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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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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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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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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Congratulations to Ally Condie, whose latest novel, Crossed, debuts at no. 2. It’s the second book in the Matched series (the paperback of which is no. 6). Also new to the list is The Outcasts by John Flanagan. In series, Colleen Houck’s Tiger’s Curse debuts at no. 3. This Week Children’s Chapter Books Weeks on [...]
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All this week we featured The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris van Allsburg and others–it landed at no. 10 this week on the best sellers list. In paperbacks, Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life was also at no. 10. And in book series, congratulations to Julie Kawaga whose Iron Fey series is [...]
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With the release of the third book in The Caster Chronicles series–Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (read an excerpt)–the Beautiful Creatures paperback edition is no. 4 on the paperback list. Kathy Reichs’s sequel to Virals–Seizure– is at no. 10. This Week Children’s Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 THE SON OF NEPTUNE, [...]
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How do you celebrate when you have THREE books in the top ten? Anyone have Rick Riordan’s number so we can ask him? His latest, The Son of Neptune, is no. 1 this week, joining The Lost Hero and The Throne of Fire. In other news, the paperback of Cassandra Clare’s Clockwork Angel in on [...]
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Really? Really? *sigh* Tyra Banks’ new YA novel, Modelland lands at no. 2 this week, the only new entrant. However, classic children’s author Shel Silverstein remains no. 1 with Every Thing On It and Ellen Hopkins’ Perfect is no. 8. Matched by Ally Condie is no. 7 on the paperback list. This Week Children’s Chapter Books [...]
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A number of younger children’s books are in the top 10 this week, but notable YA titles are Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (author of Crank and Fallout) debuting at no. 2; and Shelter by Harlan Coben, in it’s second week on the list. This Week Children’s Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 WONDERSTRUCK, by Brian [...]
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