Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: The history of book burning
Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: “The Idea for The Pledge” (Video Guest Blog)
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive video blog (or "vlog") from The Pledge author Kimberly Derting, in which she discusses how she came about with the idea for this new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwK-Ja9wk4 Thanks Kim!!! And here's more about The Pledge: In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: “The Idea for The Pledge” (Video Guest Blog)
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive video blog (or "vlog") from The Pledge author Kimberly Derting, in which she discusses how she came about with the idea for this new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwK-Ja9wk4 Thanks Kim!!! And here's more about The Pledge: In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Fan Fiction Spotlight!
Anyone who visited our former sister site Novel Novice Twilight, knows we were big fans of fan fiction. We ran regular fan fiction contests and loved featuring some of our favorite stories from time to time. We love that fans are getting creative with a book series -- and are practicing their writing skills in... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Fan Fiction Spotlight!
Anyone who visited our former sister site Novel Novice Twilight, knows we were big fans of fan fiction. We ran regular fan fiction contests and loved featuring some of our favorite stories from time to time. We love that fans are getting creative with a book series -- and are practicing their writing skills in... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: Stream of consciousness
As we mentioned in our reviews of Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me, the main character's style is a little different from what most readers may be used to: stream of consciousness. What is it? Glad you asked. It's a style of writing that portrays a character's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: Stream of consciousness
As we mentioned in our reviews of Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me, the main character's style is a little different from what most readers may be used to: stream of consciousness. What is it? Glad you asked. It's a style of writing that portrays a character's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: The Pledge Q&A
As we've mentioned a few times this week, we are HUGE fans of The Pledge by Kimberly Derting -- so we're thrilled today to share an exclusive Q&A with Kim, in which we pick her brain about the book and the future of this series. THE PLEDGE is sort of a great big wonderful mish-mash... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: The Pledge Q&A
As we've mentioned a few times this week, we are HUGE fans of The Pledge by Kimberly Derting -- so we're thrilled today to share an exclusive Q&A with Kim, in which we pick her brain about the book and the future of this series. THE PLEDGE is sort of a great big wonderful mish-mash... Continue Reading →
