It's time to get your faerie on! We've got copies of TWO great new YA faerie books, and this is your chance to win them. How? By telling us what you love about faerie fiction! And these are titles you definitely want ... our prizes include an ARC of Aprilynne Pike's Illusions (the third book... Continue Reading →
Make your voice heard! YALSA wants you to vote for the 2012 Teen Tech Week Theme. Theme finalists are: ESC @ your library FYI @ your library Geek Out @ your library. VOTE HERE!
Today, Kimberly Derting is guest blogging about her playlist for Desires of the Dead. Thanks for stopping by, Kim! I love talking playlists! Not because I write with them (I don’t). But I still use them ... when I get stuck on a scene, there’s nothing better than music to put me back in the... Continue Reading →
Today, Kimberly Derting is guest blogging about her playlist for Desires of the Dead. Thanks for stopping by, Kim! I love talking playlists! Not because I write with them (I don’t). But I still use them ... when I get stuck on a scene, there’s nothing better than music to put me back in the... Continue Reading →
Will you be joining us for our Breaking Dawn read-along for Chapters 2 and 3? Â We're having a chat tomorrow, March 9th at 2:00 PM Eastern (11:00 AM Pacific). Â You have to sign up in advance using this form. Â Be logged into your Gmail account at 2:00 PM Eastern (11:00 AMPacific) to receive the invitation... Continue Reading →
Social Networking is second nature to most teens and young adults these days, but do you know all there is to know about safe social networking? Take a few minutes to check out how savvy your social media skills are in YALSA's Social Networking for Teens brochure, Social Media: A Guide for Teens, where YALSA... Continue Reading →
The comparisons to the Disney franchise are inevitable. Steel by Carrie Vaughn follows 16-year-old Jill as she travels back in time, and finds herself in the midst of a pirate crew sailing the Caribbean. But make no mistake: there are no signs of Captain Jack Sparrow here, and Vaughn lets you know in an author's... Continue Reading →
The comparisons to the Disney franchise are inevitable. Steel by Carrie Vaughn follows 16-year-old Jill as she travels back in time, and finds herself in the midst of a pirate crew sailing the Caribbean. But make no mistake: there are no signs of Captain Jack Sparrow here, and Vaughn lets you know in an author's... Continue Reading →
Have you written your story for our February-March writing prompt? Â There's still time! Send us your stories by 11:59PM PST Monday, March 14. The focus is writing your character -- check out the details here. Â Write your story from ANY fandom or create your own original characters. Â We're looking forward to reading them!
In case you haven't seen them, there are two AWESOME book trailers for Kimberly Derting's The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead -- both created by the fabulous Vania of VLC Productions. We ADORE Vania's work, and in fact, we've featured her plenty of times here at Novel Novice. (She's also usually so kind... Continue Reading →
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