Hello dear blog readers! I don't know if it's been completely apparent from the outside or not, but behind the scenes here at Novel Novice lately things have been ... chaotic, to say the least. And I wanted to take a moment to explain the many reasons why & to let you in on a... Continue Reading →
Sneak Peak: ParaNorman
Oooooh, I can't wait! ParaNorman, the movie, hits theaters on August 17th! When great books are made into films, there's always fear of  disappointment. But after watching the trailer, I'm fairly confident the movie will live-up to the book's ghostly adventure. If you have yet to dive into Norman's ghoulish gallivants, I highly recommend embarking... Continue Reading →
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear & William Butler Yeats
At the beginning of Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear is the following quote from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Stolen Child" -- Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. The poem serves as a... Continue Reading →
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear & William Butler Yeats
At the beginning of Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear is the following quote from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Stolen Child" -- Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. The poem serves as a... Continue Reading →
New in Paperback: The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern
We wanted to give you a little heads up that a book we first reviewed last year is coming out in paperback tomorrow -- The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern, the author of P.S. I Love You. Here's what we had to say about The Book of Tomorrowlast year in our review: Fans of... Continue Reading →
New in Paperback: The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern
We wanted to give you a little heads up that a book we first reviewed last year is coming out in paperback tomorrow -- The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern, the author of P.S. I Love You. Here's what we had to say about The Book of Tomorrowlast year in our review: Fans of... Continue Reading →
2005’s Looking for Alaska makes top ten list
Happy Sunday fellow book nerds! We have a new entrant onto the best sellers list--Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. However, the big news is that John Green's Looking for Alaska made it into the top ten for the first time on the paperback list. Published in 2005, it won the 2006 Printz Award from the ALA.... Continue Reading →
2005’s Looking for Alaska makes top ten list
Happy Sunday fellow book nerds! We have a new entrant onto the best sellers list--Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. However, the big news is that John Green's Looking for Alaska made it into the top ten for the first time on the paperback list. Published in 2005, it won the 2006 Printz Award from the ALA.... Continue Reading →
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear: Desktop Wallpapers
Today, we have a couple of brand new desktop wallpapers featuring our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save.
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear: Desktop Wallpapers
Today, we have a couple of brand new desktop wallpapers featuring our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save.