Holmes: Here are the other snowmen drawings we’ve posted: A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young and Clockwork Prince by Cassandra [...]
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Today, we are thrilled to be revealing the cover for Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker — coming in May from Bloomsbury. We’re really excited to read Melissa’s latest novel (she’s so great!) — but in the meantime, we’ll satisfy ourselves by oogling her gorgeous new cover: We also asked Melissa a few questions about [...]
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