I didn't plan to read Ask Me by Kimberly Pauley in a single sitting. I didn't plan to stay up until midnight finishing the last page. I didn't plan to race through all 293 pages in the same day. But what's that saying about "The best laid plans" ... well, needless to say, I did... Continue Reading →
I didn't plan to read Ask Me by Kimberly Pauley in a single sitting. I didn't plan to stay up until midnight finishing the last page. I didn't plan to race through all 293 pages in the same day. But what's that saying about "The best laid plans" ... well, needless to say, I did... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so so utterly delighted to kick-off our April 2014 Book of the Month featuring Noggin by John Corey Whaley. I am a huge fan of Corey's work, and am honored to also call him my friend. And though we live far away, planning this month's features with Corey was a blast. As... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so so utterly delighted to kick-off our April 2014 Book of the Month featuring Noggin by John Corey Whaley. I am a huge fan of Corey's work, and am honored to also call him my friend. And though we live far away, planning this month's features with Corey was a blast. As... Continue Reading →
Today's new YA releases are no April Fool's Joke! Here's some of what's hitting shelves today: The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi Ever since her mom found out she was in love with a girl, seventeen-year-old Lexi’s afraid that what’s left of her family is going to fall apart for good. You are... Continue Reading →
Faith, love, and loss all come to play in Jeri Smith-Ready's touching and charming new novel, This Side of Salvation. Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one... Continue Reading →
Faith, love, and loss all come to play in Jeri Smith-Ready's touching and charming new novel, This Side of Salvation. Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one... Continue Reading →
Today, we are wrapping up our March Book of the Month - Steadfast by Claudia Gray. So to conclude things, here's a look back at the best of our features this past month: Steadfast Witchy Writing Contest Write a short piece of flash fiction, 250-500 words max, about witches or witchcraft of some manner. Feel... Continue Reading →
Today, we are wrapping up our March Book of the Month - Steadfast by Claudia Gray. So to conclude things, here's a look back at the best of our features this past month: Steadfast Witchy Writing Contest Write a short piece of flash fiction, 250-500 words max, about witches or witchcraft of some manner. Feel... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Claudia Gray's books, so it should be no surprised that I was delighted to hear she had not one, but TWO new books coming out in 2014. Today, Claudia took some time to tell us more about her upcoming November release, A Thousand Pieces of You.... Continue Reading →
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